(01-04-2020, 10:16 AM)nejagsfan Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 09:56 AM)Rico Wrote: Jacksonville has had a team for 25 years.  How can you possibly make any valid comparison to a city that has had a team for what...75 years?

Easily.... You make it seem like 25 years isn't long enough to support a team.... and 20 of those years Jacksonville has had an attendance problem... And if you go by those numbers.... Listen all I'm saying is just because your team isn't doing good isn't a reason not to go and support them.... Are you going to argue that.... Yes Jacksonville is God awful at times... I still travel halfway across the United States spend thousands of dollars going to games good or bad... Wearing my Jacksonville gear everyday.... I guess that just makes me a die-hard fan... And I guess a lot of fans are just there to see them win and that's it...

Dude, you're going to keep arguing incorrectly but until you live here and actually know the area and the people, you have no idea what you are talking about.  It's all been explained in several posts prior to this so just keep holding out those beliefs.

No, 25 years is not long enough to build a loyal fan base.  Do you realize how many transplants are down here?  Who do you think kids are going to root for if their parent are die-hard fans of other teams?  Do you know how many Bills, Steelers, Eagles, Packers, Cowboys, etc. fan clubs/bases are down here?  You're trying to correlate this to cities that have had long-time teams.

And just to note, I have had my season tickets since year one.  I relocated here in 1991 from Philadelphia.  So I understand how a predominately pro sports city works.  I still have friends that question me not rooting for the Eagles.  You just cannot correlate that to Jacksonville.  Take my word for it or not, but many of your assumptions are totally incorrect.

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