The 2011 edition of the "Fuel Gauge" is up and running. I'm not sure how this compares to the same time last year; especially considering that it's still in the middle of renewal season & pre-draft.
http://www.jaguars.com/fuel
We're ahead of where we were last year on renewal rate, but that's in large part because of those of us who bought into the 30/30 plan last year, which automatically put us ahead out of the gate.
My friends and I bought 6 season tickets. We're all first time buyers. It's pretty exciting.
Quote from: Captain Zissou on March 09, 2011, 04:59:41 PM
My friends and I bought 6 season tickets. We're all first time buyers. It's pretty exciting.
I don't think you'll be disappointed.
I plan on buying at least 1 maybe 2, not sure who I'll take with me though. Damn jacksonville's dating scene! :-P lol
Quote from: Captain Zissou on March 09, 2011, 04:59:41 PM
My friends and I bought 6 season tickets. We're all first time buyers. It's pretty exciting.
Kickazz... section 142 is where the party is!
Quote from: fieldafm on March 16, 2011, 12:09:37 PM
Quote from: Captain Zissou on March 09, 2011, 04:59:41 PM
My friends and I bought 6 season tickets. We're all first time buyers. It's pretty exciting.
Kickazz... section 142 is where the party is!
I'm renewed in 142 as well... it's a raucous group. Hope you don't like sitting down :)
This ongoing mess with the NFL is the worst thing that we could have asked for - I know that WW came out & provided some additional assurance, but there are plenty of fans on the fence that this will certainly have an impact on - not just in JAX.
Just renewed my tickets!
Renewed mine.
West Club is where the party is!
I wish they'd get this thing over with or just draft the entire NCAA '10 senior class & start over...
NFL lockout crimps Jacksonville Jaguar ticket sales QuoteThe labor negotiations between the National Football League and players’ union has put a dent in Jacksonville Jaguars season ticket sales.
Ticket sales and renewals were off to a good start, said Macky Weaver, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Jaguars â€" until the lockout was announced.
“There’s no doubt it’s definitely slowed,†Weaver said Tuesday. “It’s a good thing if you look at the numbers from a renewal standpoint â€" we’re almost at 70 percent renewal and our goal is 85 percent. Of the remaining [ticket holders], only 2 percent have canceled. The rest haven’t said yes or no.â€
Weaver said selling club seats is a top priority for the Jags this year. He said “400 or 500†club seat season ticket pages have been sold so far.
“Early on we’d sold a good number,on all tickets,†Weaver said. “Since the lockout was announced, it’s not like we’ve flatlined, but it certainly has become more horizontal.â€
The Jaguars have continued to push season tickets throughout the negotiations and lockout, with team owner Wayne Weaver rallying employees at Acosta Sales and Marketing last week.
Read more: NFL lockout crimps Jacksonville Jaguar ticket sales | Jacksonville Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/field_and_street/2011/03/nfl-lockout-crimps-jacksonville-jaguar.html
Quote from: blizz01 on March 31, 2011, 10:43:05 PM
I wish they'd get this thing over with or just draft the entire NCAA '10 senior class & start over...
NFL lockout crimps Jacksonville Jaguar ticket sales
QuoteThe labor negotiations between the National Football League and players’ union has put a dent in Jacksonville Jaguars season ticket sales.
Ticket sales and renewals were off to a good start, said Macky Weaver, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Jaguars â€" until the lockout was announced.
“There’s no doubt it’s definitely slowed,†Weaver said Tuesday. “It’s a good thing if you look at the numbers from a renewal standpoint â€" we’re almost at 70 percent renewal and our goal is 85 percent. Of the remaining [ticket holders], only 2 percent have canceled. The rest haven’t said yes or no.â€
Weaver said selling club seats is a top priority for the Jags this year. He said “400 or 500†club seat season ticket pages have been sold so far.
“Early on we’d sold a good number,on all tickets,†Weaver said. “Since the lockout was announced, it’s not like we’ve flatlined, but it certainly has become more horizontal.â€
The Jaguars have continued to push season tickets throughout the negotiations and lockout, with team owner Wayne Weaver rallying employees at Acosta Sales and Marketing last week.
Read more: NFL lockout crimps Jacksonville Jaguar ticket sales | Jacksonville Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/field_and_street/2011/03/nfl-lockout-crimps-jacksonville-jaguar.html
They will never let it die. They will do anything for story.
The article seems lazy to me. It doesn't sound like the sales are too bad to me.
As today of we are at a 80% renewal rate. That is OUTSTANDING.
43% of the way to the blackout avoidance number.
Bring on the blackouts, I have my tickets and if people can't attend, hey fine, there is always the radio.
Quote from: mtraininjax on April 18, 2011, 06:32:41 PM
Bring on the blackouts, I have my tickets and if people can't attend, hey fine, there is always the radio.
Sounds like you don't care if the team is financially successful or not.
If you want to see some hard hitting textbook tackling, Jax Axemen Season tickets are starting at only $20.00 Includes 3 pre season games, 4 regular season games and any playoff games!!! First preseason game is May 7th at Hodges Stadium....
http://www.jaxaxe.com/2011SeasonTickets/tabid/189/Default.aspx (http://www.jaxaxe.com/2011SeasonTickets/tabid/189/Default.aspx)
2 MNF home games!
Quote from: mtraininjax on April 18, 2011, 06:32:41 PM
Bring on the blackouts, I have my tickets and if people can't attend, hey fine, there is always the radio.
Good idea...then we can all watch them when the team moves to LA!!! ::)
Glad I did the 30/30 plan. Go Jags!
QuoteGood idea...then we can all watch them when the team moves to LA!!!
They are not going to LA. No team will go to LA with the demands that LA is placing on any new team. 30 years is how long the team MUST remain in LA to pay off the debt. 30 years. That's 3 generations of young-uns to people from the westside.
Quote from: mtraininjax on April 21, 2011, 05:21:35 PM
That's 3 generations of young-uns to people from the westside.
oh you mean the base of Mike Hogan's support ;)
No extra generations here. My sister said we weren't going to have any kids. ;)
Quote from: mtraininjax on April 21, 2011, 05:21:35 PM
QuoteGood idea...then we can all watch them when the team moves to LA!!!
They are not going to LA. No team will go to LA with the demands that LA is placing on any new team. 30 years is how long the team MUST remain in LA to pay off the debt. 30 years. That's 3 generations of young-uns to people from the westside.
Enter any city name in place of LA...bottom line is that if the Jags keep having ticket issues they will have to move.
Quote“Early on we’d sold a good number,on all tickets,†Weaver said. “Since the lockout was announced, it’s not like we’ve flatlined, but it certainly has become more horizontal.â€
More reason to end the lock out... Who blinks first?
Enter any city name in place of LA...bottom line is that if the Jags keep having ticket issues they will have to move.
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Move to where? The other teams are struggling too. Are they all going to move? is Tampa going to move? Is Miami going to move, are the Bills moving? Stadiums not selling out is now the norm. If this lockout continues much longer, the problem will only get worse everywhere. It took baseball a long time to recover from their strike, and some would argue they still aren't fully recovered yet. Most people have no time or patience for people fighting over massive amounts of money as they worry about putting food on the table.
+50
QuoteMove to where? The other teams are struggling too. Are they all going to move? is Tampa going to move? Is Miami going to move, are the Bills moving? Stadiums not selling out is now the norm. If this lockout continues much longer, the problem will only get worse everywhere. It took baseball a long time to recover from their strike, and some would argue they still aren't fully recovered yet. Most people have no time or patience for people fighting over massive amounts of money as they worry about putting food on the table.
Article in the paper today (Jimmy yes I read it daily), where the NFL is going to cut salaries by 12 percent across the board here in April, and it will get worse if the issue is not resolved by August 1. NFL estimates it is losing 40 million in market cap every week the strike goes on. So every franchise is part of the problem.
We drafted a QB. That was a shocker! :o
All the Garrard haters will be happy
I personally don't hate him. He's a great QB, hes just inconsistent as hell. Now he has someone there to challenge him so we'll see how this goes. I was definitely caught off guard by this.
I had a friend just text me that on Dallas sports radio they are callin him a white Garrard, poor under defensive pressure and in red zone sitiuations.
Quote from: danno on April 28, 2011, 09:21:53 PM
I had a friend just text me that on Dallas sports radio they are callin him a white Garrard, poor under defensive pressure and in red zone sitiuations.
I wonder if he throws as many interceptions LMAO but he's young and can be developed. Garrad is old and set in his ways.
This is surely a change. I hope it pays off! Go Jags!
Quote from: danno on April 28, 2011, 09:21:53 PM
I had a friend just text me that on Dallas sports radio they are callin him a white Garrard, poor under defensive pressure and in red zone sitiuations.
That's funny. I was just reading the player analysis that SI has next to each pick, and you could just change Gabbert's name to David Garrard and it would be just as accurate.
Same number of letters in the last name as well!
It will be very interesting to see how Gabbert, and Ponder will do in their careers. Will there be any bashlash from FSU/Jag fan for not taking Ponder? Then again Nole fan is probably smart enough to distinguish the NFL from college unlike a certain other university in the state who's fans STILL talks about their golden boy who should have been here last year. I'm TOTALLY excited about the pick! Go Jags!!!
I'm glad they got him... not so happy they gave up a second to do it...
the smart Noles fan knows that Ponder was a reach at 10....in fact, he was a reach at 12 where the Vikings took him...or for that matter at 16 where the Jags were supposed to pick...now had they known that Andy Dalton would still be around, maybe they could have traded down.
The problem now is they have to wait for Round 3 to address defense....or deal with it through free agency
Quote from: danno on April 28, 2011, 09:21:53 PM
I had a friend just text me that on Dallas sports radio they are callin him a white Garrard, poor under defensive pressure and in red zone sitiuations.
Not really.
People have described Gabbert as being "cerebral". Find one time anything similar has been said about Garrard.
Quote from: danno on April 28, 2011, 09:08:29 PM
All the Garrard haters will be happy
Garrard haters? Or are they actually just fans that are upset the team has been in position to make the playoffs in four of the last five years. And in three of those years, the team led by Garrard collapsed.
I dont see Garrard going anywhere. He will likely start most of the season unless he gets hurt. Gabbert will be allowed to learn and mature a year. Barring an injury or complete collapse of Garrard... he will be our starter this year.
Gabbert has long-term possibilities, but certainly doesn't address any immediate needs the Jags have - primarily the defensive backfield. You had Prince Amukamara sitting out there - rated as a great CB prospect that could have provided an immediate impact to the team.
I saw Gabbert being run through the paces by Steve Marriucci and John Gruden and I think he'll be a solid player. But not necessarily a franchise QB. Could we not have picked up a QB of equal value later in the draft or next year rather than not address the defense and give up a 2nd round pick.
Does anyone know if they'll be selling the half-packs this season??? I sure hope...
The goal is to not, and sell out with season tickets. My guess is that they won't, especially with the lockout fiasco looming.
They probably won't sell half-packs until late June or July, because remember, if they sell a good seat in a half-pack, they can't sell it for a season ticket. They'd rather wait unitl season ticket sales are exausted.
As of 5/13 we are 63% of the way to the blackout avoidance number.
http://www.jaguars.com/charts/generalbowl.aspx
We need the NFL to get their issues settled sooner not later.
Amen, brother.
Probably rhetorical, but how does this compare to the same time/situation last year?
From what I have seen, it is the same as last year. We had about a 78% renewal rate last year as well. Not sure how the new season tickets sales looks compared to last year, but IMO were in the same situation this season.
QuoteNot sure how the new season tickets sales looks compared to last year, but IMO were in the same situation this season
How is an NFL lockout the same as last season? Ticket sales are waaaaayyy down from last year with little end in sight. NFL teams are cutting salaries of employees, if not laying people off. This is a lot worse than last year with no end in sight.
You know we are screwed when the insiders say that the players can hold out until October, and that the players know they NEED to hold out to get a better deal. I think we have a shortened season of 10 games, if we don't play until October. This really hurts the rookies because they can't get a playbook or reps or even any sense of the team. This basically stinks to high heaven!
Here's the latest breakdown:
QuoteSeason ticket renewals are at about 72 to 75 percent right now and the Jaguars area bout 10 to 12 percent behind where they were this time last year. On a typical day, they'll sell about 20 to 30 season tickets.
Numbers wise, it doesn't look that bad, though. They started with a base of 17,000 season ticket holders who bought the 30/30 plan last year which allowed them to pay for 30 games (three seasons) over 30 months.
