Baylor-Texas Tech coming North

[George S. Patton]

Baylor and Tech will play their next two football games in North Texas beginning with the 2009 game on Nov. 28.
The teams will meet at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington this fall and play the second game of the two-year agreement at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas during the State Fair in 2010.

The Red Raiders and Bears will play on Oct. 9 in 2010.

"Baylor football is on the rise and we are excited about the opportunity to showcase our program in the Metroplex against a Big 12 rival for the next two years," Baylor Director of Athletics Ian McCaw said. "Both Cowboys Stadium and the Cotton Bowl are attractive venues for different reasons," he added. "Cowboys Stadium has the finest amenities of any football facility in the world, and the Cotton Bowl is rich in tradition and an ideal place to play during the State Fair."

Baylor coach Art Briles said last month that, while he wants the chance to play Tech in Waco, he understands the big picture of what it means to play in Dallas.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for our football program to gain visibility and credibility in front of our fans, alums and friends in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex," Briles said. "Our players and coaches are excited about having the chance to play in the Cowboys new stadium this fall and at the Cotton Bowl in 2010. This is a good move for our program that will pay benefits in many areas, including recruiting."

[StallionsModelT]

The new cowboys stadium is going to kill any chance of getting our former SWC mates to play us in Ford. Why play in front of 30K when you can get a huge payday and play in front of 100K.

[Stallion]

...AND split the gate-that's the big difference. June Jones has made it clear that his long range vision is to expand Ford-we get this from recruit reports all the time. If you think this program is going to take off under Jones then this a direction SMU should look-although the economy has now tanked. I've always thought Ford was too small to compete for games against top BCS programs and I said it on Day 1. I think Tulsa is going to find out the same thing. There's a trade-off with the small stadiums.

[MustangIcon]

The new cowboys stadium is going to kill any chance of getting our former SWC mates to play us in Ford. Why play in front of 30K when you can get a huge payday and play in front of 100K.

Tickets are supposed to be starting at $40 for this game. Tech/Baylor won't draw more than 50k on November 28th is my guess.

[Water Pony]

...AND split the gate-that's the big difference. June Jones has made it clear that his long range vision is to expand Ford-we get this from recruit reports all the time. If you think this program is going to take off under Jones then this a direction SMU should look-although the economy has now tanked. I've always thought Ford was too small to compete for games against top BCS programs and I said it on Day 1. I think Tulsa is going to find out the same thing. There's a trade-off with the small stadiums.

I previously supported expanding Ford to 45K (expense is not crazy by enclosing the horseshoe with no super-strucutre requirements) to lure bigger schools as well as promote the idea of a permanent site for the CUSA Championship game, much like Memphis and BB. Possible or practical?