We are undefeated in that category. My buddy has season tickets and said the last home game only had about 37k at the stadium. The product on the field just isn't worth what is being charged.

BigEd: My buddy has season tickets and said the last home game only had about 37k at the stadium.

They're barely hitting 50%? Damn.

It helps keep people from realizing quite how sh*tty they really are.

*sigh*

The Jags have gone downhill fast...

Out of curiosity, what were the attendance rates in the 90's when Brunell was leading them to the playoffs?

I've never understood the blackout rule, but I guess the NFL thinks it makes sense financially.

Ok, so you have 10,000 empty seats. How many people would be watching on TV that would never fill those 10,000 seats? I know I personally don't like going to games (and I live walking distance from the Saints stadium). I've turned down free tickets- its just too much of a hassle. I like watching on TV, and I have to believe there would be many more than 10,000 people who fit this description.

I can't see how turning down advertising to many tens of thousands of people is somehow worth it relative to the money you'd make from 10,000 ticket sales and the stuff they buy at the stadium.

I'm sorry, this thread isn't getting sufficient attention from Farkers, and will be redlit unless we reach 100 comments before 7pm, CST.

Slight threadjack, but this one seems to be as good or bad as any.

Contemplating a move to Florida later in the winter. Jacksonville looks ideal. Any Jacksonville Fakers have some input?

downstairs: I've never understood the blackout rule, but I guess the NFL thinks it makes sense financially.

Ok, so you have 10,000 empty seats. How many people would be watching on TV that would never fill those 10,000 seats? I know I personally don't like going to games (and I live walking distance from the Saints stadium). I've turned down free tickets- its just too much of a hassle. I like watching on TV, and I have to believe there would be many more than 10,000 people who fit this description.

I can't see how turning down advertising to many tens of thousands of people is somehow worth it relative to the money you'd make from 10,000 ticket sales and the stuff they buy at the stadium.

It might get people NFL Sunday Ticket or something like that.

/shrugs

Sad when the Raiders are getting more fans that you are...

downstairs: I've never understood the blackout rule, but I guess the NFL thinks it makes sense financially.

Ok, so you have 10,000 empty seats. How many people would be watching on TV that would never fill those 10,000 seats? I know I personally don't like going to games (and I live walking distance from the Saints stadium). I've turned down free tickets- its just too much of a hassle. I like watching on TV, and I have to believe there would be many more than 10,000 people who fit this description.

I can't see how turning down advertising to many tens of thousands of people is somehow worth it relative to the money you'd make from 10,000 ticket sales and the stuff they buy at the stadium.

It's a hassle to go to the Dome when you don't have to deal with traffic and parking??

I'd like to see the league contract back to 30 teams rather than relocate failing franchises, the level of play this season indicates talent is spread to thin.

/know it will never happen

InferiousX: Slight threadjack, but this one seems to be as good or bad as any.

Contemplating a move to Florida later in the winter. Jacksonville looks ideal. Any Jacksonville Fakers have some input?

I'm a native of that area, but haven't really ever lived there. I went through San Marco once and it seems like a nice area. But I really wouldn't want to live in the city itself - give me the outlying counties. St. Johns County is good. My family lives in Baker County, if you'd prefer to live in small towns and have to drive to Jacksonville to find anything to do.

Now back on topic, they keep saying the Jaguars are primed to move to Los Angeles. If they can't fill the UGA Bulldogs Slaughterhouse, what makes them think they'd fill any stadium in L.A.?

bluorangefyre: Now back on topic, they keep saying the Jaguars are primed to move to Los Angeles. what makes them think they'd fill any stadium in L.A.?

Population of Duval County: 826,436

Population of Los Angeles County: 10,393,185

D-Liver: bluorangefyre: Now back on topic, they keep saying the Jaguars are primed to move to Los Angeles. what makes them think they'd fill any stadium in L.A.?

Population of Duval County: 826,436

Population of Los Angeles County: 10,393,185

And LA couldn't fill a stadium when the Rams were there

JC

Said it before and I'll say it again...NFL blackouts should be illegal if any public funding is used to build stadiums

D-Liver: bluorangefyre: Now back on topic, they keep saying the Jaguars are primed to move to Los Angeles. what makes them think they'd fill any stadium in L.A.?

Population of Duval County: 826,436

Population of Los Angeles County: 10,393,185

Duval County: Rabid football fans that care slightly more about the college team than the NFL team, but there's equal amounts of promotion for both

Los Angeles County: Rabid football fans that care more about USC than making a strong effort to even propose designing a stadium to attract an NFL franchise

InferiousX: Slight threadjack, but this one seems to be as good or bad as any.

Contemplating a move to Florida later in the winter. Jacksonville looks ideal. Any Jacksonville Fakers have some input?

I'm sure you knew I'd chime in on this thread at some point.

Jax is a great place to live. I miss it a lot. Riverside/Avondale, Ortega, or anyplace on the other side of the river toward the beaches are all awesome places to live. Jax really feels like a lot of small towns put together rather than one big city.

They're not going to Vegas. I read their sportswriter's column every day- I was even one of the people whose question he answered today- and he seems convinced that the Jags are going to end up playing about half their games in London. Goodell REALLY wants this franchise to succeed, and he also REALLY wants someone playing in London. After I saw that stadium packed with football fans wearing ANY jersey, I don't blame him.... I think the market is there.

JoeCowboy: D-Liver: bluorangefyre: Now back on topic, they keep saying the Jaguars are primed to move to Los Angeles. what makes them think they'd fill any stadium in L.A.?

Population of Duval County: 826,436

Population of Los Angeles County: 10,393,185

And LA couldn't fill a stadium when the Rams were there

JC

Yes they did

InferiousX: Slight threadjack, but this one seems to be as good or bad as any.

Contemplating a move to Florida later in the winter. Jacksonville looks ideal. Any Jacksonville Fakers have some input?

St. John's county is beautiful, but the cops are total dicks. Duval county is much less aesthetically pleasing but the police are slightly less dickish.

downstairs: I've never understood the blackout rule, but I guess the NFL thinks it makes sense financially.

Ok, so you have 10,000 empty seats. How many people would be watching on TV that would never fill those 10,000 seats? I know I personally don't like going to games (and I live walking distance from the Saints stadium). I've turned down free tickets- its just too much of a hassle. I like watching on TV, and I have to believe there would be many more than 10,000 people who fit this description.

I can't see how turning down advertising to many tens of thousands of people is somehow worth it relative to the money you'd make from 10,000 ticket sales and the stuff they buy at the stadium.

The league gets the money for the TV deal whether the game is blacked out or not. The game being sold out or not makes no difference in money through TV deals.

BUT if you don't buy a ticket the team does not make money. When the team blacks out more people buy tickets. The blackout rule actually makes perfect sense.

/Jaguars fan
//Former Jacksonville native
///We just need to get our shiat together and buy the tickets

At some point the NFL has to cinsider the fact that it has 1 or 2 many teams, and that their overall bottom line is lowered by the dilution.

Sacrilege, I know, to even contemplate the fallibility of the NFL

/Always wondered who the Pope roots for.

FIFA: When the team blacks out more people buy tickets

No, they don't. They go to their nearest/favorite sports bar and watch it there.

greatgodyoshi: FIFA: When the team blacks out more people buy tickets

No, they don't. They go to their nearest/favorite sports bar and watch it there.

Not unless their favorite sports bar is 150 miles out of town. Blackouts cover satellite signals as well