Dallas Cowboys to get $650 MILLION stadium!

[Aporkalypse]

This new home is a long time coming. Hell the deadskins have had a new stadium for years! Many consider it the best in the NFL. The Boys should hold that distinction. Jerry needs to get off some of his billion dollar retirement money and make this stadium untouchable for years to come. As far as the season ahead I see us losing maybe two games. Though Parcels needs needs to keep a close eye on T.O.

We need a better running back than JJ. He's soild but not the kind of back Parcells needs for his offense to be successful.

This stadium will be the best in the league.

[erdogs]

We need a better running back than JJ. He's soild but not the kind of back Parcells needs for his offense to be successful.

This stadium will be the best in the league.

We have a one two combo in JJ and Barber. Few teams in the league can boast that. I'am hopefull that Jay Cutler will be available to us cus we need a QB of the future. I don't think Henson is the guy.

[PghUSA]

Looking good for the foil of Steelers nation. Missed you guys in last years contest, not the same hoisting the trophy without meeting the other half of the most frequent SB matchup in history (3 overall).

Would love to visit the new digs in Arlington though, seem very nice, unfortunately I may not wear the right colors for it.

[eastsider]

Article about how the new Cowboys Stadium may be similar to the new stadium being built in Indianapolis as far as corporate sponsorship and how the corporate symbols could be worked into the architecture of the building. Lucas Oil Products has a $122 million, 20-year stadium naming rights deal with the new Indy stadium. The deal for the new Cowboys Stadium could be in the range of Reliant Stadium in Houston which has a 32-year, $300 million deal.

Dallas Business Journal: Indy may hold clues to new Cowboys' stadium

[eastsider]

Work on the new Cowboys Stadium is on schedule.

Two stories below ground, the new home of the Dallas Cowboys is taking shape.

For every minute of the workday, a truck filled with red dirt enters or exits the central Arlington construction site. When the digging is finished in September, workers will start building upward from the bottom of a 50-foot-deep bowl and gradually turn the former neighborhood into a 75,000-seat football palace.

Most of the design work for the stadium is complete, but plans probably will not be made public until late fall.

Dallas Morning News: Stadium is flurry of labor

[eastsider]

Another article about the sitework taking place for the new stadium. The hole for the stadium bowl is about 20 feet deep now and will reach a depth of 50 ft. Six tower cranes will be put up next month to help with the work.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Digging under way for future Cowboys venue

[erdogs]

This is going to be the best stadium in the world! I have to get to a game in texas stadium this year. How bout them Cowboys!

[eastsider]

The Dallas Cowboys are trying to get the Red River Shootout (annual game between Teaxs and Oklahoma) to move to their new stadium in Arlington. They are also looking to host the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. Both games are currently played at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park just outside of downtown Dallas. Cotton Bowl officials are making plans to upgrade their stadium in an attempt to keep both events.

The Cowboys are also looking to bring more events to the new stadium:

Jones said Cowboys officials have contacted the NCAA about what it would take from a facility standpoint to host Final Fours and a possible Bowl Championship Series game, if one is added to the current mix.

Dallas Morning News: Cowboys would like to see Texas-OU at new stadium

[eastsider]

The projected ticket prices for a Cowboys game in 2009 when they begin playing at the new Arlington stadium are expected to be signifigently higher.

The average ticket price in 2009 is expected to be $83.80, almost a third higher than the average ticket price last season, according to team projections in stadium financing documents. Tack on an 8 percent sales tax and a 10 percent admissions tax, and the price rises to $98.88. That doesn't include parking, food or anything else a Cowboy fan might buy at a game.

The average ticket price in 2005 was $63.32.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: '09 game ticket cost may jump

[eastsider]

Two tower cranes have been erected at the site of the new Cowboys Stadium. Excavation and dirt work should be completed in late September.

Two large construction cranes, both 225 feet tall, were erected on the stadium construction site last week to move building materials into the 50-foot stadium bowl. The tops of the cranes are 20 feet below where the roof of the stadium will be, said construction manager Jack Hill.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Tall cranes show project's stature

[eastsider]

The Dallas Cowboys are now saying that they will not release any drawings of their new stadium being built in Arlington despite the public money involved in the project. The reasons given are secuity reasons that could expose the vulnerability of the stadium and ongoing economic development negotiations with the city. A black tarp has also been placed over the fences surrounding the construction site.

The Star-Telegram submitted a request under the Public Information Act to the city Aug. 7 seeking access to or copies of the stadium plans. The city forwarded the request to Attorney General Greg Abbott for a ruling on the issue after the Cowboys argued that the documents should be withheld because the team is a third party allowed to keep information confidential.

In its request, the Star-Telegram cited a city bond document that stated that the city and the Cowboys "jointly own the architectural drawings, renderings, designs, plans and specifications related to the Cowboys complex."

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Stadium plans are kept secret

[eastsider]

Another update on construction progress; excavation of the stadium bowl was completed this weekend and the first concrete slab is expected to be poured on Tuesday. HKS Architects says that the stadium design is almost complete, just some exterior details remain. The Cowboys also plan to have a webcam of the stadium available soon.

Now, the most visible signs of the work under way are the dump trucks hauling dirt out of the site, and the three mammoth cranes that tower 200 feet over North Arlington. The giant machines lower reinforcing bars, column molds and buckets of concrete from the top of the bowl to the floor.

