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AT&T Stadium Preparing For Possible Cowboys Playoff, CFP Title Game Conflict

The Cowboys could make their "first playoff appearance" since the '09-10 season, which "poses logistical challenges with the possibility of an NFL playoff game and the college football championship just a day or two apart on the same field," according to Jeff Mosier of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. The NFL has "scheduled the NFC division playoffs for Jan. 10 and 11," while the College Football Playoff title game at AT&T Stadium is set for Jan. 12. The original plan calls for the CFP to "take over the stadium on Jan. 2," the day after the Cotton Bowl. The organization would then "have a long lead time to prepare" for the championship game. The team and staff of the CFP "understood the possible conflict from the beginning." Cotton Bowl President & CEO Rick Baker said that there were "contingencies built into the schedule, much like emergency plans for bad weather." Baker: "There’s nothing operationally that can’t be handled by the stadium in terms of turning it from an NFL playoff game to a national championship game." Mosier noted something similar was "done as recently" as January '12, when the BCS National Championship Game was played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome two days after a Lions-Saints Wild Card game. Baker said that this kind of switchover is "possible in many stadiums, but it’s much easier in Arlington." Mosier noted the "dominance of digital signage at AT&T Stadium makes that an easy fix between games." Many ads from Cowboys sponsors who "don’t have deals" with the CFP could "disappear with a computer keystroke." Also, there are "no plans for temporary seating for the championship" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 10/20).

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