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By SKY MUNDELL Reporter

Weber State University’s student senate meeting on Jan. 30 focused on bills and funding requests that will be voted on in the near future.

The first bill was introduced by Jessica Dey, the veteran student senator, and it was the virtual voting bill. The proposed bill, which wasn’t voted on during the meeting, aims to allow student senators who give 24-hour advance notice of their absence from a session to vote while attending virtually via Zoom.

The virtual voting bill stipulates that the ability to vote virtually will only be granted to student senators who are unable to attend the physical meeting due to extenuating cir-

cumstances such as injury, illness or family emergencies.

Dye said she will be soon adopting her daughter’s baby, and she has an incentive to see the bill passed, as it would mean that she would be able to participate in voting activities while working remotely and taking care of her family.

Dye also noted how the changes proposed in the bill would not only be beneficial to her situation, but also to others who struggle with situations that fall within the circumstances outlined in the bill.

Next, Emily Hiatt, the College of Science senator, presented a funding request to help fund the College of Science’s annual House Party. The funding request, which was presented with an initial ask of $1,800, has

received monetary support from the student senate since its inception.

“This has been five years in the running,” Hiatt said. “Every year, the senate has given money,” Hiatt said.

Hiatt emphasized the status quo of the student senate being supportive of the College of Science’s annual House Party. However, with the student senate’s dwindling amount of funds available to be given out, the funding request was met with some skepticism.

“Right now, we only have $2,300 in funding left in the total senate budget,” Isaac Staszko, the Housing and Student Life senator, said. “I get that we normally match what the College of Science gives, but that might not be able to be done this year with just how little funding we have.”

The last funding request to be presented during the meeting was presented by African Diaspora student senator Terri Hughes. Hughes said the funding request is meant to be for the NAACP Founder’s Day kickoff event.

The funding request for $1,920 would pay for apparel that would be given out at the event. Conversations between the senators included propositions to slightly decrease the number of apparel items ordered for the event. This funding request is expected to be reconsidered by the student senate during the next meeting on Feb. 6.

WSU students taking a seat in the senate meeting on Jan. 30.

WSUSA Executive Vice President Garrett Potokar asked students to take the mic and talk about their school-related concerns.

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By BRISA ODENTHAL Reporter

Springtime is around the corner, and that means it’s time for the annual Weber’s Got Talent student talent show hosted by the Weber State University Student Association. The actual talent show will take place on March 3 in the Wildcat Theater in the Shepherd Union Building at 6 p.m., and all WSU students are invited to attend the show.

“Contestants go through an audition process, and then the finalists are sent to

the official show,” Megan Wahlquist, WSUSA assistant to the activities vice president, said. “At the show, each contestant will compete for the grand prize, and at the end, the top three are awarded. We have judges come in that aren’t involved in the audition process to judge the show.”

WSU students can sign up for auditions, with auditions completing on Feb. 9. However, spots are limited, so WSUSA urges students to audition as early as possible.

“The planning process has taken a lot of strategic thinking,” Wahlquist said. “We

started mapping things out in December, and once auditions are over, we should be able to get things pretty set in stone.”

As time goes on, WSUSA and WSU will release more details about the final talent show and what to expect of the night.

WSUSA wants to encourage students to audition for Weber’s Got Talent and to show off their skills to their fellow Wildcats.

“It’s a fun and exciting environment,” Wahlquist said. “All the people involved have worked so hard and the audience should come see their friends do incredible things.”

At the event, WSUSA will also be planning on sharing the results of their election on March 1. This election will be conducted through an email ballot sent to their student emails via Qualtrics.

WSUSA election week takes place from Feb. 27 to March 2. Inauguration for the elected officials will take place on April 7 in the Wildcat Theater.

WSUSA will also be hosting a High Stakes Bingo on Feb. 1 at 6 p.m., White Diamond’s Date Night on Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. and a Live. Dance. Love. Just Dance Night on Feb. 15, among many other events.

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The lit-up Wildcat Theater sign in the hallway outside to lead the way to the theater.

The first three winners of Weber’s Got Talent event. Taken in 2018.

By MCKINNA BAIRD Reporter

Weber State Downtown on Washington Boulevard is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair until Feb. 4, with proceeds from the event going to a local charity called Nurture the Creative Mind.

The idea to host a book fair at the downtown bookstore came from a similar event at the on-campus bookstore.

