John Harbaughs pledge to start kicking the Cowboys ass fires up Giants fans

As if the standing ovation that John Harbaugh received Monday from success-starved Giants season ticket holders wasn’t loud enough, he then said the magic words sure to set off a frenzy.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

Asked by a fan about the Giants finally turning around their losing fortunes against the Cowboys and Eagles, Harbaugh pumped his fist in the air as a “Cowboys suck!” chant rang out in the crowd at Giants Town Hall in the Beacon Theatre.“I could [not] care less about what’s happened last year or the year before that or 10 years before that,” Harbaugh said.“All I care about is tomorrow’s practice, because if tomorrow’s practice is the way it’s supposed to be, that will be one more step in the direction of being a good enough football team to kick the Cowboys’ ass.”You can imagine the roar that followed.Harbaugh, who will coach the Giants in their first OTA practice Tuesday, will make his true Giants debut in Week 1 against the Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football” at MetLife Stadium.

The Giants are 5-18-1 against the NFC East over the last five seasons and have not won the division since 2011.“That hate is well placed,” Harbaugh said.“Could you add a little bit for the Washington Commanders, too? Throw them in there.”Kayvon Thibodeaux joined in the rivalry trash talk, too.“I hate them,” Thibodeaux said.

“I think it’s the right place at the right time with the right people, with the right coaches, with the right fans.This is the perfect year for a miracle story.”Here are five other notable things said:For all the fanfare that he created with his wild screams, backflips and punishing runs as a rookie, Skattebo only rushed 101 times for 410 yards and five touchdowns in eight games before suffering his season-ending dislocated ankle and fractured tibia.What’s in store for an encore?“When I play 17-plus games this year,” Skatteb...