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

[reednavy]

Not really. Most people in LA don't care. Any team in LA would be fourth banana after the Lakers, Dodgers and Angels.

Correct, plus fonder isn't a word.

[reednavy]

Ok, you made your point in the previous post jackass.

Anyways, abscence may make them miss NFL football, but that arguement is a moot point to the fact they've had their chanceS.

[blizz01]

Ouch -

NFL HAS NO BUSINESS BEING IN JACKSONVILLE

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-jaguars092109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[grange78]

So, would it be a bad thing if the Jaguars went out west?  Jacksonville seems to be fairly fond of Football, but LA seems like it would be even fonder.

having the team shut down the core city every time they play here, and cutting off all traffic in and out of the neighborhoods isnt really helping downtown much.

Do people really like the Jaguars here anyways?

Sounds like another entity we're all familiar with: FBC.  Why can't they move to LA?   

[Shwaz]

So, would it be a bad thing if the Jaguars went out west?  Jacksonville seems to be fairly fond of Football, but LA seems like it would be even fonder.

having the team shut down the core city every time they play here, and cutting off all traffic in and out of the neighborhoods isnt really helping downtown much.

Do people really like the Jaguars here anyways?

The team is the only thing going on downtown on Sunday besides FBC.

[fsujax]

No, there are many other churches meeting Downtown on Sunday's as well. Including Bethel. I can't believe someone actually brought FBC into this thread. It amazes me how certain subjects are brought into almost every thread. I hope the City hasn't wasted our money by installing those wonderful mast arms poles along Bay St.

[thelakelander]

Ouch -

NFL HAS NO BUSINESS BEING IN JACKSONVILLE

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-jaguars092109&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Whoa.  He swung a few haymakers below the belt.

[copperfiend]

Do people really like the Jaguars here anyways?

It depends on what you mean by "people"?

[grange78]

No, there are many other churches meeting Downtown on Sunday's as well. Including Bethel. I can't believe someone actually brought FBC into this thread. It amazes me how certain subjects are brought into almost every thread. I hope the City hasn't wasted our money by installing those wonderful mast arms poles along Bay St.

Believe it...  If you stick around long enough, we'll be discussing trains on page 4...   

[chris]

In all honesty, I think they'll replace the front office and ad department before they move this team. There are too many financial hangups with a move, including issues with the lease that the team can't afford to get out of. As a season ticket holder, there are some really serious issues going on with the organization. I'd make a list here, but just an example of one basic thing that management can't handle: They ran out of Bud Light in the BudZone at the HOME OPENER. Not to mention that they only issues 46k tickets for it and only 37k showed up.

I'm not about to give up my tickets, but I am sure that the letter I wrote to Wayne Weaver this Monday will be the first of many. My dad and I go every game, have for the past four years, and even though we really can't afford to do it, we make sacrifices and we go. We sat in the sweltering heat, paying $8 for a $2 beer, screaming and chanting and all we got was slapped in the face by what looked like a complete lack of enthusiasm on the part of the team.

The front office tried this upgrade thing a few weeks ago where season ticket holders could upgrade their tickets to "Cabana" level to gain access to the amenities at the Pepsi Plaza. It was a great deal, and it they did single game tickets for that, I would definitely be interested. But the lack of creativity on the part of the sales staff is a complete roadblock to anything getting done. I would be completely shocked if there is not a total shake down on the business side of things after this season, especially after the unnecessary and ultimately useless rebrand they did this past off season.

They showed a video, basically a team highlight reel, during halftime. I remember growing up and watching the team, heck, my room was painted with Jaguars colors and logo for 8 years. I made my parents do it the weekend the original logo was released. I was at the game when the Falcons missed the field goal and we went to the playoffs. All I could think about when they were playing the video is, "We shouldn't be watching this, we're at the game. The players, coaches and staff should be watching this."

Just the way I see it.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Do people really like the Jaguars here anyways?

It depends on what you mean by "people"?

The Jaguars have been in the top five NFL markets in TV ratings and in surveys of % of people in the market who regularly follow the home team.  Unfortunately, it's not translating into ticket sales this year.

[Ron Mexico]

There was a post here earlier by coredumped that showed the average attendance of all NFL teams in 2008 and we were several spots above cities mentioned in the yahoo sports article (Detroit being one of them).  We do support this team and I think everyone here knows that.  But when times are tough and you have to choose between paying bills or paying Weaver, the answer is simple.

When the economy was doing well and we were putting 70,000 in the seats, the NFL could have given a shit about the fans.  Now that the fans are struggling, the sports writers want to jump on the LA bandwagon because the football writers haven't been to LA in 15 years.  They just don't like us and that is fine.  The Raiders and the Rams were constantly blacked out for poor attendance.  Why do you think they left???  

Now before everyone tells me about people sweating their ass off at Florida Field or Tampa Bay or Miami I know what you are saying.  But until the Bucs got Tony Dungy, that team was as dead as dead can be.  And if you read the papers there, you will see that if they don't improve this year, they will be hurting.  They burned through the season ticket waiting list and there were hardly any takers.

The Gators are like the Packers...the whole state pulls for them and they are the dominant team outside USC.  So I don't think they are worth doing a comparison.

[Shwaz]

So, would it be a bad thing if the Jaguars went out west?  Jacksonville seems to be fairly fond of Football, but LA seems like it would be even fonder.

having the team shut down the core city every time they play here, and cutting off all traffic in and out of the neighborhoods isnt really helping downtown much.

Do people really like the Jaguars here anyways?

The team is the only thing going on downtown on Sunday besides FBC.

thats because the cops completely shut downtown down and force everyone to drive out of it without stopping.

You can't be serious..  Whats the excuse for the other 44 Sundays during the year?

[NotNow]

The economy will heat back up to normal.  Companies will lease suites again.  Old and new fans will return to NFL football here.  It's a tough year, but it will be OK.  That is the beauty of sports, every year is a new hope.  Jax isn't going to get any smaller, and the local economy depends on intermodal transport and moeny in the system.  We will see better days soon for our economy (if we are not taxed to death) and the Jag's can only improve from last week!

[Wacca Pilatka]

Ugly as most of that game looked, if not for the blocked FG return and Nate Hughes' drop in the end zone it would've gone down to the wire.