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by ponyscott » Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:42 am
Mexmustang wrote:Had drinks last night with two Cowboy execs. They were furious with the NFL. They asked the basic question, "how can we (Cowboy personnel) accommodate and handle 80-90 thousand every weekend and not be competant to handle the visitors for the Super Bowl?" The NFL took over the entire process and left their people out, the security people were largely unpaid volunteers, not the normal professionals, even Jerry and his VIP's had to wait 45 minutes to get into the stadium as all the club and suites entrances were closed and everyone had to got through general admission entrances. The security perimeter around the stadium was so wide--distant from the stadium, that people attempting to get into the stadium, sometimes had to walk almost a mile just to get in the proper entrance. Half of the people were standing in mud for over an hour just trying to get in. Obviously, they don't feel responsible, simply embarased and feel the NFL and its organization should be held acccountable. The NFL people are still in the stadium attempting to restore it to "original condition". What they discribed was a nightmare of damages caused by ignoring the agreements by the NFL people. Never been a big Cowboy fan, but I do know these people and believe what they are saying.
Interesting stuff as JJ is taking the heat for all of this...maybe somewhat needlessly at that.
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by RednBlue11 » Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:50 am
JJ isnt to blame in any of this as far as i can tell.
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by No Quarter » Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:29 pm
Regarding the Aguillara performance of the National Anthem my wife commented that if the NFL would choose a person in uniform who performs with a military band of any branch of the armed forces - no matter if their heritage were Asian, black, Hispanic or white - that would almost guarantee a performance that we could recognize as what we learned.
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by Dutch » Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:41 pm
that's not kicka$$
Ok this is getting ridiculous...I agree with Dutch on THIS ONE POST by him totally
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by RednBlue11 » Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:45 pm
Dutch wrote:that's not kicka$$
and christina agula-whatever is? she looked like a prostitute.
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by Bergermeister » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:22 am
No Quarter wrote:Regarding the Aguillara performance of the National Anthem my wife commented that if the NFL would choose a person in uniform who performs with a military band of any branch of the armed forces - no matter if their heritage were Asian, black, Hispanic or white - that would almost guarantee a performance that we could recognize as what we learned.
How about an armed forces band playing and 95,000 people singing the national anthem? It's the national anthem, not american freakin' idol.
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by No Quarter » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:33 am
Bergermeister wrote:
How about an armed forces band playing and 95,000 people singing the national anthem? It's the national anthem, not american freakin' idol.
Works for me. Its a shame that the NFL did not adopt that as a policy at the very beginning and maintain it until the present.
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by mrydel » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:41 am
The hair on my arms is still standing from Willie K's rendition.
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by PK » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:37 am
mrydel wrote:The hair on my arms is still standing from Willie K's rendition.
Absolute best national anthem at a sports event I've ever heard.
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