Is There Any Event Jerry Jones Won’t Turn Down?

I hope not. I’m not sweating Jerry Jones’ willingness to keep the Death Star booked. He paid a ton, and an empty calendar won’t keep him in stacking money. Rodeos, monster truck shows, boxing matches — whatever. Keep it coming. I just think he’s missing opportunities for so much more. He’s approaching this like any venue owner would. Joint is big — exploit that! So here are two ideas I just came up with, and Jerry can have both of them for free. I just want tickets.

– If you happened to attend the NBA All-Star Game or the UNC-Texas test run, you know that Cowboys Stadium is almost too big for a basketball game. My idea: fill that empty space with a second basketball game. There is enough room for two courts and four fan bases. I’d also run a third game — which, ideally, would be played on the field at Rangers Ballpark — on the big screen.

– Building on that, something a little more chaotic. I call it the Sports Smorgasbord. Divide the field area into thirds. In the middle, basketball. On one end, arena football. On the other — and yeah, it would take a bit of engineering, and it probably would not be regulation size — hockey. Tip off/kick off/drop the puck on all three simultaneously. Encourage crossover wherever possible. For instance: in the arena football game, the ball stays live no matter which playing surface it ends up on.