“Campus had a book fair in the store up on campus, and we started talking amongst all of our employees down here and thought it would be fun to try and

bring something like that to our store,” Tyler Cahoon, manager of the WSU Downtown bookstore, said.

Their event differed, however, in content. The downtown location tried to keep the demographic of their “foot traffic,” which is mostly Weber students and families, in mind when stocking for the event. Cahoon said product appeal ranges from “preschool all the way up to 12th grade.”

To promote the event, the store hosted a free party on Jan. 28 where patrons were welcome to come in for free treats and a picture with Waldo while they checked out what the fair had to offer.

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“They are a non-profit here in Ogden that works with youth, kind of like an after-school type program, where they teach them skills like writing and podcasting and photography and videography and all sorts of things they can use in their daily lives,” Cahoon said.

Cahoon encouraged students to come and browse the downtown location, even after the fair has ended. The store offers a cafe, Weber State University merch and two gaming consoles to play in-store. It is located near some of Ogden’s favorite small businesses.

“If you haven’t checked out the downtown

location, you should always come down here,” Cahoon said. “We have lots of fun things going on. We love to have people just come down and check it out.”

Overall, the event has been a success for the Wildcat Store so far.

“It’s been fun,” Cahoon said. “Our goal down here is just to bring the community together, it’s kind of what the purpose of this building is, it’s kind of a bridge between campus and downtown, so we try to have as many community-oriented events down here as we can.”

WSU student Rowan Ellis, her brother and their mother checking out books at the Wildcat Story.

Many books are available to the public to buy at the Wildcat Store.

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By MEGAN SWANN Reporter

The Department of Student Affairs has funded a renovation in the Shepherd Union Fireplace Lounge, replacing the older fireplace with a newer, larger one. Renovations began at the end of last semester, and will likely continue until the end of spring.

The lounge is located between the Wildcat Store and the bridge connecting Shepherd Union to the Student Services Center.

Daniel Kilcrease, executive director of student affairs auxiliaries, explained that funds are granted to Shepherd Union each year to go towards building renovations and proj-

ects. While normally, these funds go to carpeting or furniture replacement, they’re occasionally used for aesthetic projects like this.

“It’s a normal-size fireplace in a large, gigantic room,” Kilcrease said. “One of our hopes is that we can get a bigger fireplace footprint.”

The lounge has remained relatively unchanged since a major renovation to the entire Shepherd Union building in the mid2000s.

Kilcrease said Student Affairs hired an architect from VCBO Architecture, a firm based in Salt Lake City. While it is currently unknown what the next fireplace will look like, Kilcrease is hopeful that the architect’s

concept pictures will come in soon.

It’s common to see students studying, eating or even taking a nap in the Fireplace Lounge, but some students were unaware or oblivious to this renovation.

Tirzah Davis and Rebecca Packer, both students, were surprised to hear these changes had even occurred.

“The last time I was there, I didn’t even notice that there was a fireplace,” Packer said.

One reason for this is that there are many other study spaces on campus that students can choose from.

Braxton Higgs, an economics and legal studies major, said he prefers to study in the library, but he’d be interested to see what the

new fireplace looks like once it’s complete.

The hope is that the renovation will be completed by the end of the semester. However, Kilcrease explained it could be later than that.

The renovations would cause interference for students who use the space to study and do homework. When this project began in the fall 2022 semester, the lounge was closed off to students, with the entrances covered by large plastic tarps.

“The fireplace is coming back,” Kilcrease said. “We’re excited.”

The Fireplace Lounge at Weber State University’s Ogden campus.

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El departamento de asuntos estudiantiles ha financiado una renovación del salón de chimenea del edificio Shepherd Union, reemplazando la antigua chimenea con una que es más grande. Las renovaciones empezaron al fin del último semestre y van a continuar hasta el fin de la primavera.

El salón se encuentra entre la tienda Wildcat y el puente que conecta el edificio Shepherd Union con el centro de servicios estudiantiles.

El director jefe de asuntos estudiantiles

auxiliares Daniel Kilcrease explicó que algunos fondos son dados al Shepherd union cada año para las renovaciones y proyectos. Aunque mayormente los fondos se usan para reemplazar los muebles o las alfombras, ocasionalmente se usan para proyectos estéticos así.

