Comments on: Lions Are Still Hush Hush On the QB Situation; Here’s Your Jaguars Preview http://sidelionreport.com/2008/11/08/lions-are-still-hush-hush-on-the-qb-situation-heres-your-jaguars-preview/ A Detroit Lions Blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:51:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin F http://sidelionreport.com/2008/11/08/lions-are-still-hush-hush-on-the-qb-situation-heres-your-jaguars-preview/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Kevin F Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:13:45 +0000 http://sidelionreport.com/?p=489#comment-416 <span style="font-family: Verdana; line-height: 22px; "><span style="font-style: italic;">Even with tarps covering seats to cut Jacksonville Municipal Stadium down to a more reasonable capacity, the building doesn't fill consistently enough. Three of the NFL's 10 blacked-out games last year were in Jacksonville. The team says it had the option of corporate bailouts to prevent those, but didn't accept them on principle. The city was spoiled some by the team's early success, but this piece of SEC country has not developed the hardcore loyalty to its NFL team that you find in Nashville.  </span><strong><span style="font-style: italic;">-- Paul Kuharsky</span></strong></span> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;"></span> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;">From NFL's Best and Worst Fans </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;">http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/preview08/columns/story?id=3549147 </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; line-height: 22px; ">That's what was in my head when I said that. I mistook three for the most (though it is the majority?) I can't find any specific stats via teh googles. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;"> </span></div> </div> Even with tarps covering seats to cut Jacksonville Municipal Stadium down to a more reasonable capacity, the building doesn’t fill consistently enough. Three of the NFL’s 10 blacked-out games last year were in Jacksonville. The team says it had the option of corporate bailouts to prevent those, but didn’t accept them on principle. The city was spoiled some by the team’s early success, but this piece of SEC country has not developed the hardcore loyalty to its NFL team that you find in Nashville. 
– Paul Kuharsky

From NFL’s Best and Worst Fans 

That’s what was in my head when I said that. I mistook three for the most (though it is the majority?) I can’t find any specific stats via teh googles. 

]]> By: Jeanne http://sidelionreport.com/2008/11/08/lions-are-still-hush-hush-on-the-qb-situation-heres-your-jaguars-preview/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Jeanne Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:28:09 +0000 http://sidelionreport.com/?p=489#comment-415 I think we had more blackouts two years ago, not last year. Last year we had one black out. I know they look awful and speak volumes about the Jaguars' fanbase but the tarps pretty much prevent blackouts now.  I think we had more blackouts two years ago, not last year. Last year we had one black out. I know they look awful and speak volumes about the Jaguars’ fanbase but the tarps pretty much prevent blackouts now. 

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