San Antonio residents

[Evan]

Curious...

Do you guys generally follow the Dallas Cowboys or now the Texans?

Do the Mavs affect this?

I have loosely adopted the Texans as my AFC team but I don't follow them even remotely as close as the Cowboys.

I am just curious because there was a lot of discussion about this when the Texans came on the scene on where the fans would go.

[SAtown]

I think it was a lot more split during the Oilers days, with the majority of football fans being Cowboys fans. Now, it seems like Cowboys haters and ex-Oiler fans are now Texans fans, and there's quite a few of them. I also don't think people associate the Cowboys with the Mavs, simply because people here have been Cowboys fans long before the Mavs had any fans at all.

Simply put, you couldn't find a table ANYWHERE in town when they play on a primetime game, especially an NFL Network game.

[SpursFanFirst]

I grew up in San Antonio, and followed the Cowboys. I think most people in SA followed the Cowboys over the Oilers. I would think the same is pretty much true today with Cowboys v. Texans.

[midgetonadonkey]

I grew up in Corpus as an Oilers fan, now I'm a Texans fan. Now that I live in SA I can't find another Texans fan anywhere.

[Spuradicator]

Cowboys fan.

[ATRAIN]

I know you said SA residents, but live in Austin but grew up in the RGV. Growing up was a Oilers fan and somewhat Cowboys fan because grew up watching them because of my dad. When I was old enough to realize who to root for I was a Oiler. Don't care much for the cowboys, but follow them to a certain extent. I was forced to find a new team and respected the Bucs def 2 years before they won a championship on the team that Dungy built. Texans fan now and finally have a team after the oilers left. So I have never tasted NFL championship victory with a team I could call my own. Hard to find fellow Texans fans here although there is a Austin Texans Fan Club chapter, but Austin is either Cowboys fans, or VY Titans cock gobblers.

[samikeyp]

I was born, raised and lived in SA for 35 years....am I qualified to comment? :lol


For me, as a diehard Cowboys fan, I view the Texans as I did the Oilers....I want them to win, unless they are playing Dallas.

And no, the Mavs do not affect that for me. IMO, its a team thing, not a city thing.

[CubanMustGo]

I still wear my Oilers jacket.

And tell people they have won as many playoff games as the Cowboys the last ten years.

[peewee's lovechild]

Born and raised in the RGV, living in San Antonio now . . . have always been, will always be, a Cowboys fan.

I feel the same way about the Texans as I felt about the Oilers, I don't give a crap about them.

[Spuradicator]

Same here, I don't care nor like the Texans.

[Obstructed_View]

I was a Cowboys fan before I lived in San Antonio or Dallas. I hated the Oilers since the mid 80s when I started following the Browns.

[clambake]

i had only been in country for a few years. what year was it that houston got screwed on that mike renfro touchdown against the steelers? 79?

[Taco]

Diehard - Lifetime Cowboys Fan.

Houston Oiler Fan

Texan's mini fan

[Duff McCartney]

I am a fan of the Cowboys. I was never a fan of the Oilers nor am I a fan of the Texans now. I do want to see if Kubiak can make them successful because I always thought he would make a decent head coach. This will be the year I think to see if he can.

[Extra Stout]

i had only been in country for a few years. what year was it that houston got screwed on that mike renfro touchdown against the steelers? 79?
Yes. What was especially galling about that, is during that one year, there was a small bonus circle in the end zone where a touchdown was worth 15 points rather than the usual 6, and Renfro was standing in the bonus circle. That is why Houston fans cry foul about one lost touchdown in a game the Oilers lost by 14.

[2centsworth]

I've been a die hard cowboys fan since the age of 7. Mavs fan has soured me on the city of dallas, but I'll be a cowboys fan for life.

[TheTruth]

Family is from Denver, so I am a diehard Broncos fan. The fact that I grow up in Cowboys country has caused a very strong hatred for all things Cowboys. Weird.

[yavozerb]

Grew up a marino fan and will always follow the dolphins..But I do root for the texans to get there shit together and represent south texas

[clambake]

Yes. What was especially galling about that, is during that one year, there was a small bonus circle in the end zone where a touchdown was worth 15 points rather than the usual 6, and Renfro was standing in the bonus circle. That is why Houston fans cry foul about one lost touchdown in a game the Oilers lost by 14.
i think a correct call would have changed the outcome. they had momentum.

[samikeyp]

I've been a die hard cowboys fan since the age of 7. Mavs fan has soured me on the city of dallas, but I'll be a cowboys fan for life.


