(3/5) Dallas Candidates Split on Cotton Bowl Money, and NCAA Football '08
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Dallas' bond money to stadium uncertain: Now that the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic is primed to leave the Fair Park stadium, Dallas mayoral candidates are divided on what to do with a public fortune earmarked for Cotton Bowl stadium renovations. Some say the $30 million in municipal bonds that voters approved in November as part of a $1.35 billion bond program must remain slotted for the 76-year-old facility. About $20 million in city- and State Fair of Texas-funded Cotton Bowl improvements already are under way, including installation of new seating and a massive video scoreboard. "That money is to be used to bring that stadium up to par. It's imperative that it be used that way, otherwise, the existing stadium will not be viable," former state representative and airline executive Sam Coats said. "I have no qualms spending the money. You have to keep the faith with the voters, period," said Darrell Jordan, a lawyer and 1995 Dallas mayoral election runner-up. "This is a good investment. We have to fight to keep these games," District 3 council member Ed Oakley said. (More at Dallas Morning News)
Boise States' Zabransky on the cover of NCAA '08: Ask any college football fan what sets their chosen sport apart from their professional brothers and odds are most of them will come up with the same answer -- unpredictability. Specifically they'll tell you about this year's Fiesta Bowl where no-name Quarterback Jared Zabransky led his even less known Boise State Cowboys to a thrilling 43-42 overtime victory over the goliath like Oklahoma Sooners. It's that leadership that led EA Sports to choose Zabransky over other household names like Brady Quinn and Troy Smith as their cover-boy for NCAA Football 2008. EA is hoping that Zabransky will be the perfect fit for the game's newest feature, Team Leadership. (MyGamer) Adrian Peterson was widely speculated to grab the cover, as NCAA Football '08 is expected for release summer 2007 for Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2 and PS3.
Dallas' bond money to stadium uncertain: Now that the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic is primed to leave the Fair Park stadium, Dallas mayoral candidates are divided on what to do with a public fortune earmarked for Cotton Bowl stadium renovations. Some say the $30 million in municipal bonds that voters approved in November as part of a $1.35 billion bond program must remain slotted for the 76-year-old facility. About $20 million in city- and State Fair of Texas-funded Cotton Bowl improvements already are under way, including installation of new seating and a massive video scoreboard. "That money is to be used to bring that stadium up to par. It's imperative that it be used that way, otherwise, the existing stadium will not be viable," former state representative and airline executive Sam Coats said. "I have no qualms spending the money. You have to keep the faith with the voters, period," said Darrell Jordan, a lawyer and 1995 Dallas mayoral election runner-up. "This is a good investment. We have to fight to keep these games," District 3 council member Ed Oakley said. (More at Dallas Morning News)
Boise States' Zabransky on the cover of NCAA '08: Ask any college football fan what sets their chosen sport apart from their professional brothers and odds are most of them will come up with the same answer -- unpredictability. Specifically they'll tell you about this year's Fiesta Bowl where no-name Quarterback Jared Zabransky led his even less known Boise State Cowboys to a thrilling 43-42 overtime victory over the goliath like Oklahoma Sooners. It's that leadership that led EA Sports to choose Zabransky over other household names like Brady Quinn and Troy Smith as their cover-boy for NCAA Football 2008. EA is hoping that Zabransky will be the perfect fit for the game's newest feature, Team Leadership. (MyGamer) Adrian Peterson was widely speculated to grab the cover, as NCAA Football '08 is expected for release summer 2007 for Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2 and PS3.
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