Dallas City Council Approves $25.5 Million Cotton Bowl Renovation
The Cotton Bowl Stadium at the Fair Park complex in Dallas, Texas is one of the most legendary venues in college football, if not all of collegiate sports.
Home to the Cotton Bowl game– previously a New Year’s Day tradition, but pushed farther back recently thanks to the BCS– the stadium has been in dire need of an upgrade to keep up with the times, and more importantly, keep the Red River Rivalry game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners where it belongs.
According to reports, the Cotton Bowl will get a $25.5 million face-lift after a bond election passed through the Dallas City Council on Wednesday. The debt was issued by the city council as debts of obligation to expedite the process and ensure the city would have access to the funding necessary to begin construction improvements in a timely manner.
The first renovations are scheduled for 2014, and according to contract, must be finished prior to the State Fair of Texas kickoff later that year and the traditional mid-October battle between Texas and Oklahoma.
The renovations will ensure the Red River Shootout be played at the Cotton Bowl until at least 2020, when contract negotiations will re-open for consideration.
All of this news is certainly welcome to Texas and Oklahoma fans alike who consider attending the annual game at the Cotton Bowl as much of an experience, and important part of tradition, as the game itself.
When Jerry Jones‘ behemoth new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas opened, many were concerned the game would be moved there and lose a great deal of its lustre in the process.
At least for now, “Jerry World” is in the rear-view, and fans can look forward to many more October classics between two of college football’s biggest powers.
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More stories about the Dallas City Council’s approval of Cotton Bowl repairs:
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Dallas Council Approves Up To $25M in Cotton Bowl Upgrades: http://bit.ly/I9E38a
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