“Es una chimenea de tamaño normal en una sala grande, casi gigante,” dijo Kilcrease. “Una de nuestras expectativas es que la chimenea da calor por más área del espacio.”

El salón ha quedado relativamente sin cambios desde una renovación mayor por todo el edificio Shepherd Unión hace más de diez años.

Kilcrease dijo que el departamento de asuntos estudiantiles contrató un arquitecto de Arquitectura VCBO, una empresa de la ci-

udad Salt Lake. Aunque no se conoce la apariencia futura, Kilcrease tiene esperanza que las fotos conceptuales vengan pronto.

Es común ver a los estudiantes estudiando, comiendo o hasta tomando la siesta en el salón de la chimenea, pero algunos estudiantes no sabían de la renovación.

Los estudiantes Tirzah Davis y Rebecca Packer estaban sorprendidos al escuchar que estos cambios habían ocurrido.

“La última vez que estaba ahí, no me di cuenta que había una chimenea,” dijo Packer.

Una razón por esta falta de conocimiento es que hay numerosos espacios de estudio en campus entre los que pueden elegir los estudiantes.

Braxton Higgs, un estudiante que estudia la ley y la economía, dijo que prefiere estudi-

ar en la biblioteca, pero le interesaría ver el aspecto de la nueva chimenea cuando esté completa.

Se espera que la renovación se complete para el fin del semestre. Sin embargo, Kilcrease explicó que puede durar más.

Las renovaciones causaría interferencia para los estudiantes que usan el espacio para estudiar y hacer la tarea. Cuando se empezó el proyecto en el semestre del otoño 2022, el salón estaba cerrado para los estudiantes, con lonas plásticas grandes bloqueando las entradas.

“La chimenea regresará,” aseguró Kilcrease. “Estamos emocionados.”

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Sitting area located inside the Fireplace Lounge.

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By ANNA KUGLAR Photographer

Not even the cold winter weather can get the best of Farmers Market Ogden, as they kicked off the new Winter Market season on Jan. 28 with a variety of local vendors and artisans, food trucks, community yoga, live music and highlighted artwork by some of Ogden’s own artists.

The current 2023 winter season lasts from Jan. 28 to Feb. 25 and is located inside of the Union Station with food truck options

parked outside the entrance running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Despite the recent dropping temperatures, current in-season produce can still be found throughout the indoor booths such as mushrooms, beets, winter squash, etc. Other commonly-found winter goods, such as salsas, fresh-baked pastries and breads, canned goods and so many other homemade goodies created by local vendors and small businesses around Ogden, can be found on display at the variety of booths located at the market.

Beginning in 2000, Farmers Market

Ogden has taken place every Saturday throughout the fall, winter and summer seasons for over two decades, and continues to take place down either Historic 25th Street or lining the rooms of the Union Station, depending on the seasons.

Farmers Market Ogden has an open registration for vendors to apply to have a booth in the area, giving many different vendors the opportunity to apply to have their products on display for people to come and discover for themselves during the market season.

Providing an already excellent sense of

community, the market brings shoppers, artists, vendors and small businesses alike to support each other during the event. There are new booths, live music and performers to discover each weekend, guaranteeing something new to explore or possibly even your go-tos.

With fresh produce, baked goods, many different food truck options, live music, handcrafted jewelry and other artwork, there is no shortage of things for people to come out and enjoy throughout the Saturday morning markets.

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Many vegetables were available for sale at the Winter Market located inside the Union Station.

Farmers Market Ogden takes place at Historic 25th Street on Saturdays.

Flannels created by Wild & Free hung up on a rack available for sale.

People strolled through the various food trucks and tents outside of the Union Station.

Artwork created by local artists hung on the wall inside of the Union Station for display during the farmers market.

People could check out the products at vendors’ booths.

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Ni siquiera el frío del invierno puede sacar lo mejor de Farmers Market Ogden, ya que dieron inicio a la nueva temporada del Mercado de Invierno el 28 de enero con una variedad de vendedores y artesanos locales, camiones de comida, yoga comunitario, música en vivo y obras de arte destacadas de algunos de los propios artistas de Ogden. La actual temporada de invierno 2023 dura del 28 de enero al 25 de febrero y

se ubica dentro de la Union Station con opciones de camiones de comida aparcados fuera de la entrada que funcionan de 9 a.m. a 2 p.m.

