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How Jerry Jones values HC position will be telling as Dallas Cowboys’ search ramps up
There’s only one surprising tidbit in the revelation that Jerry Jones and Deion Sanders have had a discussion about the head coaching vacancy with the Cowboys.
How was Jones able to place the call before Sanders picked up his cell to initiate contact?
Sanders gets to remind officials at the University of Colorado that he’s a hot commodity while he prods for an extension. Jones redirects the conversation from his culpability in the Cowboys’ current condition while offering fans and candidates a reminder that this is a high-profile job coaches crave.
Jones, the Cowboys owner and chief content creator, has done it again. Ryan Reynolds didn’t generate this much initial buzz for Deadpool & Wolverine.
But what happens in the coming days and weeks as the search unfolds and the idea of Jones and Sanders turns out to be more of a marriage of marketing convenience than a reality? Will the words of Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman, who pointed out Monday that the job can be high-profile without being coveted, prove to be right?
The Cowboys will have no shortage of qualified candidates. There are enough veteran coaches searching for a fond farewell along with young, up-and-coming talents looking for their first big break to keep that pool stocked.
Back to Aikman’s point, there are other dynamics in play. One is the relative value Jones places on the position of head coach.
It was nearly 31 years ago in a hotel bar that Jones told reporters, “there are 500 coaches who could have won the Super Bowl with our team.‘’ A few days later the partnership between Jones and Jimmy Johnson came to an acrimonious end.
As he stood outside of the Cowboys locker room a few days ago after the loss to Washington to end the regular season, Jones was asked if he had a list of coaches ready if he moved on from Mike McCarthy. Jones again landed on that number, saying there would be “about 500 of them down there (Senior Bowl trip) that would love to be on the staff.‘’
Hyperbole? Sure. Jones rarely makes a point without one.
What you haven’t heard Jones say is there are 500 pass rushers who can do what Micah Parsons does or 500 quarterbacks who could start for the Cowboys.
Jones is willing to pay his top players big money because he believes they add rare value to the team’s potential success. He doesn’t hold coaches in the same regard. To him, their value is squeezed by the players on one side and by the management structure in place on the other.
Here’s another point. Past coaching hires have allowed Jones to sell hope to the fan base that a new voice, a new approach, will make a difference. That’s a tougher sell than ever.
Why? More than any other time, the ire of fans feels directly aimed at Jones. This past season was as much of a referendum on what Jerry and Stephen Jones didn’t do to build on a team that went 12-5 in three consecutive seasons as it was on the job done by McCarthy and his staff.
If you think that’s hyperbole, you weren’t at AT&T Stadium for the playoff game between UT and Ohio State. When Jones’ face flashed on the jumbotron as one of the celebrities in attendance, the crowd broke out in a comically loud boo.
The search for the 10th head coach in franchise history began with a call to Deion Sanders.
It will be interesting to see how it ends.
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Ross Tower, a 1.1 million-square-foot, 45-story tower at 500 North Akard Street, appears to be up for sale.
Matt Murphy, the director of Cushman & Wakefield’s Texas office advisory group, said in a LinkedIn post that the tower is being marketed to investors. Ross Tower has recently undergone a modernization through a $14 million capital improvement program that upgraded the building’s elevator system, improved common areas and replaced the cooling tower, according to the post.
The building is 60 percent occupied, according to Murphy, and features tenants like the Dallas Regional Chamber, CoStar, Munsch Hardt and Grant Thornton, according to the Dallas Morning News. The asking price wasn’t listed by Murphy in the LinkedIn post, and the outlet noted that the Dallas Central Appraisal District pegged the property at upwards of $99 million for tax purposes.
Recent bets on Downtown Dallas properties cite their proximity to Uptown, where the city is seeing a flourishing financial district. A key enticement for prospective buyers looking to bolster the tenant roster, according to the post, is that the in place rents are 15 percent below market.
In the post, Murphy said that the combination of lower rents for class A space, available square footage with companies exiting downtown, and the thriving Uptown Dallas area just a few blocks away, give the tower solid fundamentals for the right buyer.
The tower is currently owned by a partnership that includes Bandera Ventures of Dallas, HPI Real Estate and Second City Real Estate. The joint venture purchased the tower in 2015, and it was renovated in 2018, according to the post.
