Of course, if there was some competition for the teams among suburbs, etc., the Oilers might still be around. When the Mavericks and Stars were hunting for their new home, they never considered a different metro area because they knew if they couldn't get it in Dallas, they could get it in Grapevine or Arlington or Irving, etc. In the case of the Cowboys, a city/county partnership wouldn't have helped anyway since Dallas County and the City of Dallas both said no to the Cowboys.
Personally, I couldn't give a **** less about the new stadium, except for the possibility of moving the TX/OU game there.... 75,000 means way more people can go to the game.
yeah in that park in the middle of nowhere where junior plays his games or the diamond roundf the corner from your place
because the fact it was on the rail line...connecting media and visitors to downtown and all the events we hosted there...is exactly why houston WILL be getting another super bowl. it's the same reason they keep bringing the super bowl back to new orleans...because the game site and the entertainment for visitors is in a compact area. again...the stadium is just another symptom of a problem that seems to be affecting a lot of american cities, namely dallas, detroit and miami, in particular....the erosion of tax base and activities because of competing suburbs from the core city center. that's a problem that i'm glad houston does not have. that, and the cooperation among city and county officials, which is remarkable.
