Crying Cowboys fan talks viral meme fame: ‘Blew up pretty quickly’

The dejected fan is a trademark of postseason sports activities broadcasts, and one in all them known as right into a radio present to explain what it felt prefer to change into a viral meme.

Emily — a Cowboys fan — was not solely proven crying on the published of the 49ers’ victory on Sunday, however was referred to by Tony Romo, who stated it was a bit too early for tears with 4 minutes remaining within the sport.

In the end, the Cowboys nonetheless had two drives left in them.

“It’s positively been in every single place and form of blew up fairly shortly, so it’s been fascinating to observe every little thing play out, that’s for positive,” Emily informed the “Grasp Zone” on The Ticket Sports activities Radio in Dallas on Tuesday. “I feel it was across the final 30 seconds [of the game], and I simply seemed down at my cellphone and had HUNDREDS of notifications,” she stated. “I simply instantly began laughing. I used to be like ‘Oh my gosh, achieved crying now!’ That is one thing that doesn’t occur fairly often.”

Emily stated she has been a big Cowboys fan since she was little and went to video games along with her mom. She’s grown educated out the crew and emotionally invested in Dak Prescott’s success.

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Emily says she’s been identified to cry over Cowboys soccer video games.
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On the time she was crying, she stated, she nonetheless had a “little religion” the crew would win, however that religion was waning.

Emily talked about she was on the sport along with her husband, who did didn't look like consoling her, including he is aware of she will get emotional over soccer as they had been highschool sweethearts and have been collectively for a couple of decade.

She’s ready to embrace her newfound fame.

“It’s humorous as a result of I haven’t stated something to anybody,” Emily stated. “I went to work, everybody knew. I walked round at a grocery retailer and somebody was pointing at me. It’s simply humorous as a result of it blew up so quick and it’s simply going to be a type of memes which are memorable for some unlucky instances in Cowboys nation.

“I’m simply making an attempt to not let quite a lot of the feedback get to me, and in case you can’t snigger at your self, then there’s most likely a problem. I’m making an attempt to snigger at myself and simply transfer on from it.”

Emily did give out her Instagram deal with on the radio, the place her final submit pokes enjoyable at teary episode on the sport with a “BRB crying” caption.

The account has since jumped from having simply over 700 Instagram followers on the time of her radio look, to over 1,900 as of Friday afternoon.

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