A pesar de la reciente bajada de las temperaturas, todavía se pueden encontrar productos de temporada en los puestos interiores, como setas, remolacha, calabaza de invierno, etc. Otros productos típicos de invierno, como salsas, pasteles y panes recién horneados, conservas y muchas otras delicias caseras creadas por los vendedores locales y las pequeñas empresas de Ogden, se pueden encontrar en los distintos puestos del mercado.

Desde el año 2000, el Farmers Market

de Ogden se celebra todos los sábados de otoño, invierno y verano desde hace más de dos décadas, y sigue teniendo lugar en la histórica calle 25 o en las salas de la Union Station, según las estaciones.

Farmers Market Ogden tiene un registro abierto para que los vendedores soliciten tener un puesto en la zona, dando a muchos vendedores diferentes la oportunidad de solicitar tener sus productos en exhibición para que la gente venga y los descubra por sí mismos durante la temporada del mercado.

El mercado, que ya ofrece una excelente sensación de comunidad, reúne a compradores, artistas, vendedores y pequeñas

empresas para que se apoyen mutuamente durante el evento. Cada fin de semana hay nuevos puestos, música en directo y artistas que descubrir, lo que garantiza que habrá algo nuevo que explorar o incluso algo que hacer.

Con productos frescos, productos horneados, muchas opciones diferentes de camiones de comida, música en vivo, joyería artesanal y otras obras de arte, no hay escasez de cosas para que la gente salga y disfrute a lo largo de los mercados de los sábados por la mañana.

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Bins of different mushrooms lined vendor’s tables at the farmers market.

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WEBER STATE ATHLETICS HOSTS CHARITY DRIVE

By ALMA BELL Reporter

Weber State Athletics teamed up with Global Agents of Change to create a drop-off drive on Jan. 21. Spectators could drop off deflated balls, hygiene products and school supplies at the men’s basketball game.

Weber State Athletics also incentivized their tickets: Those who donated got 50% off lower-bowl tickets. Though this would not be a draw to season ticket holders, it gave an incentive to those who were buying tickets to donate.

“When you think about trying to make an impact, I think everyone can get on board about humanitarian trips or helping people, especially those in third-world countries,”

Nick Downs, director of external relations and annual giving for the athletics department, said.

Global Agents of Change, a nonprofit group at Weber State University, and Kenya Keys have partnered up to collect donations in preparation for their trip to help build a learning center in Taru, Kenya.

Kenya Keys works to help students in Kenya get an education. They get sponsors for the students and build public learning spaces like libraries, dorms and school-houses.

“Kenya Keys is a nonprofit we have partnered with that allows people to unlock their full potential,” Jeremy Farner, associate professor of building and construction, said.

This is the 10th trip taken by Global

Agents of Change. The group works with the local community and those outside the country. They started doing these international trips in 2014 to help improve the infrastructure of areas in need. Global Agents of Change has been to places like Peru, Mozambique and Thailand.

In 2019, the Global Agents of Change group worked to build a net-zero home for the Ogden Parade of Homes. A home like this when built offsets the amount of electricity needed to keep it running by producing its own electricity.

Global Agents of Change partnered with Weber State Athletics to use the men’s basketball game as one of their donation sites for their upcoming trip. There is also a donation drop box at Larry H. Miller of

Riverdale.

Downs said the athletics department chose to get involved with Global Agents of Change to help support Weber State University events. As a part of the university, athletics wanted to encourage participation for the fundraiser.

“I have never been on a humanitarian trip before, but Ron and others have spoken on the impact of what a humanitarian trip can do for somebody, for your life, your perspective and the way you kind of go about your life afterward,” Downs said.

A map of Kenya, where the donations that were dropped off during the Kenya Keys drive will be going.

By BRISA ODENTHAL Reporter

After a heated game, Weber State University’s hockey team fell 4–1 to the University of Denver on Jan. 28 at the Ice Sheet.

After beating Colorado State University 6–3 on Jan. 26 and the University of Colorado 5–2 on Jan. 27, the Wildcats’ loss to the Pioneers was their only one of the weekend.

Denver dominated early with defensemen John Reller, JP Thul and Gage Dwan all scoring to give the Pioneers a 3–0 lead.

