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Latest on the 2011 Lockout

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Catdaddy Newbie

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Actually the Union Disbanded on its own. That was the only way they could sue for Free Agency. The Union didnt reform form until 4 years later.

you are right, I forgot, but I bet the owners have a ace in the hole on something. Plus i lied, i'm 5' 10, a lot taller than Smitty!

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Happy Panther Grand Master

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maybe you are right, i dont feel like looking it up right now, but if this is the case, why dont the rest of the owners open their books and prove it. it would gain them alot of sympathy and support from the fans if they did.

Somebody has some audit rights to the NFL franchises. i need to look it up to remember. But I'm guessing its weak

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maybe you are right, i dont feel like looking it up right now, but if this is the case, why dont the rest of the owners open their books and prove it. it would gain them alot of sympathy and support from the fans if they did.

i just have a hard time beleiving it. how can they charge 60,000+ fans hundreds a dollars for the average ticket price, and 6 dollar hotdogs, 200 dollar jerseys... something just isnt adding up.

there are probably major loopholes where alot of the "overhead" profits they are accually receiving doesnt have to be legaly listed as "profit" is the only thing i can think of.

there is no way that someone who owns a billion dollar franchise is only mnaking 30 million a year.

They charge that much because people will still pay it. Basically it the same concept as the airports. Since you aren't allowed to bring food or drink in either one (you can put snacks in baggage though and not check them), you can either pay the price they charge, or take the very inconvient option of leaving the facility to get what you need and coming back. If people stopped paying the prices they charge in the stadium, they would either have to reduce prices or let the food go bad. Too bad half the people get drunk before hand and will pay whatever they charge for alcohol after they get in.

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i just have a hard time beleiving it. how can they charge 60,000+ fans hundreds a dollars for the average ticket price, and 6 dollar hotdogs, 200 dollar jerseys... something just isnt adding up.

The jacksonville jaguars are not a very well run team.

they don't draft well, they don't take care of their players, and Jack Del Rio is quite frankly not a good head coach. They notoriously spend the least on their scouting department in the NFL, and their results in the draft and free agency have reflected that.

They've done even less to address their QB position than the Panthers have, and that's saying a whole lot.

What is considered one of the fastest growing regions in the country refuses to support them. The Jaguars have to tarp over numerous sections just to fudge a sellout and get the games on television.

This is the same stadium that was selling out every game back in the brunell/smith/boselli era.

Obviously the fans are showing with their wallets that they're not going to support a terribly run franchise. They will stay at home and watch or go to the bars, but the owners aren't going to get a red cent of their hard earned cash.

Will this make the owner reconsider his stances and invest more capitol into creating a viable product? Will this make him improve his team? Might this make him realize the severity of his actions?

lol of course not LA is already building a stadium and there will be 70,000 dumb saps ready to shell out ticket prices + psls for the right to watch.

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We're only a few years removed from the playoffs. You really think we'd be at risk of moving as long as the city doesn't turn against JR? I know the Hornet's left soon after the playoff exit, but Shinn was also accused of some shady stuff personally.

After Jerry dies in the next couple of years the buyers (if it doesn't go to his sons) will be buying a team with a stadium and fans locked in to their tickets.

why would anyone move it?

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R0CKnR0LLA Proficient

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lets say the average ticket price is 300 dollars.

lol average ticket is nowhere near this high.

300 x 60,000 seats = 18 million dollars a game

18,000,000 x 20 games(inc. preseason) = $360 million

times 20 games? lol try half that

add in probably 60 or 70 miilion on food, jerseys, t-shirts, hats, etc...

lol let me just pull random numbers out of my ass

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