(03-16-2018, 10:26 AM)Etdavis2006 Wrote:

(03-16-2018, 10:19 AM)Jags Wrote: What if I’ve been a long time fan but have always lived south of the border in St. John’s?

My answer: I still think it sounds stupid.  So I personally don’t chant it.  That and I don’t even live in the county.

To answer the question, I say if you feel it, do it.

Well I’m speaking from a place of a person who was saying it before it was adopted by the team as a marketing thing. For me, it was a growing up in Jacksonville thing and we would say it when we went of to school in Tallahassee in the club to rep the city. 


Now it has a different meaning and use. It is what it is. If people wanna rep the city everywhere it’s cool. I think it’s cool to see people who aren’t from Jacksonville yell duval or people in other countries say it. I remember when Jacksonville was a just a reststop on 95 and where it meets with I-10. I love it and I’m happy to see the city growing from where it was.

Yeah, I remember that thread with the origin.  I learned a few things.   I always thought it was a team thing.  But it seems the players and fans have adopted it.  And I think it’s cool that the team has ‘their” thing.  I can understand the question that was posed.  I can see how it would be awkward yelling/repping a place you’ve never been.  But let’s say one was a huge packers fan.  Yelling “Go pack Go” is a team chant.  Even outside the region no one would think anything.  The Duval chant is unique since it narrows it to an area on a map.  but in the context of the chant and it’s intent, I feel it can be yelled by all fans everywhere like chants from other teams.

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