Stadium Naming Rights deal soon?

[blizz01]

Looks like Goodell is coming, but surely that's not the ace up the sleeve.....

Roger Goodell's camp blitz won't include Lions

ALLEN PARK -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who plans to visit several training camp this season (most of them by bus), won't head to Allen Park to see the Detroit Lions this year.  Goodell, who was at Detroit's Ford Field public practice last season, is scheduled to visit eight teams this summer. He'll start with the Jacksonville Jaguars and then hit New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh and Cleveland before wrapping up his trip in Indianapolis.

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/07/roger_goodells_camp_blitz_wont.html

[copperfiend]

I wonder how big his entourage will be?

[Coolyfett]

It will always be the Gator Bowl to me!

I don't understand why so many people say that!The Gator Bowl was that old ugly stadium with the dangerous looking perforated metal floor, and aluminum bleachers. Might as well say that it's an entirely different stadium, besides only one upper deck structure. Why not stop there? It always will be Wolfson Park to me???It always will be the Coliseum to me???That mentality is the stuff that sets us back forty years.

Some people dont like change or adjusting to change.....That one the biggest reasons Jax is how it is. Honestly I dont like venues named after companies...Id rather see them named after an important person that mattered.  And I also hear people call the Arena the New Colisium....Like the word Arena is too hard for them to say lol...Veterans Memorial is a generic name to.

[videojon]

According to http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflnewsfeed/2010/07/goodell-to-tour-training-camps-with-madden-next-week.html the commisioner is coming on Monday.

[ProjectMaximus]

It will always be the Gator Bowl to me!

I don't understand why so many people say that!The Gator Bowl was that old ugly stadium with the dangerous looking perforated metal floor, and aluminum bleachers. Might as well say that it's an entirely different stadium, besides only one upper deck structure. Why not stop there? It always will be Wolfson Park to me???It always will be the Coliseum to me???That mentality is the stuff that sets us back forty years.

Well, every New Year's I believe it still becomes the Gator Bowl for a week.

[iluvolives]

It will always be the Gator Bowl to me!

Some people dont like change or adjusting to change.....That one the biggest reasons Jax is how it is. Honestly I dont like venues named after companies...Id rather see them named after an important person that mattered.  And I also hear people call the Arena the New Colisium....Like the word Arena is too hard for them to say lol...Veterans Memorial is a generic name to.

So in the same post you say that places should be named after people that matter...but that the areana which is named for Veterans that served our country is generic...

[Captain Zissou]

It will always be the Gator Bowl to me!

I don't understand why so many people say that!The Gator Bowl was that old ugly stadium with the dangerous looking perforated metal floor, and aluminum bleachers. Might as well say that it's an entirely different stadium, besides only one upper deck structure. Why not stop there? It always will be Wolfson Park to me???It always will be the Coliseum to me???That mentality is the stuff that sets us back forty years.

Well, every New Year's I believe it still becomes the Gator Bowl for a week.

And the way Georgia's been playing, it becomes the Gator Bowl for a week in October/ November too

[St. Auggie]

It will always be the Gator Bowl to me!

I don't understand why so many people say that!The Gator Bowl was that old ugly stadium with the dangerous looking perforated metal floor, and aluminum bleachers. Might as well say that it's an entirely different stadium, besides only one upper deck structure. Why not stop there? It always will be Wolfson Park to me???It always will be the Coliseum to me???That mentality is the stuff that sets us back forty years.

Well, every New Year's I believe it still becomes the Gator Bowl for a week.

And the way Georgia's been playing, it becomes the Gator Bowl for a week in October/ November too

Zing!

[KenFSU]

The city is DANGEROUSLY close to fu@*ing ANOTHER ONE up.

If this falls through, we will be the laughing stock of the NFL.

We're risking Everbank pulling out, or giving the Jags another reason to pack it up, over what? 4 million that has to be spent on sports regardless.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Make the deal.

[reednavy]

uh, ok.

[Shwaz]

Does the rule of 3 apply to good news?

1. Stadium naming rights deal::check::
2. Kennedy Pola getting lured away from the Titans::check::
3. 2010 season sold out on season ticket basis?

In his column today Vic Ketchman said there's more exciting news to come.  Not as exciting as naming rights, but news that may put sales "over the top."

Oh, the whole #2 thing is just getting started, they filed a lawsuit against USC and Kiffin.

Back on topic.

I hope this lawsuit backfires on the Titians in that it becomes a huge distraction all season long.  Eat it, Fisher!

Looks like the news Vic had alluded too came out in today's column:

Is the college question possibly the big news that we are waiting on?


Vic: Yeah, it is. The Jaguars are fond of a program the Penguins of the NHL developed. The Penguins are on, like, a 200-game sellout streak and they’re concerned about exposing their product to the next generation of fans, so they developed a concept in which they put college students on a waiting list for tickets that are greatly reduced in price. Pittsburgh has a big college population: Pitt, Duquesne, Carnegie-Mellon, Point Park, Robert Morris and more. It’s only about 200 or so tickets but it helps expose the product to young people. The Jaguars studied the concept, liked it and are trying to tailor it to their need to fill the bowl and make this a blackout-free season. The team is currently attempting to work out the mechanics of a plan that would allow season ticket holders to donate their tickets to local college students. The Jaguars believe it would help promote season-ticket sales. Why would it be big news? Because if the Jaguars get within a few thousand tickets of a season-long sellout, it could be the program that puts the whole ticket movement over the top. It could be the final step in guaranteeing that all Jaguars home games will be shown on local TV. There are logistical issues that have to be overcome. Let’s hope it can happen.

[Mattius92]

well the city council approved the name, so nothing can stop it now. Put up the new name on the stadium and GO JAGS!!!

First preseason game tomorrow, we can do it, xD