Quote:I don't know about 'moving the team' and all the business rhetoric involved with contracts, leasing, depreciation, and so on. To be honest, I just don't worry about it, I've got other things more worthy of my attention. As far as the stadium is concerned, I view all the new 'stuff' as distractions from what the core fans really wanted at Everbank stadium... a winning home team! As it is, the pools and cabanas are only for a very few to enjoy; tough luck for the rest of us.

 

The one thing that would be an improvement that ALL of us could enjoy would be a covered stadium. I have no reason to expect it to happen as I think the city would probably have to help foot the bill and the money just isn't there for it. It's just my thought on what would have been a very pleasant upgrade for all of us to enjoy. Maybe one with the top that can be mechanically opened and closed to keep the seats out of the direct intense sunlight or fully closed on rainy days. The two sides of the world's largest billboard/scoreboard that isn't used so much could be used to show shots of the river and ocean on sunny, hot game days. Of course when fully closed during anticipated hot weather, the stadium would be fully air conditioned for the comfort of the fans.

 

That would be the one thing (outside of actually having a winning team...) that would make coming to the stadium more desirable than staying home and watching games on the television. As it is, unless your fortunate enough to get seats so that you are in a shaded area on the west side of the stadium during the hot months during the 1:00pm games, you can count on being uncomfortably hot and getting sunburned, as well as having to deal with the glare of the sun during most of the game. Given the teams losing ways over the past seven years or so, why suffer in an uncomfortable environment and pay good money to watch a sub-par product on the field?

 

Of course, an alternative is for the team to have a winning season for a change... now that would be worth going out and getting dehydrated and getting my bald head scorched for! Then again, it might be easier to cover the stadium...

 

Just my thoughts on this stuff. Like I said, I've got bigger fish to fry than worrying about the Jags moving to London.