Texas Stadium question

[EastDallasCowboy]

To be fair, the pro shop is quite nice.

 

[CowboyManDan]

I've been to Texas Stadium once and have my 2nd time planned for the Nov 19 Colts game. I have to fly in from Boston, so it's a trip.

Anyway, one thing I noticed from the stadiums I've been to (Meadowlands, Foxbourgh) is that the seating in Texas Stadium allows for good views of the field...better views than the two stadiums I mentioned. I don't know if it's the angles or what. At least in the seats I was in and I'll get to confirm in a month.

 

[EPL0c0]

Just to know that Coach Tom Landry was in the house is enough for me!

I'll be going to my first game on Thanksgiving. Big part is about the game, but no doubt, I wanna stand there and look at that Landry statue. Also want to just look out on the field that all the Cowboy greats have roamed. Should be pretty dang cool

 

[HighTechDave]

Here's the thing.

Texas Stadium, the building and the amenities, sucks.

The only thing that makes the building bearable is the history of it. Well that, and getting to see the Cowboys live, obviously. And even those factors make it tough to fight through a game.

The building looks like a concrete air-raid bunker. Besides the hole in the roof, it lacks any sort of unique architecture....as well as any visual pleasantry.

In order to get to a game, you have to fight through dreadful traffic at one of the worst planner interchanges in Texas (and that's saying something). Then once you get there, you drop $20 to park literally over a mile from the stadium. If it's anything like last year, then there's a burn ban in effect which prohibits any open-fire tailgating (unless you're rich and in the premier parking, in which case it's somehow ok) because the 25 square miles of cracked asphalt is very flammable.

So after you pay your cash and don't get to tailgate, you get to walk over a mile to the stadium and then get super-searched by security to make sure you're not smuggling in any peanuts....Jerruh wants his money. Though to be fair, we're usually able to smuggle in a couple bottles of whiskey (the key is baggy pants and duct tape).

Once inside, you have to trek up another 1/2 mile of concrete ramps to get to your seats, while water and other unknown liquid substances (you don't want to know what it is, i sure don't) drip on you from above. Often this bizzare liquid drips onto your $6 nachos as you're walking to your seats, ruining them.

But once you're inside the seating bowl, you're greeted by seats built for size 0 super models...not your average overweight football fan. Kate Moss would be comfortable, you and I.....not so much. If you're anything like me (6' 1" ; 290) you'll be too wide to fit comfortable into the seat, and you'll have your kness pressed against the seat in front of you.You're also welcomed by poor sight lines, poorly designed seating, and insulation falling from the ceiling.

Seriously dude, you're not missing much. It's great to go once or twice, to say you've gone. I'd hazard to say it's even fun the first few times. It's neat seeing the Landry statue, the ring of honor, the banners, cheerleaders, and the game. But the amenities are terrrrrrible, and unless it's a playoff game 1/3 of the place will be opposing fans (or in case of the Steelers, 1/2) because of the general Dallasite. And I didn't even get into the poorly placed jumbo-trons.

I'd compare it to the Astrodome, Kingdome, or old Arlington Stadium....if you're a baseball fan (or for the former two, an old football fan). It's a poorly planned and delapidating facility.

And while no one can debate the fun of watching football live, it's honestly a much more pleasant experience watching on your nice plasma TV in a comfortable chair with cheaper food, cheaper beer, the ability to change to other games during commercial breaks, and a computer at hand to check on NFL scores for betting and fantasy football scores.

But that's just me.....

this has to be the greatest and most accurate post,,, of all time!!! (except maybe the cheerleader one)

You don't want to know what goes on behind the concession stands, and in the food storage areas.


Nope, not going to tell,,, nope

 

[TX_Yid]

If the Cowboys aren't playing that day then there's very little point in a visit to Irving or Texas Stadium.

It's not just an ugly building, its the worn out fences, hotdog stands, drink stalls, bathrooms, stairways etc. It is flat out UGLY.

History is history, but the move from Texas Stadium is not coming a minute too soon.

 

[Everlastingxxx]

I've never been to another NFL stadium, so it's not a comparison.

But I believe it's a fair look at what it's really like to go to a Cowboys game at Texas Stadium.

Believe me, I love the structure because of the history. But it's a craphole, to avoid swearing. Texas Stadium is a dreadful facility.

I go to one Cowboy game a year, because I'm a Cowboy fan....and I want to support the team. I certainly don't do it because I love the facility. Generally, I get wasted by half-time though so I guess it doesn't much matter.

