Tearing up the turf

Attached is a top secret photo (well, sort of) of the turf being taken up at Cowboys Stadium about an hour after the conclusion of the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. The crews can't waste any time with the Dallas Cowboys playing the Philadelphia Eagles in less than 24 hours. They did catch a small break with the NFL game being moved recently from a noon kickoff to 3:15 p.m.

The facility actually has three turf surfaces: one for the Dallas Cowboys, one for college games and one for soccer.

In addition to the turf change, lots of signage and other decor changes will need to be done to get the stadium ready for professional football. Not to mention cleaning up after 77,928 people. Some hard-working folks are going to be pulling all-nighters in Arlington.

- Keith Whitmire