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Whenever this city seems ready to make a quantum leap forward, the good old boy network tends to resist it kicking and screaming.

 

Remember, the city council initially rejected the stadium proposal that allowed the Jaguars to come here.

 

Some were actually content with a half [BLEEP] renovation of the Gator Bowl.

The city council and the Mayor's office aren't run by the good old boys any longer.  Even if the to office changes hands in the election, the opposition isn't part of that network either. 

 

A lot of things have changed in the 2+ decades since the city approved the stadium proposal after initially rejecting it.  There was a time that you would see just about every member of the city council in the pews on Sundays at the Homer Dome.  That's not the case today. 

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