A Jacksonville article

[Chalkie Gerzowski]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AsaD...o&type=lgns

[Justice]

I love Jacksonville. As long as they're around, the NFL will have a hard time justifying a Bills move out of Buffalo.

[Doc]

Just move the team to LA and be done with it!

[Mr. WEO]

Just move the team to LA and be done with it!

 

To another half-filled stadium.

[BuffaloBill]

To another half-filled stadium.

 

 

I lived in LA when both the raiders and rams were there. People could have cared less. The NFL missed their chance in LA because they never forged a following there in the "old" days. Now people see it as one very expensive entertainment option among many. Passion for college ball on Saturday runs deep and people d not want to turn around and attend or deal with a pro game on Sunday also. The NFL will put a team in LA but my guess is they get a bandwagon following - in good years they will do ok - in bad they will not.

[The Senator]

Question: What happened to that knucklehead from j-ville that used to post daily taunts about the Bills leaving Buffalo? Can't remember his exact screen name, 'cause I pretty much thought he was a troll, but I don't see much from him lately.

[John in Jax]

If Jax loses the Jags, so what? We'll still have the great weather, the beaches, and the low taxes.

 

First, a little background.....born in 1960, and grew up in WNY in the southtowns. Of course was brought up to love the Bills and saw a few games at the Rockpile, and many games at Rich. Moved away in '78 to go to college and never came back (well, I've come back for yearly visits).

 

Been here in Jax since 1995, coincidentally the Jags first year. Of course the town was/is full of Dolfish fans, and even more Gator & Seminole fans. You may recall that the Jags had some phenomenal early success under Coughlin, but blew a 14-2 season with a loss to the Titans in the AFC Champ game (in Jax too). A large segment of the crowd has always been known as the "wine & cheese" crowd who really don't give a rat's a$$ about the game, then there's the "blue-collar" grunts......nbot sure who's causing the low turn-outs, prolly a combo of both.

 

Personally, of course I remained true to the Bills, and in the 90s and the early 2000s I was the biggest fan out there (had NFL ticket at home for many years). Then in about 2004 I had an epiphany and realized how much of my life I was wasting sitting in front of a TV watching football....and not just Bills games, but LOTS of other games too. Surely the Bills' dismal play had me frustrated and disappointed so often, that it made my decision easier to go "cold turkey" and spend my Sundays out actually doing things and enjoying my life.

 

OK, so what does all of the above have to do with anything? lol I think that a lot of people are coming to the same conclusion I did back in 2004. And with the woeful economy and ever-rising costs to go to a game, it makes it much easier. Certainly here in FL (even in the winter) there are PLENTY of "fun" things to do on Sunday instead of spending 3-9 hours watching football!

 

Oh btw, I'm glad I grew up in WNY and am proud of that, but IMHO, the quality of life available here in FL is far beyond what can be had up there.

 

I'm not saying I'm not a "fan" anymore, not at all. Just saying that I'm nowhere near the level I used to be, and there are many factors that caused it. For many people, the cost and hassle of going to a game just isn't worth it.

[The Senator]

If Jax loses the Jags, so what? We'll still have the great weather, the beaches, and the low taxes.

 

First, a little background.....born in 1960, and grew up in WNY in the southtowns. Of course was brought up to love the Bills and saw a few games at the Rockpile, and many games at Rich. Moved away in '78 to go to college and never came back (well, I've come back for yearly visits).

 

Been here in Jax since 1995, coincidentally the Jags first year. Of course the town was/is full of Dolfish fans, and even more Gator & Seminole fans. You may recall that the Jags had some phenomenal early success under Coughlin, but blew a 14-2 season with a loss to the Titans in the AFC Champ game (in Jax too). A large segment of the crowd has always been known as the "wine & cheese" crowd who really don't give a rat's a$$ about the game, then there's the "blue-collar" grunts......nbot sure who's causing the low turn-outs, prolly a combo of both.

