The most recognizable stadium in American sports history (at least from overhead) will be blown to smithereens in less than one month.
Actually, it will be strategically imploded. But either way, Texas Stadium will disappear forever on April 11.
If you love the Cowboys, or you love to hate the Cowboys, there's a "Farewell To Texas Stadium" fan page that has been developed on Facebook. And if you want to see America's stadium come tumbling down, live web cams of the demolition process can be viewed at www.cityofirving.org . (Warning: April 11 is a Sunday, so you'll have to watch on your own dime, not the company's).
If the city of Irving was creative, they'd fly Brett Favre in from Hattiesburg, Miss., to push the button. Favre was 0-9 at Texas Stadium. However, if he comes back for a 20th season -- which we all know he will -- he can at least say Texas Stadium fell apart before he did.
Meanwhile, Vikings fans have to be at least a little sorry to see the 39-year-old stadium come down. For starters, it's a reminder that yet another NFL city figured out how to build a new stadium while still educating children, putting out fires, paving roads and arresting bad guys. Secondly, the Vikings were 7-3 at Texas Stadium.
The Vikings' first game at Texas Stadium was the 1973 NFC Championship Game. They thumped the Cowboys 27-10 to win the right to lose to Don Shula's Dolphins dynasty.
The Vikings' third game at Texas Stadium was the 1977 NFC Championship Game. The Cowboys won that one 23-6 and went on to beat Denver 27-10 in Super Bowl XII.
The Cowboys' last home playoff victory at Texas Stadium was a 40-15 wild-card rout of the Vikings in 1996.