Super Bowl - in-depth analysis

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by calvindog

You damn Cowboy fans, I hate you all. Try growing up a Giants fan in the 70s. 2-12 seemingly every year after 6-0 preseason starts. Despite winning four Superbowls I still feel the pain from 73-80, the ten years which made up the bulk of my youth. After one fluke year in 81, the Giants were awful again until 84. That's 13 out of 14 horrendous years with the one winning year a 9-7 record. Live through that.

Everyone hates the Cowboys and their fans, except Cowboy fans. While we had Landry coaching we were still 'clean' and somewhat likable, but Jerry Jones, Michael Irvin, etc., changed all that. I actually quit being a fan for a couple of games back in the '90s, and still renounce my fan-ship after each miraculous come-from-ahead loss of the last three years. I can't tell you how many times in that period I've sworn I'll never watch another Cowboys game.

When I was a kid the Super Bowl didn't matter - the big game each of my first two years of football awareness was losing to the Packers in the NFL Championship. The Chiefs and Raiders were non-entities, along with the rest of the AFL - the Packers might as well have been playing our high school team as far as we were concerned. The Jets changed all of that.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Everyone hates the Cowboys and their fans, except Cowboy fans. While we had Landry coaching we were still 'clean' and somewhat likable, but Jerry Jones, Michael Irvin, etc., changed all that.

Some of my most painful memories as a kid were the few times we had a lead on the Cowboys late in the 4th quarter only to go into a 'prevent' defense -- which of course prevented us from keeping the lead. I hated the Cowboys back then but had great respect for Landry (who as you know was a Giant) and Staubach. Even the rest of the damn team just oozed class. Jones, Johnson, Irvin, et al. did change that. All that being said, they aren't nearly as hateable now because they simply don't dominate in any manner. But I have respect for Jerry Jones who, while misguided at times, wants to win and is willing to spend.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Some of my most painful memories as a kid were the few times we had a lead on the Cowboys late in the 4th quarter only to go into a 'prevent' defense -- which of course prevented us from keeping the lead. I hated the Cowboys back then but had great respect for Landry (who as you know was a Giant) and Staubach. Even the rest of the damn team just oozed class. Jones, Johnson, Irvin, et al. did change that. All that being said, they aren't nearly as hateable now because they simply don't dominate in any manner. But I have respect for Jerry Jones who, while misguided at times, wants to win and is willing to spend.

I was hoping to procure original photos for all three of Landry's Bowman football cards while he was with the Giants - have '52 and '55 so far. Still need '51

[calvindog]

Beautiful photos!

[MyGuyTy]

While this thread is still up, let's get some early predictions for next year's Super Bowl, my pick:

Seattle vs. Kansas City

Winner - Seattle becomes the first back to back champs since the Patriots 10 years ago.

[pawpawdiv9]

I had more fun watching Puppy Bowl X for 2 hours before the game.
Damn.. Joe (Namath) is wearing a jacket made of warm fuzzy puppies.