The Jaguars need to sell 50,957 general bowl tickets to avoid blackouts and currently have 32,000 sold. They're planning on having to sell 7,000 in group sales which leaves them with about 11,000 tickets needed to fill the gap.
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/429812/tania-ganguli/2011-05-17/jaguars-saw-blaine-gabbert-bump-ticket-sales
QuoteAbout 32,000 season tickets have been sold so far, senior vice president of sales and marketing Macky Weaver said at a news conference Tuesday. A total of 50,957 tickets must be sold to avoid a TV blackout.
Every day the lockout goes on, when the owners benefit, hurts the players. You would think GROWN MEN could figure out how to split 9,000,000,000.00
i cant wait to get my Teal Deal book this year, up to $3,000 in deals!
The lockout is really going to hurt teams like the Jaguars, Buccaneers, Raiders, Chargers, Vikings, Bills, Bengals and Cardinals. They typically have to deal with blackouts, blackout extensions and need an entire offseason to sell tickets. I would not be surprised to see games with half empty stadiums if the season is played. And if games are cancelled, it could be worse.
Quote from: copperfiend on May 17, 2011, 04:02:43 PM
The lockout is really going to hurt teams like the Jaguars, Buccaneers, Raiders, Chargers, Vikings, Bills, Bengals and Cardinals. They typically have to deal with blackouts, blackout extensions and need an entire offseason to sell tickets. I would not be surprised to see games with half empty stadiums if the season is played. And if games are cancelled, it could be worse.
It has happened before so I wouldnt doubt. My older friend told me about the lockout that happen in the 80's. Games canceled, players on strike, etc.
Quote from: copperfiend on May 17, 2011, 04:02:43 PM
The lockout is really going to hurt teams like the Jaguars, Buccaneers, Raiders, Chargers, Vikings, Bills, Bengals and Cardinals. They typically have to deal with blackouts, blackout extensions and need an entire offseason to sell tickets. I would not be surprised to see games with half empty stadiums if the season is played. And if games are cancelled, it could be worse.
I think Roger Goodell is hurting the league. It shouldn't have come to this. A new CBA should've been brokered before this last one expired. Honestly, he took a pompous approach - with tv revenue in his pocket he felt he had the upper hand on the players... when the players proved in court that this was unfair -he was exposed and the power struggle became even.
Not buying season tickets to a team that has been rebuilding for 8 years. Whenever they get rid of Del-Rio I will buy season tickets. I will check out a few home games this year, and support the team in that fashion.
Quote from: manasia on May 18, 2011, 09:09:36 AM
Not buying season tickets to a team that has been rebuilding for 8 years. Whenever they get rid of Del-Rio I will buy season tickets. I will check out a few home games this year, and support the team in that fashion.
Wrong. They started rebuilding in 2009.
Quote from: copperfiend on May 18, 2011, 09:16:13 AM
Quote from: manasia on May 18, 2011, 09:09:36 AM
Not buying season tickets to a team that has been rebuilding for 8 years. Whenever they get rid of Del-Rio I will buy season tickets. I will check out a few home games this year, and support the team in that fashion.
Wrong. They started rebuilding in 2009.
Chalk another one up for the entitled fan. :-\
In my opinion they have been rebuilding since JDR became coach, I have never really thought of him as being a good coach, so hopefully Wayne and the crew will make a better decision and hire a better Head coach.
I am not an entitled fan, I am just a fan who is tired of the same ol same ol.
They really started rebuilding the year before Del Rio got here. After 2001, they let go of McCardell, Boselli, Walker, Payne, Hardy, Nickerson and Beasley.
When Del Rio got hired the rebuilding continued and they added players like Mathis, Manuwai, Peterson, Grant, D Smith, McCray, Scobee. From 2004-2007, they averaged 10 wins a season. That was a result of the rebuilding effort from in 2002-2003.
2008 was a disaster and Shack Harris was let go. When Gene Smith took over, he cleaned house. He got rid of alot of players. Lemon, Taylor, R Williams, Matt Jones, Porter, Barnes, Pashos, Spicer, McCray, Henderson, Peterson, Florence, B Williams, Nelson. He committed to rebuilding the draft. The team was in playoff contention until week 17 last year less than two years after a near complete overhaul.
Quote from: copperfiend on May 18, 2011, 09:56:44 AM
They really started rebuilding the year before Del Rio got here. After 2001, they let go of McCardell, Boselli, Walker, Payne, Hardy, Nickerson and Beasley.
When Del Rio got hired the rebuilding continued and they added players like Mathis, Manuwai, Peterson, Grant, D Smith, McCray, Scobee. From 2004-2007, they averaged 10 wins a season. That was a result of the rebuilding effort from in 2002-2003.
2008 was a disaster and Shack Harris was let go. When Gene Smith took over, he cleaned house. He got rid of alot of players. Lemon, Taylor, R Williams, Matt Jones, Porter, Barnes, Pashos, Spicer, McCray, Henderson, Peterson, Florence, B Williams, Nelson. He committed to rebuilding the draft. The team was in playoff contention until week 17 last year less than two years after a near complete overhaul.
Save your breath Copper. I'm holding out until the they win the Super Bowl... only World Champions get my money!
Quote from: copperfiend on May 18, 2011, 09:56:44 AM
They really started rebuilding the year before Del Rio got here. After 2001, they let go of McCardell, Boselli, Walker, Payne, Hardy, Nickerson and Beasley.
When Del Rio got hired the rebuilding continued and they added players like Mathis, Manuwai, Peterson, Grant, D Smith, McCray, Scobee. From 2004-2007, they averaged 10 wins a season. That was a result of the rebuilding effort from in 2002-2003.
2008 was a disaster and Shack Harris was let go. When Gene Smith took over, he cleaned house. He got rid of alot of players. Lemon, Taylor, R Williams, Matt Jones, Porter, Barnes, Pashos, Spicer, McCray, Henderson, Peterson, Florence, B Williams, Nelson. He committed to rebuilding the draft. The team was in playoff contention until week 17 last year less than two years after a near complete overhaul.
You are absolutely right. 2004 we were 9-7, 2005 we were 11-5, 2006 we were 8-8, and 2007 we were 12-4. Shack Harris screwed us big time. We were well on our way to become a true play off team. I commend Gene Smith and everything he has done to correct Harris's mess within a short time frame.
It still amazes me how Shack whiffed badly on all but one (Marcedes Lewis) first round pick from 2003-2008. Monroe and Alualu did more in their rookie years than most of Shack's first rounders did the entire time here.
Quote from: Shwaz on May 17, 2011, 04:57:08 PM
I think Roger Goodell is hurting the league. It shouldn't have come to this. A new CBA should've been brokered before this last one expired. Honestly, he took a pompous approach - with tv revenue in his pocket he felt he had the upper hand on the players... when the players proved in court that this was unfair -he was exposed and the power struggle became even.
Rog is nothing more than than a face that represents the owners, much like De Smith is the face that represents the now-defunct NFLPA. He can't put through any agreement that the owner's won't sign off on, and unlike 6 years ago, the owner's aren't going to be talked into a 'let it play out and fix it later' deal that Upshaw talked them into. Since the court ruling, the players have lost most, if not all, leverage in this case and should be willing to make a deal, but they won't until the appeals case is ruled on, June 8th.
From the Times-Union:
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/429812/tania-ganguli/2011-05-17/jaguars-saw-blaine-gabbert-bump-ticket-sales (http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/429812/tania-ganguli/2011-05-17/jaguars-saw-blaine-gabbert-bump-ticket-sales)
QuoteJaguars saw a Blaine Gabbert bump in ticket sales
Submitted by Tania Ganguli on May 17, 2011 - 2:11pm
Tania Ganguli's Blog
The day after the Jaguars drafted quarterback Blaine Gabbert 10th overall, the franchise saw a bump in ticket sales.
Macky Weaver, the team's vice president of sales and marketing, told me today that on the Friday of the draft, the Jaguars sold close to 100 new seats and saw 400 ticket renewals.
"Which is what we need to be doing every day," Weaver added.
A few other things were at play there. That was the day when the lockout was lifted in practice and players were allowed back into the facility. It was also the renewal deadline for season ticket holders to keep their seats, which would account for some of the bump in renewals, but likely not the new seats.
Weaver felt the main reason for the increase in sales was the drafting of the quarterback.
Season ticket renewals are at about 72 to 75 percent right now and the Jaguars are about 10 to 12 percent behind where they were this time last year. On a typical day, they'll sell about 20 to 30 season tickets.
Numbers-wise, it doesn't look that bad, though. They started with a base of 17,000 season ticket holders who bought the 30-30 plan last year which allowed them to pay for 30 games (three seasons) over 30 months.
The Jaguars need to sell 50,957 general bowl tickets to avoid blackouts and currently have 32,000 sold. They're planning on having to sell 7,000 in group sales, which leaves them with about 11,000 tickets needed to fill the gap.
The Jaguars have 4,000 club seats available. Those seats don't count against blackout numbers, but they are prominent on television and have caused media watching on TV to write that the Jaguars play to half-empty stadiums.
"Everybody says it's bad on TV. I say it's worse because it's right across from Wayne [Weaver]," Macky Weaver said.
As an aside, I sometimes get emails because the numbers I provide don't line up with the numbers on Jaguars.com. Macky Weaver told me if there's a discrepancy, the numbers he gives me will be more accurate. Sometimes the website program starts counting group sales.
They held a media luncheon today to discuss some special offers for season-ticket holders. I'll be writing about that for Wednesday's paper.
The Blaine Bump
Weaver is ready to sell the team, instead of a Blaine Bump, he could have a Tebow Firestorm of ticketsales, Im Just saying.
Quote from: manasia on May 18, 2011, 03:29:38 PM
Weaver is ready to sell the team, instead of a Blaine Bump, he could have a Tebow Firestorm of ticketsales, Im Just saying.
Huh?
Tebow? Oh, ok.
Quote from: ben says on May 18, 2011, 03:34:47 PM
Quote from: manasia on May 18, 2011, 03:29:38 PM
Weaver is ready to sell the team, instead of a Blaine Bump, he could have a Tebow Firestorm of ticketsales, Im Just saying.
Huh?
I was saying that the Wayne is ready to sell them team, based upon not drafting the guy who would have given him a firestorm in Ticket Sales in my opinion.
Hopefully Blaine will be a decent QB.
well I think he and his wife were ready to leave Jacksonville after the first election 2 months ago....but I think last night "Jacksonville grew up" and his feelings may be a bit different
Well since were all speaking for Wayne Weaver, has anyone spoken to him? Geez... We have a team and lets sell some tickets and have a great season. No more Tebow, no more selling the team, no more LA Jags.
Quote from: manasia on May 18, 2011, 03:55:52 PM
Quote from: ben says on May 18, 2011, 03:34:47 PM
Quote from: manasia on May 18, 2011, 03:29:38 PM
Weaver is ready to sell the team, instead of a Blaine Bump, he could have a Tebow Firestorm of ticketsales, Im Just saying.
Huh?
I was saying that the Wayne is ready to sell them team, based upon not drafting the guy who would have given him a firestorm in Ticket Sales in my opinion.
Hopefully Blaine will be a decent QB.
Gene Smith runs the draft, not Wayne Weaver.
But just to play along with what you're saying. You're suggesting Wayne Weaver wants to sell the team and didn't draft Tebow because he would have sold too many tickets. Think about how dumb that sounds.
Quote from: manasia on May 18, 2011, 03:29:38 PM
Weaver is ready to sell the team, instead of a Blaine Bump, he could have a Tebow Firestorm of ticketsales, Im Just saying.
Let it go. Tebow gets his chance in Denver this year assuming Orton doesn't keep the job. Tebow would have sold exactly 666 season tickets. Why? Because all the jack-off Tebow/Gator lovers never even went to college, they just thought the colors were cool and how the blue and orange coozie looked around their Mille HighLifes. They're the same ones on the TU board that aren't intelligent enough to realize that the only FL pick to work out for us in the last decade was Fred Taylor, and then they bitched about him and his 'fragile' tag. Look at his stats, he played a lot more and did a lot more than he gets credit for - even for the high-school, drop-out UF fans. Were you at the game when Alualu stuffed Tebow at the line of scrimmage? No, you weren't. You were still looking for excuses not to buy a ticket. Just face the facts. It's tough to buy a season ticket when you're still working 2 jobs waiting tables, after dropping out your sophmore year because you thought buying a Tebow jersey and some UF gear was the same as having a UF degree. You know another thing Denver has? Medicinal Marijuana. Maybe you could move there and ease some of your Tebow cravings.
