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505whiteboy t1_j51txcv wrote

Reply to comment by zlaw32 in Cowboys-49ers rivalry set for record-tying 9th playoff game by TexOliver93

Uh, that’s the point. They were only a rivalry before because of meeting in the playoffs 7 times before last year. 6 of them came in streaks (70,71,72 and 92,93,94) is what fueled it. The fact they you weren’t even a dirty thought yet is irrelevant.

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zlaw32 t1_j51ubnk wrote

What exactly is the point?

I don’t think our age is irrelevant. If the younger generations of NFL fans are unaware of those playoff games and don’t think about it as a rivalry then this 1 playoff game isn’t going to reignite some rivalry in the fans. And our youth is exactly the reason for that.

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Hi_Im_Ken_Adams t1_j51xjxm wrote

I was a little kid when Dwight Clark made The Catch to beat the Cowboys. Even as a kid I knew what a big deal it was to beat the Cowboys.

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zlaw32 t1_j51y0nq wrote

So you were around at the time the rivalry was going on? Congrats. That’s beside my point. For people who were not around at that time, this singular game will not reignite the rivalry

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Hi_Im_Ken_Adams t1_j522rpn wrote

My point is that it was about a decade since the Niners played the Cowboys in the playoffs by the time of Dwight Clark's Catch.

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