If you ever find yourself needing to design a state of the art football arena, I highly recommend consulting with Jerry Jones. I visited his Cowboys Stadium for the second time last weekend and was amazed all over again.
Last January I had the pleasure of watching my LSU Tigers win the Cotton Bowl under Jerry's bright lights. We sat on the fourth level, and while they weren't the best seats in the house, it didn't matter because I couldn't take
my eyes off the colossal jumbotron.
On Saturday I returned to Cowboys Stadium for our season opener against Oregon. A guest of a friend, my seat in the stadium was a tremendous upgrade from the Cotton Bowl. Club level. Row 17. Forty-five yard line. I certainly didn't need the jumbotron but did catch myself looking up from time to time.
As luck would have it, our seats were near Mr. Jones' suite and before kickoff he emerged to greet the crowd. I just couldn't help myself. I had to tell him what I thought about his stadium. So I marched over to say hi. Here's how the exchange went.
Me: Mr. Jones. Your stadium is just amazing.
Jerry Jones: Well thank you so much. Where are you from?
Me: Abilene
Jerry Jones: Great. Well, thank you so much for coming out.
Me: Well, thanks for having me.
Short and sweet. But my friend did snap a quick picture and later I learned that the whole thing was seen on the jumbotron!
Not sure when I'll be back in Cowboys Stadium, but it will be hard to top the experience I had Saturday night. Oh, and we won the game!
