6B
Thursday, February 1, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Cowboys: The best team that money can buy
I wrote this letter out of a general concern for my favorite team, the Steelers, and not out of animosity for the arrogance of "America's Team."
Former Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson and owner Jerry Jones began to rebuild the Cowboys in 1988 through a series of key trades to acquire draft picks. Those moves allowed Dallas to draft team cornerstones Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, both of who continue to pay dividends for Jones long after Johnson's departure.
The Cowboys were built through the college draft, reminiscent of the Steelers' and 49ers' dynasties
of the 1970s and 1980s. True, Dallas has lost a lot of depth and talent because of free agency, but most of those players were backups or role players who could easily be replaced by a draft pick. Free agency increased players' paychecks, but it also has forced owners to dish out enormous signing bonuses, which have drained many bank accounts.
Dallas can afford to pay an overrated cornerback $35 million for five years, but most owners do not have assets that gross the $200 million annually like Jones does. Personal seat licenses (Rams and Panthers), stadium revenue (Art Modell and the Baltimore Brown's) and corporate greed (Jones, in association with Nike, Coca-Cola and American Express) show how eager some owners are to sign a big-name free agent, or re-sign their own player, for the right to hold the Lombardi Trophy in January.
SPORTS RAP
Being a Pittsburgh native — I'm using my Terrible Towel to dry the tears with Bill Petulla — my concern is whether an "everyman" team like the Steelers can afford to sign key free agents like Neil O'Donnell and Kevin Greene without the benefit of having a genuine millionaire.
The Steelers, like the community-owned Green Bay Packers, have proven to be a legitimate contender without having the benefit of Dallas' $62 million payroll, which is close to $30 million over the salary cap.
The Cowboys are clearly the best team in football, but, as a Steeler fan, I just hope the money never runs dry. Why? Because Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys have now proven that money can buy a Super Bowl, even with Barry Switzer as head coach.
Thomas Gallagher Olathe junior
After Dallas and San Francisco: NFC is weaker than the AFC
This year the Super Bowl gained back some credibility. Not only were the commercials entertaining, but the game itself actually held an element of suspense past the first quarter.
It's not so much that the NFC has dominated the Super Bowl as it is that the NFL's two best teams have, and unfortunately, they happen to play in the same conference. Teams like Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Buffalo are probably stronger than most NFC teams, especially when it comes to depth.
Best of all, this trend is likely to continue for the next few years. With all of the salary cap and free agent rules the NFL now enforces, teams like the Cowboys and 49ers will eventually come down to earth. Once you get past Big D and the 'Niners, the NFC is probably a much weaker conference than the AFC.
And who knows, with Jimmy Johnson calling the shots in Miami, Dan Marino and the Dolphins might finally get back to the big one. Some people have complained that NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue is trying to create 30 teams with 500 records.
But after recent Super Bowls, I think most people would prefer parity over another Dallas/San Francisco slaughter.
Matt Woodruff
Olathe junior
Teams set for football classic
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Brigham Young University and Texas A&M were matched yesterday for the Pigskin Classic to be played at BYU on Aug. 24.
The announcement was made by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the game's sponsor.
dy scheduling the game for Aug. 24, at noon, the Pigskin Classic edged the Kickoff Classic for the honor of being the first contest of the 1996 college season.
The Kickoff Classic the next day will have the more prestigious matchup, however, sending Penn State against the University of Southern California at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in what could be a preview of the Rose Bowl.
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