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Football's Sharpest Mind Trumps Its Biggest Dummy

Jan 22, 2009 – 1:00 AM
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Jay Mariotti

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Jerry JonesIn the sense that America is one messed-up country, I suppose the Dallas Cowboys still can be called "America's Team." That's because they are indisputably the most chaotic, mismanaged, undisciplined sports franchise that we have the displeasure to follow. Down yonder, Jerry Jones keeps gushing about his new stadium, the Romo Domo, which makes the Taj Mahal sound like a slum and Wembley like a sandlot.

"This will become one of the most visible buildings in the world," he proclaims, which must make the Parthenon, the Colosseum, the Great Sphinx and the Leaning Tower of Pisa shake in fear. "NFL programming is the No. 1 programming in television, and Dallas Cowboys games consistently draw the highest TV ratings. What we have designed is a structure we feel is architecturally significant, yet reflects the emotion and the competition that goes on -- not only in the venue but in the minds of the people who see the venue. Almost a living entity."
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