Jerry Jones is bonkers, but he somehow manages to make it work. He's the Cowboys general manager, which seems like a ridiculously bad idea ... except he's been pretty successful at it. Same with the halfway house Dallas uses to convert would-be offenders into model citizens and quality football players.
So keeping that in mind, Jones' explanation for why he spent 57 percent more than he needed to build the Cowboys' new stadium seems less insane. From Sports Business Daily via Sports by Brooks:
Jones said he could have built the new facility for about $700M. "The reason I'm spending [$1.1B] on that stadium in Arlington is because of perception," he said. "Only a fraction of football fans will ever set foot in it, but hundreds of millions will see it on television." How the stadium looks is important, he said, as well as "how John Madden talks about it, and how Al Michaels talks about it, and let me assure you that after I've had some time with them, they'll know everything there is to know about it."The takeaway: Jerry Jones, like the rest of us, doesn't give a crap what Joe Buck thinks.
For the fiscally-minded, worry not; according to this 2006 ESPN.com article, the Cowboys initially projected the stadium to cost $650 million, and Arlington voters agreed to go halfsies. As long as Jones covered any overruns.
Yay, capitalism.
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6-11-2008 @ 12:14AM
George B Vieto said...
Jerry Jones has the finicial clout to get the best stadium for his Cowboys fans. Go for it as long as he pays his fair share.
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6-12-2008 @ 9:56AM
cjohn2112 said...
jerry jones successful as a GM??...when th f*ck did that happen?..if u are refering 2 th 3 super bowls, he didnt build those teams(neither did jimmy johnson 4 that matter) tex schram did. jones has done nothing 2 show he has a clue about building a successful team. now that parcells is gone, hes already tearing apart everything th cowboys had going 4 them. hope yall enjoyed last year, its as close as your getting with the moron running things...hahahahahaha
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6-12-2008 @ 3:19PM
jeff said...
cjohn'
Were were you in the late 80's and early 90's Don't get me wrong, I will always like Tex. But he had nothing to do with the team that won the 3 S.B's.
The big trade of Walker was the start of a new era. He didn't even have anything to do with the drafting of Troy. He was already gone before the draft. Then you would also have to blame him for the 1-15 season.
I just don't know were you are coming from. Jerry and Jimmy built that Super Bowl team.
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6-12-2008 @ 3:19PM
jeff said...
Also, they will be back and another ring on the finger of Jerry. You must not much about football or the history of it cjohn.
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