Mr. Hill said that some of the elevated structure of the 75,000-seat stadium would start rising above ground level about Christmas. Next August, workers will start building the steel structure supporting the retractable roof.

Dallas Morning News: Stadium work stays on the ball

[eastsider]

Some sources who have seen plans for the new Cowboys Stadium say that the exterior materials used will be steel and glass and will have a "spaceship look". There will also be large video panels on the exterior. The familiar hole in the roof at Texas Stadium in Irving will also be present at the new stadium in Arlington. A retractable roof consisting of two steel panels will cover the opening when needed.

Also, the seating bowl will be 50 feet below grade, leaving the main entry concourse at ground level. There will be no seats above ground level in the end zones, allowing for people to see through the stadium from the outside. Temporary seats can be added above the end zones that can bring the seating capacity up to 100,000 for large events such as the Super Bowl.

STADIUM DESIGN

Some of the noticeable features on the new stadium revealed by sources and in construction bid documents include:

About 75,000 seats split among eight levels, called the Event Level, the Hall of Fame Level, Main Concourse, Mid-Concourse, Silver Level, Ring of Honor Level, Star Level and Upper Concourse.

Quarter-mile-long steel arches running end zone to end zone.

Large outdoor digital video screens that are similar to the 96-by-27-foot south end-zone scoreboard in the Arizona Cardinals' new stadium.

No end-zone seating above ground, allowing people to "see through" the stadium from the parking lot.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Stadium to look 'like a spaceship'

[Dale]

Nothing too good for TO (Team Owens).

[eastsider]

Pouring for the first seating section has begun and concrete pillars that will support the main concourse have also started to go up. All six tower cranes that will be used for the project are also in place.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Slabs poured for first seating level

[eastsider]

The Dallas Cowboys have released preliminary drawings for their new stadium being built in Arlington. The drawings are dated Nov 30, 2005. The exterior walls of the stadium will be glazed aluminium and there will be areas with limestone as well.

The main concourse would also include three terrace bars, a team merchandise store and football-shaped skylights. The Silver Level would have sales and executive offices for the Cowboys organization and their arena football franchise, the Dallas Desperados.

Fans entering from the parking lot would be able to see through to the open-ended end zones. But hangarlike doors could be closed during inclement weather, the plans showed.

[Trae]

Whatever, I wish the Cotton Bowl could have been revamped, and the Cowboys could have been playing in the city of Dallas. The Cotton Bowl is five minutes south of Downtown, and could have helped the southern Dallas neighborhoods. The Cowboys haven't played in Dallas in over 30 years (Texas Stadium is in Irving)

[eastsider]

The Cowboys have released renderings of their new stadium. The cost of the project is now expected to reach $1 billion dollars.

A website for the new stadium has also been set up and has many more images.

http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/

[Aporkalypse]

I love it. I still wish it was in downtown Dallas but boy Jerry is doing this first class. I can't wait to go to a game there.

[eastsider]

It has been speculated by people in the industry that the new Cowboys Stadium could get a stadium naming rights deal that could reach 30 years for $300 million or more. There are only a handfull of companies that could afford such a deal and the Cowboys are in the early stages of finding that sponsor. The city of Arlington will recieve 5% annually (up to $500,000) from the deal.The article speculates on ten companies that could potentially buy the naming rights. They include:

D.R. Horton

Exxon Mobil

Southwest Airlines

TXU Corp.

Verizon

XTO Energy

Wells Fargo & Co.

Capital One

EDS

Texas Instruments

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: 30-year deal may bring $300 million

[UptownNewOrleans]

Whatever, I wish the Cotton Bowl could have been revamped, and the Cowboys could have been playing in the city of Dallas. The Cotton Bowl is five minutes south of Downtown, and could have helped the southern Dallas neighborhoods. The Cowboys haven't played in Dallas in over 30 years (Texas Stadium is in Irving)

[dimebag1980]

While I think the new stadium is awesome, south Dallas can use all the help it can get!!

But still, Arlington is the place to be.

[eastsider]

This morning, the board of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association voted to move the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The game will likely keep the Cotton Bowl name and will be played in Arlington for the first time on Jan. 2, 2010.

The Cotton Bowl Classic now has a legitimate chance at entering the Bowl Championship Series after the 2010 season. If the Cotton Bowl Classic is successful, it could eventually mean a BCS national championship game in north Texas

[Aporkalypse]

This morning, the board of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association voted to move the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The game will likely keep the Cotton Bowl name and will be played in Arlington for the first time on Jan. 2, 2010.

Dallas Morning News: Board OKs Cotton Bowl move

Dallas city leaders say that the Cotton Bowl will continue to be a viable venue. Voters approved $30 million in bonds for stadium improvements in addition to $20 million from the city and Fair Park. It is under contract to host the Texas-Oklahoma and Grambling State-Prairie View A&M games through 2010 and is pursuing more teams to play there.

This is a recent article looking at whether it will be worth it to invest in the Cotton Bowl or not. It also has a good summary of the negotiations that took place between the Cowboys and Dallas/Dallas County and how they ended up in Arlington.

Dallas Morning News: Cotton Bowl on shaky ground

[dgreco]

The time to invest in the Cotton Bowl was when Dallas had a chance to keep the Cowboys. There's no reason this stadium should've been built anywhere but downtown Dallas except that Laura Miller was incredibly shortsighted and more interested in outrageously costly bridges.

I'm afraid spending money on the Cotton Bowl now is just whizzing money away.