does anyone know if when the there is a new stadium and its in arlington/////is dallas still dallas or r they going to be the famous ARLINGTON COWBOYS
There is an intiative on the ballot in Arlington regarding funding I beileve. I would never have found out about this except I recall reading a story where they are discouraging people from wearing Cowboys merchandise at the polls.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (laroiglover)</div><div class='quotemain'>is dallas still dallas or r they going to be the famous ARLINGTON COWBOYS </div> I brought it up sometime back, but I have been quiet as not to jinx it. Polls show the stadium backers with a slim lead, so it will be close. As for the Arlington Cowboys...I doubt it. They have been the Irving Cowboys for the last 33 years or so already. For those interested.... http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...m/vitindex.html
By a 54 to 46 percent vote, Arlington taxpayers voted "Yes" for a .5 percent sales and property tax that will allow the city to fund $325 million, with the Cowboys investing the other half. The plan also calls for the Cowboys to pay the city $2 million in yearly rent, starting in 2009 when the stadium is projected to be completed, along with a five-percent fee for any naming rights sold for the new stadium, which has been estimated to be as much as $500,000 a year. The Cowboys are hoping the new stadium will host several major sporting events, including the Super Bowl, as NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue visited the Arlington area two weeks ago and said it could be a possible host for a Super Bowl as early as 2010 or 2011. The Cowboys are also hoping the stadium will host other major events such as the Bowl Championship Series in college football, as well as the annual Red River Shootout between Oklahoma and Texas, which has been held at the Cotton Bowl since 1929. Don't count out tries at the Final Fours and the Olympics at some point either. I don't like the naming rights thing, but other than that I am pretty happy. Too bad its 5 years away.....
