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Jaguars close to building indoor practice facility?

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#1
09-01-2015, 01:41 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are reportedly reviewing bids for an indoor practice facility.
 
Mark Long within the Associated Press tweeted that the Jaguars are reviewing bids to build and indoor practice facility, have the plans done in 30 days and break ground soon.
 
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/sports...cil/nnWR8/
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#2
09-01-2015, 01:43 PM

But...but...the Jaguars are moving to London, right? Or St. Louis? Or San Diego?

 

I love it when fans of other cities drive by the Bank and drop a For Sale sign in the yard. Wink

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09-01-2015, 01:43 PM

I would say they saw the pricetag associated with the shipyards cleanup, and decided this had to move forward without being attached to it.

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09-01-2015, 01:45 PM

Quote:JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are reportedly reviewing bids for an indoor practice facility.

Mark Long within the Associated Press tweeted that the Jaguars are reviewing bids to build and indoor practice facility, have the plans done in 30 days and break ground soon.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/sports/reports-jaguars-receive-bids-indoor-practice-facil/nnWR8/'>http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/sports/reports-jaguars-receive-bids-indoor-practice-facil/nnWR8/</a>


But...but...but. They're moving to London or Los Angeles or St. Louis or San Diego or (insert city du jour here).
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09-01-2015, 01:46 PM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2015, 01:47 PM by Tuxedo.)

Brent Martineau ‏@BrentASJax  11m11 minutes ago
<p style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Shad Khan confirms practice facility will be built by next year . #ASJax

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Brent Martineau ‏@BrentASJax  11m11 minutes ago
<p style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">It will be in south part of stadium

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Brent Martineau ‏@BrentASJax  10m10 minutes ago
<p style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">They will share with city the cost

<p style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> 

Mark Long ‏@APMarkLong  47s47 seconds ago
<p style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Khan says ballpark $30 million on indoor practice facility. Most of it will be his money

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John Oehser ‏@JohnOehser  13s14 seconds ago
<p style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Jaguars owner Shad Khan estimates proposed indoor practice facility at around $30 million. Wants it to be state-of-the-art

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<a class="" href='https://twitter.com/APMarkLong'>Mark Long ‏@APMarkLong </a> <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/APMarkLong/status/638769943933263872' title="1:46 PM - 1 Sep 2015">19s19 seconds ago</a>
<p class="" style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Khan wants a "cool, iconic architectural structure" for Jaguars indoor practice facility

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09-01-2015, 01:53 PM

Love having a forward-thinking, "leading-edge" type owner.
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09-01-2015, 02:00 PM

Khan is the MVP.  Ring of Honor him before he builds the ring up as a 50 story building with the largest waterfall exhibit in the world.

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09-01-2015, 02:01 PM

One more tweet:

 

<a class="" href='https://twitter.com/BrentASJax'>Brent Martineau ‏@BrentASJax </a> <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/BrentASJax/status/638770465973108736' title="1:48 PM - 1 Sep 2015">12m12 minutes ago</a>
<p class="" style="color:rgb(41,47,51);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Khan says the new facility will feature new technology, incorporate fan experience and be a cool, iconic architectural structure. <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/ASJax?src=hash'>#ASJax</a>

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09-01-2015, 02:06 PM

Man this is awesome! I love Khan! Adding new things and wanting to be on the leading edge is awesome. Plus its cool to show even more reasons to my friends why my team is not moving.

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#10
09-01-2015, 02:07 PM

Khan is the man

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09-01-2015, 02:09 PM

Love me some Shad Khan. So forward thinking.

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#12
09-01-2015, 02:09 PM

I'm guessing the shipyards practice facility idea was just too far away to be practical?

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#13
09-01-2015, 02:14 PM

Mr. Khan is a genius. We are extremely lucky to have him.

 

The city needs to step up on the shipyards clean up, the removal of the failed Berkman 2 tower and relocation of the jail.

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#14
09-01-2015, 02:14 PM

I'll take it. It'll be welcomed by us fans that have to stand out in this Florida mid summer heat.


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09-01-2015, 02:17 PM

I love it! Wonder what would go in it's place at the Shipyards instead?
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09-01-2015, 02:20 PM

Quote:I love it! Wonder what would go in it's place at the Shipyards instead?


I interpret Brent's last tweet in the article as the Shipyards facility will still be built but that particular project will take a while to develop and Khan wants something done by next year.
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09-01-2015, 02:21 PM

I love Shad Khan the owner. If Gus Bradley could get some Ws we could have one of the best organizations in football

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09-01-2015, 02:23 PM

Quote:I interpret Brent's last tweet in the article as the Shipyards facility will still be built but that particular project will take a while to develop and Khan wants something done by next year.


Sorry, I didn't write what I wanted to say well.


In Khan's Shipyard plans he had indoor practice fields there. Since he is building them next to the stadium then I wonder what would go in the section of the Shipyards now. Maybe they could squeeze the aquarium or a soccer stadium into that slot?
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#19
09-01-2015, 02:23 PM

Who wants a ship yard that bums can inhabit when you can have an indoor practice facility that Hemming Plazas finest can't get into.

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09-01-2015, 02:27 PM

Quote:Sorry, I didn't write what I wanted to say well.


In Khan's Shipyard plans he had indoor practice fields there. Since he is building them next to the stadium then I wonder what would go in the section of the Shipyards now. Maybe they could squeeze the aquarium or a soccer stadium into that slot?


I believe they still plan on building a shipyards facility as well.
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