The Tim Tebow thing reminds me of that scene from "Me, Myself, and Irene" with the cow...I simply do not have the energy to fight this fight any more... :-[
Say what you wish, Non-Redneck Westsider, but manasia's and other like-minded people's opinion on this matter won't change. That's just how it's going to have to be until the end of time. I'm glad he's in a place where he's seen as the new QB--not a messiah--so he isn't at risk of being crushed by the outrageous burden he would have faced here from both Tebow "haters" and Tebow "leg-humpers". The same can be said about the anti-Del Rio crowd; their dissatisfaction is equally illogical, but nothing will change his detractor's minds about his performance...nothing short of a Super Bowl ring. Even then, they'd better blow out the other team.
Quote from: kells904 on May 18, 2011, 10:53:55 PM
Say what you wish, Non-Redneck Westsider, but manasia's and other like-minded people's opinion on this matter won't change.
I don't want to change their mind. I want them to realize that somewhere ,subconsciously that they know the truth, but they can't find a way to admit it to you, me or themselves. They start thinking of other things that they know they do: twist every doorknob to the right, exhale only on even breaths, look behind them when leaving their own bathroom to make sure they were alone, etc... until they realize that their Tebow fetish is nothing more than a manifestation of mild schizophrenia and there's nothing they can do to shake it. (Counting your breaths manasia?;) )
The Jags could win the next 3 SBs and the Bronco's could go 5-43 over the same period of time, but we should have drafted him anyhow because he would have been the savior of this team. It's OK Kells, I'm used to dealing with these people, but they usually aren't on internet boards because it's really hard to type with 2 arms behind your back in a straightjacket and your blood coursing with sedatives. :D
The Tebow thing was another opinion, but my biggest factor not buying season tickets is Jack Del Rio, when we get a new coach, I will be happy to support more of my finances to the team.
I take off my hat to folks who buy season tickets, with JDR as coach, your better than me.
Good work thus far. Hopefully the lockout will be resolved before games are sacrificed. I can't imagine what that'll do to the team. But as dire as some people seem to imagine our situation is in their wet dreams, I think we're in a better position if the lockout carries into the season. We don't have to pay off a billion-dollar palace like some people.
It seems that they would simply postpone the season pushing the playoffs deeper into the winter months. Could make for some epic football!
I actually want to have a pre season this year because I want to see how Blaine will play.
I love seeing huge swaths of empty seats in Los Angeles' stadiums. Weavers, are you paying attention? Go JACKSONVILLE Jags!
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/09/dodgers.fan.exodus/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Went to annual meeting of the Jacksonville Jaguars Booster Club last night at the stadium. The Weavers graciously provide the space and the food for this each year. Mr. Weaver was optimistic about contract negotiations said he felt that a deal would get done in time for training camp but of course couldn't promise anything.
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on June 11, 2011, 12:27:20 PM
Went to annual meeting of the Jacksonville Jaguars Booster Club last night at the stadium. The Weavers graciously provide the space and the food for this each year. Mr. Weaver was optimistic about contract negotiations said he felt that a deal would get done in time for training camp but of course couldn't promise anything.
UrbanLibertarian - Since you are a booster do you know if they are going to mail out season tickets as usual this year or will they wait until negotiations are settled?
I don't know, but I suspect that they will be mailed out as usual and we will get a refund for any game not played.
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on June 11, 2011, 12:52:04 PM
I don't know, but I suspect that they will be mailed out as usual and we will get a refund for any game not played.
Thanks for the insight. I was actually looking forward to the preseason game on 8/19 but we will have to wait and see if it takes place.
Maybe the Dodgers will move to Jacksonville........ ;)
Not sure if anyone cares, but I just bought my season tickets, yayy!!! Section 216. Im ready ;)
congrats man...u won't be disappointed..
Quote from: blizz01 on June 11, 2011, 02:43:00 PM
Maybe the Dodgers will move to Jacksonville........ ;)
LOL! They just filed for bankruptcy...so nothing is impossible!
...But Mayor Brown indicated that he'd like to bring the NBA here.
I am excited for this season
Quote from: blizz01 on July 07, 2011, 10:48:55 AM
...But Mayor Brown indicated that he'd like to bring the NBA here.
I would love to see one here, but I don't see it even being a possibility for at least 15-20 years. A new arena would be needed and we need the support.
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 11:16:36 AM
Quote from: blizz01 on July 07, 2011, 10:48:55 AM
...But Mayor Brown indicated that he'd like to bring the NBA here.
I would love to see one here, but I don't see it even being a possibility for at least 15-20 years. A new arena would be needed and we need the support.
Yeah, I agree. We should really put all of our focus on ensuring the long term viability of the Jags in this market before we even think about going after a second major sports franchise. I absolutely love the NBA, and would kill for a franchise here, but you're right, even if we built a new arena, an NBA team would be disastrous in Jacksonville right now. The small market teams in the NBA are bleeding money as is. We would need a bigger population base, a bigger corporate presence to buy those expensive luxury boxes, and the patience to support a franchise that would likely be a minimum of 5 years away from having a prayer at making the playoffs. I question whether Jacksonville is really a basketball city, as well. All that aside, I like Brown's initiative, but there are much better alternative for the NBA right now (Seattle and Vancouver for sure, Vegas, Pittsburgh). A disastrous NBA franchise is far worse for Jacksonville than no NBA team at all.
Quote from: KenFSU on July 07, 2011, 11:35:01 AM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 11:16:36 AM
Quote from: blizz01 on July 07, 2011, 10:48:55 AM
...But Mayor Brown indicated that he'd like to bring the NBA here.
I would love to see one here, but I don't see it even being a possibility for at least 15-20 years. A new arena would be needed and we need the support.
Yeah, I agree. We should really put all of our focus on ensuring the long term viability of the Jags in this market before we even think about going after a second major sports franchise. I absolutely love the NBA, and would kill for a franchise here, but you're right, even if we built a new arena, an NBA team would be disastrous in Jacksonville right now. The small market teams in the NBA are bleeding money as is. We would need a bigger population base, a bigger corporate presence to buy those expensive luxury boxes, and the patience to support a franchise that would likely be a minimum of 5 years away from having a prayer at making the playoffs. I question whether Jacksonville is really a basketball city, as well. All that aside, I like Brown's initiative, but there are much better alternative for the NBA right now (Seattle and Vancouver for sure, Vegas, Pittsburgh).A disastrous NBA franchise is far worse for Jacksonville than no NBA team at all.
Exactly.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 11:28:52 AM
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
I knew we had a lot of teams and that's not even all of them, but that definitely is enough for now. The Giants aren't even selling out games and they're almost the best in the league. For us to even think about getting a NBA team, we're going to get the Giants to sell out first and have continual seasons like that.
I would not be surprised to see the NBA contracting teams at some point in the near future. Teams in "smaller markets" are simply unable to compete in the current NBA. Sacramento, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Charlotte. The list goes on.
Right now, the NBA is dominated by Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, New York, Chicago, Dallas and the largest markets in the country. Even when one of the smaller market teams gets a star, they start bolting to the larger markets at the first chance. Wait until next year when Dwight Howard leaves the Magic. That arena will be half empty and the team will be mediocre.
Quote from: copperfiend on July 07, 2011, 12:31:04 PM
Even when one of the smaller market teams gets a star, they start bolting to the larger markets at the first chance. Wait until next year when Dwight Howard leaves the Magic. That arena will be half empty and the team will be mediocre.
Even though I'm really depressed about the NBA lockout, hopefully something can be done to improve the problem you mentioned above. It's absolutely terrible to see the way that a guy like Carmelo Anthony hijacked the Nuggets this year and forced a trade to New York. Or the way that Deron Williams forced out the longest tenured coach in the NBA before forcing a trade from Salt Lake City to New Jersey/Brooklyn. Or the way that Dwight Howard is already making veiled threats about free agency. I have so much respect for the small market guys who play like they're in New York and support their community. Tim Duncan. Kevin Durant. Zach Randolph.
I am not as up to speed on the specifics of the NBA lockout as I am about the NFL one. But I did hear that this past season, 22 of the 30 NBA teams lost money. The losses for the teams in the past few years is in the billions. The NBA cannot survive with it's current structure. Or at least, most of the league cannot.
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 12:16:25 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 11:28:52 AM
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
I knew we had a lot of teams and that's not even all of them, but that definitely is enough for now. The Giants aren't even selling out games and they're almost the best in the league. For us to even think about getting a NBA team, we're going to get the Giants to sell out first and have continual seasons like that.
And must take into consideration that The Giants have only been around for like a year. we'll see what happens over the next few years with them. I would attend their games, but unforuntaely I am not a basketball fan. I probbably would fall asleep. LOL
Quote from: copperfiend on July 07, 2011, 02:00:07 PM
I am not as up to speed on the specifics of the NBA lockout as I am about the NFL one. But I did hear that this past season, 22 of the 30 NBA teams lost money. The losses for the teams in the past few years is in the billions. The NBA cannot survive with it's current structure. Or at least, most of the league cannot.
In a nutshell, the NBA owners are actually losing money as opposed to the NFL owners not making as much as they have in the past. A lot of this boils down to the player's unions - the NBA owners allowed their players to have guaranteed contracts - much like in baseball - but the salary caps were mostly ignored - they had to pay an extra fee - luxury tax if you will - to the league for every $ over the cap. So if you give a guy a $35M contract over 6 years, then he gets it - whether he plays for you, doesn't play for you, goes to another team, etc. The owners owe that money + the luxury tax for killing the cap - even if a guy isn't on the team anymore.
These owners feel that they are better off by not having a season, aka not paying payrolls makes more financial sense than having a season and losing 100s of millions of dollars.
In football, as I stated before, the owners are still making money - just not what they've been used to, so they are re-negotiating to put MORE in their pockets. That's the reason the NFL won't be locked out all (probably not any) of the season - because they don't actually lose money until games are missed.
and for more of your NFL updates.....
this news should sell a few hundred tickets, being that we open up, at home, to the Titans - and their rookie starting QB.
Don't f this one up Jags, it's a good way to set the tone early with a cupcake game against a division rival.
QuoteKerry Collins Retires
Posted by Mike Florio on July 7, 2011, 2:11 PM EDT
APAfter suggesting a willingness to return to the Titans for another season as the starter, veteran quarterback Kerry Collins has decided instead to retire from the NFL.
“After 16 fulfilling years of playing quarterback in the NFL, I am officially announcing my retirement from professional football,†Collins said in a statement released by Athletes First, the agency that represents him. “The past several months have brought much introspection, and I have decided that while my desire to compete on Sundays is still and always will be there, my willingness to commit to the preparation necessary to play another season has waned to a level that I feel is no longer adequate to meet the demands of the position.â€
(Sounds like something Brett Favre would say. Three or four times.)
Drafted fifth overall by the Panthers out of Penn State in 1995, Collins has spent the last five seasons with the Titans. He appeared in 10 games, starting seven, in 2010. He also played for the Saints, Giants, and Raiders, leading New York to a berth in Super Bowl XXXV.
“I feel very fortunate to have played with and to have been coached by some of the greatest the game has ever seen,†Collins added. “I feel especially fortunate to have played under some of the true patriarchs of the modern game: Joe Paterno, the late Wellington Mara, Al Davis and Bud Adams. I would like to thank all of the coaches, players and other team personnel along the way who have shaped me both personally and professionally. I want to wish Mike Munchak and the Tennessee Titans the best of luck in the future. I have had a fantastic five years here, and my family and I look forward to remaining part of the Middle Tennessee community has been extremely gracious towards us and an honor to play for.â€
Just last month, Collins said he would be willing to return to the Titans as the starter. It’s possible that he has been told, despite the no-contact rules of the lockout, that no such promises would or could be made.
And so the quarterback depth chart in Tennessee will lose the two men who have topped it since 2006: Collins and Vince Young. Moving forward, the job will fall to Jake Locker, Rusty Smith, and whichever veteran the team signs.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/07/kerry-collins-retires/
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 12:16:25 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 11:28:52 AM
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
I knew we had a lot of teams and that's not even all of them, but that definitely is enough for now. The Giants aren't even selling out games and they're almost the best in the league. For us to even think about getting a NBA team, we're going to get the Giants to sell out first and have continual seasons like that.
No offense whatsoever to the Giants, but that can't be compared to the NBA. At all. The Giants are very competent and professionally run, but they play in a bush league where teams routinely just miss games or even drop out of the league entirely in the middle of the season. No matter how well you do, or how much you promote, you are never going to fill a venue as large as the Arena with that level of play.
