Jaguars 2011 Ticket Sales

[KenFSU]

With the lockout finally over, how are you guys feeling about ticket sales this year?

I worry about the negative effect of the lockout, but I actually do think there's a lot more reason for optimism and excitement than last year.

Definitely PUMPED for the upcoming Jaguars season.

[fieldafm]

Special ticket offer from the Jags for everyone attending Pub Crawl on Friday!!!

[duvaldude08]

I think we'll be fine. Alot of people were not going to spend their money until things were resovled. I was one of them. I just purchased my season tickets two weeks ago. I was going to do it back in february but I waited. Regardless, I do feel this is the year where we are going silent the critics in every way.

[Rynjny]

Jaguars need to sell 400 season tickets a day average....that's kinda hard to do..hopefully they'll get it done.

[urbanlibertarian]

Special ticket offer from the Jags for everyone attending Pub Crawl on Friday!!!

From the TU: http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-07-25/story/its-go-time-jaguars-ticket-campaign

On Friday night, the team will open EverBank field from 4-9 p.m. to host the first of a series of “Select-Your-Seat" events.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-07-25/story/its-go-time-jaguars-ticket-campaign#ixzz1TEOguZVd

So, the MJ Pubcrawl will be making a stop at Everbank Field?  Cool!   

[duvaldude08]

We will probable end up in the situation as last year.. We will just have to take it week by week. I could only imagine what Tampa is going through right now..

[downtownjag]

Whatever the true cause, the lack of sales will definitely be put soley on the lockout.  They have 17k to sell, per the times union, to avoid blackouts.  7k of this they expect in group sales.  40% of non-renewals cited the lockout, so if we got all of them back; they would need to sell 6k tickets.  Not that hard to do.

BUT PLEASE!!!! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW IF YOU WANT THEM! IF YOU HAVE THEM, CONVINCE A BUDDY TO GET SOME TOO.  IT'S SOO HUGELY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY!! They are inexpensive and you can break up payment over 5 months!!!!!

Oh, and not to mention, I saw a last second field goal and a hail mary win last year, I got my moneys' worth! Plus, we may win the AFC South this year :-)

[Rynjny]

Whatever the true cause, the lack of sales will definitely be put soley on the lockout.  They have 17k to sell, per the times union, to avoid blackouts.  7k of this they expect in group sales.  40% of non-renewals cited the lockout, so if we got all of them back; they would need to sell 6k tickets.  Not that hard to do.

BUT PLEASE!!!! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW IF YOU WANT THEM! IF YOU HAVE THEM, CONVINCE A BUDDY TO GET SOME TOO.  IT'S SOO HUGELY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY!! They are inexpensive and you can break up payment over 5 months!!!!!

Oh, and not to mention, I saw a last second field goal and a hail mary win last year, I got my moneys' worth! Plus, we may win the AFC South this year :-)

+100

[Tacachale]

I'm not overly optimistic. That's a huge number of tickets and very little time to sell them off. Obviously the lockout is the primary cause, but when the media starts talking about how weak of a market the city is, it doesn't mean much.

I think the best we can do this year is try to minimize the number of blackouts we have and hope we don't get piled on too bad by the media, and perform strongly enough on the field to instill confidence in the fans for next season.

Brown also needs to step up, big time.

[downtownjag]

Well we sold around 4k a month last January or February; WITH having a team that played a lackluster game in 2009.  2010 was exciting and fun... It's doable but it really will take everyone talking to a friend or two.  Once you go; you realize what you've been missing.

[duvaldude08]

I'm not overly optimistic. That's a huge number of tickets and very little time to sell them off. Obviously the lockout is the primary cause, but when the media starts talking about how weak of a market the city is, it doesn't mean much.

I think the best we can do this year is try to minimize the number of blackouts we have and hope we don't get piled on too bad by the media, and perform strongly enough on the field to instill confidence in the fans for next season.

Brown also needs to step up, big time.

I have two words for the media at this point, in the words of Millie Jackson, " F@#k You!".

[blizz01]

Wow - NO mention of the Jaguars - man, I hope the perception can be curbed....

5 NFL Towns That Are an Easy Ticket in 2011

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11224986/1/5-nfl-towns-that-are-an-easy-ticket-in-2011.html

[duvaldude08]

Wow - NO mention of the Jaguars - man, I hope the perception can be curbed....

5 NFL Towns That Are an Easy Ticket in 2011

http://www.thestreet.com/story/11224986/1/5-nfl-towns-that-are-an-easy-ticket-in-2011.html

Ive noticed that we are slowly leaving the tongue of the media. We just need to keep it up.

[kells904]

Eh.....not so fast.  I do like your collective optimism, but the perception is perpetuated mostly by sportswriters and ex-jocks wearing Steve Harvey suits.  People don't go to TheStreet for their sports fix.  They go to ESPN, and we've all found that those stories are largely recycled.  Besides media types simply don't like our city having a team, hence, the article bashing Mayor Brown for being a part of the ticket sales push.

Clearly, some people might "get it", but there's still miles to go before we sleep.

[duvaldude08]

No one said we were going to sleep on the issue. We are just stating that The Jags are starting to be mentioned less and less. Thats all.