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If Jerry Jones has his way, he can roll up to the Scouting Combine without his signature bus leaving its home base.

Via Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Cowboys owner said he hopes to lure the league’s annual personnel-and-agent convention (which doubles as a chance to weigh and measure college prospects) to his new facility in Frisco.

“We have big ambition,” Jerry Jones said. “We certainly know that North Texas has a commitment to sports and, in our particular case, the kind of interest its got in football. We will advance our case for any premier opportunity the league has to have it happen in North Texas.”

Jones made those remarks at the ground-breaking for a sports training and research facility which will be attached to their new team headquarters, which they refer to as “The Star.” They hope the addition of that complex to their state-of-the-art stadium in Arlington will give them kind of infrastructure to host many big events.

Of course, they’ll have to wait a bit to be considered. The league recently signed a contract extension with Indianapolis to host the event through 2020. Indianapolis has hosted the combine since 1987, and remains a convenient location in terms of travel and the medical facilities there.

“We don’t think anything is too big to hope for,” team vice president Stephen Jones said. “Obviously have nothing but the greatest respect for Indy and all the things they’ve done for the Combine over the years. But, as we well know, whether it’s Super Bowls or whatever, sometimes things move around.

“Our goal is to get as many world-class things here in Frisco and Arlington that we can do. We think we have two crown jewels in AT&T stadium and now The Star, so we certainly want to get as many things to our fans as we can. Our fans deserve the best, they deserve to touch and feel the Cowboys in any way we can whether it’s the Draft, whether it’s the Combine. We’d love to do that for them.”

They’re also hoping to lure a future NFL Draft to North Texas, in addition to future Super Bowl bids.

And while Indy has been a fantastic host for the Combine, it’s clear the NFL enjoys having competition for its events, so it would be unwise to count Jones’ bid out.