“I feel like this weekend, even though we went 2–1, we kind of came out a little slow on all three games,” Weber State’s head coach Yosh Ryujin said. “Fortunately for the first two games, we were able to recover but today they came out, they were a desperate team today, and they showed it in the first period.”

The second period didn’t see any goals scored and instead saw two penalties for Weber State and five for Denver.

In the final period of the game, Pioneer forward Junyan Mak scored Denver’s last goal of the night. Weber State forward Andrew Demorat scored the Wildcats’ only goal of the match halfway through the period.

“We had a lot of opportunities there in the third period that we could have really closed the gap and didn’t take advantage of those,” Ryujin said. “[The goalie] saw a lot of the shots tonight and when you’ve got a good goalie that’s hot like that, if he can see the puck, he’s going to stop it.”

The team is preparing to take on Utah Valley University at the Wasatch Cup on Feb. 3 and has a full week of preparation ahead. The team, who won the cup last year, is hoping to continue that legacy.

“The problem right now is we have

spurts where we’re just really, really good, and we have spurts where we’re just not engaged in the game, and I feel like if we can put together a full 60 minutes, we’re going to have a lot of success,” Ryujin said. “We’re not ranked where we are by mistake … but at the same time, the reason we’re not high-

er is because we’re having missteps throughout the season against teams and having periods like we did in the first, where you can’t afford to do that against good hockey teams.”

After the team competes at the Wasatch Cup at Utah State University, the team will play in the Mountain

West Cup at Montana State University Feb. 9-11. The team hopes to make the American Collegiate Hockey Association national tournament in Massachusetts on March 16-21.

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Austin Chesworth defending the puck from the Denver State team in their hockey game.

By BRISA ODENTHAL Reporter

Después de un juego intenso, el equipo de hockey de la Universidad de Weber State perdió ante la Universidad de Denver el 28 de enero en el Ice Sheet.

Después de vencer a la Universidad de Colorado State 6-3 el 26 de enero y a la Universidad de Colorado 5-2 el 27 de enero, la derrota de los Wildcats ante los Pioneers fue la única del fin de semana.

Denver dominó temprano con los defensas John Reller, JP Thul y Gage Dwan, todos ellos marcando puntos para darle a los Pioneers una ventaja de 3-0.

“Siento que este fin de semana, a pesar

de que terminamos 2-1, salimos un poco lentos en los tres juegos”, dijo el entrenador de Weber State, Yosh Ryujin. “Afortunadamente para los primeros dos juegos pudimos recuperarnos, pero hoy salieron, hoy fueron un equipo desesperado y lo demostraron en el primer tiempo”.

En el segundo periodo no se vio ningún gol anotado, por el contrario, se vieron dos penales para Weber State y cinco para Denver.

En el último periodo del juego, el delantero de Pioneer Junyan Mak anotó el último gol de la noche de Denver. El delantero de Weber State, Andrew Demorat, anotó el único gol del partido de los Wildcats a mitad del periodo.

“Tuvimos muchas oportunidades allí en el tercer período donde realmente pudimos

haber cerrado la brecha y no las aprovechamos”, dijo Ryujin. “[El portero] vio muchos de los tiros esta noche y cuando tienes un buen portero que es tan bueno como ese, si puede ver el disco, lo detendrá”.

El equipo se está preparando para enfrentarse a la Universidad de Utah Valley en la Copa Wasatch el 3 de febrero y tiene una semana completa de preparación por delante. El equipo, que ganó la copa el año pasado, espera continuar con ese legado.

“El problema en este momento es que tenemos rachas en las que somos muy, muy buenos, y tenemos rachas en las que simplemente no estamos involucrados en el juego, y siento que si podemos armar 60 minutos completos, vamos a tener mucho éxito”, dijo Ryujin. “No estamos clasificados donde estamos por error... pero al mismo

tiempo, la razón por la que no estamos más arriba es porque estamos dando pasos en falso a lo largo de la temporada contra los equipos y teniendo períodos como los que tuvimos en el primero, donde no puedes darte el lujo de hacer eso contra buenos equipos de hockey”.

Después de que el equipo compita en la Copa Wasatch en la Universidad de Utah State, el equipo jugará en la Copa Mountain West en la Universidad de Montana State del 9 al 11 de febrero. El equipo espera llegar al torneo nacional de la Asociación de Hockey de Colegiado Americano o American Collegiate Hockey Association, en Massachusetts del 16 al 21 de marzo.

