Letter to the Fans
by Blair72 on Sep 9, 2010 8:20 PM EDT
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PrintOkay, so maybe this letter is not for all Jaguar fans; however, it is for those of you who will be at the game on Sunday and happen to share a love for both Tim Tebow and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Even as early as three or so years ago, Jaguars Senior Editor Vic Ketchman has been fielding questions from fans about Tim Tebow. The questions were endless. The answers came too often. My curiosity of a young kid in college playing in pursuit of his dreams became mired by the almost god-like status appointed him by overly intense fans of the University of Florida.
It's one thing to let your emotions go, get hyped up, and support someone who did so much for you when he was in college. I get it. Noted. Point taken. However, from the bottom of my heart I'd like to ask you to consider this perspective.
The national media by a large majority either despise the Jaguars or completely dismiss them and consider them irrelevant. Alfie's post furthered that truth by citing several examples. Examples that angered me to my core.
If you are a fan of both the Jaguars and Tebow and wear a Tebow jersey on Sunday, you will in effect declare your allegiance. Blame it on the media. They did this. They will smirk when they see you and point every camera your way. Not a great claim to fame if you ask me.
Please wear teal. Wear a Jags jersey. Dress up like a Jaguar. Whatever it takes, but don't give these idiots more ammunition than they have. Tebow won't be playing but 2-3 plays, if at all. Support him in spirit. But when you step in that stadium, let it be about the Jags and your love for them. Love Tebow, too. Just do it at your home or in Denver. EverBank Stadium is for fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Brilliantly stated, Blair
Wear your teal.
We are Jaguars.
I understand loving Tebow, no one trumpeted his feats louder than me prior to the draft. I would have loved to see him sitting our bench this year. But he is not. He is on the wrong sideline. That makes him the opposition, the enemy. You don’t have to hate him, I don’t. I just can’t fathom how anyone who lives here, and wasn’t born in Colorado, could root for Denver over the Jags. That’s crazy talk. This is a team sport. I could see you rooting for Tim if he played golf or raced cars for a living. That’s cool. But this is football.
Go ahead wear a 15 on Sunday. I just hope you realize, it makes you a traitor. You should be ashamed. Traitors are weak, selfserving. Deserving of contempt. But I’ll still love you! I just hope you can look yourself in the mirror afterward. You can come back to the teal, we’ll take ya back. But you’ll know in your heart, you’re tainted.
If Tebow steps on the field… Tear him up, Tyson!
Vae Victis!
by viator on Sep 9, 2010 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Well said Blair and Viator
V, you and I had a fairly spirited conversation about Tebow on draft day. You were fairly adamant that the Jags would draft him and that I should just accept it. I’m glad you’ve stayed true to the TEAL and not jumped ship to the Denver bandwagon (i never thought you would). This mania is driving me crazy and has been for the better part of a year. It certainly seems that all of this has been building and building all off-season. I’m glad it will be over Sunday. Although in my heart I know it will never be over. I just hope we can focus on the rest of the season after all of this.
As I said earlier, if you wear a 15 jersey in my vicinity (SECTION 412): PREPARE TO BE OFFENDED
Very true
I was wrong, bro. I apologize for being so stubborn. It was all based on hope (some would say hype), not insight. But that went bust, and I’m a Jaguar. So, me and Tim are quits.
Go Jaguars!
Vae Victis!
Dress up like a Jaguar
I like that. We should have the girls where Jaguar costumes similar to the tiger suits in this crazy clip.
Vae Victis!
by viator on Sep 9, 2010 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
If anyone with a Tebow jersey...
sits near me, I promise they will be spat on!
go to oakland
If this is the kind of attitude you’re going to have. Then move to the bay and root for the Raiders. They like those kinds of fans.
Granted, the Jaguars-Tebow issue is a special one, and it has a different feel than most visiting teams to say the least. But isn’t it possible that this person(in a Tebow jersey) is a legitimate Bronco fan? Someone who happens to be in Florida, but stilll loves their hometown team?
I am a california boy, but have been a Jaguar fan for life. The only jersies I own are an origional home and away Brunell. I will be going to the SD game next weekend, and I know that I have to fear being spit on(which mind you is one of the single most disrespectful acts one person can do to another) or violence, simply because I’m a visiting team fan. I paid for my ticket, and I should have the right to enjoy the game just as much as the home team fans.
So if you really plan to spit on or do anything else disrespectful or violent to another fan, simply because they’re wearing a different color. Then come on out to california, root for the raiders, be a thug and give your team a bad name just like them. As a jaguar fan, I, for one, don’t want that kind of crap representing my team.
by Delson on Sep 10, 2010 12:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
dont get me wrong
I’m all for the back and forth. Little S@#t talking never hurt anyone. Last season, I was sitting front rwo for the Jags – Niners game(first professional/jags game) surrounded by niner fans. There was a lot of smack talk, but no one ever crossed the line and did anything stupid like spitting on anyone. And even though we lost, a lot, I had a great time and met some good people, even if I was wearing teal in candlestick.
