Guest Blogger: Jaguars move to Los Angeles in 2010?

Hey everyone,

I don't know if you know but billionaire Ed Roski Jr. and his commercial real estate company (Majestic Realty) have plans to build an NFL stadium in the Los Angeles suberb called Industry. I know we have all heard this story before since the Rams and Raiders both departed Los Angeles at the end of the 1994 season. However, they have governmental support, the support of near by neighborhoods, and funds already in place to have this stadium built. The only thing stopping them from putting a shovel into the ground is finding a team to commit first. There are seven NFL teams who are could move to the Industry site including all three California teams (Chargers, 49ers, and Raiders), Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and the St. Louis Rams. The Chargers and Jaguars have received the most media attention when it comes to moving to Los Angeles. Jaguars seem like the most appropriate team as ticket sales are low in Jacksonville. I would appreciate if you joined my facebook group called "Bring the Jaguars to Los Angeles" as a way of showing your support. There I have attached many articles and videos talking about the Jaguars issue and how as each week goes by, it appears likely that they will move west within the next two years. So check out my group, the link is . There you can see all that is going on in this situation and feel free to post anything you like about the topic. The more support we get the better!

From Seeing the Sports: Game of the Year: Oregon @ Arizona

Coming from Boston, 77 and sunny couldn't have been more exciting.  That was the exact weather in Arizona when I arrived on Friday afternoon to visit my brother and see the Arizona Wildcats take on the Oregon Ducks in one of the biggest football games in Wildcats history.  Upon arrival the anticipation of the game was seen throughout.  Students were donning their "Duck Hunter" and "Zona Zoo" shirts and talking about the game.  The College Gameday Crew was set up and doing their traditional Friday afternoon show, and nothing else seemed to be important.  I enjoyed the experience, and the campus.  I saw the gameday site and the bookstore to look for Arizona stuff.. 

The rest of my day was a bunch of relaxing.  I went to my brother's place after a little pizza at a popular joint No Anchovies.  Living in Boston, I'm not used to being able to sit outside and watch Sportscenter on a Friday afternoon so that was a nice bonus.  We then went to my brothers place to hang, grabbed some In-N-Out for dinner and a Keg for the night.  Then we hung out and got ready for the festivities.

In order to introduce me to all of his buddies, my brother had a party at his place to see the guys and girls and enjoy what Arizona had to offer.  I had a great time and it felt awesome to fell like a college kid again with keg stands, beer pong, and shots of cheap alcohol.  The night ended earlier than probably expected, which worked out well because we had to get ready for College Gameday the next day.

On the East Coast, Gameday is at 10am, in Arizona its 8.  Those two hours make a difference.  After slowly getting out of bed at 7:30, and slowly walking over to the Mall, the site of Gameday, I came upon a sea of people.  The scene was wild as students had been there since 4am and others were crowding to try to get on television  The scene was wild with excitement as cheers were blasted when special guest Amanda Beard picked Arizona and boos when Lee Corso picked Oregon.  After that, I went to a sports bar to watch my Boston College Eagles get smoked by North Carolina, and enjoy a few beers and chicken wings.

The rest of the day was dedicated to Arizona football tailgating, house parties and an early 1 hour entry just to be allowed into the Zona Zoo, the student section that was completely filled up by the 45 minute mark with anticipation. And these fans stayed loud the WHOLE game.  45 minutes before 30 minutes, 10 minutes, down 10-0 early, up 24-14 late and even the play before (and some time after) they lost 44-41 in 2OT.  The game will be remembered for the Arizona fans that began to storm a little too early (up 7 with a minute plus left) or the 4th and 7 play hit by Oregon with 30 seconds left.  I will remember it for the memorable back and forth performance.  The big plays by both sides including a 75 yard touchdown pass for Arizona to go up 31-24, or the Oregon field goal that somehow hit the bar and went in.  I'll remember the crowd, staying lowd and rowdy for four hours, and the anger the fans in the crowd showed to those that began to storm.  It was maybe the most wild game I had ever seen live or on TV and I will remember it forever.   

My weekend ended as it started.  A trip to No Anchovies, watching 4 games on 6 Tv's, sitting outside enjoying the beautiful Arizona weather.  The whole weekend was amazing and one I will remember forever.  Because of the time I spent with my brother, my dad and the Arizona community.

Video You May Not Have Seen:Reggie Jackson Dunk

I may be biased because I was there but this dunk is unreal!  I mean look where he jumps from. At first glance during the game I thought he'd miss the rim completely not to mentinon slam it home.  Aweful call on teh charge, the guys still moving.... read Andy Katz's article if you need proof... I'll try to put the link to it.