Traditionally, New Year's Day is the culmination of a week of celebrations for the AT&T Cotton Bowl. This year, Jan. 1 was the day the parties got started with the Cowboys Stadium Welcome.
Both the LSU and Texas A&M teams were welcomed to town with food and fun in the East Plaza of Cowboys Stadium. While the teams ate fajitas, artist Dan Dunn and Paintjam painted Cotton Bowl-related portraits at rapid speed on huge, spinning canvases.
Then came brief welcome speeches from Classic chairman Tommy Bain and Dallas Cowboys Executive VP Stephen Jones. The Cowboys were the host for the party, which was held in the East End Zone Plaza overlooking the stadium.
After dinner, the group moved to the 50 yard line to watch videos of the teams on the stadium's 60-yard long, 72-foot tall video screen.
A group of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders stood by the Cotton Bowl and Lombardi Trophies, while a squadron of Kilgore Rangerettes ushered the crowd into and around the building.
"We did our thing last year at Shreveport [Independence Bowl], but this is outstanding," Texas A&M linebacker Michael Hodges said. "Everything's been so plush and first-class so far."
The Aggies reported for the game week between noon and 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Gaylord Texan resort.
"Everything's been so great, and we haven't even been here 24 hours yet," Hodges said. "Our facility over there [at the Gaylord Texan], you can't even describe it. It's unbelievable."
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