I can't be soured on Dallas....I met my wife there. After she met me, she decided to enjoy championship basketball and become a Spurs fan. :)

[StylisticS]

I've been a die hard cowboys fan since the age of 7. Mavs fan has soured me on the city of dallas, but I'll be a cowboys fan for life.

if you get away from that uppity, snobby, 30k credit card millionaire infested, pretentious Uptown area, you will find that the rest of the people in Dallas are no different from other Texans.

[fyatuk]

I don't care about the Texans at all. Maybe if they were on TV every week (it's pathetic they aren't on reliably this close to home) I would, but I still cheer for the Titans in the AFC, but nothing close to Dallas.

[Horry For 3!]

I have always been a Cowboys fan.

[T Park]

grew up in SA and didn't really start following football till the age when NFL Sunday ticket started up due to just being a hardcore basketball and baseball fan.

I'd say I'm a Texans and rams fan due to family being in St Louis and following them but following the Texans due to them being closer to home.

I pretty much have co favorite teams.

[J.T.]

Born and raised in the RGV, living in San Antonio now . . .

Where you from down there? I was born in Harlingen and my family moved to SA before I could walk.

To answer the question I grew up in San Antonio and became a Colts fan my freshman year in highschool by virtue of a school trip to Indianapolis in which I hung out at the mall the whole time and was converted to Coltism by some nice fellows wearing Marvin Harrison and Edge James jerseys. Prior to that, I didn't really care about any team, but I hated the Cowboys because of my experiences with a drunk stepfather who was Cowboys Crazy. My dad is a lifetime Dolphins fan and I got a new Marino jersey every year for Christmas from my grandma until I was like 14. Believe it or not I think the year I stopped getting the Marinos was the year I became a Colts fan.

But yeah, I'm from SA and I hate both of those teams. The Boys cuz of my ex-stepdad...and I don't really hate the Texans much since they're Indy's bitch for life, but when they beat us by a flippin' FG and celebrated like they won 10 Super Bowls all at the same time, yeah that was pretty gay. At least we won it all that year.

[J.T.]

I don't care about the Texans at all. Maybe if they were on TV every week (it's pathetic they aren't on reliably this close to home) I would, but I still cheer for the Titans in the AFC, but nothing close to Dallas.

I think it's so funny how you can go into Walmarts in Texas, and they've got all the UT, A&M, Texas Tech, and Cowboys tshirts, caps and what not...and then there's a few racks of Vince Young NFL jerseys. :lmao

[fyatuk]

I think it's so funny how you can go into Walmarts in Texas, and they've got all the UT, A&M, Texas Tech, and Cowboys tshirts, caps and what not...and then there's a few racks of Vince Young NFL jerseys. :lmao

Yeah, Vince-mania gets crazy around these parts.

Not that that has anything to do with why I prefer the Titans. I just never gave up over the Oilers, even though the moved to TN instead of SA like they should have :p:

[peewee's lovechild]

Where you from down there? I was born in Harlingen and my family moved to SA before I could walk.



I'm from Brownsville.

You're from Harlingen.
That makes you my sworn enemy.

[DBryant88]

i live in maine and me being a huge cowboys fan in a crowd of pats fans doesnt help and the colts being my afc team makes matters even worse

[mexicanjunior]

Life long Cowboys fan...

[Evan]

Interesting responses. Thanks for taking the time to answer folks.

[bresilhac]

I was born and raised in San Antonio but lived for a time in Northern Virginia. As a result I have a strong hatred for any team from Dallas and I strongly support the Redskins.

[Evan]

I was born and raised in San Antonio but lived for a time in Northern Virginia. As a result I have a strong hatred for any team from Dallas and I strongly support the Redskins.

Hows that salary cap working for ya?

[bresilhac]

Hows that salary cap working for ya?

About as well as any other team with a similar amount of talent. Did you have a point to make or what?

[Evan]

About as well as any other team with a similar amount of talent

:lmao

[J.T.]

I'm from Brownsville.

You're from Harlingen.
That makes you my sworn enemy.

Why is that? Did we take your land or something?

[ChuckD]

San Antonio, from a television standpoint is an almost pure play Cowboys market. If they ever do land a team, it had better be an AFC squad so the Vatos can still watch the Vaqueros on Sunday.

[kskonn]

I am a cowboys fan. I am actually a Cowboys season ticket holder, I drive up for every game. I just locked down my Club seats for the new stadium, so I am looking forward to that. I think most people would say I over spent on the seat options fee, but my Spurs tickets for the season cost as much as my seat options for 30 years. Plus they locked in the actual ticket price for 5 years, which is un heard of in the NFL.

[peewee's lovechild]

Why is that? Did we take your land or something?

I'm not even entirely sure about all that.

Alls I know is that people from Brownsville hate people from Harlingen because the Harls are all uppity.

Basically, Harls have better shit and Browns hate them for that.