Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Jerry Jones and the Ongoing Dallas Cowboy Stadium Scandal

Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are one of those rare gifts that just keep on giving. My 2 longtime readers may remember me mentioning Jerry Jones and the disgustingly scandalous way he and the Dallas Cowboys went about getting a new stadium.

Awhile back the Cowboys announced their new ticket prices, including having to pay up to something like $50,000.00 for a seat license that then allowed you to pay up to something like $500.00 for a game ticket.

Well, there was a lot of squawking from those who can not afford such prices, like the very people who's homes and business were robbed from them so Jerry Jones could build his monument to himself.

Well, Jerry Jones, well known philanthropist that he is, came up with a wonderful solution to the problem of his ticket prices keeping most people from being able to afford to get into his new stadium that is being built on their land.

Jerry Jones is proposing a 'Share a Ticket' concept. You gather together a group of people and buy one ticket. And share it. One person watches for a pre-determined length of time and when his time is up he leaves the stadium and passes off the ticket to the next person.

While you wait your turn with the ticket you will get to watch the game on big screen TVs. I assume in high definition.

It is not known how the 'Share a Ticket' deal is going to work. What if a guy is so caught up in the game that he forgets to share? How many people can share a ticket? Like if it takes 20 people to make it affordable, how would you manage the time sharing? How do you determine who goes in first? How would it be fair if the last person goes into the stadium and then the game goes into overtime?

In an earlier bone tossed to the unwashed masses it was announced that up to 20,000 fans will be able to buy tickets to a standing room only plaza outside the stadium where they can watch the game on TV, thus allowing them to feel like they are part of the game atmosphere, but at a bargain price. It is not known if this plaza will be sheltered from the elements. It is also not known if sports fans will have to buy a standing room license in order to buy a ticket. Or if the 'Share a Ticket' concept will also be used for the standing room only viewing plaza.

I've had feedback from all over the world regarding the Dallas Cowboy Stadium Scandal. You can go here and read them. Some are pretty funny. Some are pretty sad. A few are really stupid. I've not heard from Jerry Jones.

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