Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones visited Lubbock this week to pitch an annual Texas Tech/Oklahoma State game at the new Cowboys stadium, an idea I like. Last week, the news broke that the City of Dallas was after the game, to be played in the Cotton Bowl, which I didn't like.
"The message was clear: If Tech is going to play Oklahoma State or anyone else in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, forget the Cotton Bowl. Mr. Jones wants the game in Arlington.
Mr. Jones did not initiate specific negotiations to move any Tech home game from Jones AT&T Stadium to Arlington, athletic director Gerald Myers said. But Mr. Jones' move got Tech officials thinking, and Dallas Mayor Laura Miller is practically steaming."
The primary problem with playing in the Cotton Bowl is that you're only seen as the warm-up band to Texas/OU. The Great White to White Snake.
Playing in the new stadium, though, doesn't sound that bad. It's a different venue, so people wouldn't have to be constantly reminded that they Bevo and that little wagon thingy aren't in attendance. They'd get their own showcase, their own game. Plus, it pisses the City of Dallas off.
Also of interest: The fact that Tech is talking about this has some Aggie fans a little ansy. The A&M athletic director addressed this on the department's web site.
"I've heard from a number of you about articles you have read regarding a proposal by Oklahoma State and Texas Tech to move their annual Big 12 football game to the Cotton Bowl," Byrne wrote. "What set most of you comic-book readin', LegoLand collectin' gigs* off were quotes from OSU folks talking about the recruiting advantage they would gain in the Metroplex."
All this info is from the Dallas Morning News. The Lubbock paper has some kind of weird registration thing that won't allow me to view it, even after I've registered about six times. So I don't know what they've done.
*I made that up.
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