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Caldrac · 05-24-2023, 01:58 PM

(05-24-2023, 01:32 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: To add, it's getting kinda comical.

13 years ago:
Concerned fan - "We need to support the team or they'll leave for London or some other city."
Naysayer - "They're not leaving for London or anywhere else."

11 years ago:
Concerned fan - "Damn, we're losing a home game to London each year for the next 4 years."
Naysayer - "They need the revenue to be viable here for the time being until we sell out our home games. It'll be ok,"

7 years ago:
Concerned fan - "Well I thought it was supposed to be just 4 years, now we're permanently losing that home game?"
Naysayer - "Quit being such a whiner. We're not actually moving to London at least."

Earlier this year:
Concerned fan - "They're talking about 2 games in London now? What the hell is going on?"
Schedule gets release:
Concerned fan - "Whew, at least the 2nd one is an away game. We dodged a bullet for sure."

Within the past couple of weeks:
Goodell speaks on 3rd game in London for same team not being off the table:
Concerned fan - *facepalm*

Outgoing mayor speaks on team potentially needing to play elsewhere for 2 years during stadium renovation:
Concerned fan - "If true, it better not be London."
Naysayer - "Even if it is, the city will have an agreement in place to keep them here."
Concerned fan - "Mmhmm." *eyeroll*

If it were ever actually to occur, everyone would look back on this past 15 years of the team's existence and go "duh, what did you think was happening/going to happen?" is all.

Fair and valid points. I appreciate the timeline. It sounds like it's all but a foregone conclusion now. They're trying to capture the European market on a more well rounded and permanent basis. Jacksonville would be the flagship franchise.

I'll make a bold prediction. If the Jaguars win a Superbowl within the next three years of football? I could see them being moved to London to keep it interesting and strong over there. We're not giving them some rundown franchise at that point. You're getting a big name product with big time accomplishments.

It will probably be rigged as well. Just had to put my tinfoil hat on for this one. Would be a fitting and depressing finale to the chapter of football in Jacksonville. "Here, you're a small market team, we gave you a Superbowl, now, adios!".

"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."

Poll: Select the answer that best describes your position
	Whatever it takes, I support it. Spend big, build big, play elsewhere for two years, just get a long term deal done to stay in Jax
	I support a rebuild or new build as long as the team doesn't play home games elsewhere during the construction
	I would like to see an overhaul in phases so the team can play in TIAA bank stad. throughout the process
	Build a new one right next to the old one. Problem solved. I don't care if it's 400 mil more to the taxpayers.
	If they play somewhere else for two years, I'm out as a fan.
	If taxpayers pay more than 4 or 500 mil on a 900mil to 1.2 billion dollar rebuild - I can't support it.
	Blank #2
	Corn