 

Personally, of course I remained true to the Bills, and in the 90s and the early 2000s I was the biggest fan out there (had NFL ticket at home for many years). Then in about 2004 I had an epiphany and realized how much of my life I was wasting sitting in front of a TV watching football....and not just Bills games, but LOTS of other games too. Surely the Bills' dismal play had me frustrated and disappointed so often, that it made my decision easier to go "cold turkey" and spend my Sundays out actually doing things and enjoying my life.

 

OK, so what does all of the above have to do with anything? lol I think that a lot of people are coming to the same conclusion I did back in 2004. And with the woeful economy and ever-rising costs to go to a game, it makes it much easier. Certainly here in FL (even in the winter) there are PLENTY of "fun" things to do on Sunday instead of spending 3-9 hours watching football!

 

Oh btw, I'm glad I grew up in WNY and am proud of that, but IMHO, the quality of life available here in FL is far beyond what can be had up there.

 

I'm not saying I'm not a "fan" anymore, not at all. Just saying that I'm nowhere near the level I used to be, and there are many factors that caused it. For many people, the cost and hassle of going to a game just isn't worth it.

Distillation: Yeah, we'll watch some NFL games on TV if it's raining outside, but we'd rather ride our bikes or go to the beach, and don't really give a crap whether or not we have our own team.

 

(Nothing wrong with that, mind you - I think that's pretty much how they feel in LA too. Some towns are just not NFL-worthy.)

[plenzmd1]

Personally, of course I remained true to the Bills, and in the 90s and the early 2000s I was the biggest fan out there (had NFL ticket at home for many years). Then in about 2004 I had an epiphany and realized how much of my life I was wasting sitting in front of a TV watching football....and not just Bills games, but LOTS of other games too. Surely the Bills' dismal play had me frustrated and disappointed so often, that it made my decision easier to go "cold turkey" and spend my Sundays out actually doing things and enjoying my life.

 

OK, so what does all of the above have to do with anything? lol I think that a lot of people are coming to the same conclusion I did back in 2004. And with the woeful economy and ever-rising costs to go to a game, it makes it much easier. Certainly here in FL (even in the winter) there are PLENTY of "fun" things to do on Sunday instead of spending 3-9 hours watching football!

 

I know this is repetitive...but there is a little thing out there called a TIVO. I have two small childrewn, 10 and 8. Also live in an area where summer sucks, and cannot wait for the temps to start colling down. No way am I sitting inside to watch a Bills game on Sunday..but now I get the best of both worlds. Outside farting around with the chuckleheads all day..then the Bills on around 5.30..game over about 7.15 just in time for Sunday dinner. And no, it is no problem what so ever not hearing the score, just do not turm on sports radio during the day.

 

I will almost guarantee that sometime on Sunday you watch an hour of TV..just make that Bills TV Best reality show out there

[Cookiemonster]

If Jax loses the Jags, so what? We'll still have the great weather, the beaches, and the low taxes.

 

First, a little background.....born in 1960, and grew up in WNY in the southtowns. Of course was brought up to love the Bills and saw a few games at the Rockpile, and many games at Rich. Moved away in '78 to go to college and never came back (well, I've come back for yearly visits).

 

Been here in Jax since 1995, coincidentally the Jags first year. Of course the town was/is full of Dolfish fans, and even more Gator & Seminole fans. You may recall that the Jags had some phenomenal early success under Coughlin, but blew a 14-2 season with a loss to the Titans in the AFC Champ game (in Jax too). A large segment of the crowd has always been known as the "wine & cheese" crowd who really don't give a rat's a$$ about the game, then there's the "blue-collar" grunts......nbot sure who's causing the low turn-outs, prolly a combo of both.

 

Personally, of course I remained true to the Bills, and in the 90s and the early 2000s I was the biggest fan out there (had NFL ticket at home for many years). Then in about 2004 I had an epiphany and realized how much of my life I was wasting sitting in front of a TV watching football....and not just Bills games, but LOTS of other games too. Surely the Bills' dismal play had me frustrated and disappointed so often, that it made my decision easier to go "cold turkey" and spend my Sundays out actually doing things and enjoying my life.

 

OK, so what does all of the above have to do with anything? lol I think that a lot of people are coming to the same conclusion I did back in 2004. And with the woeful economy and ever-rising costs to go to a game, it makes it much easier. Certainly here in FL (even in the winter) there are PLENTY of "fun" things to do on Sunday instead of spending 3-9 hours watching football!

