COWBOYS' SCOREBOARD-GATE CONTINUES...

Unless you live under a rock, you have probably heard about a tiny oversight with the new Cowboys Stadium design. Last Friday's stadium opening celebration and victory against the Titans [granted, it's only preseason] was overshadowed in the news by the 60-yard digital board that is currently being used as target practice for punters. At this time it appears that Jerry Jones and the NFL are at a stalemate on what height to hang the board at:

COWBOYS STATEMENT:
Cowboys Director of Communications Brett Daniels released the following statement in regards to the height of the digital board:

"We worked closely with the league office in establishing the height of the video board. The league recommended a height of at least 85 feet above the playing field. The board was installed at 90 feet. We believe in a competitive game situation, the height of the board will not be a factor.

For the last month, we have been in the process of installing equipment that will permit the lowering of the board in the future, allowing us to maximize the board for a variety of special events other than football games. This work will continue into early October.

At the end of September we will also be temporarily disconnecting and raising the board for the U2 concert on Oct. 12 to accommodate their 100 foot stage, as the board will be inoperable at that height and will not be utilized during the show.
Following the U2 concert, the board will return to its standard height of 90 feet above the playing field."

NFL STATEMENT:
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an e-mail that the league office is aware of the issue and will continue to monitor it. Aiello said the NFL's competition committee has not yet scheduled a meeting to discuss the issue, but Titans coach Jeff Fisher indicated it was a possibility after Tennessee rookie A.J. Trapasso's punt hit the board in the third quarter Friday night.

The board, which is 60 yards long and 71 feet tall, hangs 90 feet above the field.

"Something has to get worked out," said Fisher, who serves as co-chairman of the committee. "It can become a problem."


MY TAKE:
I think this digital board will eventually get raised, so the 2 questions left to be answered are when and who pays for it? Yep, this all comes down to money. Jones feels the NFL should pay since he followed the legue regulations during building. Obviously the NFL will fill like it is Jones' problem and therefore he should absorb the costs. Personally, I don't care who ends up paying for it, just get it fixed soon!