Again, that's not to knock the Giants, just to put it in perspective. The Giants say they had an average attendance of around 2000 a game, and frankly that's a significant accomplishment for minor league basketball. But regardless of how well or poorly they do, it shouldn't be taken as a sign of how well supported an NBA team would be.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 02:14:04 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 12:16:25 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 11:28:52 AM
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
I knew we had a lot of teams and that's not even all of them, but that definitely is enough for now. The Giants aren't even selling out games and they're almost the best in the league. For us to even think about getting a NBA team, we're going to get the Giants to sell out first and have continual seasons like that.
And must take into consideration that The Giants have only been around for like a year. we'll see what happens over the next few years with them. I would attend their games, but unforuntaely I am not a basketball fan. I probbably would fall asleep. LOL
Yeah, I'm not a basketball fan either. But I'll go to a couple of games if they need help.
Quote from: Tacachale on July 07, 2011, 02:57:09 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 12:16:25 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 11:28:52 AM
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
I knew we had a lot of teams and that's not even all of them, but that definitely is enough for now. The Giants aren't even selling out games and they're almost the best in the league. For us to even think about getting a NBA team, we're going to get the Giants to sell out first and have continual seasons like that.
No offense whatsoever to the Giants, but that can't be compared to the NBA. At all. The Giants are very competent and professionally run, but they play in a bush league where teams routinely just miss games or even drop out of the league entirely in the middle of the season. No matter how well you do, or how much you promote, you are never going to fill a venue as large as the Arena with that level of play.
Again, that's not to knock the Giants, just to put it in perspective. The Giants say they had an average attendance of around 2000 a game, and frankly that's a significant accomplishment for minor league basketball. But regardless of how well or poorly they do, it shouldn't be taken as a sign of how well supported an NBA team would be.
I disagree. Yes, some teams do do that, but if a team is good and they have fans, they will come. Imo, a NBA team is not going to want to make people come watch the game. If people like basketball, they will come. Now, we probably have enough basketball fans in this city to fill up that arena, but I don't think they aren't coming because of the level of play. Some people I know watch the games on TV. (Just like the Jaguars) If they are good, and they are, they will come. I personally don't go to the games (or watch them) just because I don't like basketball.
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 05:23:02 PM
Quote from: Tacachale on July 07, 2011, 02:57:09 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 12:16:25 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 11:28:52 AM
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
I knew we had a lot of teams and that's not even all of them, but that definitely is enough for now. The Giants aren't even selling out games and they're almost the best in the league. For us to even think about getting a NBA team, we're going to get the Giants to sell out first and have continual seasons like that.
No offense whatsoever to the Giants, but that can't be compared to the NBA. At all. The Giants are very competent and professionally run, but they play in a bush league where teams routinely just miss games or even drop out of the league entirely in the middle of the season. No matter how well you do, or how much you promote, you are never going to fill a venue as large as the Arena with that level of play.
Again, that's not to knock the Giants, just to put it in perspective. The Giants say they had an average attendance of around 2000 a game, and frankly that's a significant accomplishment for minor league basketball. But regardless of how well or poorly they do, it shouldn't be taken as a sign of how well supported an NBA team would be.
I disagree. Yes, some teams do do that, but if a team is good and they have fans, they will come. Imo, a NBA team is not going to want to make people come watch the game. If people like basketball, they will come. Now, we probably have enough basketball fans in this city to fill up that arena, but I don't think they aren't coming because of the level of play. Some people I know watch the games on TV. (Just like the Jaguars) If they are good, and they are, they will come. I personally don't go to the games (or watch them) just because I don't like basketball.
The level of play is huge. A good team is only as good as others it plays, and fans of the sport know this.
Let me put it this way: the best organized, most professional minor basketball league still in existence is the NBA D-League. It is much, much better organized and more professional than the current ABA, in which the Giants play. D-League teams average about 4000 per game, pretty solid for minor-league sports. But in contrast, NBA teams average 17,000 a game. And they play more games.
Even the very best minor league team in the most basketball-loving city couldn't come close to filling a venue the size of the Arena, which seats 15,000. The Giants are one of the best teams in their league, but it's unrealistic to think they could ever draw 15,000 fans.
Quote from: Tacachale on July 07, 2011, 06:49:48 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 05:23:02 PM
Quote from: Tacachale on July 07, 2011, 02:57:09 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 07, 2011, 12:16:25 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 07, 2011, 11:28:52 AM
Then the NBA is also in a lock out now. Maybe if Brown serves two terms he can get the ball rolling on that his last year in office, but that is not something that will happen anytime soon. The NBA hasnt expanded in quite sometime. Oklahoma got a team by luck. The right place and right timing. I think we could support an NBA. There are a legion of NBA fans in this city. But I dont forsee it in our near future. Let's work on supporting the Giants, Sharks, Suns and Jaguars for now. I think we have enough on our plate.
I knew we had a lot of teams and that's not even all of them, but that definitely is enough for now. The Giants aren't even selling out games and they're almost the best in the league. For us to even think about getting a NBA team, we're going to get the Giants to sell out first and have continual seasons like that.
No offense whatsoever to the Giants, but that can't be compared to the NBA. At all. The Giants are very competent and professionally run, but they play in a bush league where teams routinely just miss games or even drop out of the league entirely in the middle of the season. No matter how well you do, or how much you promote, you are never going to fill a venue as large as the Arena with that level of play.
Again, that's not to knock the Giants, just to put it in perspective. The Giants say they had an average attendance of around 2000 a game, and frankly that's a significant accomplishment for minor league basketball. But regardless of how well or poorly they do, it shouldn't be taken as a sign of how well supported an NBA team would be.
I disagree. Yes, some teams do do that, but if a team is good and they have fans, they will come. Imo, a NBA team is not going to want to make people come watch the game. If people like basketball, they will come. Now, we probably have enough basketball fans in this city to fill up that arena, but I don't think they aren't coming because of the level of play. Some people I know watch the games on TV. (Just like the Jaguars) If they are good, and they are, they will come. I personally don't go to the games (or watch them) just because I don't like basketball.
The level of play is huge. A good team is only as good as others it plays, and fans of the sport know this.
Let me put it this way: the best organized, most professional minor basketball league still in existence is the NBA D-League. It is much, much better organized and more professional than the current ABA, in which the Giants play. D-League teams average about 4000 per game, pretty solid for minor-league sports. But in contrast, NBA teams average 17,000 a game. And they play more games.
Even the very best minor league team in the most basketball-loving city couldn't come close to filling a venue the size of the Arena, which seats 15,000. The Giants are one of the best teams in their league, but it's unrealistic to think they could ever draw 15,000 fans.
I think the Giants could fill 15,000, but, like you said, they probably won't ever do it. The thing is, if we get a NBA team and they aren't even good, will people fill up the arena just because they are part of the NBA? Getting a NBA team doesn't necessarily mean that more people will come to arena.
Quote from: iMarvin on July 08, 2011, 09:14:42 AMI think the Giants could fill 15,000, but, like you said, they probably won't ever do it. The thing is, if we get a NBA team and they aren't even good, will people fill up the arena just because they are part of the NBA? Getting a NBA team doesn't necessarily mean that more people will come to arena.
I definitely think Jacksonville could sell out the arena for NBA games against the Lakers, Heat, Celtics, etc. In order to have an NBA franchise though, you need to have the type of population that would buy 18,000 tickets to weeknight games against teams like the Bucks, or the Bobcats. I don't see that happening any time soon.
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Quote from: iMarvin on July 08, 2011, 09:14:42 AMI think the Giants could fill 15,000, but, like you said, they probably won't ever do it. The thing is, if we get a NBA team and they aren't even good, will people fill up the arena just because they are part of the NBA? Getting a NBA team doesn't necessarily mean that more people will come to arena.
I definitely think Jacksonville could sell out the arena for NBA games against the Lakers, Heat, Celtics, etc. In order to have an NBA franchise though, you need to have the type of population that would buy 18,000 tickets to weeknight games against teams like the Bucks, or the Bobcats. I don't see that happening any time soon.
Does OKC sellout those games?
^I agree. More people would show up by far to see an NBA game than a minor league team, just because it's the NBA. But that doesn't mean it would be enough for NBA standards.
As for the Giants, if they (or any minor league team) ever filled a venue the size of the Arena, it would be huge news. It's impressive enough they draw 2000 in a league where you don't even know if your opponent will show up.
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on July 08, 2011, 11:43:39 AM
Quote from: KenFSU on July 08, 2011, 10:20:13 AM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 08, 2011, 09:14:42 AMI think the Giants could fill 15,000, but, like you said, they probably won't ever do it. The thing is, if we get a NBA team and they aren't even good, will people fill up the arena just because they are part of the NBA? Getting a NBA team doesn't necessarily mean that more people will come to arena.
I definitely think Jacksonville could sell out the arena for NBA games against the Lakers, Heat, Celtics, etc. In order to have an NBA franchise though, you need to have the type of population that would buy 18,000 tickets to weeknight games against teams like the Bucks, or the Bobcats. I don't see that happening any time soon.
Does OKC sellout those games?
They've done all right so far; they've sold an average of over 17,000 a game, which is over 90% capacity for them. That's at about the NBA's average, and significantly better than they were doing in Seattle the last several years they were there.
Here are their numbers:
http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance/_/sort/awayAvg
Quote from: KenFSU on July 08, 2011, 10:20:13 AM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 08, 2011, 09:14:42 AMI think the Giants could fill 15,000, but, like you said, they probably won't ever do it. The thing is, if we get a NBA team and they aren't even good, will people fill up the arena just because they are part of the NBA? Getting a NBA team doesn't necessarily mean that more people will come to arena.
I definitely think Jacksonville could sell out the arena for NBA games against the Lakers, Heat, Celtics, etc. In order to have an NBA franchise though, you need to have the type of population that would buy 18,000 tickets to weeknight games against teams like the Bucks, or the Bobcats. I don't see that happening any time soon.
Exactly! Playing against a known team would definitely bring people to the arena, but if we're playing a team that's not as known, and WE don't have a good team, then we would have problems selling tickets.
Quote from: Tacachale on July 08, 2011, 11:48:38 AM
^I agree. More people would show up by far to see an NBA game than a minor league team, just because it's the NBA. But that doesn't mean it would be enough for NBA standards.
Exactly.
Oklahoma City has done a good job supporting the Thunder so far. But consider that the team has been pretty good since they arrived from Seattle. And they have a bankable superstar in Kevin Durant.
It wasn't that long ago that Sacramento fans were filling their arena to watch a good team. Their fan support has declined and the owners are threatening to move.
One huge reason Jacksonville could never support an NBA team is the cost of attending a game. NBA games are really expensive and we lack the corporate sponsors in this town.
There is a reason they don't play NBA preseason games and the Orlando Magic no longer holds training camp here anymore... nobody supported it.
The Olympic team also once trained here... but that's gone too.
Like nobody supported the Giants... who are probably moving to play games at UNF next year(probably sealing their fate like so many other minor league basketball teams in Jax).
Like nobody supports Division 1 basketball at the Arena (JU).
That's not to even begin the discussion about the NBA considering CONTRACTNG their league(not expanding), nor the fact that Jax doensn't have the facilities to have an NBA team here(go down to Amway Arena and compare that to Veterans Memorial Arena... the facilities are a universe apart in terms of premium seating/capacity).
The only legitimate future of basketball here revolves around JU's efforts to bring the NCAA tourney back(possibly as a higher round)... which is a great thing for our city b/c it brings thousands of people to the city and fills hotels/restaurants/retail shops.
This discussion is ludricrous at best.
To that end... why not discuss the Jags in a Jags thread?
I have my tickets, do you?
got my tickets..section 138!! go jaguars!!
Quote from: Rynjny on July 08, 2011, 03:07:24 PM
got my tickets..section 138!! go jaguars!!
I hate you! Im in 216. You got the good seats. Grrrrrrrrr >:(
anybody tailgating at the game? want to join one lol...i'll bring a 12 pack.
Theres need to a metrojax tailgates for one of the games this season...
Quote from: Tacachale on July 07, 2011, 02:57:09 PM
No offense whatsoever to the Giants, but that can't be compared to the NBA. At all. The Giants are very competent and professionally run, but they play in a bush league where teams routinely just miss games or even drop out of the league entirely in the middle of the season. No matter how well you do, or how much you promote, you are never going to fill a venue as large as the Arena with that level of play.
Again, that's not to knock the Giants, just to put it in perspective. The Giants say they had an average attendance of around 2000 a game, and frankly that's a significant accomplishment for minor league basketball. But regardless of how well or poorly they do, it shouldn't be taken as a sign of how well supported an NBA team would be.
