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Thanks for the link bswyers. This was the kind of fight that has turned me off from MMA. I was a fan back in the early days of Shamrock and Gracie - the fighting then was much more technical and it was interesting to watch fighters of different disciplines take each other on. It was also much cheaper to watch on PPV than it is these days. From I have seen recently, the current fights are much more like WWF wrestling than they were true mixed martial arts like it was in the beginning. Street fighting instead of technical like it was back in the day.  I'd say the brutality has increased, and that is what has turned me off.

"Maxed Out" is an excellent name for a Rock Band - or a Songbook.

You might want to check your figures. From I've read, the city of Arlington provided roughly $325 million of financing (plus interest). This is a relatively small percentage of the $1.3 billion cost of the stadium. I'd say "most" of the cost was paid for JJ and the Cowboys.

As for the America's Team marketing - I can understand where other fans would be jealous - This actually began back in the Tex Schramm days, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, etc. The NFL as a whole would not be where it is today without it. But still, the Cowboy's are Americas Team, consistently lead the league in apparel sales are at $1.8B, are the most valuable franchise in the NFL.

edited to add "million"

This thread is what makes it great being a Cowboys fan - The last 10 posts either mentioned or were directly about the Cowboys, all from self avowed Cowboy haters. The Cowboys are a team that everybody has an opinion about - love or hate. They are like the Yankees of Football.  How many other teams fuel that kind of passion? The Seahawks have never meant anything to anybody, totally irrelevant in the scheme of things - the 49ers? - once a contender, now a cute team with a passionate, well liked coach - no more. The Pats - Forever a dog despite recent success with a not so honest coach. Brady was a great find in the 6th round, but don't forget -  Romo was a undrafted rookie free agent - still unproven, but a good find nonetheless.   

And the Jerry Jones talk is and always has been total BS - what other business does an owner make a multi-million or hundreds of million dollar investment then expect to stay "hands off"? - Not in any company I have ever worked for that's for sure. If it were my $, I'd want to be involved also. Jerry has had much more success than almost every owner, so that argument is beyond defeated.

With all that said, this years Cowboys team is the most talented, undercoached team I have ever witnessed in 35+ years of being a Cowboys fan. That said, the NFC East is unusually weak this year and it ain't over yet.

Have a great time Cam.

Amazing rescue and TV viewing - I was up 'till about 2:00 a.m. watching the first 4 come up, woke up at 7:00 and saw nearly every miner emerge from the rescue capsule. I had tears nearly every time, a fantastic "feel good" story served twice an hour. All the miners are up, 5 rescuers to go. An amazing happy ending to what could have been a huge nightmare. CHI-CHI-CHI- EL-EL-E. Actually, this was a world-wide effort - major congrats to the American drill operator who punched the hole!

I believe you've got it!

Jim - I sent you an email. If I'm not next in line, I hope at a minimum you can post some photos of the package.

Jeff

^ Thanks Cam - The pack has ECU in Greenville next week. It's a classic trap game - one we should win easily, but ECU will be bringing their best and we'll be looking forward to FSU the following week. Hope TOB can keep our guys focused.