SI.com: Ten Coolest NFL Landmarks (Hole in the Roof)

[theogt]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0705/gallery.nfl.landmarks/content.10.html

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Cowboys linebacker D.D. Lewis said the hole was there "so that God can watch his team." In reality, the stadium was slated to be indoors, but funding ran out before the project could be finished properly.

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The new stadium will be great, but I'll certainly miss Texas Stadium.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

The new stadium will be great, but I'll certainly miss Texas Stadium.

I'll especially hate it when it's 90*, or 40*, and the roof of the new stadium will be closed.

Football should be played outdoors. And if Green Bay and Buffalo fans can stand watching games in truly brutal weather, we should be able to handle what is actually a very temperate climate in north Texas.

 

[BouncingCheese]

I'll especially hate it when it's 90*, or 40*, and the roof of the new stadium will be closed.

Football should be played outdoors. And if Green Bay and Buffalo fans can stand watching games in truly brutal weather, we should be able to handle what is actually a very temperate climate in north Texas.

Agreed; when it is hot, that place is disgusting because of the humidity trapping itself withing the stadium...I think Deuce Staley said it best, he called it a "pickle jar" in the early weeks of the season when it is hot.

I am going to miss Texas stadium; however I like the plans for the new "Jerryland" to have a retractable roof that will resemble the previous from within.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Nice of them to use my name without permission.

Is there a lawyer in the house?

 

[trickblue]

In reality, the stadium was slated to be indoors, but funding ran out before the project could be finished properly.

ummm... not quite...

Tex Schramm wanted a stadium that covered the fans but didn't take the elements out of the game on the field...

Now there was a company that said they could create a device that would eliminate the shadows on the field created by the hole, but they never could make it work...

If that's what they mean by it being "unfinished" then so be it. Otherwise it was sheer genius...

 

[johnnybluestar]

I believe the hole in the roof is actually rated the #1 Cool NFL destination. It is slide 10 of 10, not the tenth coolest place.

 

[CowboyMike]

ummm... not quite...

Tex Schramm wanted a stadium that covered the fans but didn't take the elements out of the game on the field...

Now there was a company that said they could create a device that would eliminate the shadows on the field created by the hole, but they never could make it work...

If that's what they mean by it being "unfinished" then so be it. Otherwise it was sheer genius...

From Wikipedia:

Built to replace the aging Cotton Bowl, the stadium was to have originally been a domed stadium, but the stadium could not support the weight of the entire roof, and public funding ran out[citation needed] before the roof support structure could be modified. This resulted in most of the stands being enclosed but not the playing field itself. This unusual arrangement - more commonly seen in European soccer stadiums - prompted Cowboys linebacker D.D. Lewis to make his now-famous quip that the "hole" in the stadium's roof was there "so that God can watch His team."

So in this case, theogt is right. hno:

 

[Concord]

Well I've been to 3 of those places in person.

Texas Stadium.

Raymond James Stadium.

And I actually sat in the Dog Pound in the Old Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

Now that was a wild and sometimes scary place.

 

[theogt]

From Wikipedia:

Built to replace the aging Cotton Bowl, the stadium was to have originally been a domed stadium, but the stadium could not support the weight of the entire roof, and public funding ran out[citation needed] before the roof support structure could be modified. This resulted in most of the stands being enclosed but not the playing field itself. This unusual arrangement - more commonly seen in European soccer stadiums - prompted Cowboys linebacker D.D. Lewis to make his now-famous quip that the "hole" in the stadium's roof was there "so that God can watch His team."

So in this case, theogt is right. hno:

Two things:

1. theogt didn't make the statement, SI.com did.

2. You just cited to wikipedia, which expressly states that a cituation to a real source is needed.

 

[burmafrd]

wikipedia is NOT a real reliable source. Anyone can put things in there.
This is from Steve Perkins book " The Drive to Win" which was mostly about the 71 championship season but had a lot of inside stuff on the boys.
"Murchison bought land in Irving and announced that the Boys fans would fund it. They would buy $250 bonds and get $300 back in 35 years or less. For a seat between the 30 yd lines, it would cost them $1000. The bonds would by backed by the city of Irving, and Cowboy rent would pay them off. No bond, no season ticket." "Fans in the lower decks walked down to their seats; those in the upper deck rode escalators. A Vaulted roof covered everything but the playing field. In a rainstorm, maybe the first 3 rows might get wet"
There NEVER was any intent to make it an indoor stadium or enclose it completely.
Original title of this book was "Winning the Big One" Published in 1972.

 

[Jimz31]

The whole story is a fabrication....the hole IS there so that God can watch His favorite team play!

 

[CowBoysFanNDaBoot]

I believe the hole in the roof is actually rated the #1 Cool NFL destination. It is slide 10 of 10, not the tenth coolest place.

you sir are correct

 

[Future]

I'll especially hate it when it's 90*, or 40*, and the roof of the new stadium will be closed.

Football should be played outdoors. And if Green Bay and Buffalo fans can stand watching games in truly brutal weather, we should be able to handle what is actually a very temperate climate in north Texas.

It is far easier to watch a game in a snowstorm and freezing cold than in 100 degree heat, especially for me being in upstate NY. I've been to Bills games, and had some nice chili and winter clothes and was fine.

But in Dallas in September it was pushing 100 and I couldn't get naked.

 

[theogt]

It is far easier to watch a game in a snowstorm and freezing cold than in 100 degree heat, especially for me being in upstate NY. I've been to Bills games, and had some nice chili and winter clothes and was fine.

But in Dallas in September it was pushing 100 and I couldn't get naked.

I'm the opposite. 100 degrees is normal for Texas. Yes, it's warm, but with shorts and a t-shirt with a nice cold beer, that's Texas football weather (unless, of course, you're in full pads in two-a-days).

 

[Future]

I'm the opposite. 100 degrees is normal for Texas. Yes, it's warm, but with shorts and a t-shirt with a nice cold beer, that's Texas football weather.

No, thats Air Conditioning weather:laugh2:

guess it all depends where you are from

 

[theogt]

No, thats Air Conditioning weather:laugh2:

guess it all depends where you are from

True. I went to a game at Texas Stadium when it was in the mid 40s and I was about ready to leave. The breeze in the stands was brutal.

 

[Future]

True. I went to a game at Texas Stadium when it was in the mid 40s and I was about ready to leave. The breeze in the stands was brutal.

You cant beat 40s and sunny in the fall for football up here.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I also will miss Texas Stadium........

 

[1fisher]

I also will miss Texas Stadium........

add me to the list CC..... I have MUCHO pics of that place!

 

[1fisher]

True. I went to a game at Texas Stadium when it was in the mid 40s and I was about ready to leave. The breeze in the stands was brutal.

I was at a Browns/Cowboys game in December 94 section 35 or 36 near the tunnell and man let me tell you the wind coming through that thing was ROUGH!

I was also there in August (forget the year)....... game against the Oilers and sweated like a rented mule! It was friggin' HOT.

I'm from North Mississippi and I know a thing or two about humididity!:laugh2: