Jacksonville's next Superbowl !!!

[CrysG]

No. Not a chance. With new mega stadiums in Dallas and Glendale, Az and soon to be in NYC there isn't much hope for a SB ever coming to Jacksonville again.

Thanks for being positive. What the heck is a Mega Stadium, I googled the term and found nothing. What is a mega  stadium?

I don't think there is a definition of a mega stadium per say but if go and look at the new one in Dallas and the current one in Glendale you can see that they have amenities, size capacities and dramatic features that most "normal" stadiums don't have. 


http://stadium.dallascowboys.com/

http://www.universityofphoenixstadium.com/

[reednavy]

It does when there isn't adequate transportation to & from... especially when people are staying in hotels as far as Daytona.

And doesn't the Navy fly planes over dense areas including downtown all hours of the day?

Yes they do, but not all hours of the day. Most of the P3s stay south of downtown, it is mainly helos downtown. I still have yet to see what airport distance and the Super Bowl has in common. What if Houston gets it, then what? Their airport is jsut as far, but much more difficult to get to.

[Shwaz]

I see Navy planes all day out of my window downtown and it doesn't bother me.

Like I said, the problem is getting to & from the airport. We don't have near enough rental cars for an event like the super bowl and no public transportation to speak of.

Houston did have the Super Bowl... 10 years ago. I don't hear their name being back in the ring as a possible future sight.

[Steve]

That may be the key - public transit (not JTA, pretty buses do not count - it must have tracks) and hotels.  Interstingly, the convention center thing may be intricate in both of these discussions.

[Coolyfett]

Its that time again....keep remembering when Jax got the big one. peyton seems to be active. Jax should bid again! A new city will be named in the summer. Whats the buzz like?

[Coolyfett]

Gametime!

[mtraininjax]

Our stadium was built in 1995, and if Miami is being told their stadium is too old at 20, good luck getting the game in Jax anytime soon. Apparently you have to spend 1 billion on a stadium to buy the game or at least have a named sponsor. We can't even sellout the stadium but once in 10 games, so good luck with the SB argument.

[JeffreyS]

We will have a chance when it is time for a new stadium. Super bowl is one on the NFL carrots.

[reednavy]

Let's get a bid in for 2014!

[Ocklawaha]

That may be the key - public transit (not JTA, pretty buses do not count - it must have tracks) and hotels.  Interstingly, the convention center thing may be intricate in both of these discussions.

Funny Steve, but if the Skyway were to end at the stadium, and the Streetcar looped around near it, with a Gateway line (Arlington Expy at Palmetto North on private right of way, former Norfolk Southern/CSX to Gateway Mall) running from roughly Beaver St. Northward... In one Superbowl, we could muster :

MONORAIL - Skyway to Downtown
STREETCAR - To Downtown and Uptown Districts
LIGHT RAIL - To Gateway via former freight railroad tracks
AMTRAK/PV CHARTERS - from Springfield Yard via former freight railroad tracks
BUS - All Eastside JTA routes
EXPRESS BUS - Beach Flyers
WATER TAXI - Extended River Service

Services to and from downtown and the Stadium area, which in turn makes our "downtown" hotel count go much higher as we could pull in more rooms with direct transit links.  You have to know those camera guys will have NEVER seen anything like it, and we'd be getting free PR shots for the next 5 years!

OCKLAWAHA

[tufsu1]

Let's get a bid in for 2014!

not even worth trying...Jax won't get another Super Bowl until they can show a serious entertainment district...and probably another 1500 hotel rooms in the downtown area.

[duvaldude08]

I believe Jacksonville has another shot at the superbowl, however not right now. We still have a ways to go. We have made alot of progress since the last SB in regard to hotel space and with entertainment (since Bay street is now coming along). I have seen an explosion of hotels being built around jacksonville the past few years and I think were almost to the point we can support it. (without calling in cruise ships.) And with bay street being so active now, we wont have to have so many make-shift clubs like we did the last time.

Jacksonville- Let's stop being so negative about our own city. That only hinders our growth. If you dont like Jacksonville or always have something negative say, just leave. No one is forcing you to stay here.

[hanjin1]

Jacksonville probably will have another shot at a Superbowl, but it will be a while before that happens. They will probably want a new stadium and more downtown entertainment and hotels. I know there have been a few new hotels built since the superbowl we had here a few years ago, but I believe the NFL will want more hotels and entertainment in actual downtown. That will probably be awhile for that to happen.

[Shwaz]

They may want upgrades but definitely not a new stadium. JMS sat over 90K for the superbowl... last night in Miami only had 76K.

I think we have a shot. The entertainment in downtown has quadrupled since 2005 and could quadruple again before the next available superbowl.

[ProjectMaximus]

Our stadium was built in 1995, and if Miami is being told their stadium is too old at 20, good luck getting the game in Jax anytime soon. Apparently you have to spend 1 billion on a stadium to buy the game or at least have a named sponsor. We can't even sellout the stadium but once in 10 games, so good luck with the SB argument.

Not sure what any of those things has to do with it. We will have to renovate the stadium and that will count. The naming rights wouldn't apply to the Super Bowl so that's irrelevant. And so is local stadium attendance.

That said, my conclusion is still the same as yours...not coming back to Jax anytime soon.