Sounds like you need AA. I went to my first game at Texas Stadium. Was an amazing experience and ill be back for new years. None of the things you mentioned happened to me. Everything was 10 times better than i even imagined and the crowd was rockin.

 

[dogberry]

In college we had a group of nine guys whose job was to rev up the crowd and annoy administrators. Real noise leaders. Does any NFL team have something other than mascots and modern dance teams to generate crowe noise. Are there bands or is it just the public address system? Does Texas Stadium reinforce crowd noise?

Is the new stadium going to be designed to enhance noise like Seattle?

Or is that going to require changing who goes to the game?

 

[CowboyJeff]

Here's the thing.

Texas Stadium, the building and the amenities, sucks.

The only thing that makes the building bearable is the history of it. Well that, and getting to see the Cowboys live, obviously. And even those factors make it tough to fight through a game.

The building looks like a concrete air-raid bunker. Besides the hole in the roof, it lacks any sort of unique architecture....as well as any visual pleasantry.

In order to get to a game, you have to fight through dreadful traffic at one of the worst planner interchanges in Texas (and that's saying something). Then once you get there, you drop $20 to park literally over a mile from the stadium. If it's anything like last year, then there's a burn ban in effect which prohibits any open-fire tailgating (unless you're rich and in the premier parking, in which case it's somehow ok) because the 25 square miles of cracked asphalt is very flammable.

So after you pay your cash and don't get to tailgate, you get to walk over a mile to the stadium and then get super-searched by security to make sure you're not smuggling in any peanuts....Jerruh wants his money. Though to be fair, we're usually able to smuggle in a couple bottles of whiskey (the key is baggy pants and duct tape).

Once inside, you have to trek up another 1/2 mile of concrete ramps to get to your seats, while water and other unknown liquid substances (you don't want to know what it is, i sure don't) drip on you from above. Often this bizzare liquid drips onto your $6 nachos as you're walking to your seats, ruining them.

But once you're inside the seating bowl, you're greeted by seats built for size 0 super models...not your average overweight football fan. Kate Moss would be comfortable, you and I.....not so much. If you're anything like me (6' 1" ; 290) you'll be too wide to fit comfortable into the seat, and you'll have your kness pressed against the seat in front of you.You're also welcomed by poor sight lines, poorly designed seating, and insulation falling from the ceiling.

Seriously dude, you're not missing much. It's great to go once or twice, to say you've gone. I'd hazard to say it's even fun the first few times. It's neat seeing the Landry statue, the ring of honor, the banners, cheerleaders, and the game. But the amenities are terrrrrrible, and unless it's a playoff game 1/3 of the place will be opposing fans (or in case of the Steelers, 1/2) because of the general Dallasite. And I didn't even get into the poorly placed jumbo-trons.

I'd compare it to the Astrodome, Kingdome, or old Arlington Stadium....if you're a baseball fan (or for the former two, an old football fan). It's a poorly planned and delapidating facility.

And while no one can debate the fun of watching football live, it's honestly a much more pleasant experience watching on your nice plasma TV in a comfortable chair with cheaper food, cheaper beer, the ability to change to other games during commercial breaks, and a computer at hand to check on NFL scores for betting and fantasy football scores.

But that's just me.....

Or you can buy blue parking passes, get to Texas Stadium 5 hours before kickoff, setup your tailgate and have fun for 4 hours prior to kickoff while you cook and watch the other games on your DirecTV setup, go into the stadium with the "wine and cheese" crowd and piss them off with your cowbells and air horns....then tailgate again after the game is over while the crowd disperses........but you can do it your way too ;-)

 

[Stautner]

The thing I find interesting is that the Dallas Cowboys wont even be in Dallas County anymore. At least Irving is in Dallas County.

I know this isn't unprecedented, the Meadowlands isn't in New York, but I have to wonder if Arlington, Fort Worth and the rest of Tarrant Count, which easily has enough population on its own to support an NFL team even aside from Dallas County, will eventually start to think that the team name doesn't accurately reflect the cities (and taxpayers) that support the stadium and other facilities.

 

[CowboyJeff]

In college we had a group of nine guys whose job was to rev up the crowd and annoy administrators. Real noise leaders. Does any NFL team have something other than mascots and modern dance teams to generate crowe noise. Are there bands or is it just the public address system? Does Texas Stadium reinforce crowd noise?

Is the new stadium going to be designed to enhance noise like Seattle?

Or is that going to require changing who goes to the game?

