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The Cotton Bowl still has a grass surface I believe. At this time of the year not many coaches will chance playing on grass when there are so many Turf fields out there now.

 

If it did storm I'm sure the Cotton Bowl folks would want a bunch of high school players tearing their field up.

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Natural grass is the big turnoff.

 

Most people would rather have 6000 people in an 8000 capacity stadium, or 12,000 in a 15,000 capacity stadium for the "feel" of the game than to look like no one is even there in a 50,000-60,000 seat stadium, even if the price is the same.

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Its because the cotton bowl is in the hood.

 

 

Bingo

 

I think the last time a HS game was played there, a bunch of local criminals had a field day in the parking lots.

 

Even still, it would only be chosen for sentimental reasons if it were. There are just too many more appealing options in the Metroplex for HS football, and most all of them are artificial turf fields.

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so does texas still use it against ou , or do they play at jerry house now

What is the cotton bowl used for?

 

I think they use it for a college bowl game that is played annually in January that usually includes a couple of BCS wanna be's

 

:P

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I think they use it for a college bowl game that is played annually in January that usually includes a couple of BCS wanna be's

 

:P

 

Not anymore. The Cotton Bowl event will move to Jerry World. I know, weird.

 

Texas and OU are committed to play at the Cotton Bowl through 2015 I think. It's the only meaningful game left that's played there.

 

 

 

 

 

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Not anymore. The Cotton Bowl event will move to Jerry World. I know, weird.

 

Texas and OU are committed to play at the Cotton Bowl through 2015 I think. It's the only meaningful game left that's played there.

 

 

There is a game at the cotton bowl, its just not called the cotton bowl. Its the ticket city bowl, played between a big ten and big 12 team. They think its going to be tech and northwestern in it.

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There is a game at the cotton bowl, its just not called the cotton bowl. Its the ticket city bowl, played between a big ten and big 12 team. They think its going to be tech and northwestern in it.

 

Tech will smoke Northwestern for sure!!...lol

I swear I saw somewhere where there is a bowl game in Detroit. I think I'm going crazy!

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The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair in Dallas, Texas, USA. Concerts or other events using a stage allow the playing field to be used for additional spectators. The Cotton Bowl was the longtime home of the annual Cotton Bowl Classic college football bowl game, for which the stadium is named. In January of 2010, the game was moved to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

 

The Cowboys hosted the Green Bay Packers for the 1966 NFL championship at the Cotton Bowl. Artificial turf was installed in 1970 and removed in 1993 in preparation for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

 

The stadium has been home to many football teams over the years, including: SMU Mustangs (NCAA), Dallas Cowboys (NFL; 1960–1970), Dallas Texans (NFL) (1952), Dallas Texans (prior to moving to Kansas City) (AFL; 1960–1962), and soccer teams, the Dallas Tornado (NASL; 1967–1968), and FC Dallas (the Dallas Burn before 2005) (Major League Soccer; 1996–2002, 2004–2005). It was also one of the nine venues used for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

 

 

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The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair in Dallas, Texas, USA. Concerts or other events using a stage allow the playing field to be used for additional spectators. The Cotton Bowl was the longtime home of the annual Cotton Bowl Classic college football bowl game, for which the stadium is named. In January of 2010, the game was moved to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

 

The Cowboys hosted the Green Bay Packers for the 1966 NFL championship at the Cotton Bowl. Artificial turf was installed in 1970 and removed in 1993 in preparation for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

 

The stadium has been home to many football teams over the years, including: SMU Mustangs (NCAA), Dallas Cowboys (NFL; 1960–1970), Dallas Texans (NFL) (1952), Dallas Texans (prior to moving to Kansas City) (AFL; 1960–1962), and soccer teams, the Dallas Tornado (NASL; 1967–1968), and FC Dallas (the Dallas Burn before 2005) (Major League Soccer; 1996–2002, 2004–2005). It was also one of the nine venues used for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

 

Cotton Bowl "The House That Doak Built"

 

Former names Fair Park Stadium (1930-1936)

Location 1300 Robert B. Cullum Boulevard,

Fair Park, Dallas, Texas

Coordinates 32°46′47″N 96°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 96.75972°W / 32.77972; -96.75972Coordinates: 32°46′47″N 96°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 96.75972°W / 32.77972; -96.75972

Broke ground 1930[1]

Opened 1930

Renovated 1968, 1994, 2008

Expanded 1948, 1949, 1994, 2008

Owner City of Dallas

Operator City of Dallas

Surface Grass 1930 to 1969 and 1994 to present

Astroturf 1970 to 1993 Construction cost $328,200

Capacity 92,100[2]

Record attendance 96,009[3]

Tenants

Cotton Bowl Classic (NCAA) (1937-2009)

Red River Rivalry (NCAA, Big 12) (1932-present)

TicketCity Bowl (NCAA, tentative for 2011)

Dallas Cowboys (NFL) (1960-1971)

Dallas Texans (AFL) (1960-1962)

FIFA World Cup (1994)

Dallas Burn / FC Dallas (MLS) (1996-2002, 2004-2005)

SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (1932-1978, 1995-2000)

Dallas Texans (NFL) (1952)

Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1967-1968)

Dallas ISD, Playoffs (1974-present)

 

I WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cotton Bowl "The House That Doak Built"

 

Former names Fair Park Stadium (1930-1936)

Location 1300 Robert B. Cullum Boulevard,

Fair Park, Dallas, Texas

Coordinates 32°46′47″N 96°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 96.75972°W / 32.77972; -96.75972Coordinates: 32°46′47″N 96°45′35″W / 32.77972°N 96.75972°W / 32.77972; -96.75972

Broke ground 1930[1]

Opened 1930

Renovated 1968, 1994, 2008

Expanded 1948, 1949, 1994, 2008

Owner City of Dallas

Operator City of Dallas

Surface Grass 1930 to 1969 and 1994 to present

Astroturf 1970 to 1993 Construction cost $328,200

Capacity 92,100[2]

Record attendance 96,009[3]

Tenants

Cotton Bowl Classic (NCAA) (1937-2009)

Red River Rivalry (NCAA, Big 12) (1932-present)

TicketCity Bowl (NCAA, tentative for 2011)

Dallas Cowboys (NFL) (1960-1971)

Dallas Texans (AFL) (1960-1962)

FIFA World Cup (1994)

Dallas Burn / FC Dallas (MLS) (1996-2002, 2004-2005)

SMU Mustangs (NCAA) (1932-1978, 1995-2000)

Dallas Texans (NFL) (1952)

Dallas Tornado (NASL) (1967-1968)

Dallas ISD, Playoffs (1974-present)

 

I WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

you left out the SWAC game that is played there every yr.

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They have the Harvey Martin Classic there that features Texas A&M-Commerce playing one of its games there.

They have a SWAC game as well as the Ticket City Bowl.

 

I went to the last 6-7 Cotton Bowls in there and the predominant talk was about how everything was out of date (restrooms, walkways, seating, etc) and that it wasn't worth the $$ to renovate right now.

 

Therefore, they eventually moved the Cotton Bowl to Cowboys Stadium.

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