Cowboys Awarded Super Bowl XLV

[Old Tiger]

Go Boys!


More information to come soon!

[Emerson1]

2011, perfect timing for a 21st birthday present.

[burnet44]

boss hogg finally gets one

[Phil C]

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[TexasHSFootball]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ah13v8oaM2H2Q2ySUzAXoyU5nYcB?slug=ap-nflmeetings&prov=ap&type=lgns

2011 Super Bowl goes to Cowboys' new stadium
By TERESA M. WALKER, AP Sports Writer
May 22, 2007

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Seats matter.

The 2011 Super Bowl will be played at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas, where the NFL will be able to fit thousands more fans into the stadium for its showpiece game.

NFL owners voted Tuesday for the North Texas group, which had Hall of Famer Roger Staubach lobbying on its behalf. The Cowboys' $1 billion stadium seats up to 100,000 and will open in 2009. It has about 27,000 more seats than the other finalists' stadiums in Indianapolis or Arizona.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the actual crowd ticketed at the game could reach 120,000, with fans being able to watch video screens at each end zone.

"Everyone has always told me, 'I wish we could get more fans in the Super Bowl. I wish we could do that,"' he said. "I think the fact we can have 100,000 people in the stadium is important because it includes that many more people in our biggest event in the NFL."

NFL owners also reviewed recommended standards concerning concussions during their one-day, spring meeting. Medical decisions will override whether a team needs a player to play and also would include whistleblower protection for reporting when a doctor is pressured to clear a player.

"Medical considerations must always have priority over competitive situations," commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.

The Indianapolis bid featured the Colts' domed stadium opening in 2008 and was backed by a Top 10 list by David Letterman with a presentation by Colts coach Tony Dungy. Arizona hosts the 2008 Super Bowl on Feb. 3 and hosted the 1996 Super Bowl in Tempe.

Tampa, Fla., hosts in 2009, followed by a return to South Florida in 2010. Texas has hosted the Super Bowl twice -- in Houston in 2004 in the Texans' new stadium and in 1974 at Rice Stadium.

Jones said the vote went to a fourth ballot, when the winner needs only a majority.

"I think every other aspect of our bid candidly was stronger than Dallas' but for the size of the stadium," said Fred Glass, president of Indianapolis' bid committee. "So based on that, that's the only thing I can think of that was the deciding piece."

Indianapolis also lost to Minneapolis in bidding for the 1992 game, and Colts president Bill Polian said owners told him and team owner Jim Irsay that Indy should bid again.

"I don't think those were idle words of consolation," Polian said. "They were true feelings. The committee did as good a job as anyone could possibly do. We just came up a little short."

Indianapolis came in with a strong bid, apparently overcoming winter weather with its downtown walkways. The committee also came in with $25 million already committed to help pay the costs associated with hosting the game.

Dungy helped tout the city's experience hosting big events like Final Fours, the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 with track president Tony George on hand. Letterman's Top 10 was capped by No. 1: His mom's tailgate party.

Staubach countered with Texas' long football history, especially his 2-2 record as a player in Super Bowls. Temperatures can be chilly in February in Arlington, but the Cowboys' new stadium will have a sliding roof that can protect fans.

"We're going to work real hard to live up to the responsibility we have of winning this bid to make it the best Super Bowl that's taken place in 45 years," said Staubach, chairman of the bid committee. "We're thrilled about it."

Arizona didn't tap any big names in making its bid to become a part of the Super Bowl rotation like Miami, which hosted the game in February and is on tap for 2010. Mike Kennedy, chairman of the Arizona Super Bowl host committee, said visitors can enjoy the weather.

"Arizona is the best Super Bowl venue in the United States year in and year out," he said.

Unfortunately, Arizona's bid may have been hampered more by staff problems for the game in February and asking the NFL to pay for improvements to a stadium that opened last August.

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by TexasHSFootball
"I think every other aspect of our bid candidly was stronger than Dallas' but for the size of the stadium," said Fred Glass, president of Indianapolis' bid committee. "So based on that, that's the only thing I can think of that was the deciding piece." :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry:

Didn't he get the memo? Everything's bigger in Texas!:D

[smustangs]

sounds like a great birthday present for me if ne of yall wnat to know

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by smustangs
sounds like a great birthday present for me if ne of yall wnat to know
Well, give me your mom's phone # and I'll be sure to let her know. :D

[smustangs]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Well, give me your mom's phone # and I'll be sure to let her know. :D

haha i already told em'

[smustangs]

any ticket info?

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by smustangs
any ticket info?
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Haven't you gone to ticketmaster yet?:nerd: :p

[smustangs]

Originally posted by SintonFan
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Haven't you gone to ticketmaster yet?:nerd: :p

i couldnt find ne thing on there

[kepdawg]

Originally posted by smustangs
any ticket info?

Plan on spending around $900.

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by smustangs
i couldnt find ne thing on there
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Did you search for 2011 tickets?:thinking:

[smustangs]

Originally posted by SintonFan
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Did you search for 2011 tickets?:thinking:

yep

[smustangs]

found an article were there projected to be around $900

[kepdawg]

Here's some info (referencing the most recent Super Bowl):

Tickets (http://www.superbowl.com/features/general_info)

Tickets
The demand for tickets to Super Bowl XLI greatly exceeds our ability to accommodate the majority of our fans interested in attending. Most tickets are made available through the two teams competing in the game, and to a lesser extent through each of our other NFL teams. Remaining tickets for the general public are made available through a random drawing. There is no other means for the general public to purchase tickets. The NFL does not sell tickets to travel or ticket agents.

Entries for the random drawing are accepted between Feb. 1 and June 1 of the year preceding the game in question. All entries must include name, address, phone number and email address, and must be sent via certified or registered mail. You will be notified by mail in October or November if you are eligible to purchase Super Bowl XLI tickets. Requests for tickets to Super Bowl XLII, to be played Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz., will be accepted beginning Feb. 1, 2007. Requests should be sent to:

Super Bowl Random Drawing
P.O. Box 49140
Strongsville, OH 44149-0140

Please note: Only one request per address is accepted. Duplicate requests will be ineligible.

SB XLI ticket distribution
AFC Champion -- 17.5 percent
NFC Champion -- 17.5 percent
Host Team (Dolphins) -- 5.0 percent
Other 29 Teams -- 34.8 percent
NFL -- 25.2 percent

Future Super Bowl Sites
2008 (SB XLII) -- Arizona
2009 (SB XLIII) -- Tampa
2010 (SB XLIV) -- Miami