Cole Vanorman with the puck at the hockey game on Saturday (Left). Jaden Hewes and Hunter Tautfest racing for the puck at the hockey game against Denver (Above).

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By SIMON MORTENSEN Section Editor

With the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles competing for this year’s Vince Lombardi trophy, Super Bowl LVII will be the 26th NFL championship game in a row to not feature the Dallas Cowboys.

Nicknamed “America’s Team,” the Cowboys’ season ended on Jan. 22 in a divisional-round playoff game against the recently-eliminated San Francisco 49ers. Losing 19–12, Dallas’ final play still leaves the football world confused.

With more than half a field ahead of them, the Cowboys lined up with no offensive lineman. Instead, they brought running back Ezekiel Elliott in to play center and pushed the linemen out to receiver slots.

The play failed almost instantly, only gaining a few yards. Coming from the franchise that practically invented the Hail Mary in the 1970s, this play has been called many things, but brilliant is not one of them.

Dallas has had a few good seasons since their title run in 1996, but never one worthy of earning another title. In fact, they haven’t even sniffed an NFC Championship game slot since Super Bowl XXX, 27 years ago. Iconic franchises have had their hardships since the start of the 21st century, but none quite like the Cowboys.

With a Super Bowl absence that’s lasted over a quarter of a century, it’s time to ask: Who killed the Dallas Cowboys?

To answer, our sports editors Simon Mortensen and Rayshaun Baker-Lynch will debate, with Simon arguing the problem lies with Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones and Rayshaun responding on Feb. 9 saying the problems lie outside the organization.

Jerry Jones killed the Cowboys

It’s hard to believe Jerry Jones played a major role in starting a dynasty. Buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, Jones fired Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry, replacing him with Jimmy Johnson.

Although his tenure started with a 1–15 season, Johnson soon built one of the best teams to ever take a football field, featuring Hall of Famers like quarterback Troy Aikman,

running back Emmitt Smith, wide receiver Michael Irvin and defensive end Charles Haley.

Under Jonnson’s coaching, the Cowboys won two Super Bowls. It was right after winning Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994, however, that Jones and Johnson split. Jones then brought in former University of Oklahoma head coach Barry Switzer.

The move to not keep Johnson was controversial and marked a turning point for the franchise. Though Switzer was able to win a Super Bowl during his tenure, it’s impossible to ignore the role Johnson played in building that team.

Dallas has never truly recovered from the departure of Johnson, and Jones is to blame for that. In fact, his brash tactics and ego have dug the franchise into an inescapable hole.

Jones is an owner who tries to run the team too often, and his lack of football savvy shows. He constantly tries to find diamonds in the rough to recreate the glory days of the 90s yet fails to recognize what made his programs successful.

Jones has focused solely on finding strong specialty players, which has brought in some phenomenal talents. Wide receivers Dez Bryant, Terrell Owens and CeeDee Lamb have been paired with pro-bowl talent quarterbacks in Tony Romo and Dak Prescott. The team has also had its fair share of good running backs like DeMarco Murray, Ezekiel

Elliott and Tony Pollard. Defensively, the Cowboys have had greats since the turn of the century, like safety Roy Williams and linebackers Micah Parsons and Demarcus Ware.

The Cowboys have been given their rebooted versions of the Aikman, Smith and Irvin lineup multiple times but have wasted talent by hiring inept coaches like Wade Phillips, Jason Garrett and Mike McCarthy to develop the team.

Jones never recognized the role Johnson’s coaching and development played in the Cowboys’ success. Instead, he believes that the Cowboys’ next dynasty lies within a team that requires minimal coaching, a task that he has proven to be impossible.

Perhaps this belief is the reason that he kept Garrett for nine years, who only had four seasons with a record over .501 during his tenure. He tried his hand with four different coaches between Switzer and Garrett only to find he didn’t want a brilliant play caller or strategist — he just wanted someone who would agree with him.

Jones has been given the opportunity to take on the brilliant strategist role and has failed. The reason the Dallas Cowboys are dead is because he’s too prideful and powerful to face that reality.

Jerry Jones has been the owner of the Dallas Cowboys since 1989.

Photo of Dallas Cowboys Quarterback, Dak Prescott. This year will be the 26th year in a row that the Cowboys won’t make an appearance at the Super Bowl.

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