Absolutely. I'd much rather attend an NBA game between two teams that I don't care about than watch an ABA game (even if it's the hometown team) with one team up by 70 points and nobody playing defense. It's mildly entertaining, don't get me wrong, but the NBA is a much bigger draw and a completely different appeal altogether.
Quote from: copperfiend on July 08, 2011, 02:31:54 PM
One huge reason Jacksonville could never support an NBA team is the cost of attending a game. NBA games are really expensive and we lack the corporate sponsors in this town.
Yeah. NBA franchises survive on corporate boxes much more than the NFL. The Jags could survive with strong fan attendance even if the luxury boxes and premium seats aren't sold out. But in the NBA you're not gonna get ~20,000 people to attend 41 games during the year. So the corp. suites tide them over during the mid-weak, lackluster matchups. We don't have that capability in Jacksonville and will not for a long long time.
Quote from: fieldafm on July 08, 2011, 02:54:45 PM
The only legitimate future of basketball here revolves around JU's efforts to bring the NCAA tourney back(possibly as a higher round)... which is a great thing for our city b/c it brings thousands of people to the city and fills hotels/restaurants/retail shops.
This discussion is ludricrous at best.
Yep, but it's Mayor Brown's fault for suggesting it. :P Him and Ron Sholes. And you're dead on about the NCAA tourney, hopefully we've taken the right steps to host a regional final one of these days.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 08, 2011, 04:23:25 PM
Theres need to a metrojax tailgates for one of the games this season...
+1
I would love to meet everyone. I been on this site for 2 years and havent met anyone. Yall could finally see Duvaldude. sometimes people agree with me, and sometimes they GREATLY disagree. Gotta love me though :P
Reachout to your friends and family to buy season tickets..let's get the EverBank Field soldout this season...support your hometown team...
Nicely written; I wonder what Mayor Brown may actually have up his sleeve:
QuoteThe Jacksonville Jaguars are pulling out all the stops to sell season tickets to Everbank Field. In 2009, the Jaguars only sold out one home game, which happened to be the final home game of the season. It was a Thursday Night prime time game against the Indianapolis Colts and also the game in which the Jaguars began their "Revive the Pride" campaign.
In 2010, Touchdown Jacksonville! continued the campaign in accordance with My Team Teal, an initiative spearheaded by Tony Boselli who was the first ever draft pick of the Jaguars and sole member of the Pride of the Jaguars.
The efforts of My Team Teal and Touchdown Jacksonville! sent a positive message that the city of Jacksonville is a viable market place for an NFL franchise. Tony Boselli knows that last year is the past and the team must improve even more moving forward.
I went to a My Team Teal Captain's meeting this evening. Also in attendance were Tony Boselli, Mackey Weaver, VP of Sales and Marketing, Bill Prescott, VP of Stadium Operations/CFO and scores of Team Teal Captains. It was an open forum for ideas, an update on current and prospective sales as well as insight to future events.
Last season, the Jaguars sold 37,000 season tickets and managed to avoid blacking out any games at a time when much of the league was struggling. Right now, the Jaguars have sold about 33,000 season tickets according to Mackey Weaver and are in "the middle of the pack compared to the rest of the league."
That is less than last year's sales total, and Tony Boselli understands that rumors of relocation will grow if the team's ticket efforts go backwards. "No one's gonna feel sorry for us," said Boselli to the crowd.
He did say that they "may not sell out every game, but will make sure there are no blackouts."
Macky Weaver and Tony Boselli do expect an explosion of sales after the new Collective Bargaining Agreement is reached. Macky Weaver expects to have about 8,000-9,000 group sales per game, level with last season and for 3,500-4,500 more season ticket renewals. Many, many ticket holders from last year have told Jaguars ticketing agents they will renew just as soon as the lockout ends. On that front Boselli said, "We need you now more than ever."
The addition of season ticket renewals and expected group sales will bring the general bowl ticket total to about 44,500-46,500 non-premium tickets sold per game which is in fact better than last year's total.
It takes nearly 51,000 non-premium seats sold to lift a blackout for one Jaguars game. In addition to the group sales and renewals the Team Teal Commissioner would like to see 5,000 new season tickets sold. He is not really sure if that will happen, but said the group will do what it has to do in order to put blackouts even further behind the city of Jacksonville. The final tickets will be sold on a single game basis.
Macky Weaver also expects the East Club section to be visibly more full than last season. At times, TV cameras fixated on this part of the stadium in 2010, giving the appearance of a stadium that was more empty than it actually was.
Members of Jaguars brass have also recently met with Alvin Brown, the new mayor of Jacksonville. Brown is very much behind the Jaguars and may be willing to commit to the team even more than John Peyton did, which is saying a lot because the Peyton family are great supporters of the franchise.[/b]
Bill Prescott and Macky Weaver both stated that July 21-22 are the dates in which the lockout is expected to end. That will give the team one week to prepare for training camp. Make no mistake, it will be a very important week for the franchise. They will have to sell a lot of tickets, sign a couple key free agents and work on getting rookie draft picks and the rest of the team up to speed.
"None of us want to go backwards," Boselli said. Thankfully, this Jaguar is deeply committed.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/764370-jacksonville-jaguars-ticket-sales-update-from-my-team-teal-captains-meeting
The Bleacher Report also has another VERY good article on their about the things to expect from the Jags this season. It is was all positive. I have my tickets so no worries here.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 08, 2011, 10:24:02 PM
I would love to meet everyone. I been on this site for 2 years and havent met anyone. Yall could finally see Duvaldude. sometimes people agree with me, and sometimes they GREATLY disagree. Gotta love me though :P
I'd like to meet everyone too! I'm in 225 but only have made two games a year because I live in Va. This year I hope to make three.
Sec 103 it would be nice to tailgate before the games, hopefully we can get a few together this yr.
I just checked the tickets sales for the clubs seat, and they look pretty decent (IMO anyways). Once the lockout ends, hopefully the general bowl will start to go quickly. (which I expect). Me personally, I also haulted from buying season tickets because of the lockout. Once I seen progress with the lock out, I purchased some about two weeks ago. I am sure there are others who were also waited.
From the TU:
Single-game tickets for Jaguars preseason games go on sale today
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-07-19/story/single-game-tickets-jaguars-preseason-games-go-sale#ixzz1SfkVg4NY
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.
Special ticket offer from the Jags for everyone attending Pub Crawl on Friday!!!
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.
Jaguars need to sell 400 season tickets a day average....that's kinda hard to do..hopefully they'll get it done.
Quote from: fieldafm on July 26, 2011, 12:28:18 PM
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 (http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-07-25/story/its-go-time-jaguars-ticket-campaign)
QuoteOn 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! ;)
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..
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 :-)
Quote from: downtownjag on July 26, 2011, 01:23:06 PM
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
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.
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.
Quote from: Tacachale on July 26, 2011, 01:41:20 PM
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!".
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
Quote from: blizz01 on August 19, 2011, 12:30:28 PM
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.
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.
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. ???
I actually landed on the story via a link from USA Today...
Just a reminder, Jags single game tickets just went on sale at 9 o'clock today. Due to my upcoming wedding I am just picking and choosing games this season, but I got my tickets to the opener.
^^Kool beans. Im getting a pretty big check in the mail in the next few weeks and Im going to buy one for every home and give them out to friends.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on August 25, 2011, 09:21:26 AM
^^Kool beans. Im getting a pretty big check in the mail in the next few weeks and Im going to buy one for every home and give them out to friends.
Then you should just buy another season ticket - save some cash - and you can still hand them out to friends
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on August 25, 2011, 09:23:39 AM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on August 25, 2011, 09:21:26 AM
^^Kool beans. Im getting a pretty big check in the mail in the next few weeks and Im going to buy one for every home and give them out to friends.
Then you should just buy another season ticket - save some cash - and you can still hand them out to friends
I thought we stop selling season tickets last week?
I don't think they ever stop selling season tickets - it's just some of the payment plans that are discontinued until next season.
"Straight Cash Homie" - Randy Moss
I think the "perks" of being a season ticket holder ended last week. The rewards cards, the teal deals, etc.
The Teal Deals run through the season, coupon expirations are February 2012.
Quote from: Jdog on August 25, 2011, 11:27:28 AM
The Teal Deals run through the season, coupon expirations are February 2012.
I know. I have my book. I meant if you buy tickets now, I am not sure that you get the Teal Deal book.
I don't know the case this year, but last year - after the big ticket push - they started selling the teal deals coupon books for something ridiculous - $50 is what I heard.
It really left a bad taste in the mouths of a lot of coupon givers. They were sold by the Jags that the only people getting the teal deals would be new-season ticket holders and that's why some of the deals in the booklets were so good. That ended up not being the case. They were sold individually, as I mentioned, and they were given to ALL season ticket holders, so I know several business owners who didn't re-up this year.
I haven't seen this year's book, but let's hope it's decent, and BTW if the only reason that you got season tickets was for the Teal Deals, then (sorry Mods - namecalling happening in 3, 2, 1....) You're a Fing Loser and need to stay your sorry ass home.
I looked through this year's book and it seems like alot of the same merchants for the most part. There are some nice new ones in there as well.
They've been selling a ton of student tickets at UNF today.
Quote from: Tacachale on August 25, 2011, 02:21:33 PM
They've been selling a ton of student tickets at UNF today.
Good to hear. I've noticed at the games the last few years that the overall crowd is starting to get younger.
I just used my first coupon yesterday for a free firehouse sub. Free lunch is always the best. :P
Quote from: copperfiend on August 25, 2011, 02:40:40 PM
Quote from: Tacachale on August 25, 2011, 02:21:33 PM
They've been selling a ton of student tickets at UNF today.
Good to hear. I've noticed at the games the last few years that the overall crowd is starting to get younger.
The crowd getting younger is always a good thing. Attracting new, young fans is VERY important for this franchise. Real Talk. Also just check the chart and the numbers are high. We still have to sell 12,176 for the Titans game. HOWEVER, that is not minus the group sales. So minus groups sales, the actual number is probably around 8,000. But for some odd reason, sales have been good for the Saints game. We are down to 9,000 already. Weird.
Jacksonville has always been fighting the transplanted fan, but the generation that grew with them is finally reaching the age to buy tickets. Hopefuly they take advantage of that and cement the fan base. I have been to at least one Jags game every year since they have been here, but the tickets I bought today are the first ones I ever bought. Part of that is I worked at the stadium the last two years, but also I am in the position where I can justify and want to spend the money there.
Quote from: Lucasjj on August 25, 2011, 03:04:40 PM
Jacksonville has always been fighting the transplanted fan, but the generation that grew with them is finally reaching the age to buy tickets. Hopefuly they take advantage of that and cement the fan base. I have been to at least one Jags game every year since they have been here, but the tickets I bought today are the first ones I ever bought. Part of that is I worked at the stadium the last two years, but also I am in the position where I can justify and want to spend the money there.
Did you buy some for the Titans game? That one is looking bad and thats not good being that it is the home opener. Just wondering.
I bought 10 extras to the Bengals game a couple of months ago, guessing it would be the lowest seller. Guess I was right.
I bought three for the Titans game.
Quote from: Lucasjj on August 25, 2011, 04:17:17 PM
I bought three for the Titans game.
OMG thank you. You are my Best Friend now LOL
I just heard they sold 1500 student tickets at UNF yesterday, about 500 more than they were planning on. This will mean their student section is already almost entirely sold out for every home game.
Just bought my first tickets ever. I bought 10 yesterday.. :)
Quote from: johnnyman on August 26, 2011, 11:45:04 AM
Just bought my first tickets ever. I bought 10 yesterday.. :)
That's awesome!! Welcome!
Quote from: Tacachale on August 26, 2011, 11:12:21 AM
I just heard they sold 1500 student tickets at UNF yesterday, about 500 more than they were planning on. This will mean their student section is already almost entirely sold out for every home game.
Awe man that is awesome. The only dont get is why it took so long for the Jags Marketing to start thinking outside the box and being more aggressive. I think we got comfortable because we used to sell tickets with no problem so marketing wasnt a huge issue. But I commend them for thier efforts last season and this season. They need to continue this strategy until.
They should do the same thing for JU & FSCJ - heck, send shuttles to UCF or Valdosta State for that matter.....I'd shake EVERY tree.
I just check the ticket sales chart and we are looking better. 11,573 for Titans game and even better for the Saints game at 8,769. Raven MNF game numbers are coming down also.
