Dallas/Ft. Worth Wanting To Be College Football Capital

Jerry Jones' has completed his palace for his team, the Dallas Cowboys, and is spreading the wealth to the college game. 5 college football games will be played this season in this new football mansion beginning with the September 5 showdown between Oklahoma and BYU, On October 3rd Jerry Jones' alma mater, Arkansas, battles Texas A&M, then on November 28th Baylor battles Texas Tech. The next week Cowboys Stadium hosts the Big 12 championship game and then on January 2nd the Cotton Bowl game.

The college games don't stop there. The old Cotton Bowl stadium is still standing and seats over 90 thousand fans. Texas and Oklahoma will continue to play the Red River Shootout at the old place for the near future plus that facility is trying to land another bowl game (just what we need) or add some more college games. Some HBCU schools will be playing games at the old Cotton Bowl stadium this year.

It's very evident that the Dallas/Ft. Worth area is making a strong push to become the college football capital of the world. The first class facility is there, a football tradition is there and oh yes even in a bad economy money is willing to be spent.

There is also a nice return on their investment for the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.

For the schools the revenue from playing at Jerry Jones' palace might help pay the bills for the non-rev sports.

BIG GAMES IN BIG "D" (AND FT. WORTH AND THE REST OF THE METROPLEX)

At Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
Sept. 5 – Oklahoma vs. BYU
Oct. 3 – Texas A&M vs. Arkansas
Nov. 28 – Texas Tech vs. Baylor
Dec. 5 – Big 12 Conference championship
Jan. 2, 2010 – AT&T Cotton Bowl

At Cotton Bowl Stadium
Sept. 12 – Texas A&M-Commerce vs. Abilene Christian
Oct. 3 – Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M
Oct. 17 – Texas vs. Oklahoma
Nov. 28 – Texas Southern vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Best Of The Rest

Oct. 17 – Navy at SMU
Nov. 14 – Utah at TCU
Nov. 21 – Army at North Texas

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