Catlett promising "major" CFB game at Everbank in 2016, FSU game in 18/19

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

It's official?

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/03/report-notre-dame-navy-to-play-in-jacksonville-in-2016/

Report: Notre Dame, Navy to play in Jacksonville in 2016

Posted by Kevin McGuire on July 3, 2015, 7:33 PM EDT

Navy and Notre Dame do not typically make too many trips to the state of Florida during the course of a football season, but each will be playing in the state in 2016. In fact, they'll even be playing each other in the state in November 2016.

According to a report Friday by ND Insider, Notre Dame and Navy will play their 2016 game in Jacksonville, Florida on November 5, 2016. The game will be played in EverBank Field, home of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and recently undergoing upgrades to the stadium in hopes of keeping the Jaguars in town. Attracting some noteworthy college football game son the side is a nice perk too, and it seems to have worked.

Navy typically serves as host to Notre Dame in even-numbered years in the series, but tends to hold the game in a larger venue instead of its home stadium. The deal has not been officially announced, but ND Insider says the Jacksonville Sports Council has a press conference scheduled for this coming Wednesday, at which time it is expected to become official.

In the history of the Notre Dame-Navy rivalry, the game has been played in the state of Florida just once before. The 200 meeting was played in Orlando, with the Irish winning 45-14.

[ProjectMaximus]

Well...technically from your quoted reference:

The deal has not been officially announced, but ND Insider says the Jacksonville Sports Council has a press conference scheduled for this coming Wednesday, at which time it is expected to become official.

So no it's not official yet. Thanks for the link...glad to see this is actually going to happen.

[mtraininjax]

recently undergoing upgrades to the stadium in hopes of keeping the Jaguars in town

You mean the video boards you can see from space and the pools used for ladies of the westside to show off their latest ink? Don't forget the ferris wheel and water park in the works.....

[I-10east]

recently undergoing upgrades to the stadium in hopes of keeping the Jaguars in town

You mean the video boards you can see from space and the pools used for ladies of the westside to show off their latest ink? Don't forget the ferris wheel and water park in the works.....

Double yawn.

[icarus]

Look for an official announcement tomorrow. Another great college game for Jacksonville in the next season is something to celebrate.

[For_F-L-O-R-I-D-A]

Catlett had a lot of haters on here a week ago.

[tufsu1]

^ I doubt Catlett is really the one making these things happen....he is a relic of a bygone era.

[brainstormer]

http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400617/gene-frenette/2015-07-08/notre-dame-navy-game-officially-coming-everbank-2016

Notre Dame-Navy 2016

This will be a huge plus for our local economy. Perhaps we can get some things accomplished by then so first time visitors have a really great experience.

[MusicMan]

Extremely important to get the USS Adams in town for this event, if possible.

[urbanlibertarian]

Extremely important to get the USS Adams in town for this event, if possible.

What's the current status of the Adams?

[mtraininjax]

Navy / Notre Dame is a great opportunity for Jax, but its hardly "major". SEC dominates the south and an SEC team top-tier team. Alabama vs Ohio State would be a MAJOR game.

This is a nice game for Jacksonville. Just not Major, but you gotta start somewhere, so its just that, a start.

[copperfiend]

Navy / Notre Dame is a great opportunity for Jax, but its hardly "major". SEC dominates the south and an SEC team top-tier team. Alabama vs Ohio State would be a MAJOR game.

This is a nice game for Jacksonville. Just not Major, but you gotta start somewhere, so its just that, a start.

Calling it major or not is just semantics.

The truth is that this game is a big event in college football. Last year it was broadcast in prime time on CBS. It features one of the biggest brands in college football.

[fsquid]

any time you get Notre Dame, you get Notre Dame.  I bet it draws better than the Jags.

[dp8541]

This is technically a "rivalry" game, and a good draw for Jax, but certainly not great by any means.  The series trades off from playing in South Bend every other year, with a neutral site mixed in the other years.

The game was played at the Redskins stadium in MD last year and only drew a crowd of just under 37k.

The 2012 game was played in Ireland, so not really comparable to the game we will have in 2016.

The 2010 game was played at the Jets/Giants stadium and dew over 75k.

The 2008 game was played in the Ravens stadium in Baltimore and drew over 70k.

The quality of both teams this season and in 2016 will have a lot to do with how well this game draws in Jax.  I would estimate a crowd similar to what the game drew in DC last season (37k), but not close to a sell out.  I also do not see this drawing more than the average Jags game.

[tufsu1]

^ I think the game will easily draw 60,000 fans....and yes, will outdraw most Jags games