They should have struck while the iron was hot last year with regard to Orlando - NO Bucs games on TV due to blackouts - ONLY Dolphins & Jags. They should have billboards all over I-4 & I-75 promoting tickets. The Dolphins organization does.....
Evidently, they came with 1000 tickets expecting that to be more than enough, but they sold all of them and had to go back to the ticket office to get more. There's no doubt they'll sell all the student tickets they've allotted.
FSCJ and Edward Waters are working on a similar deal (but to a much smaller extent than UNF). The other schools ought to too, it's a great perk. But it's a matter of finding a corporate partner to help out.
Quote from: blizz01 on August 26, 2011, 01:02:00 PM
They should have struck while the iron was hot last year with regard to Orlando - NO Bucs games on TV due to blackouts - ONLY Dolphins & Jags. They should have billboards all over I-4 & I-75 promoting tickets. The Dolphins organization does.....
don't worry....they can do that this year....the Bucs won't sell out and the Dolphins are a joke!
The Buc's are a very sad case. When you have a metro population of that size and you can barely get 40,000 people to buy tickets, you are in some deep stew. And the Buc's are not open at all like the jaguar organization is. The buc's owner said they are "hopeful" that the blackout's will be lifted this season.
Atleast WW and the organization cares enough to let the fans know what is happenng all the way. And I give a pat on the back to the Jag's marketing team. They have been working HARD. I have never seen this many Jag billboards in town before.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on August 26, 2011, 02:20:43 PM
The Buc's are a very sad case. When you have a metro population of that size and you can barely get 40,000 people to buy tickets, you are in some deep stew. And the Buc's are not open at all like the jaguar organization is. The buc's owner said they are "hopeful" that the blackout's will be lifted this season.
Atleast WW and the organization cares enough to let the fans know what is happenng all the way. And I give a pat on the back to the Jag's marketing team. They have been working HARD. I have never seen this many Jag billboards in town before.
That is really the main reason I bought tix this year for the first time. They are really trying and I wanted to be part of that. I think this will be alot of fun. I am excited. GO JAGS!!!
Paul Kuarsky, the writer for the ESPN AFC South blog, and respected reporter, backed up Bianchi's article. I believe we're seeing a momentum swing, which I for one am very happy to see. That, along with the 1,500 tickets sold today to the UNF students... great day to be a Jag. Long live Jaguar football!
I just got to work this morning and Prudential is Subsidizing tickets. The employee price is $25.00 I will definately be buying two extras for the Titans game. As of this morning we have 10,960 remaining for Sept 11th! Lets keep this number going down.
FYI- I offically hate garrad. I have been defending him for years, now I am over it. He has been outplayed by back ups the past two weeks. He can not get rid of the ball and when he does, its over thrown. On a side note, I am happy we drafted Blaine or I would be EXTREMELY worried right about now. He had a great BTW.
I'm not completely defending Garrard, but think back to last year - when the handful of deep throws were called he was known for underthrowing wide open recievers.
This year, it's the opposite, but it's the better miss.
The clock is ticking on Garrard. I think Gabbert would be starting had the lockout not happened. He's been with the team less than a month. He's made some rookie mistakes but that has to be expected but he shows alot of poise and pretty good decision making. In a normal offseason, he could have practically lived at the stadium right after he gets drafted. That set him back months and opened the door for Garrard to stay.
Agreed, CF. And I like a lot of what I've seen from Gabbert - it looks like he's throwing the ball 100mph on ropes down the field.
Maybe they need to up the speed on the machine at practice so the receivers can get used to it. I've heard that WRs had the same problem from Favre - the ball coming in too hot to catch, but they had to get used to it.
I like Garrard but he is on the downside of a mediocre career. At some point this season we will see Gabbert but it might be better if he didn't have to start this year. I am excited to have Gabbert he sure looks like a guy with real upside.
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on August 29, 2011, 10:35:08 AM
Agreed, CF. And I like a lot of what I've seen from Gabbert - it looks like he's throwing the ball 100mph on ropes down the field.
Maybe they need to up the speed on the machine at practice so the receivers can get used to it. I've heard that WRs had the same problem from Favre - the ball coming in too hot to catch, but they had to get used to it.
I see that being a problem too. But thats what we want. We want the speed of our team to pick up. I D-Line starters are picking up speed and Im loving that. Im Remember in the NE game thomas miss the throw Gabbert made. He did not get there in enough time because the ball came so fast. There will be an adjustment period of the receivers. Gabbert is a completely different QB than Garrard. I wish we had an off season this year......
I'm still holding out hope that we won't have to start Gabbert this year. I'd much rather be able to put him in a few 4Q reps when the game's already won (by the Jags and Garrard) ;D
Next year, unleash hell.
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on August 29, 2011, 10:59:25 AM
I'm still holding out hope that we won't have to start Gabbert this year. I'd much rather be able to put him in a few 4Q reps when the game's already won (by the Jags and Garrard) ;D
Next year, unleash hell.
yeah I agree. I think we should play both of them, 90% Garrad and 10% Gabbert. im hoping Garrad can get us through the season.. Im not convinced at this point. As the saying goes, expect the worse but hope for the best..
Garrard=Garbage!. I think that Jags should just start Gabbert right away, its not like garrard could take this team anywhere.
The real problem is that we refuse to draft some good linemen, both on offence and defence. We can't protect the qb, and we can't even stop a 3rd down conversion! The qb must take part of the blame, cuz he can't work under preasure. But true fault lies within our offensive line with their lack of protection.
Any time our opponents have a third down, I simply write it off as a 1st and 10. We never stop them at 3rd anymore. And we can't sack either!
Saturday night's game at Buffalo was pitiful! I predict a 6 and 10 season for the Jags, though I hope I'm wrong.
Quote from: urbaknight on August 29, 2011, 11:18:35 AM
The real problem is that we refuse to draft some good linemen, both on offence and defence.
Monroe, Britton (if he can ever stay on the field), Alualu, Knighton, Mincey, Lane, Rackley - do I need to keep going?
Quote from: urbaknight on August 29, 2011, 11:18:35 AM
Any time our opponents have a third down, I simply write it off as a 1st and 10. We never stop them at 3rd anymore. And we can't sack either!
Did you see the Atlanta game? We got consistent pressure and forced throw-aways on third down against Atlanta's first-team offense. The difference between that game and the Buffalo game? Alualu and Mincey weren't playing against Buffalo, and two backup DTs also got hurt early in the Buffalo game.
Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on August 29, 2011, 11:32:13 AM
Quote from: urbaknight on August 29, 2011, 11:18:35 AM
Any time our opponents have a third down, I simply write it off as a 1st and 10. We never stop them at 3rd anymore. And we can't sack either!
Did you see the Atlanta game? We got consistent pressure and forced throw-aways on third down against Atlanta's first-team offense. The difference between that game and the Buffalo game? Alualu and Mincey weren't playing against Buffalo, and two backup DTs also got hurt early in the Buffalo game.
I agree man. Our D-line starts are on point. My concern is Garrad only at this point.
Not just DG although he's the main problem, alot dropped balls,,maybe things will change b/c with no MJD out there DG scares no one.
Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on August 29, 2011, 06:42:14 PM
Not just DG although he's the main problem, alot dropped balls,,maybe things will change b/c with no MJD out there DG scares no one.
MJD really makes garrad look good because he does not have to throw the ball. Whenever Garrad throws the ball. I get extremely worried. He's on his last leg anyways so I dont stress about it too much anymore.
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Jaguars giving away Rams tickets to promote home opener
With almost 11,000 tickets left to sell to avoid a TV blackout for the Sept. 11 home opener, the Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars Latest from The Business Journals Bills miss deadline to avoid TV blackoutHere we go againJaguars: TV blackouts are likely to return Follow this company are trying a new marketing tactic.
They’re giving away tickets â€" to Thursday night’s preseason game against the St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams Latest from The Business Journals Lotteries scratch their way to billionsESPN radio announces St. Louis Rams' broadcast teamTime: Kroenke among richest U.S. sports team owners Follow this company .
The team’s mascot, Jaxson DeVille, took to Twitter this morning with the new promotion.
Fans who reference the big yellow cat while buying tickets for the home opener against the Tennessee Titans will receive free tickets to Thursday night’s game. They’ll receive the same number of free tickets that they bought for the Tennessee game.
The Jaguars track their regular season ticket sales â€" and progress toward avoiding blackouts â€" at jaguars.com/fuel.
The Jags have to sell out the stadium â€" 50,957 tickets â€" at least 72 hours before kickoff for the game to be televised, according to National Football League National Football League Latest from The Business Journals Kid Rock, Maroon 5, Lady Antebellum headline Lambeau showTim Tebow jersey sales losing groundNew Mexico NFL fans: Where does your team rank in 'power poll?' Follow this company rules. So far they've sold 40,103 tickets for the Titans game.
The team can’t give away tickets to fill seats to avoid a blackout in the regular season, but blackout rules don’t apply to preseason games.
Free preseason tickets are the latest sales tactic the Jaguars have tried to make up for the time they lost during the NFL blackout. A team scrimmage was open to the public for free in July, and two weeks ago, they launched half-season ticket packages that can be paid for in $50 installments. The sales and marketing staff will even take fans out to the stadium to allow them to pick their seat if they're buying season tickets.
Last week, the Jaguars vice president of sales and marketing, Macky Weaver, told The Business Journal that the team was headed for a blackout for the opening game and Mayor Alvin Brown took to YouTube to encourage residents to buy tickets.
By Ashley Gurbal at the Jacksonville Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/field_and_street/2011/08/jaguars-free-tix-rams-game.html?page=all
If we cant get avoid this blackout we will be okay. The New Orleans game is already down to the low 8,000, and there is like two weeks between the first two games. So its safe to say the second home game wont be blacked out. But gotta get the Titans game on TV and we will be at a good start. I just bought an extra ticket a few minutes ago to support the cause. LOL
Looks like the fins are facing black outs too. They have not had a black out since 1998. This is really unfair. The lock out hurt ticket sales leauge wide and its like the fans are being punished. If I didnt care so much for my city, I would not have bought tickets at all. The NFL has left a bad taste in my mouth and its not tasting any better.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/30/2381136/some-miami-dolphins-regular-season.html
This is getting more and more interesting. Now the dolphins plan to honor tebow and the gators at their game against the Bronco's. They have stated that it was a move to help ticket sales. That sounds like something that people would have expected from the Jags.
Were trying to play cacth up right now, but I think we have one of the best marketing teams. Trying to use a gimmick to sale tickets is only a band aid. But I think Miami is just freaking out because they havent had to deal without blackouts in around 12 years.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d821d942d/article/saying-they-cant-be-picky-dolphins-will-honor-ufs-2008-title?module=HP11_headline_stack
They're out selling student tickets at UNF again, and it's booming. Good to see.
They need to go down to UCF, UF and FSU and sell tickets!
Quote from: Tacachale on September 07, 2011, 10:58:17 AM
They're out selling student tickets at UNF again, and it's booming. Good to see.
They're doing the same at Florida Coastal...
Quote from: Tacachale on September 07, 2011, 10:58:17 AM
They're out selling student tickets at UNF again, and it's booming. Good to see.
How much are they selling them for?
Quote from: fsujax on September 07, 2011, 11:13:02 AM
They need to go down to UCF, UF and FSU and sell tickets!
+1!
^Tickets in the student section are $20 (seriously). Corporate partners sponsored about half the cost of the tickets to make them affordable for college students. Several of our other local colleges have similar deals, though not to this scale.
I doubt they'd be able to get more sponsors together to expand this year, but as successful as this has been, I'm sure they'll be expanding the student section in the future.
If are not a student and want tickets $35 upper deck(middle of field) or $45 lower bowl(in corner or end zone) to Sunday's game... please PM me.
The game needs to be a sellout. These are fantastic prices!
where is the "student section"???
It's section 228. I have no idea where that is; judging by this price point I assume it's in one of the more "atmospheric" areas of the stadium.
That's in the northeast corner of the stadium. I'm in 225.
NO BLACKOUT FOR OPENER - OFFICIAL
http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-09-09/story/no-blackout-jaguars-opener?cid=hp-justin
I cant believe we sold so many tickets in a short time frame. That says alot about Jacksonville. Way to go Duval!
Ps I am sure there are like 2000-3000 tickets reminding, but they usually lift assuming that will be taken care of by walk ups on game day. ( and sales throughout the weekend)
Quote from: blizz01 on September 09, 2011, 01:19:58 PM
NO BLACKOUT FOR OPENER - OFFICIAL
http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-09-09/story/no-blackout-jaguars-opener?cid=hp-justin
That's awesome, and it doesn't say anything about the team buying the tickets!!
