Herb Gears, the shoot-from-the-hip mayor of Irving, is probably not the only local official to think it. But he’s the first we’ve heard say publicly that it would be better business-wise if the Dallas Cowboys don’t make it into Super Bowl XLV, set to be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. “We don’t want the Dallas Cowboys in the [2011] Super Bowl,” Gears said during last week’s annual State of the City Address. “I need somebody from Philadelphia, or somewhere, who will stay in a hotel in Irving.” Dallas’ press contingent and fan base are already living here, sure–we get it, Mr. Mayor. But, did you have to say the Eagles?!
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