Khan Thinks The Jaguars Should Take On The Foreign Market
by Alfie Crow on Jan 30, 2012 4:10 PM EST
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PrintWe've all heard new Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan say he'd like the Jaguars to be the flag bearers for international games. Khan recently spoke with Action News in Jacksonville about various things, including the team playing over seas.
Khan was candid in sharing his thoughts about the future of the franchise, as well as sharing some insight into what makes him tick. One thing was clear, he has a real passion for Jacksonville and thinks it's important to market the team and the city in hopes of growing both. He believes one way to do that, is to play at least one game a season overseas. Khan says it would give Jacksonville greater exposure and give the city the kind of advertising that "money can't buy."
You can read the rest of the story over at Action News' site here and after the jump is the video interview Khan did with the morning news.
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I can see a lot of people disagreeing with Khan about exposing the Jaguars over seas when the franchise has a hard time selling out the stadium.. BUT, Khan is a savy business man and his instincts should be trusted – regardless of the product he is trying to sell.
Is there any way to track if the Jaguars fan base has grown with them having a new owner?
If I hear one more person say "Khan is a savvy business man" I'm going to ram my head into a wall
He’s successful, we get it. Doesn’t mean his instincts are dispositive. NFL ownership is littered with “savvy businessmen.”
by JohnnyBiceps on Jan 30, 2012 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
I vote for...
ramming your head into the wall.. but we want video.
by GRSJags on Jan 30, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Savvy, savvy savvy!
Now stick to your word and go head butt the wall.
by JagSoldier on Jan 30, 2012 10:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
the green one was pretty good
this was weak
by JohnnyBiceps on Jan 30, 2012 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
Savvy, savvy savvy!
Now stick to your word and go head butt the wall.
by JagSoldier on Jan 31, 2012 10:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I have a great deal of respect for Mr. Khan.
by TCJagsFan on Jan 30, 2012 4:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
However, I for one do not believe that the season ticket holders should be resigned to only 7 home games per year. Sorry, but 8 is a short enough season.
Possibly he could work out a home and away deal with some team and test the market. I just don’t have a lot of love for the 1 game a year overseas thing. Sorry, I’m just selfish that way and actually it kinda pisses me off to see all these fans agreeing. They are the JACKSONVILLE Jaguars and our home is in Jacksonville, Fla. Our fan base will grow when the ownership puts stock in who we are and what we want! I know Khan is a smart businessman but, let’s get our feet wet in the pro football business before we start whoreing out our product to foreign countries.
by TCJagsFan on Jan 30, 2012 4:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
reason #37
i’m not buying season tickets if I’m only gonna get seven home games maybe some time in the distant future.
Section 442, RIP
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A freaking Man to your damn statement
because although we’re not selling out the stadium but he can’t try to put on display Fruit Rings Cereal and pass them off as Foot Loops. If he wants national exposure all he has to do is get Colson, Blackmon, Garcon, and Avril and we’re pack the damn stadium like Sardines.
by leopold332002 on Jan 30, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
I see what he's doing
But, I think one of the main areas Weaver failed was not including our friends in Daytona, Melbourne, Ocala / The Villages, Tallahassee, Savannah, GA, Charleston, SC as part of the team. He mistakenly felt that a notoriously fickle fan base rap that Jacksonville has could be eliminated with the NFL. The early success postponed the inevitable, as we have had a tenuous hold on the team since the second half of the 99 AFC Championship.
I think going global is very important for the team. However, I wonder if he can do it before 2014. There’s got to be some recourse for those fans who are getting in on the 30 for 30 plans this year.
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If they had a home game overseas......
They would simply refund the cost of the season ticket(s) for that game. I would even think they might do it with interest in some way. I also agree that marketing in the other areas you mentioned would help. Since most of those areas get Jax local TV, they are getting a pretty good dose of it though. Finally, anyone holding out and not buying season tickets because they do not draft who you think they should is a fool, and very misguided as to their personal knowledge of the game! And, I am pretty sure that the Jags ownership wants the same thing as the fans…a winning team!
I would love it if you could use that ticket for admission to the game overseas.
Maybe not the same seat but you get in the stadium.
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and yes those cities mentioned are in the secondary market area,
but they need to be brought into the fold. New Orleans markets like crazy in the Panhandle and Gulf Coast. Lots of folks in Pensacola make the drive to New Orleans, so why can’t folks in Charleston or Myrtle Beach do the same?
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I was hoping to see the part that everyone is talking about to gather the context
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That was just to appease certain members of our community.
It’s a complete hypothetical, that has no way of being proven. That’s throwing them a bone.
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I know
for one, he never said which round.
But, as I posted on Twitter, people here seem to take everything as a literal statement and play telephone. In my view, he unintentionally threw his GM, scouting department and Alualu under the bus.