Quote from: downtownjag on September 09, 2011, 01:46:00 PM
That's awesome, and it doesn't say anything about the team buying the tickets!!
And it never will.....
Great news I hope people still buy tickets, would be nice to see a full stadium.
^I think there's some kind of comp deal (different than the pre-season comp deal) that will allow them to waive it. It will probably take a good chunk of their comps for the year, but it's a good sign we were close enough to pull it off. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Tampa Bay will be able to.
All of the Florida teams are having a rough time. Miami looks like they are getting desperate with the 2009 Gators tribute thing and with the piping in crowd noise stuff
Via Tania Ganguli: Macky Weaver tells me the #Jaguars have about 1500 tickets left for Sunday's game. They had 4,000 early in the day yesterday.
They could sell 1500 walk up tickets easy...
Is that for a sell out?
Okay, according to the Business Journal, the comp tickets won't be used for blackouts. They will be buying however many tickets they come up short on.
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2011/09/08/jaguars-blackout-extension.html
Quote from: Rynjny on September 09, 2011, 02:29:31 PM
Via Tania Ganguli: Macky Weaver tells me the #Jaguars have about 1500 tickets left for Sunday's game. They had 4,000 early in the day yesterday.
They could sell 1500 walk up tickets easy...
Yeah thats what i figured. They usually lift the blackouts when you are that close. Im glad we did it.
anybody know how they doing on the club seats??
Quote from: duvaldude08 on August 29, 2011, 11:42:09 AM
Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on August 29, 2011, 11:32:13 AM
Quote from: urbaknight on August 29, 2011, 11:18:35 AM
Any time our opponents have a third down, I simply write it off as a 1st and 10. We never stop them at 3rd anymore. And we can't sack either!
Did you see the Atlanta game? We got consistent pressure and forced throw-aways on third down against Atlanta's first-team offense. The difference between that game and the Buffalo game? Alualu and Mincey weren't playing against Buffalo, and two backup DTs also got hurt early in the Buffalo game.
I agree man. Our D-line starts are on point. My concern is Garrad only at this point.
I guess that's not really a concern at this point ;)
Quote from: Tacachale on September 07, 2011, 11:58:00 AM
^Tickets in the student section are $20 (seriously). Corporate partners sponsored about half the cost of the tickets to make them affordable for college students. Several of our other local colleges have similar deals, though not to this scale.
I doubt they'd be able to get more sponsors together to expand this year, but as successful as this has been, I'm sure they'll be expanding the student section in the future.
I know FSCJ sent out an email the other day saying they had a bunch of tickets available for the opener for $25. Better than anything I had been offered before but I had my tickets already. So the Jags must have reached out to all the schools last minute...
Quote from: Rynjny on September 09, 2011, 04:17:10 PM
anybody know how they doing on the club seats??
Slightly ahead of last year. Last year we sold about 7000 club seats on a season ticket basis and this year it was about 7800.
NO BLACKOUT FOR SUNDAY'S GAME - OFFICIAL (Sorry San Diego & Cincy) ;)
Go Jags!
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11263876/2/nfl-blackouts-spare-tampa-strike-san-diego-cincy.html
Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on September 10, 2011, 10:18:35 AM
Quote from: Rynjny on September 09, 2011, 04:17:10 PM
anybody know how they doing on the club seats??
Slightly ahead of last year. Last year we sold about 7000 club seats on a season ticket basis and this year it was about 7800.
Damn impressive considering all the postseason lockout nonsense.
that is impressive. Go Jags!
Jacksonville has a great tradition of buying tickets at the last minute.
That being said, I would expect alot of Saints people there on Sunday. I would say "fans" but most are just bandwagon jumpers.
Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on September 10, 2011, 10:18:35 AM
Quote from: Rynjny on September 09, 2011, 04:17:10 PM
anybody know how they doing on the club seats??
Slightly ahead of last year. Last year we sold about 7000 club seats on a season ticket basis and this year it was about 7800.
It really shows on TV. Normally the club seats are the eyesore. But they are looking really good on TV this year.
Quote from: copperfiend on September 30, 2011, 01:55:42 PM
Jacksonville has a great tradition of buying tickets at the last minute.
That being said, I would expect alot of Saints people there on Sunday. I would say "fans" but most are just bandwagon jumpers.
Yeah every team has them. Whenever the Jags turn around, our band-wagoners will return. Regardless of how this season goes, I am proud of the city and the REAL fans stepping up and making things happen. I honestly think that if we had an off season, we would have cut Garrad a long time ago and we wouldnt have to make this QB transition on national TV. Gene has done alot of great things, but the timing on cutting Garrad was BAD. I agree with the decision though. This time last season we were doing just as horriable. Week 2,3,5 and 6 last year we were blown out and embarassed. We didnt start coming together until the cowboys game in week 7. So I havent lost hope.....YET LOL
There were a LOT of Saints fans at the game Sun. IMO if they buy tickets and show up, the more the merrier.
I hate to say it but unless a miracle occurs, the game sunday will be blacked out. We have to sell 8,500 tickets by Thrusday (or friday). And Benegals fans are NOT buying tickets. If they are not buying them at home they sure arent going to travel. We may have to bite it on this one.
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on October 03, 2011, 12:23:50 PM
There were a LOT of Saints fans at the game Sun. IMO if they buy tickets and show up, the more the merrier.
Yep I guess, but having to hear them cheer was no fun.
With the multitude of Ohio transplants to Florida we should have a healthy compliment of Bengals fans at Everbank Sunday.
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on October 04, 2011, 10:05:49 AM
With the multitude of Ohio transplants to Florida we should have a healthy compliment of Bengals fans at Everbank Sunday.
Well its Tuesday and there is 8,300 ticket remaining. We only sold like 200 tickets yesterday. I guess were looking for a miracle
It's sad that we seem to be the one stadium where the visiting fans outnumber the home crowd.
6 - 10, that's still my prediction for the season. Check my earlier post, hope I'm wrong! But if I'm right, let it be known I said this before the season even began.
Quote from: urbaknight on October 04, 2011, 01:01:27 PM
It's sad that we seem to be the one stadium where the visiting fans outnumber the home crowd.
6 - 10, that's still my prediction for the season. Check my earlier post, hope I'm wrong! But if I'm right, let it be known I said this before the season even began.
When did the visiting fans outnumber the home crowd? I was at the game Sunday. there was a slew of saints fans, but we were by no means out numbered.
Quote from: urbaknight on October 04, 2011, 01:01:27 PM
It's sad that we seem to be the one stadium where the visiting fans outnumber the home crowd.
I don't agree with that. There were a lot of Saints fans this week, but nowhere near where they outnumbered the Jaguar fans.
Pittsburgh or Dallas fans outnumber the home crowd often in many stadia. Especially if Dallas ever plays Arizona.
This game will probably be a blackout unless someone buys all the tickets right before the deadline like the first game. It'll have to be a big company or Weaver himself since they aren't encouraging people to buy tickets by losing.
Come tailgate with your Riverkeeper, Neil Armingeon and cheer on the Jags as they take on the Bengals.
We only have a few tickets, so get your soon!
Event info: http://www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/events/jaguars-tailgate-game/
$35 - includes game and tailgate food. (BYOB)
Contact Kelly to get your tickets (kelly@stjohnsriverkeeper.org or 256-7613)
GO JAGS!!!!
Quote from: iMarvin on October 04, 2011, 04:39:05 PM
This game will probably be a blackout unless someone buys all the tickets right before the deadline like the first game. It'll have to be a big company or Weaver himself since they aren't encouraging people to buy tickets by losing.
Regardless of who did what, the first game was packed. And you dont have to encourage real fans to buy tickets. The band-wagoners can stay home for all I care. And actually weve been struggling to sale tickets for alot of those since the lock out ended as well. This is my first year as a season ticket holder, and even if we go 1-15 I will be renewing my tickets next season. Have to be there through the good and the bad. Ya know? ;D
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 04, 2011, 05:09:37 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on October 04, 2011, 04:39:05 PM
This game will probably be a blackout unless someone buys all the tickets right before the deadline like the first game. It'll have to be a big company or Weaver himself since they aren't encouraging people to buy tickets by losing.
Regardless of who did what, the first game was packed. And you dont have to encourage real fans to buy tickets. The band-wagoners can stay home for all I care. And actually weve been struggling to sale tickets for alot of those since the lock out ended as well. This is my first year as a season ticket holder, and even if we go 1-15 I will be renewing my tickets next season. Have to be there through the good and the bad. Ya know? ;D
But this is Jacksonville!! Most people I know only like the Jaguars when they're doing good. I don't think we have enough real fans to sell out the stadium (there's probably around 50,000 real fans). But you're right, we should support our team no matter what.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 04, 2011, 05:09:37 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on October 04, 2011, 04:39:05 PM
This game will probably be a blackout unless someone buys all the tickets right before the deadline like the first game. It'll have to be a big company or Weaver himself since they aren't encouraging people to buy tickets by losing.
Regardless of who did what, the first game was packed. And you dont have to encourage real fans to buy tickets. The band-wagoners can stay home for all I care. And actually weve been struggling to sale tickets for alot of those since the lock out ended as well. This is my first year as a season ticket holder, and even if we go 1-15 I will be renewing my tickets next season. Have to be there through the good and the bad. Ya know? ;D
LOL, from what I've seen you care a lot. Be careful what you wish for asking band-wagon fans not to buy tix. There's plenty of those in every town and their teams need them to keep buying during the good years.
I did not get season tix this year in large part because I thought I'd only be in town for 3 or 4 games. Now it's looking like I might possibly be around for all 8, lol. But maybe it's a good thing cause I've managed to put together groups of 6-10 for every game that I've gotten tix for so far (through Baltimore) so with singles we're all able to sit together...
Quote from: duvaldude08 on September 30, 2011, 02:03:14 PM
It really shows on TV. Normally the club seats are the eyesore. But they are looking really good on TV this year.
The 200 section in the east club went from $2100 last year to $1325 this year, by guess because of the camera angle (and because it gets baked in the sun.
Quote from: iMarvin on October 04, 2011, 09:13:24 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 04, 2011, 05:09:37 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on October 04, 2011, 04:39:05 PM
This game will probably be a blackout unless someone buys all the tickets right before the deadline like the first game. It'll have to be a big company or Weaver himself since they aren't encouraging people to buy tickets by losing.
Regardless of who did what, the first game was packed. And you dont have to encourage real fans to buy tickets. The band-wagoners can stay home for all I care. And actually weve been struggling to sale tickets for alot of those since the lock out ended as well. This is my first year as a season ticket holder, and even if we go 1-15 I will be renewing my tickets next season. Have to be there through the good and the bad. Ya know? ;D
But this is Jacksonville!! Most people I know only like the Jaguars when they're doing good. I don't think we have enough real fans to sell out the stadium (there's probably around 50,000 real fans). But you're right, we should support our team no matter what.
Which is sad! Back in the glory year we got packed 72,000 people in that stadium easily! But of course when we started losing in 2000, the band wagoners reared their ugly head's >:(
Quote from: ProjectMaximus on October 04, 2011, 10:53:43 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 04, 2011, 05:09:37 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on October 04, 2011, 04:39:05 PM
This game will probably be a blackout unless someone buys all the tickets right before the deadline like the first game. It'll have to be a big company or Weaver himself since they aren't encouraging people to buy tickets by losing.
Regardless of who did what, the first game was packed. And you dont have to encourage real fans to buy tickets. The band-wagoners can stay home for all I care. And actually weve been struggling to sale tickets for alot of those since the lock out ended as well. This is my first year as a season ticket holder, and even if we go 1-15 I will be renewing my tickets next season. Have to be there through the good and the bad. Ya know? ;D
LOL, from what I've seen you care a lot. Be careful what you wish for asking band-wagon fans not to buy tix. There's plenty of those in every town and their teams need them to keep buying during the good years.
I did not get season tix this year in large part because I thought I'd only be in town for 3 or 4 games. Now it's looking like I might possibly be around for all 8, lol. But maybe it's a good thing cause I've managed to put together groups of 6-10 for every game that I've gotten tix for so far (through Baltimore) so with singles we're all able to sit together...