 

Oh btw, I'm glad I grew up in WNY and am proud of that, but IMHO, the quality of life available here in FL is far beyond what can be had up there.

 

I'm not saying I'm not a "fan" anymore, not at all. Just saying that I'm nowhere near the level I used to be, and there are many factors that caused it. For many people, the cost and hassle of going to a game just isn't worth it.

Yes you are, and really, I have no problem with that, as all of the reasons that you stated for your disinterest

are very much spot on. I am the exact age as you, but we moved out of Buffalo when I was nine. I too, at times

feel this way, about all of the commercialism, and the repeated dissappointments. But I will tell you this, we ended

in Pgh. when I was fourteen, and I have never had the inclination to become a Steeler fan, even a mildly interested

one, and it won't matter if I eventually end up in Upper Siberia, I will always be a Bills fan. The part about

enjoying my Sundays does sound appealing though, but even with the dissapointments, stress, etc. no team that I can

think of has been more exciting than the Buffalo Bills.

 

Who do you root for when the Bills play The Jags?

[dreadlox]

If Jax loses the Jags, so what? We'll still have the great weather, the beaches, and the low taxes.

 

First, a little background.....born in 1960, and grew up in WNY in the southtowns. Of course was brought up to love the Bills and saw a few games at the Rockpile, and many games at Rich. Moved away in '78 to go to college and never came back (well, I've come back for yearly visits).

 

Been here in Jax since 1995, coincidentally the Jags first year. Of course the town was/is full of Dolfish fans, and even more Gator & Seminole fans. You may recall that the Jags had some phenomenal early success under Coughlin, but blew a 14-2 season with a loss to the Titans in the AFC Champ game (in Jax too). A large segment of the crowd has always been known as the "wine & cheese" crowd who really don't give a rat's a$$ about the game, then there's the "blue-collar" grunts......nbot sure who's causing the low turn-outs, prolly a combo of both.

 

Personally, of course I remained true to the Bills, and in the 90s and the early 2000s I was the biggest fan out there (had NFL ticket at home for many years). Then in about 2004 I had an epiphany and realized how much of my life I was wasting sitting in front of a TV watching football....and not just Bills games, but LOTS of other games too. Surely the Bills' dismal play had me frustrated and disappointed so often, that it made my decision easier to go "cold turkey" and spend my Sundays out actually doing things and enjoying my life.

OK, so what does all of the above have to do with anything? lol I think that a lot of people are coming to the same conclusion I did back in 2004. And with the woeful economy and ever-rising costs to go to a game, it makes it much easier. Certainly here in FL (even in the winter) there are PLENTY of "fun" things to do on Sunday instead of spending 3-9 hours watching football!

 

Oh btw, I'm glad I grew up in WNY and am proud of that, but IMHO, the quality of life available here in FL is far beyond what can be had up there.

 

I'm not saying I'm not a "fan" anymore, not at all. Just saying that I'm nowhere near the level I used to be, and there are many factors that caused it. For many people, the cost and hassle of going to a game just isn't worth it.

 

Now you waste your time on football message boards?

[John in Jax]

Now you waste your time on football message boards?

 

Right now, at work, on a ship off the coast of Nags Head, NC, all caught up with my duties, so yeah, I can waste time here because I'm stuck here! lol But if you look at my msg post total, you might agree that I don't waste a lot of time here.

 

I am, and will always be a Bills fan (still got the THREE pair of Zubaz pants in the closet, although my wife won't let me wear them out in public...lol). Of course I root for the Bills over the Jags. And that 14-2 year was pretty cool to see, and so was having the SB here in '05.

[streetcar]

I think us small market cities have to kind of stick together. If the Jerry Jones's of the world have their way then we wont be able to compete anymore.

[Tarrytown]

When did jacksonville get smaller than Buffalo? I mean the reporter indicated that jacksonville is the second smallest city behind GB...that's inacurate.

 

Buffalo get;s that nod...and fills its stadium!

