Cowboys Moving Practice Facility to Frisco, TX

[Mr Cowboy]

OAKLAND -- Dallas Cowboys' officials are in the final stages of agreeing on a deal to move their practice facility from Irving, Texas to Frisco, Texas.

The city of Frisco, roughly an hour from downtown Dallas, will have a special meeting with the city council and various other entities to approve the deal on Monday.

Cowboys officials were not available for comment.

"We're very excited about these latest developments," Frisco mayor Maher Maso said via e-mail. "That said, it would be inappropriate for us to comment prior to any action taken by our city council, and the boards of our other public partners."

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowb...s-in-final-stages-of-moving-practice-facility

 

[CowboyStar88]

Not thrilled about this. Valley Ranch has pretty much built that town because the Cowboys are there. Not a huge fan of it. All the street names named after players. My house was on Cowboys parkway and Meredith Court. It's a shame that are ready to just up and leave a town that was built around them being there. Heck I worked at the ranch health club when I was 16 which is right in front of the HQ

 

[The Quest for Six]

so another city and tax payers footing the bill for Jerry Jones BS for a new practice facility...what a surprise!!

 

[dogberry]

Some of the player commutes just got longer?

 

[xwalker]

OAKLAND -- Dallas Cowboys' officials are in the final stages of agreeing on a deal to move their practice facility from Irving, Texas to Frisco, Texas.

The city of Frisco, roughly an hour from downtown Dallas, will have a special meeting with the city council and various other entities to approve the deal on Monday.

Cowboys officials were not available for comment.

"We're very excited about these latest developments," Frisco mayor Maher Maso said via e-mail. "That said, it would be inappropriate for us to comment prior to any action taken by our city council, and the boards of our other public partners."

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowb...s-in-final-stages-of-moving-practice-facility

It would have to be really bad traffic to be an hour from Downtown Dallas. It's probably 20 (maybe 25) minutes in normal traffic.

 

[Zordon]

The commute just doubled for almost everyone involved. They should have just stayed in Valley Ranch. It was convenient for the players to live right there in Las Colinas.

 

[Vertigo_17]

Not thrilled about this. Valley Ranch has pretty much built that town because the Cowboys are there. Not a huge fan of it. All the street names named after players. My house was on Cowboys parkway and Meredith Court. It's a shame that are ready to just up and leave a town that was built around them being there. Heck I worked at the ranch health club when I was 16 which is right in front of the HQ

I think, to some extent, that's the point. Wherever they call home will bring in revenue and the city (and residents) benefit. In an ideal world, things stay where they are, but if another city is offering a better deal its a win for the Cowboys and whatever city gets the commitment.

 

[jason54858]

Money Talks I guess, would have been nice for them to atleast stay in Dallas County tbh. So they can have some connection to something Dallas. Now they play in 2 cities that don't even border the city of Dallas. I kinda understand playing in Arlington (a city right between Dallas and For Worth), but to have their HQ in such an obscure city like Frisco is kinda weird.

 

[Section446]

Love it, will be great to have them down the street.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

Looks like Romo is moving too.

http://www.candysdirt.com/2013/07/2...bbey-the-dallas-cowboys-are-moving-to-frisco/

 

[CyberB0b]

so another city and tax payers footing the bill for Jerry Jones BS for a new practice facility...what a surprise!!

The people voted in the stadium.

 

[Don Corleone]

The White House is back

 

[dogberry]

I'll have to get use to Frisco being the center of the universe.

 

[jterrell]

Frisco is a great option.

Jerry owns tons of land there so it was probably going to happen eventually.
Many players have lived in Frisco or further North including Deion, Randy White and many others.
Frisco is a hot bed for athletes much like Southlake/Colleyville, HP and Preston Hollow.

 

[Fritsch_the_cat]

I had heard JJ had been buying land which would be used for a new training facility, but only knew it was "in the Dallas area".

So, is the fancy new stadium at Frisco going to be a part of this? Will the training facility be adjacent to the stadium?