Jaguars to partially abandon that hellhole Jacksonville

[hondo]

Very impressed hondo has ignored the obvious attempt to bait him -- in the thread title.

Haters gonna hate. Can't quite figure out why people who don't live in Jacksonville rip it continually and who don't have a dog in the fight blast the Jaguars so often. Whatever. Shad Khan is proving to be one helluva owner so far and no one cares what his religious orientation is.

Wow. Hondo and Coldcat. I now unofficially know 2 people that don't mind Duval Co.'s main city.

The metro population is over 1 million. By my math, that's more than two people.
Also, Jacksonville the 13th-fastest growing city in the U.S. in the last decade: http://www.newgeography.com/content/002186-the-census%E2%80%99-fastest-growing-cities-of-the-decade

Jax ranked ahead of Denver, DC, Tampa-St. Pete, Miami-Lauderdale, Seattle-Tacoma, San Diego, Baltimore and Indy.

Again, don't let facts affect your rants.

 

[Mark2010]

Always thought Jacksonville was pretty nice. I really thought being the only game in town (like the Spurs in San Antonio or the Flames in Calgary), they would draw pretty well. I understand that, for most of their history, the on field product has been pretty mediocre, though.

 

[Madhavok]

Story said one per year for the four years. Might be good. Give the Brits some familiar faces, instead of two different teams every year.

The Buffalo Bills have played one regular season game each year in Toronto for several years now.

And everyone in Buffalo/WNY hates Ralph and company for it. But, if that's what it takes to keep the Bills in WNY, than I'm for it for now.

And we'd gladly give them back, the games have been a disaster - on the field and especially at the gate. The gameday experience at Ralph Wilson Stadium is always great, in Toronto it's anything but.

I can imagine. While I've never been to a game at the SkyDome (I know, I know, Rogers..), I have had friends, Canadian and American, who agree the experience isn't the same. No true tailgating, fans wearing other NFL jerseys - maybe even more than Buffalo unis.

I think an extension was just signed too.

 

[Drip]

The World League of American Football is back. The thing that is soooo surprising is how quickly the Jacksonville community has turned its back on pro football after so many years of begging for one. I remember when they bent over backwards trying to get the Colts and other franchises.
I know college football rules Northeast Florida, but I never thought the idea of playing four games out of the country would appeal to the Jags.

What community turned its back on the Jaguars? Tampa and Miami don't sellout and nothing gets written. A lazy narrative from the uninformed.

Uninformed my ass. I've got several family members who are season ticket holders and they're not happy with the franchise. Jax is an NFL city. Fans are still supporting but there's no question the college game is more popular with fans in the city than the NFL product.

 

[Huggy]

Story said one per year for the four years. Might be good. Give the Brits some familiar faces, instead of two different teams every year.

The Buffalo Bills have played one regular season game each year in Toronto for several years now.

And everyone in Buffalo/WNY hates Ralph and company for it. But, if that's what it takes to keep the Bills in WNY, than I'm for it for now.

And we'd gladly give them back, the games have been a disaster - on the field and especially at the gate. The gameday experience at Ralph Wilson Stadium is always great, in Toronto it's anything but.

I can imagine. While I've never been to a game at the SkyDome (I know, I know, Rogers..), I have had friends, Canadian and American, who agree the experience isn't the same. No true tailgating, fans wearing other NFL jerseys - maybe even more than Buffalo unis.

I think an extension was just signed too.

It's a forking joke. Buddy of mine is a sales bigshot at Rogers and he gave me two tickets for last year's game against Washington (200 level around the 10-yard line, face value $195!) and I took Huggy Jr. to his first NFL game. Awful, sterile, fake game day, nowhere to park so no tailgating but hey, go to gate 11 for the "official tailgate party" featuring all the $10 beer you can pay for!

The gameday at the Ralph is awesome - I love it in the dead of winter! - and you can't recreate it. (Drunkest people at any Bills tailgate? Inevitably Canadians who never get to do this at home.) And yes, fans of every NFL team were all over the place. Loads of 'Skins fans there last year, probably 50/50 with the Bills fans.

I went to three of the four International Bowls at the 'dome and they had a better atmosphere (particularly the UConn-Buffalo game) than the Bills game.

 

[3OctaveFart]

The gameday experience in Buffalo is easily one of the best in the league.
Another city the haters like to target.

 

[ColdCat]

Very impressed hondo has ignored the obvious attempt to bait him -- in the thread title.

Haters gonna hate. Can't quite figure out why people who don't live in Jacksonville rip it continually and who don't have a dog in the fight blast the Jaguars so often. Whatever. Shad Khan is proving to be one helluva owner so far and no one cares what his religious orientation is.

Wow. Hondo and Coldcat. I now unofficially know 2 people that don't mind Duval Co.'s main city.

Though I am partial to Jax Beach

 

[bigpern23]

Are they going to change the pronunciation of their nickname to "Jag-you-are"?

Change it from Jag-wires? NO forkING WAY!

 

[Huggy]

The gameday experience in Buffalo is easily one of the best in the league.
Another city the haters like to target.

Indeed, impossible to have a bad time at a Bills game, even if you are a Dolphins fan like me. Buffalo is a damn fine party town.

Went to some Lions games at the Silverdome and it couldn't compare at all to Buffalo. Is it better at Ford Field?

 

[Mark2010]

The gameday experience in Buffalo is easily one of the best in the league.
Another city the haters like to target.

What makes a certain place good or bad?

All I care about are the sightlines, the ease of parking and accessibility and having enough concessions and restrooms so that I don't have to miss an entire quarter while waiting in line.

 

[hate-d-mah-old-prepjob]

Many misinformed folks re: Jacksonville and the Jaguars. If...actually WHEN I get a gig that allows me to live wherever I want, Jax makes my top 2.

 

[Moderator1]

Along with?