I love that we have an owner who is so off the cuff. Last year, I was hoping Weaver would say anything about the direction of the team, especially after the way the Garrard deal was handled and the whole first half of the year. In hindsight, we should have suspected something was up.
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I think the NFL is looking at the global market for the future, and Khan is smart enough to make sure Jags are the leaders...
Honestly, the NFL is pulling in 9 billion a year. They are sucking up every penny Americans have, and they want more. The answer is the foreign market. It is just a matter of time, and I am glad that Khan is going to have us at the front of that global push.
I think it would be cool if like 25 years from now there is a super bowl in Madrid (or Berlin) and the place is packed with European Jaguar fans.
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by JPQ! on Jan 30, 2012 5:20 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Think Houston Rockets in China.
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EXACTLY!
Dude, when the USA Basketball team was in Beijing, Kobe couldn’t move! After Yao and the Rockets the NBA took off like wildfire. They move crazy jerseys over there, and vote like mad for the ASG. If we can ignite that kind of passion it would be amazing.
Imagine 1 billion MJD jerseys on Chinese people?
Fidelis Ad Mortem
The NBA plays just a couple more than 8 home games per season. MLB plays a boatload of games at home. The NHL ditto ! Their fans get tired of going to the games by the time the season ends or they go to the playoffs.
It’s not the same in the NFL they play once a week and 8 times a season at home (barring a high playoff seed) and that’s it! I for one look forward to the games to tailgate, hang with friends and family, the whole game day experience! That’s why I buy season every year for the last 16 years. Away games are for television and although I watch them, I live for the game day experience!!! Why in the hell would I roll over and let the ownership take away one of my favorite days of the year … JAGS GAMEDAY!!
I will not beat around the bush about this one, it sucks and they need to find a better way to market the team and the city! Hell, make the national media and some of the league mainstays whom most of them have never set foot in J-Ville stop bashing and start marketing this franchise a little more. Hey, here’s a concept … How about another Super Bowl in this city? The first one was quite successful and put this city on the map wayyyyy more than selling out your season ticker owners and taking a precious home game overseas!
by TCJagsFan on Jan 30, 2012 6:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I hear you. I love tailgating every home game, and would miss even 1 game.
However, Goodell and the owners are going to expand into the global market – soon. I hope we are at the front of that, as opposed to being last in line. If it has to happen, we may as well make the most of it.
Fidelis Ad Mortem
I say go for it!
Anything that helps the team im down for. Go to china huge market there and our fanbase can grow 100000 in one game. Forget Jag nation we can be Jag global.
How about 1 preseason game every year?
by orecic76 on Jan 30, 2012 5:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That's not a terrible idea
I saw an “exhibition” MLB game in China. It was sold out and no one there cared if it was a game with meaning or not. IT might not matter until you build a real fanbase who understands the game fully. Think Man U games in the States.
Let's sell Jacksonville
I agree with TC. We can sell the Jags and the City at the Superbowl next year. If you want Europe ,Bring in the cruise ships from Europe and open up 80,000 seats and put some Hot entertainment in Teal Town. Park all Mr Kohn’s friends with yaughts in a weekend gala on the river.
The next several Super Bowls are booked into cities already.
We are looking at least 7-10 years down the road, if we get it back at all.
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2015 was the last one that was announced
2016 and on don’t have cities yet.
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by Adam Stites on Jan 30, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
from the early reports
the SB will be back in Indy before it’s back in Jax. Anyone else feel like WW secured the SB before the city was ready? As much as I love the guy for making the team a reality he made some questionable calls
by JohnnyBiceps on Jan 30, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
I mean put us in the superbowl
Im sorry but a fan would have understood I mean put the Jags in the superbowl and we can fill our stadium all year long with a winner on the field
Turn the foutain teal
Turn the fountain by riverwalk teal on game weekends. But please dont go to Europe unless its an away preseason game. We did prettygood filling the stadium with a loosing team and a real bad economy. We need our games at home. I really thought with all the compromise in the CBA we would have turned two of our preseason games into real games with an estended roster. Wouldn;t the rookies like playing in the show.
We have not been filling the stadium. Not getting blacked out does not equal selling out the stadium.
If we had those club seats and suites filled, we would not even be in the conversation to go to Europe. We need to face reality here and take our fan hats off for a minute. Yes, the NFL is a money making proposition. These guys are making a profit off the bat with the TV deal alone. However, there is a lot of income that owners would like to horde to themselves, such as the clubs, suites, and they get some extra for volunteering to go overseas.
http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2012/1/23/2727165/st-louis-rams-london-free-agents
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Broaden fan Base Orlando
It would be nice to bring a weekend training camp to wide world of sports at Disney. This would attract international tourists and at the same time build local fan base in Florida area. We are not too far to travel for games and people are tired of the bucs. The jaguars look to be the better team in the state in the next few years
SUPERBOWL?????