The tower was named Lincoln Plaza until 2013, and was formerly the headquarters of multinational oilfield products company Halliburton. Ross Tower is the 14th tallest building in the Dallas skyline.
As Uptown’s Y’all Street continues to grow, building owners are beginning to look at cashing in on the influx of new companies as an option. Hillwood Urban is currently exploring a sale of Victory Commons One, who just signed Scotiabank as a new tenant.
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DALLAS – After Norway won on Tuesday at Dallas Stadium, its star player has one more stop to make before heading out of town.
Erling Haaland and his teammates visited a Western wear store in the West End.
It’s already changing things for the store owner.
Y’all can kiss my Dallas
What we know:
Just hours after the Norway’s star striker helped his team advance in the World Cup, Haaland had one more goal in Texas – becoming a cowboy.
He and several of his teammates visited Wild Bill’s Western Store in Downtown Dallas.
The store’s owners Cody and Julie Newport told FOX 4 they got a heads-up about the special guest and had part of the floor roped off when Haaland walked in.
He ended up buying multiple hats. He traded cleats for cowboy boots and swapped his jersey for a shirt that says, “Y’all can kiss my Dallas.”
What they’re saying:
“Did he know anything about cowboy hats?” FOX 4’s Peyton Yager asked the store’s owners.
“No. He knew nothing,” Cody Newport said. “Actually, he was sitting in this chair. And we had someone fit him for a cowboy hat.”
Wild Bill’s owners said Haaland and his teammates gravitated to some of their beautiful exotics.
Haaland also purchased a buckle with a longhorn for his belt and branded his initials and jersey number onto his purchases.
“He was saying this is literally the only time I have and the only time in Dallas,” Julie Newport recalled. “He had an amazing time, and we gave him that.”
“We exude the Dallas welcome, the southern hospitality. For him to want to come in and hang out is everything,” Cody Newport said.
Big picture view:
Haaland shared photos of his visit to Wild Bill’s on social media, earning millions of views and likes.
That “Y’all can kiss my Dallas” shirt is nearly sold out in the store, with many of Haaland’s fans snagging gear of their own. And online sales are rolling in.
The store expects a new shipment of the shirt on Thursday to replenish the racks.
The owners said that normally their customers are 90% tourists. But after Haaland’s post, they are starting to see customers come in from North Texas.
The Source: FOX 4’s Peyton Yager gathered information for this story by interviewing the owners of Wild Bill’s Western Store in Dallas.
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Dallas City Hall named to World Monuments Fund’s ‘Irreplaceable America’ list – Lake Highlands
Dallas City Hall
Dallas City Hall has been recognized as one of 10 heritage places included on the World’s Monuments Fund (WMF) “Irreplaceable America” list.
The list highlights significant locations across the United States, ranging from landmarks and colonial buildings to Indigenous heritage sites, that face urgent preservation needs. Dallas City Hall, designed by I.M. Pei, was built following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as part of an effort to rebrand the city and look toward the future.
In addition to being named to the Irreplaceable America list, Dallas City Hall has also been placed on endangered lists by Preservation Texas and Preservation Dallas. As uncertainty remains over whether the building will be renovated or demolished, its inclusion on the Irreplaceable America list comes at a pivotal moment.
“Dallas City Hall is irreplaceable as a major civic anchor in downtown Dallas,” said Zaida Basora, vice president of the Save Dallas City Hall Coalition and executive director of AIA Dallas, in a press release. “Not only is this an architecturally and historically significant building, but it has all of the elements to serve as a catalyst for the kind of development and revitalization that the southern area of downtown Dallas needs.”
The nationwide open call for nominations resulted in 75 submissions. Nominations were evaluated based on cultural significance, urgency of conservation needs and the potential community benefit of preservation.
The World Monuments Fund is an independent organization dedicated to protecting culturally significant places around the world. For more information about Irreplaceable America, visit the organization’s website.
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Syra Castillo is a recent graduate from Southern Methodist University and is the Lake Highlands Editor. She is a Dallas native and is passionate about local news. She studied English, journalism, and Italian while at SMU. She spends her time with family and tries to discover new places to eat across the city. You can email her at scastillo@advocatemag.com.
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