Why do some think the new Texas stadium for the Cowboys is decadent?
Everything is bigger in Texas” as the slogan goes on a T-shirt in the fan store of the new Dallas Cowboy’s stadium. I couldn’t think of how true that statement was in relation to the new stadium’s carbon footprint. I recently just got back from a family wedding in Dallas, Texas. During our stay, we toured around the new Dallas Cowboy’s stadium as my cousin has always been a big fan. The stadium is set to hold 80,000 people with the ability to expand to a 100,000. The structure is beyond big and resembles the alien aircraft in the 1996 film “Independence Day”. We took a guided tour of the facility which needless to say was jaw-dropping and not in a good way. There seemed to be only one goal of this stadium: to break records. Largest this, the most number of that, tallest this, it was flat out disgusting at the enormity of resources that were wasted to make this structure. During the tour, I raised the question, “How much are the utility bills?” The tour guide giggled and said “I’ll get
From first glance, it resembles something out of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” And if not for the twin arches overhead, it would be confused with a big, white spaceship that seemingly has no business in Arlington. That is, until you step inside this close encounter of the football kind. Beam me up, Jerry. It’s loud. Decadent. Extravagant. Cowboys Stadium, aka Jerry World, is beautiful. It’s amazing what you can get for a 1.15 billion bones, especially in a recession. And if you thought there wasn’t room for a circus in the same neighborhood that houses Six Flags, you were wrong. It was time. After 37 years in Texas Stadium — 20 of those with Jerry Jones calling the shots — the Cowboys were ready for new digs. Friday’s opening night against the Tennessee Titans won’t count in the record books as far as wins and losses, but history was made. “Tonight confirmed what we were thinking all along — that this is a venue that can create a great atmosphere,” Jones said. “We look forward
