Regarding the original post, cheers for posting Bullseye. I read it and smiled on many of those quips because I experience them often. If you live in Jacksonville, the article may not resonate as profoundly to you. I have been jeered at for being a Jag so much during my sports bar days, I became immune to it, and even benefited on occasion. People will buy me beer, with an awwwww God bless you man. In academia, when I state Jacksonville as my starting point in the U.S, the response is usually, why? Or, oh! A Jags appearance in the big dance is simply not sexy to the uniformed, non-fan who'll form the crux of superbowl viewership. People like legacies, people love familiarity, though a sizeable % embrace change. External approval is moot at this point. Go Jaguars, let em keep choking on their words.

P.S The Jags game at the back back dining room of the huge sport bar is absolutely spot on. Like eerily so. This season, I literally watched Jags/Chargers in the back back back dining room, alone, while Steelers/Colts showed in about 15 screens in the main bar. The bartender pleasantly told me that such low profile games have to be put out back so clients can be drawn in for the "better games". Lol. Go Jags

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