[WVUFootball29]

But Jax Bill Backer said the politicians said the local the team would never move so that's written in stone

[Same old Story]

But Jax Bill Backer said the politicians said the local the team would never move so that's written in stone

 

 

If the Jags want fans they should do one thing next year, draft Tim Tebow. My parents live in St. Augustine right outside Jax and everyone loves the Gators and LOVES the local Boy Mr. Tebow. I don't care what their pick is, draft the guy and the franchise will survive. I'm telling you, that would get butt's in the seats.

[Gordio]

If Jax loses the Jags, so what? We'll still have the great weather, the beaches, and the low taxes.

 

First, a little background.....born in 1960, and grew up in WNY in the southtowns. Of course was brought up to love the Bills and saw a few games at the Rockpile, and many games at Rich. Moved away in '78 to go to college and never came back (well, I've come back for yearly visits).

 

Been here in Jax since 1995, coincidentally the Jags first year. Of course the town was/is full of Dolfish fans, and even more Gator & Seminole fans. You may recall that the Jags had some phenomenal early success under Coughlin, but blew a 14-2 season with a loss to the Titans in the AFC Champ game (in Jax too). A large segment of the crowd has always been known as the "wine & cheese" crowd who really don't give a rat's a$$ about the game, then there's the "blue-collar" grunts......nbot sure who's causing the low turn-outs, prolly a combo of both.

 

Personally, of course I remained true to the Bills, and in the 90s and the early 2000s I was the biggest fan out there (had NFL ticket at home for many years). Then in about 2004 I had an epiphany and realized how much of my life I was wasting sitting in front of a TV watching football....and not just Bills games, but LOTS of other games too. Surely the Bills' dismal play had me frustrated and disappointed so often, that it made my decision easier to go "cold turkey" and spend my Sundays out actually doing things and enjoying my life.

 

OK, so what does all of the above have to do with anything? lol I think that a lot of people are coming to the same conclusion I did back in 2004. And with the woeful economy and ever-rising costs to go to a game, it makes it much easier. Certainly here in FL (even in the winter) there are PLENTY of "fun" things to do on Sunday instead of spending 3-9 hours watching football!

 

Oh btw, I'm glad I grew up in WNY and am proud of that, but IMHO, the quality of life available here in FL is far beyond what can be had up there.

 

I'm not saying I'm not a "fan" anymore, not at all. Just saying that I'm nowhere near the level I used to be, and there are many factors that caused it. For many people, the cost and hassle of going to a game just isn't worth it.

 

 

Another post about how someones life is so much better because they moved out of WNY. Last sunday was a great day, got up to the stadium around 11, tailgated, saw friends I have not seen in 6 months, drank, grilled on a beautifull day to watch a football game. I love how people think that people from buffalo are trapped in their house 10 months a year because of the weather. The weather has been absolutely beautifull here the last few months. It is raining today, which is the first day it has rained in 22 days. I love how you seem to think that going to a football game, tailgating, at the stadium is a waste of time but going to the beach is not. There both fun & to each there own. Been to Jacksonville 4 times, I like the city & always tell my wife if I had to move somewhere in florida that would probably be the place(they at least get a little bit break from the constant heat). There is not anymore things to do there then there is in Buffalo though, I am pretty confident of that. The nightlife is nowhere near as good. Went there in late October one time & as I recall the ocean there was pretty fuggin cold. We had a place right on the beach & I did not see any people out there swimming except for us one night when we came home really loaded from a place I believe it was called Sneakers. Anyways, always enjoy playing golf down there & I am jealous you could play all year round, but the courses at least the ones I played(outside of Sawgrass) are not nicer then the courses up here.

[mrags]

When did jacksonville get smaller than Buffalo? I mean the reporter indicated that jacksonville is the second smallest city behind GB...that's inacurate.

 

Buffalo get;s that nod...and fills its stadium!

 

Metropolitan areas:

Buffalo- 1,254,066

Jacksonville- 1,313,228

 

Its not by much. But you are right. At least per Wikipedia

[Endzone Animal]

Please, God, move them to Toronto.

[RJ (not THAT RJ)]

Now you waste your time on football message boards?

 

Maybe he's just wasting his employer's time and bandwidth....