Comments on: Cotton Bowl Renovations

By: NThomas

NThomas — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:37:30 +0000

This could have been Dallas’ Soldier Field but the past is in the past…

By: JPB4

JPB4 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:11:40 +0000

A&M/Pig is at Jerry World. Dallas needs to continue to look for other big games to be played at the newly improved/expanded CB to recoup the investment. They should also talk to SMU and UNT about scheduling games with A&M and UT at the CB (A&M and UT would require 2 in C.S./Austin, and the return “road” game could be at the CB). They should also try to get US MNT World-Cup Qualifiers, and big soccer friendlies (like USA/Argentina). Lastly, they should make a move to have DISD schools play football games there – one Friday night, DH on saturday.

It can still be a valuable asset to the city, but they have to be aggressive. If it just sits there and only hosts UT/OU (and Prarie View/Grambling) during the state fair, and some h.s. playoff games, etc., it will be a total waste of $50 mill.

By: Burn Fan

Burn Fan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Hmmmm…. Maybe we could have a “real” Dallas MLS team play there… L.A. has two teams…. America (mexican team) USA anyone?

By: FC Uptown

FC Uptown — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:39:20 +0000

What about the new improvements at Dragon Stadium?

haha!

By: Sonny

Sonny — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:34:31 +0000

I wonder what 8,000 fans would look like in that.

By: El Jefe

El Jefe — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:10:46 +0000

While it would’ve made me a bit ill to see the City of Dallas and Dallas County do a big-money deal with Jerry Jones to build the Cowboys’ new stadium at Fair Park, I can’t say that the alternative is looking to be all that great, where the Cotton Bowl is becoming a white elephant that is home to TX/OU and A&M/Pig and not much else.

At this point, it looks as if the best option would’ve been to completely redo the place similar to the “Cotton Dome” proposal that was floated 10 years ago, but instead, what we’re getting is the half-measure of the current renovations.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:48:37 +0000

I agree with ya JPB4.

By: jayslick

jayslick — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:49:03 +0000

it will be gone too. way too little, way too late.

By: JPB4

JPB4 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:34:31 +0000

Other comment – everyone laughed at the “Cotton Dome” committee back in the 90s, actually they had a lot of foresight and had Dallas listened to them and invested $$ back then, think what Dallas could have –

Cowboys, UT/OU, A&M/Ark./ Cotton Bowl bowl game, Final 4, World Cup games, etc., etc., etc.

Now they will have a very good stadium – with one real game per year and some h.s. playoff games.

But that is par for the course in Dallas, totally screwed up politics and city management, everyone asking what they get out of it and not doing what is best for the city.

By: jumpedcut

jumpedcut — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:18:24 +0000

They really should have put in a stage in the Cotton Bowl!