The day Jacksonville has another Superbowl here the day hell freeze over!!!!! The only way this team is going to get good exposure is winning football games. When you win, you get alot of exposure….ask Fred Taylor. Jones Drew won the rushing title this year and didn’t get nearly as much exposure as previous leaders. Why because he plays for a team that lacks explosiveness and inconsistency.
WIN BABY WIN!!!!!!! Its a known fact that if the Jags are playing good and the team is winning, the stadium is packed and the buzz around the city is energetic!!!!
WIN BABY WIN!!!!! SAY IT AGAIN VIC…WIN BABY WIN!!!!
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Why do you say hell would freeze over before another Super Bowl comes to J-Ville? The league said the game played here was a huge success and that they would not oppose another game here in the future! We have not got a committee to stand up and bid for one. The SB is a big political game and we don’t have anybody with the stones to play it.
I believe there will be another SB in J-Ville and Satan won’t be frozen out of house and home, hell he’s coaching on New England and handles that okay!
by TCJagsFan on Jan 30, 2012 8:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
the game began our run as the NFL's punchline
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saw this after I posted above
Agreed… along with WW also deciding to caring the blackout torch. Plenty of teams were having ticket issues, WW made the call to make blacking out the entire season a real possibility. After we did it, other teams followed suit and flew under the radar
by JohnnyBiceps on Jan 30, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
TCJagsFan.....MY OH MY!!!!
I see you haven’t forgot about me or my black and gold hatred!!!!!! lol The reason I don’t think the city will host another superbowl is because the way it received such negativity by the fans. Remember, the superbowl will always sell out regardless of its location so the NFL is going to say its a success anyway. Its the fans of the NFL you have to worry about, the bashing of the city. And please lets not forget the media adding their eighty cents in it also.
Which fans?
I don’t recall hearing negative comments from “fans.” What I recall is Tony Kornholer and a few other celebrity rapists (wow, typed “talkers,” but it spell-checked to that) crying because there weren’t enough nude dance clubs next to their Philips Hwy motels.
Section 442, RIP
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by unhipcat on Jan 31, 2012 8:59 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Cat, you didnt hear negative comments from the fans
For the most part. The visiting fans were thrilled with the city, the festivities and most overwhelmingly the hospitality and charm of the people of J-Ville. The two things highest on the disapproval list was the lack of night life, and shortage of hotels. High on the approval list: the stadium, very low crime, the riverfront/downtown stage, traffic control, premium golf courses, and dining.
The weather was cool at times but absolutely phenomenal the last few days and game day. Sure, there were some things we could have done better but, it was the first and you learn from your mistakes and make it better. I don’t care what Tony Kornholer, Peter King, Dan Patrick or any other yankee gas bag has to say. We are here, we are Jaguars and we ain’t goin away!
by TCJagsFan on Jan 31, 2012 10:12 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Most of the out of towners I ran into only complained about the givens that we were aware of
few cabs
few hotels
not a fan of the cruise ships ( a lot of folks rented houses for the week)
took forever to get anywhere
I also heard the stadium’s plumbing blew out in some restroom areas.
We’re not getting a Super Bowl until they revitalize the stadium surrounding area.
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All things that can be corrected or addressed...
Like I said, we learn from our experiences and mistakes. Of course, there will be many SB’s for Detroit, Indy, Houston and New Jersey because they don’t pose any problems like these or any others. They have rooms, cabs and titty bars galore. And if Kornholer and the national media say were crap, then I guess we’re crap.
You can never make all the people happy all the time and if that’s the best the neysayers got then what’s the problem.
by TCJagsFan on Jan 31, 2012 1:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
you can't fix that this town is so spread out.
Unless there was a mass transit system akin to the Metro.
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The only positive thing I get from Kahn’s statement is, that he’s thinking BIG uhhhhhh…
by orecic76 on Jan 30, 2012 7:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
What some of you didn't consider is...
That the Jaguars don’t have to give up a home game to play overseas. They can play a road game in London against the Rams in the next few years. Imagine getting the international exposure, not giving up a home game and the Rams (or whoever team we might play) do not get the precious homefield advantage. EPIC WIN. Unless we lose, of course.
by Adam Bealyer on Jan 30, 2012 8:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Play in London!
I’ll be there for the next year and a half. My biggest regret about the opportunity is cancelling my 30/30 plan. I might try to keep it and split it between friends.
you know they are bringing it back this year.
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just get them this year, put an ad on Craigslist or wherever for face value or however much you can afford to take a loss for and pick back up in 2013.
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If we can’t sell out our own stadium, then taking only one game overseas isn’t going to hurt
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by cuffs007 on Jan 31, 2012 12:50 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Unfortunatley it is true, many people over here in England have never even heard of the Jaguars. Then I have to explain to them and all that. Some exposure over here would be a great thing, seeing as how lots of us travel to Orlando, and not only is it an easy hop up the 95, but they run bus trips from there too.
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