SUPER BOWL XXVIII / DAILY REPORT : Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson.

Teammates and roommates at the University of Arkansas.

Owner and coach, respectively, of the Dallas Cowboys.

At first, it was assumed they were close, on and off the field. Then, stories surfaced that it was just opposite.

So where does it stand now?

“The relationship has gone through periods of time almost like a roller coaster,” Johnson said. “There has been a misconception of how positive it has been, and a misconception of how negative it has been. . . . I think Jerry respected me as a coach. I respected him as one of the finest businessmen I’ve ever known.”

But that’s where it ends.

“Our lifestyles are completely different,” Johnson said. “I’m up at five o’clock in the morning, but, by 10 at night, my head is on the pillow. So that leaves only about eight hours where we lap over.

“There’s been some tension in our relationship, but, I think that, now, we understand each other better than ever.”

One misconception, Johnson said, is that he and Jones constantly huddle together over the state of the Cowboys.

“In a typical week,” Johnson said, “we meet for maybe five to 10 minutes, and then for five to 10 minutes before the game.”

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There is always, it seems, some meaningless controversy at the Super Bowl, and this year’s revolves around whether the Buffalo Bills ought to have a curfew.

“If we have one, it’s fine with me,” quarterback Jim Kelly said. “(Tuesday) night was my last night to go out and have a good dinner and a little fun.”

Kelly was asked if perhaps the Bills had had too much fun in past Super Bowl weeks, thereby causing their three Super Bowl losses.

“That,” Kelly said, “is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”

Starting tonight, the Bills must be in their rooms at 11 p.m.

Some might call this the “Darryl Talley Rule,” after Talley engaged in a highly publicized argument with Magic Johnson’s bodyguard late one night during last year’s Super Bowl week in Los Angeles.

“I’m keeping a bubble around me this year,” Talley said.

The Cowboys imposed a 1 a.m. curfew Wednesday.