Caution: LA is coming to steal your NFL team in 2011

[JaxNative68]

Can get the away games blacked out as well?  That was a tough one to watch.  I had to chew on my tongue to keep from blurting out what was truly on my mind in front of my young son.

[77danj7]

^ It is a shame that on a game the majority can actually they lay an egg like they did Sunday...It's a hard pitch to make sales after that!

[Shwaz]

Found this clip today of the Director of Development talking about the new LA stadium and their immediate plans. He claims a 50/50 shot of a team (or 2) playing in the Rose Bowl in 2010 and he is 100% sure there will be a team (or 2) playing in 2011.

Notice the only substantial conversation of a possible team was the Jaguars complete with video clips of last weekends game.

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/sports/nfl-football-future-in-los-angeles-20091201

[copperfiend]

They are the easy target but the truth is that it is much more likely the Rams or Raiders will move back due to their stadium issues and the fact that both teams are either fully or partially for sale.

[Shwaz]

I really hope so Copper... but if Weaver doesn't see a rise in ticket sales this summer it could very well be the death knell.

[reednavy]

It seems L.A. is hell bent on using the Jaguars, when were the least likely team to go.

[Steve]

^We fill the stadium, the talk goes away - bottom line.

[Wacca Pilatka]

It seems L.A. is hell bent on using the Jaguars, when were the least likely team to go.

In the 80s, teams like the Oilers and Falcons used the threat of moving to Jacksonville to coax stadium construction and renovation out of their home cities.

Twenty years later, Jacksonville has a team but the city is still being used as a bargaining chip.

This is bizarre.

[stjr]

NPR's Neal Conan is in Jacksonville today, hosting NPR's national talk show from here, "Talk of the Nation" during this hour, 2 to 3 PM.  Here is one of the features he is doing on the show as a result:

Due to the NFL's blackout rule, Jacksonville Jaguars fans haven't been able to see their football team play on TV. Neal Conan and Florida Times Union columnist Abel Harding talk about whether the blackout rule gets fans off couches and into stadiums.

A replay of the show from NPR's web site will be available after 6 PM at:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121057843

[Lunican]

Mayor Peyton Proclaims Dec. 17 "Revive the Pride Day"
Council President Clark Dec. 17 resolution announced

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 3, 2009 â€" Mayor John Peyton will be joined by Jacksonville City Council President Richard Clark and Touchdown Jacksonville committee members Carl Cannon and Tony Boselli at a press conference tomorrow as he proclaims Dec. 17 as “Revive the Pride Day.” Members of The Roar and Jaxson de Ville will also be on hand for the announcement.

WHEN:          Friday, Dec. 4   10:30 a.m.

WHERE:       City Hall â€" Atrium   117 W. Duval St. -- 32202
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Council President Clark will also make a special announcement regarding a resolution he will introduce to the full Jacksonville City Council regarding Dec. 17 activities.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Revive the pride, did we ever have any to began with?

[aaapolito]

I'm not sure the people of Jacksonville really appreciate what they have with the Jaguars.  It's really sad that people don't support the team.

I don't want to hear the excuse that there is not 67k Jaguars fans in this town because the Jaguars used to be 15th in overall attendance.

[tufsu1]

Revive the pride, did we ever have any to began with?

just think for a minute...the Jags worst attendance has been this year and let's say they've drawn 40,000 per game....in a metro are of 1.3 million people

now for comparsion, Philly used to have problems filling 66,000 seats in a metro area of 6 million people...Tampa Bay is struggling this year in a metro area of 3 million...and Miami (metro area of 5 million) consitently has trouble selling out....San Diego, St. Louis, Detroit, etc.

So, proportionally....we're doing quite well!

[Keith-N-Jax]

You maybe right, but Jacksonville will always be the poster child to pick on. Who's getting the most media play out of this regaurdless of what other teams are doing. Guess we will see what happens next year. Really though people here have no pride in this city, so what chance does a football team has that wins ugly and loses badly.

[blizz01]

So, proportionally....we're doing quite well!

It's good to be #1 in attendance (per capita) - See, there's always a silver lining!