(06-02-2020, 09:58 AM)Talented Kalamari Wrote:

(05-31-2020, 12:56 PM)DragonFury Wrote: I agree, the Jacksonville market isn't the problem, all the other markets are. Khan bought this team for $760 million and he could have doubled the franchise's worth instantly by moving to LA. The stadium could be packed to the rafters every home game and it still wouldn't be able to compete with markets like LA, NY and Dallas. Average attendance in Dallas last year was over 90k, that's 23k more than the Jags can fit inside TIAA Bank Field and tickets are significantly more expensive in Dallas than they are in Jacksonville.

Okay, you make a solid point.


I do think you’re wrong on the 67,000 capacity of TIAA though. I’m pretty sure it’s anywhere from 70-80k seating capacity

The stadium has gotten steadily smaller for seating capacity under Khan's ownership. Shrinking the stadium actually started under Wayne Weaver, initially with tarps in the corners of the upper deck and sections of the NEZ, but then they physically remove seating in the stadium with specialty areas like the cabanas in the NEZ, and changes to the configuration of the south end of the stadium, and the club sections during the most recent renovations.  These projects all reduced inventory.  It's right around 67k currently.  They can bump the capacity up to 80k for the Florida Georgia game, but that's installing temporary bleachers in the endzone decks under the scoreboard.

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