Itspartly because I have a supportive personality in general. And believe it or not, before 1999 I NEVER liked football and never watched. Even back when the Jags were good, I never watched a game. I was never a sports fans. I thought sports was stupid even as a child. However, when the media started clowning us in 2009 and rumors flew about our team moving, that got me really angry and I got extremely fired up. Now, Im not only a die hard Jag fan, but Im a NFL football all the way around. Its funny how something just sparked in me.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 04, 2011, 11:26:09 PM
Quote from: ProjectMaximus on October 04, 2011, 10:53:43 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 04, 2011, 05:09:37 PM
Quote from: iMarvin on October 04, 2011, 04:39:05 PM
This game will probably be a blackout unless someone buys all the tickets right before the deadline like the first game. It'll have to be a big company or Weaver himself since they aren't encouraging people to buy tickets by losing.
Regardless of who did what, the first game was packed. And you dont have to encourage real fans to buy tickets. The band-wagoners can stay home for all I care. And actually weve been struggling to sale tickets for alot of those since the lock out ended as well. This is my first year as a season ticket holder, and even if we go 1-15 I will be renewing my tickets next season. Have to be there through the good and the bad. Ya know? ;D
LOL, from what I've seen you care a lot. Be careful what you wish for asking band-wagon fans not to buy tix. There's plenty of those in every town and their teams need them to keep buying during the good years.
I did not get season tix this year in large part because I thought I'd only be in town for 3 or 4 games. Now it's looking like I might possibly be around for all 8, lol. But maybe it's a good thing cause I've managed to put together groups of 6-10 for every game that I've gotten tix for so far (through Baltimore) so with singles we're all able to sit together...
Itspartly because I have a supportive personality in general. And believe it or not, before 1999 I NEVER liked football and never watched. Even back when the Jags were good, I never watched a game. I was never a sports fans. I thought sports was stupid even as a child. However, when the media started clowning us in 2009 and rumors flew about our team moving, that got me really angry and I got extremely fired up. Now, Im not only a die hard Jag fan, but Im a NFL football all the way around. Its funny how something just sparked in me.
Oh, that's actually a really interesting anecdote. Glad to have you as a football fan and a
true Jaguars fan, too!
I just checked the Jaguars site. How did the Bengals game sell enough tickets in one day? Yesterday there was like 8,000 tickets, now it says Blackout lifted?
Quote from: Dapperdan on October 06, 2011, 10:40:45 AM
I just checked the Jaguars site. How did the Bengals game sell enough tickets in one day? Yesterday there was like 8,000 tickets, now it says Blackout lifted?
Well From what I was told, WW said he wasnt going to buy the tickets for the Benegals, because he may need to do it for one of the MNF games, but I went on Jags.com and it said blackout lifted. Maybe WW changed his mind? I dunno LOL
interesting. I would really hope the MNF games sell out on their own.
Here is my thinking. The Jags owe Everbank 100k for every blacked out game. Do you think they figure out which is cheaper: buying up the tickets or paying Everbank?
The MNF game only has about 7,000 tickets left and two weeks to sell them.
Quote from: Dapperdan on October 06, 2011, 10:59:18 AM
Here is my thinking. The Jags owe Everbank 100k for every blacked out game. Do you think they figure out which is cheaper: buying up the tickets or paying Everbank?
Yup!
Maybe someone hacked an account and sent out a mass 'Occupy Everbank' email? ;D
<sorry to bring contrived political talk into a real forum - Sports!>
Just Win Baby!
Quote from: Dapperdan on October 06, 2011, 10:59:45 AM
The MNF game only has about 7,000 tickets left and two weeks to sell them.
That one looks good. But the Chargers game looks horrific and so does the game before that. Gonna be a tough season all the way around
There was a large corporate buyout of the remaining tickets for the Bengals game. Macky Weaver said so this morning.
It was Anheuser-Busch, according to WOKV's website.
http://www.wokv.com/news/news/local/jags-turn-business-help-blackout-will-be-lifted/nD2tf/
I'm all for them doing whatever it takes to keep the games on TV this season. The lockout was just too much. Next season's a different story. We'll know there will BE a season, we'll have a full period to run a sales drive, and we won't be starting a quarterback only a few weeks after he actually joins the NFL.
That is awesome!!
Wow that is awesome! I like to see the city pull together. Its about time. We wanted this team. We have to support it and what we gotta do to keep it.
I was at a restaurant last weekend where the owner was raving about how much more business they had gotten thanks to Teal Deals.
The UNF student section idea was a good one too.
Im also hearing that the bought 10,000 for the Dolphins as well. Atleast that's what new reports are saying.
I heard at least two teams had mass purchases from Anheuser-Busch earlier this season; I want to say Panthers and Chargers but I am not sure. I know the Panthers-Jags game would have been a blackout in Charlotte but for a last-minute big buy.
Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on October 06, 2011, 01:53:14 PM
I heard at least two teams had mass purchases from Anheuser-Busch earlier this season; I want to say Panthers and Chargers but I am not sure. I know the Panthers-Jags game would have been a blackout in Charlotte but for a last-minute big buy.
Thats a great gester. NFL fans definately take care of them. LOL Its nice for them to return the favor.
OMG this article just pissed me off. I was on NFL.com, and they have article about a poll that was done by 2642 voting on who is Amercia's team. At the dead end of the article, in a stand alone sentence it states:
" Sorry, Jacksonville, but your Jaguars ranked last for the third straight year. No word on if David Garrard had a vote in this one." WTF really? It amazes how people take time out their schedule to personally attack the Jags. Either Im just crazy about my city, or Im just really crazy. I am so heated. Its like they make something out of nothing just to attack us. I have never crap like this in my life. That is why I say WE have to embrace our team, because its us against the nation.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d822dfe09/article/poll-like-it-or-not-cowboys-still-have-americas-heart
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 06, 2011, 03:04:39 PM
OMG this article just pissed me off. I was on NFL.com, and they have article about a poll that was done by 2642 voting on who is Amercia's team. At the dead end of the article, in a stand alone sentence it states:
" Sorry, Jacksonville, but your Jaguars ranked last for the third straight year. No word on if David Garrard had a vote in this one." WTF really? It amazes how people take time out their schedule to personally attack the Jags. Either Im just crazy about my city, or Im just really crazy. I am so heated. Its like they make something out of nothing just to attack us. I have never crap like this in my life. That is why I say WE have to embrace our team, because its us against the nation.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d822dfe09/article/poll-like-it-or-not-cowboys-still-have-americas-heart
Intellectually I know that we have one of the smallest national followings, if not the smallest. I wouldn't dispute that. We're a small market team without much secondary market support (for now) and few out-of-market bandwagon jumpers. What bothers me is when they go out of their way to take shots as you mentioned, or when there is a presumption that because we have fewer fans nationally, our fans must be less passionate (and that happens often). E.g., a normally intelligent website, Football Outsiders, reported on one of our diehards who has tattooed the autographs of dozens of Jaguars on her body and headlined it something like "Looks like there are some dedicated Jaguar fans out there after all." I live in Virginia and buy season tickets to the Jaguars. My office is entirely decked out in Jaguar art. I have 18 jerseys, a cat head hat, a paw, and a snap-on tail. I will cheerfully put my passion up against that of any condescending fan who looks down on us after slapping a Cowboys or Steelers sticker on the back of his car.
Quote from: Wacca Pilatka on October 06, 2011, 05:53:25 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 06, 2011, 03:04:39 PM
OMG this article just pissed me off. I was on NFL.com, and they have article about a poll that was done by 2642 voting on who is Amercia's team. At the dead end of the article, in a stand alone sentence it states:
" Sorry, Jacksonville, but your Jaguars ranked last for the third straight year. No word on if David Garrard had a vote in this one." WTF really? It amazes how people take time out their schedule to personally attack the Jags. Either Im just crazy about my city, or Im just really crazy. I am so heated. Its like they make something out of nothing just to attack us. I have never crap like this in my life. That is why I say WE have to embrace our team, because its us against the nation.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d822dfe09/article/poll-like-it-or-not-cowboys-still-have-americas-heart
Intellectually I know that we have one of the smallest national followings, if not the smallest. I wouldn't dispute that. We're a small market team without much secondary market support (for now) and few out-of-market bandwagon jumpers. What bothers me is when they go out of their way to take shots as you mentioned, or when there is a presumption that because we have fewer fans nationally, our fans must be less passionate (and that happens often). E.g., a normally intelligent website, Football Outsiders, reported on one of our diehards who has tattooed the autographs of dozens of Jaguars on her body and headlined it something like "Looks like there are some dedicated Jaguar fans out there after all." I live in Virginia and buy season tickets to the Jaguars. My office is entirely decked out in Jaguar art. I have 18 jerseys, a cat head hat, a paw, and a snap-on tail. I will cheerfully put my passion up against that of any condescending fan who looks down on us after slapping a Cowboys or Steelers sticker on the back of his car.
I feel ya! Im going to Orlando this weekend and Im going to be decked out in Jag gear all day Saturday. Not to mention my truck is already "Jaguar-ed" out. Hey it is what it is I guess. Freakin' hater's. UGH!
Came back from Jacksonville on Monday and walked into an Arby's in Newport News, fully decked out in teal. The man behind the counter took one look and said "Keep hope alive."
Its funny how people have this impression that the Jaguars are just terriable and have never won a game. For is to only be 16 years, to have 6 playoff apprences, and one almost resulting in the superbowl is more than most teams could say happen in their first 16 years. Heck this could be the Texans first year actually making the playoff's and thats after......9 years? But of course were Jacksonville.Whenever we fall, were going to kicked repeately until we get back up again..(sigh) Life as a Jag's fan LOL
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 06, 2011, 06:24:43 PM
Its funny how people have this impression that the Jaguars are just terriable and have never won a game.
There's a disturbing number of people in JACKSONVILLE who think that.
Quote from: duvaldude08 on October 06, 2011, 06:24:43 PM
Its funny how people have this impression that the Jaguars are just terriable and have never won a game. For is to only be 16 years, to have 6 playoff apprences, and one almost resulting in the superbowl is more than most teams could say happen in their first 16 years. Heck this could be the Texans first year actually making the playoff's and thats after......9 years? But of course were Jacksonville.Whenever we fall, were going to kicked repeately until we get back up again..(sigh) Life as a Jag's fan LOL
Yeah they can lose every game and I'm still going to cheer for the Jags. They have great potential.
And whas funny is that when the Jags actually have a winning record and make the playoffs I hear people, " UGH! they still sorry." If people only knew how stupid they sound
Duvaldude, I worry for ya, brother. Don't get worked up over nonsense like that...it aint good for your health. And we need enthusiastic guys like you to stick around for a long time.
Seriously though, that comment didn't strike me as malicious at all. It's totally fair to praise #1 and take a jab at last place when presenting poll results. And I honestly didn't even feel like that was a shot. They simply gave relevant information about who came in last and then made a joke about Garrard possibly having animosity towards the franchise that kicked him to the curb a few days before the season. I don't think the joke was made at anyone's expense.
It's sad that our local sports writers can boost about someone else's defense and dont mention a word about ours. All of a sudden, the Bengals defense jumps to number three. (which probably means that had one good game and thats how they chips fell last week" Headline's now read, " Jags face top NFL defense." But our defense was in the top five for 3 weeks straight and headlines read "Jags defense slightly improved from last year "Jags defense miss opportunities". Does that not sound backwards?
The Jags are 1 and 3 what is there to boost about?
Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on October 07, 2011, 09:00:19 PM
The Jags are 1 and 3 what is there to boost about?
A QB with a cannon for an arm, a top 10 defense, holding both one of the most prolific offenses in the NFL to only 24 pts. Having the best draft class of '09 in the NFL (I'm currently working on a piece for Prisco to validate, Profootball Resource is a goldmine for stat hounds). Potentially winning the AFC South and heading to the playoffs. (well, OK, I can still dream)
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on October 07, 2011, 10:20:28 PM
Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on October 07, 2011, 09:00:19 PM
The Jags are 1 and 3 what is there to boost about?
A QB with a cannon for an arm, a top 10 defense, holding both one of the most prolific offenses in the NFL to only 24 pts. Having the best draft class of '09 in the NFL (I'm currently working on a piece for Prisco to validate, Profootball Resource is a goldmine for stat hounds). Potentially winning the AFC South and heading to the playoffs. (well, OK, I can still dream)
+1
Quote from: Keith-N-Jax on October 07, 2011, 09:00:19 PM
The Jags are 1 and 3 what is there to boost about?
Boost about? Or boast....
Whatever you like, Jags suck I wish some of would stop acting like this team has done something over the last few yrs. They'll get better I hope, but stop acting like they have been in the playoff, won division titles on a regular basis. Also those who like to bring up oh look at Detriot etc, what good does that do? It doesnt put anymore buts in the seats. Its ok to support your team. I am there ever Sunday loud and proud, but geesh take off the teal blinders and get real!!!