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Originally Posted by freddyg12
Awful hard on the FLA. peops there Daseal! Maybe if you qualified that to apply to pro sports only.
Football is huge in Fla., there is some of the best high school & college ball in the country. I think that's the problem J'ville has, they're competing against U. of Fla, Miami & Fla. St., all of which have been powerhouse programs over the last 20 yrs. or so. Now Central Fla. & USF are also competitive.
Doesn't mean that people can't support both, but their loyalty is toward tradition & J'ville doesn't have much of one since its only 12 years old.
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You are right Freddy, the gators are huge in Jax and I travel there often and most fans prefer the gators to the Jags. Many have said if they get offered Jags or Gators tickets they take the Gators. People only have so much money to spend on sports tickets.
Another factor in Fla is that there is so much do do there in Nov & Dec. When most in the northeast have no choice but to sit inside (or outside) and watch football because the weather sucks, people in Fla can be out playing golf, tennis, motorcycle ride, etc. Once again more competition for the limited amount of disposable income.
The formula I have heard for an NFL franchise is that the TV money pays the players and the ticket sales and concessions pay the owners. If ticket sales are down the owners of those teams are not making money. That doesnt sound like a gravy train to me.