Comments on: Jaguars aren’t interested in blackout relief either

By: marty2020

marty2020 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:37:33 +0000

bigal5654 says:
Jul 13, 2012 9:46 PM
Capacity NFL football: 67,246 (expandable to 76,867)
College football/special events: 84,000

Looks like at least 9000 seats blocked off already and they are running at about 88% of true NFL capacity. If they go with 85% that takes them under 60000.

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Just to clarify for the umpteen millionth time, the seating capacity for a Jaguar game is 67,000. Total stadium capacity is 76,000. 9,000 seats are covered up. That leaves 67,000 for a Jags game.

By: gmsalpha

gmsalpha — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:05:49 +0000

As a lifelong Dolphins fan living in Orlando, this is very good news, as we are a Jags’ TV market. I’d rather watch a bad Miami team than a bad Jacksonville team.

By: thegreatgabbert

thegreatgabbert — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:35:40 +0000

The lease doesn’t hold the team there at all. Jaguars can move without penalty if they lose money one year followed by two seasons under the league average in attendance. That may already be the case for all we know. Shad Khan told Wayne Weaver he would do his best to make the team work in Jacksonville. That is all that binds them to the city. Despite the crooked, sleazeball mayor.

By: inthezone4

inthezone4 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:01:41 +0000

Jags are also not interested in winning!

By: i10east

i10east — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:00:08 +0000

I’m quite sure that the top post was talking about his own team.

By: ar1888

ar1888 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:55:10 +0000

Who needs it when you get spectators from other sports to buy tickets to a game they could care less about. The tarps also help.

By: jaystus

jaystus — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:52:21 +0000

When you look at the real deal of this not go erred for any team

By: jagsfanugh

jagsfanugh — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:54:17 +0000

The Bucs are? LOL didn’t you post an article on ticket sales with them. Oh wait it was renewals (yawn).

If not for the sweet deal they have with Tampa, they should move to another city with such a pathetic fan base in much larger city than Jax.

By: bigal5654

bigal5654 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:46:13 +0000

So last I saw a Jags game on TV they had covers over at least 2 sections. Wikipedia shows

Capacity NFL football: 67,246 (expandable to 76,867)
College football/special events: 84,000

Looks like at least 9000 seats blocked off already and they are running at about 88% of true NFL capacity. If they go with 85% that takes them under 60000.

Too bad the lease deal makes it uneconomical to move.

By: buccaneerz78

buccaneerz78 — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:32:01 +0000

Cause they are gonna move……. Joker franchise…

By: nastyjag

nastyjag — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:04:44 +0000

way to jags…let’s end this 3 year old perception that our city doesn’t love the jags!!!! khaaaaaaann!!

By: mtheparrothead

mtheparrothead — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:54:39 +0000

As a jags fan I’m glad to hear this. Definite change in mind set since Kahn took over. Erase all signs of weakness. Go jags

By: smartanis

smartanis — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:47:18 +0000

Nice job by the NFL of shifting the focus of Congressional blackout hearings to the individual teams that are refusing to lower their blackout number.