Rockmolder
15 years ago

I don't remember where I heard/read this, but I guess the scoreboard is that low, because the U2 (who's having a concert there in Oct.??) concert requires it to be where it's currently at.

Again, not sure how official that is.

"Formo" wrote:



Way to get your priorities straigth, lol.
Formo
15 years ago

I don't remember where I heard/read this, but I guess the scoreboard is that low, because the U2 (who's having a concert there in Oct.??) concert requires it to be where it's currently at.

Again, not sure how official that is.

"Rockmolder" wrote:



Way to get your priorities straigth, lol.

"Formo" wrote:



lol ... What?!
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Rockmolder
15 years ago

I don't remember where I heard/read this, but I guess the scoreboard is that low, because the U2 (who's having a concert there in Oct.??) concert requires it to be where it's currently at.

Again, not sure how official that is.

"Formo" wrote:



Way to get your priorities straigth, lol.

"Rockmolder" wrote:



lol ... What?!

"Formo" wrote:



Having the scoreboard low, in a football stadium, because of a U2 concert, while it hinders a football game.
Pack93z
15 years ago

I don't remember where I heard/read this, but I guess the scoreboard is that low, because the U2 (who's having a concert there in Oct.??) concert requires it to be where it's currently at.

Again, not sure how official that is.

"Rockmolder" wrote:



Way to get your priorities straigth, lol.

"Formo" wrote:



lol ... What?!

"Rockmolder" wrote:



Having the scoreboard low, in a football stadium, because of a U2 concert, while it hinders a football game.

"Formo" wrote:



Patience with him Rock.. he has never had the opportunity to view a home NFL game from a quality venue.. being stuck with the Humpty Dump for all these years.. anything would be an improvement. 😉
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DakotaT
15 years ago

I don't remember where I heard/read this, but I guess the scoreboard is that low, because the U2 (who's having a concert there in Oct.??) concert requires it to be where it's currently at.

Again, not sure how official that is.

"pack93z" wrote:



Way to get your priorities straigth, lol.

"Rockmolder" wrote:



lol ... What?!

"Formo" wrote:



Having the scoreboard low, in a football stadium, because of a U2 concert, while it hinders a football game.

"Rockmolder" wrote:



Patience with him Rock.. he has never had the opportunity to view a home NFL game from a quality venue.. being stuck with the Humpty Dump for all these years.. anything would be an improvement. ;)

"Formo" wrote:




I don't know about that. Everytime I've seen the Vikings play there, they've lost. It's kind of a special place for me! I love watching "football fans" boo the refs for procedure penalties, off sides, delay of game. Kind of gives you a warm feeling that your a Packer fan.
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flep
15 years ago
They sould put one of those scoreboards in the metrodome.

Yeh it would obscure the view of the games for some Vikes fans.

But....Is that a bad thing?
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dfosterf
15 years ago
Isn't the present rule (probably made up on the fly per Jerry) that if the punter hits the sign he gets a "do-over"?

We should go get a sign. The luck we have been having with punters, I say mount it 40 feet above the field. We tell whoever we trot out there to aim for the sign. Then, whenever Kapinos/Brooks/TBA punts...if they hit it over the sign, we are Good to go. If they hit the sign, they get another shot at it.

Home cookin' ! ...


Bet they would still miss the damn thing though.
Zero2Cool
15 years ago
I think it was interesting that Wade Phillips mentioned the huge ass screen could be used as an advantage for his team.

THAT'S EXACTLY THE ISSUE, DUMBASS! 😉
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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago

Commentary: Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones has jumbotron-sized ego
 

Posted by JEREMY ELLIOTT, For The Patriot-News Monday August 24, 2009, 10:18 PM

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A simple punt in a preseason game never meant so much or caused so much commotion.

There was 8:07 left in the third quarter when Tennessee reserve punter A.J. Trapasso lined up to punt during an exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys at the new, high-tech, way-too-expensive Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The ball sailed off Trapasso's foot and caromed off the 432-ton videoboard hanging from the roof of this gaudy facility. Officials met after Titans head coach Jeff Fisher tossed his red flag on the field and wanted a review of the incident.

That's when we were greeted with the first "do-over" in Cowboys Stadium history. And you can expect more -- plenty more -- in the future.

One has to wonder what Jerry Jones was thinking. How can someone, who has the richest franchise in the history of the league and who is supposed to be so brilliant, make this sort of blunder by ordering a Jumbotron so big, so extravagant that a backup punter smacks it?

Well, that's Jones being Jones.

There have been so many times when the Cowboys' maverick owner has let his ego get in the way of common sense. So many times his arrogance has shown.

The Jimmy Johnson fiasco. Not paying Emmitt Smith and letting his team lose the first two games of the 1993 season. Hiring Barry Switzer and Dave Campo.

Just add this one to the list.

When Indianapolis built Lucas Oil Stadium, Colts punter Hunter Smith, now with the Washington Redskins, was brought in to punt balls and make sure they didn't hit the scoreboard. This classy organization did its due diligence.

Not Jones.

I don't have a problem with making something nice for the fans. They are the ones who should be pampered. And there is plenty to like about this stadium. But what we don't like is making something so big that it supersedes the game and isn't given a test run.

Ridiculous.

Jones was quick to mention that the punters tried to hit it. Does that really matter? Ever hear of a five-second hang time, Jerry?

This thing is either too big or too low, and something needs to be done. But that would require Jones to admit he is wrong.

Jones gave more excuses, saying that the league signed off on it. He took it to another level when he said he wasn't going to do anything about it, and that when someone hits it, they can replay the down.

Again, arrogance.

But that is Jones' way. Really, did we need a $1.2 billion facility? Apparently Jones does. Can you say, pretentious?

This screams of a little boy saying "I have more than you," or "Mine is bigger than yours." Or maybe it's just someone who wants people to focus on something other than the product on the field.

Maybe Jones should worry about something that matters, like the fact that he spent way too much money on Roy Williams. (Boy, did Detroit see him coming on that one.)

Maybe Jones should lock up DeMarcus Ware or get a quality receiver to help out Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo.

Now those are decisions that make sense.


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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Another perspective on this issue from our friends at DallasSportsFans.com :

The Dallas Cowboys Massive HD Screen or Jumbo-tron has been quite the hot button topic in the media as of late. Is the screen high enough, some say yes (Jerry Jones included), and others are saying the Jumbo-tron needs to be raised. The NFL guidelines for this are that it must be at least 85 feet in the air, and the Jumbotron hangs at 90 feet. So, Jerry Jones, the Jumbo-tron, or the Dallas Cowboys should not be at fault because the NFLs height requirements were not very well thought out. That said, instead of moving the massive HD screen up, which has been reported to make it inoperable the NFL has instead created a special rules instead. . . .

So it is definitely safe to say that the massive HD Jumbo-tron at Jerry world will not be going anywhere except for the U2 concert in october when the Cowboys Jumbotron will be disconnected and raised to make room for their stage lighting.


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