No team wants to see reports that their fans are violent or crude or spitting on the other teams fans. I’m sure if you asked Mr. Weaver, JDR, Gene, Vic, or any of the players they would tell you the same. They represent the city of jacksonville. As a fan you represent your team just the same.
by Delson on Sep 10, 2010 1:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I got my tix for the game too
afforded myself a little upgrade – if you sit in View with the rank and file, there will be blood. I slid down a deck into Loge/Club, where it’s a social event and not a football game. The extra 20 dollars can spare me a curb-stomping lol.
Oh; Blair
You are still on my Top 10 list of BCC people! Great; great piece; Buddy!
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Sep 10, 2010 7:12 AM EDT reply actions
I rec'd this...even tho I'm a Bronco fan.
Just don’t spat on the Tebow fans – many will be his friends and family. It is what it is, just be glad they had to buy FIVE game tickets to attend just that one game. Suckers
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I seem to be under the impression that we are trying to attract new people to our games. Am I mistaken? I am a first time season ticket holder. I even bought two extra tickets to raffle to my employees. I am disgusted at the comments of people spitting on or otherwise harassing people in Tebow gear. I have tried for years to get my teenage daughter to go to a JAG game. I hoped that once she attended she might want to come back. She is interested in going because of Tim and is bringing a friend. Are you really going to spit on her. What about my 76 year old mother who has loved the JAGS since before there were JAGS? What about people who have never before been to a game here? Do you really want this kind of bahavior to be their first impression? Not all of fans buy into the “in Gene we Trust” mantra. Have we lost the right to express our opinions? We need to welcome EVERYONE that comes to our games and make sure they have a great game day experience. Tell them about all the great contibutions that JAGS make to our city. By all means cheer and jeer at us when when Tyson sacks Orton or Tim but keep it clean.
Overreact much?
Calm down. Also, I’m genuinely curious as to how someone loved the Jaguars before they existed.
No spitting! Period!
No fighting! Period!
The only guys that have a right to physical violence on Sunday have earned it and will be on the field. As fans, we have aright to scream our heads off to encourage them to what ever level of play they can achieve. That’s it. That’s where the job of the fan ends. If you want to hope that Tyson or Aaron of Knighton or Harvey get a clean shot at Tim that rocks him to his core, I am with you. Welcome to the NFL. But I hope the same for Orton and any other player in a Bronco jersey. That’s what fans are supposed to do, and this is football, a very violent sport.
My daughter and son-in-law are coming from west of Tallahassee to see the game. I am confident that or beloved Bronco Gator Brett may wear a Tebow jersey, and Erica might too. That is there right. I put no rules on them when I bought them the tickets. If they choose that, they are on there own for what ever ribbing or fun natured comments that come there way, but that’s all they deserve. I trust me fellow fans to follow these simple rules.
by GAJAGFAN on Sep 10, 2010 12:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I can't wait to see em man!
Tell them to be ready for the onslaught. No spitting or fighting but there will be some words on the way up top. I’ll shake your hand and give them the business, deal?
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Hi guys, visiting not trolling
The Tebow phenomenon has caught me off-guard. I am very surprised at the number of Tebow posts in the media , and then visit here and I’m surprised again. He’s a nice guy and all, but he is not likely to see any action Sunday. As an aside, I’m also surprised how many of the main stream media pundits are giving you guys the edge this weekend… that would probably be due to MJD’s prowess and our ineffectual run defense thus far, I guess. It should be an interesting matchup and I’m looking forward to seeing two teams that are trying to build something get out there and get it on. That, for me, is the real story this weekend. I for one am going to keep the focus on the competition on the field, not on the bench.
If the gamble pays off and Tebow actually starts a game (1-2 years hence, IMO) , I anticipate the focus may be setting new records for intensity. However, as it is now, it sure seems to pull the focus off of the players that are actually going to be out busting their butts for both teams. Orton is our guy right now, and looks unlikely to be out-performed by either backup QB this year. If by some disaster (injury) to Orton, Tebow actually gets in, I am going to be terrified..he’s not ready. If he is unexpectedly used in formations we haven’t seen even once in preseason, I am going to be surpised (as would most at MHR).
Good luck to both teams in the injury department, and I for one am hoping that it is a good, close game where even the losing team can look at what has been accomplished and find some hope for the season…the first game is too early to have that “this-is-the-year” feeling get crunched. Pardon any editing errors…at work and short of time.
It should of never had came to this
Hopefully a win will put a nail in the coffin for all of this.
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by TheTealDeal on Sep 10, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh yeah, been meaning to throw this out there:
CORRECTION: EverBank Field. I think I put Stadium. But you get the point. :)
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