OUInsider - Owen Field

You have your setiments and that is fine; however, this is a modern world. Old vs new and the tradition is the game itself. I believe players want to be in the "glory" that the newer facility provides. The recruit draw is important. If you want a greasy corn dog, go to HEB! Sorry JMHO

I think it will go to home and home before it ever goes to Jerryworld. Jerry's season ticket bondholders are guaranteed first ticket rights to every event in that stadium. Which means longtime Sooner and shorthorn doners would be forced out of their prime seat locations. Joe and Boren would never let that happen.
In my opinion, unless that changes, Jerryworld is never an option.

I like the tradition and enjoy going to the CB. That said Dallas sealed their fate when they didn't work with Jerry to build the new cowboy stadium in the fairgrounds. It's only a matter of time before the game leaves for Jerry world or home and home.
Cowboy stadium will get a spot in the national championship game rotation. Wait and see.

Totally disagree. I always wonder about people's belief that a new fancy stadium is somehow a significant factor. It's not. On the list of factors playing into where the RRS will be played, JerryWorlds price tag and giant TV are WAAAY down near the bottom. On top of that, by the time 2020 rolls around JerryWorld will be about 13 or 14 years old. I'm sure it will still be nice, but any remaining trickle of interest in playing the RRS in the newest and fanciest stadium will have long dried up by then.

The list of people who want the game moved has really dwindled down to the media because the CB press box apparently sucks and people who want a doned stadium to sit in. The press box issue will get resolved in the next set of renovations. The pro-domed stadium crowd doesn't have a monetarily sound argument on their side, which basically renders them silent. It is basically a question of money.

There is nothing close to a convincing argument that JerryWorld will result in more money. Once you factor in the loss of 12,000 seats and Jerry Jones' cut of the revenue for letting the game be played at his stadium you're already in a hole compared to the revenue that is generated at the Cotton Bowl. Then you look at TV viewership. Does anyone really think that more people will tune in to watch the game if it is played at JerryWorld? How many potential viewers are out there saying to themselves "I'm not watching that game if it's not played at Cowboys Stadium!" On top of that, the Texas State Fair would take a huge hit in terms of revenue. As has been made quite clear, the people affected by that (i.e. the City of Dallas" are quite willing to go to great lengths to avoid such a loss. I am pretty sure most people who were at all interested noticed that, when additional upgrades were demanded to extend the RRS contracts with the CB, it did not take long for the approvals to be handed down. A similar series of events is likely when the 2020 agreement is up for renewal.

On top of all that, there is also the issue of who gets to sit in the nicest seats, as another poster mentioned and explained.

Finally, niether school has, to date, shown any real interest in a home-and-home arrangement, and likely never will.

Short of the CB stadium getting destroyed by a tornado or condemned, the RRS isn't going anywhere.

The stadium will not be required to produce that revenue on its own. The city of Dallas stepped up rather quickly to make sure the game stayed at the CB to pave the way for the most recent extension. With all the money spent on the last set of renovations (including closing in the upper deck etc.) and then the impending set of renovations that the City of Dallas already approved, there's no way they can let the game go just 8 years later. They're basically committed and locked in.

I agree OUManiac

Not surprising at all.

Hope it stays past 2020 but predicting anything in CFB nowadays for even one year out is risky