Most likely it's going to require changing who goes to the game. For the most part, the people who sit closer to the field at Texas Stadium have had those tickets for many years. They are what they call the "wine and cheese" crowd. The women get themselves "Made up" to attend the games with their 10 pounds of makeup while they fan themselves. You can count the numerous "nips and tucks" just as much as you can count commercial TV stoppages. These people rarely stand and make noise. I think in Dallas, fan noise to draw false starts is a lost art. The sad fact remains that the stadium gets loudest during stoppages when those stupid t-shirts are being "shot" into the stands by the Deja Blue water cannon. Yes, they are actually more excited about the possibility of getting a cheap $8.00 t-shirt than stopping the opposing team. Go figure.....

Jeff

 

[hardcorebob]

While I agree the stadium is old and worn out, something about walking in there and realizing all the history gets to me everytime! The place has a energy that can not be explained by words alone. The Cowboys DEFINITELY need a new stadium to keep up with the current needs of a premier NFL franchise IMO. I will be sad to see it go/demolished when the time eventually comes, being a life-long Cowboys fan you always will remember the "hole in the roof" and everything that has transpired there.

On a side note, if you think the beer/food is expensive now, what do you all think will happen once the new stadium is opened? I predict up up and away with pricing......

 

[jazzcat22]

Most likely it's going to require changing who goes to the game. For the most part, the people who sit closer to the field at Texas Stadium have had those tickets for many years. They are what they call the "wine and cheese" crowd. The women get themselves "Made up" to attend the games with their 10 pounds of makeup while they fan themselves. You can count the numerous "nips and tucks" just as much as you can count commercial TV stoppages. These people rarely stand and make noise. I think in Dallas, fan noise to draw false starts is a lost art. The sad fact remains that the stadium gets loudest during stoppages when those stupid t-shirts are being "shot" into the stands by the Deja Blue water cannon. Yes, they are actually more excited about the possibility of getting a cheap $8.00 t-shirt than stopping the opposing team. Go figure.....

Jeff

Well, maybe the "different" crowd that goes will be more into the game and be much louder and passionate about their team. And for once give us a TRUE Home Field Advantage.

 

[jazzcat22]

By not going to Texas Stadium at least once...you are missing.....the CHEERLEADERS...America's Sweethearts...

 

[BigDave95]

Or you can buy blue parking passes, get to Texas Stadium 5 hours before kickoff, setup your tailgate and have fun for 4 hours prior to kickoff while you cook and watch the other games on your DirecTV setup, go into the stadium with the "wine and cheese" crowd and piss them off with your cowbells and air horns....then tailgate again after the game is over while the crowd disperses........but you can do it your way too ;-)

That's exactly what we do.

This Monday, we're leaving work at 2PM to start the tailgate. We'll be set up and cooking by 2:30. That gives us 5 hours to toss the football, play cards, pound down some beers, and get ready for the game. No need to buy food at the stadium since we'll be full from the tailgate. No need to pay $6.50 for beer thanks to big cargo shorts and a parking spot that's 50 feet from your seat for refills. After the game, we'll always fire the grill back up and cook some more while traffic clears.

I guess what I'm saying is the Texas Stadium experience is whatever you make of it. If you want to fight traffic and eat $6 nachos, go for it. Or if you want to make a full day of it and have a great time, you have that option too.

 

[phillycard]

I'll agree with the dump part. I always wondered why Cowboy fans roasted the Vet. The Vet is miles above Texas Stadium except for the turf. I will tell you the tour was very cool, and standing on the field and looking around at the ring of honor and a stadium you only ever saw on tv a million times growing up as a kid was amazing. You guy's team shop is amazing. Also had to remind myself I was at a football game, as the fans were way too passive. Hope to see it again if the schedule makers permit it. My Cowboy friends and my brother and I made a pact to always go to Cards/Boys whenever we play.

 

[sf49rh8r]

When is it's last season? Being a life long Cowboy fan and a college teammate of Tuinei I'd love to catch one game in it before they move. I live in Hawaii so scheduling is kinda tough but it would be cool to at least experience the history of it. Ugly or not....

 

[Aikmaniac]

I'm going to the Thanksgiving game vs. the Bucs. It'll be my second visit and last until the new stadium is built.

The first time I went, I didn't notice any of the eye-sores simply because I was in complete awe. I'll be that way again.

For anyone that's seen Invincible, the stadium gives goosebumps even on screen.

 

[sf49rh8r]

I'm going to the Thanksgiving game vs. the Bucs. It'll be my second visit and last until the new stadium is built.

The first time I went, I didn't notice any of the eye-sores simply because I was in complete awe. I'll be that way again.

For anyone that's seen Invincible, the stadium gives goosebumps even on screen.

Also in Any Given Sunday. Doctored up you could still feel the aura.