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The Jacksonville Jaguars call ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida their home and each time the players run onto the field in their uniforms of teal, black, and gold the fans go wild. Florida fans are excited for their team and they support them enthusiastically regardless of how many wins or losses are listed on the record books. Although Jacksonville was first declared unable to support a pro football team, the fans have shown unwavering support and devotion from day one. The consistent demand for Jacksonville Jaguars tickets is just one way fans are able to show the true depth of their commitment.

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There were 5 cities chosen in 1992 as possible sites for new NFL franchises. Jacksonville was competing with Charlotte, NC, St. Louis , MO, Baltimore, MD, and Memphis, TN. Of all of the possible winners, Jacksonville was the least likely in the eyes of almost everyone on the planet. Florida already had two other NFL teams and the powerhouse college teams of Florida were additional competition.

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The poor television market in the Jacksonville area was small in size and had no high ratings, which made one more black mark against the city in the quest for a pro football team. There were also unprecedented problems over the potential ownership of the team if the city were chosen. These problems almost derailed the Jacksonville franchise train from the start. In the last stages of deliberation, the town won its bid thanks in large part to supporters who bought 10,000 Jacksonville Jaguars season tickets in just 10 days.

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Although the team has never made it to the Big Game, they have made it to the AFC division championship playoffs. Between 1996 and 1999, Jacksonville Jaguars tickets and merchandise sales went through the roof as the team posted win after win. Jacksonville amassed a record of 4 consecutive post-season bids from in 4 years and played for the AFC title in 1996 and 1999. They also made football history as the first franchise to make it to the playoffs 3 times in the first 4 years.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars 2008 season was not the resounding success that many fans had hoped for. After a great 2007 run, and a 14-2 regular season record, hopes were high for this team to repeat or exceed the previous year's accomplishments. This was not to be the case as the Jaguars faltered and ended 08 as a team that was spinning their wheels.

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Jacksonville Jaguar tickets had been claimed early in the year as both fans and some sports experts expected the Jacksonville franchise to take it all the way to the Big Game. The team was unable to fulfill these lofty expectations, and had trouble finding any wins along the way. Even the Cincinnati Bengals who were struggling through their own 0-8 season still managed to squeak out a 21-19 win over the hapless Florida team.

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Like many of the other 2008 games for Jacksonville, the team played hard but "missed opportunities" made the difference between posting a triumph instead of a defeat. All losses that the team experienced in 2008 must have been difficult to accept, but knowing that once again, they were only inches from putting the game into the win column had to be demoralizing. During the next to the last season game Jacksonville was able to fend off the Detroit Lions with a "final seconds" Field Goal and pull out another win, but the effort was too little-too late. The 2008 schedule ended for the Jacksonville Jaguars with the bitter realization that their 5-11 showing was one of the worst records in the franchise's brief history.

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The 2009 year has some tremendous promise as injured players are poised for a return, and new names are added to the roster. Available Jacksonville Jaguars tickets are being sought by fans that are ready to rumble. The 2008 season may not have been the big win that was being hoped for, but you can believe that the Jacksonville Jaguars are anxious to clear the air and taste victory once more. Being one of the teams vying for the AFC title will erase those lingering clouds of doubt that hover overhead at Alltel Stadium.

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I had a "notion" of wanting a very nice car one day, but it wasn't until I went to the Jaguar dealership to meet one of my clients who worked there, that the dream took hold in my heart. George (my client and top salesman there) asked me to come by to get the signature I needed from him instead of him stopping by my office. This was near Christmas time. When I got there he was in the midst of a transaction where a gentleman was buying a shiny red convertible Jaguar for his wife to be delivered to their home with a bow on Christmas Eve. She didn't know she was getting it. Needless to say, that stretched my heart and my mind...a man buying his wife a luxury car and she didn't even know she was getting it. I imagined how thrilled she would be as she looked out the window and saw the car coming down the driveway with a bow on it.

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People really live like that is what I thought. Of course George tried to get me to test drive one and I said no way. He told me I didn't have to wait for a husband to give me one; I could have one on my own. He must have thought I was much more prosperous than I was at the time and looking back, inwardly I guess I did feel that way. Before I left he tried a couple more times to get me to do the test drive. I don't know if he was trying to encourage me or impress me (smiles). Our birthday is on the same day and he's a great guy. He gave me the shiny brochure to take home with me. When I got to my apartment, I tore out the picture of the one I loved and put I put it on my refrigerator. I put one of my address labels on the picture to say it would be mine and I wrote down my 40th birthday as the date. It was still just a notion, but I did not know how powerful that simple act of faith would be. Each day I saw it, but didn't really see it if you know what I mean. I went about my daily tasks of putting my life back together again. Little did I know that this act of placing the picture of the Jaguar on the refrigerator would change my life in so many ways!.

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At the time, I was working to get back into the "black" again. I had just started my real estate career and my accounts had gotten behind because it took me almost 7 months before I made any real income. I figured out that 11 sales would bring me to the black and I rolled up my sleeves and went to work. Something miraculous happened because the clients kept coming and coming. I remember the day I "crossed over." Everyone had been paid in full and there was money left over. It was a day of rejoicing! I kept working hard until I sold a church, a home to a doctor, and a home for the pastor and they all closed at the same time. I had almost made the same amount of money I previously earned one year in just a month's time. The possibilities began to open for me. I saw how I could make six digits and maybe even a quarter of a million dollars. During this time I was stacking money and hardly bought a thing. It had been a very long time since I had experienced prosperity and having more than enough . I savored having a surplus for the first time in a long time. I can even remember a time that I cashed one of my commission checks in $100 dollar bills, threw them all on the bed and just rolled around to get that feeling anchored in my heart. It felt wonderful! The memory of it is even wonderful.

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That's when I knew I could go buy a home, but I was fearful even though I was helping other people to become homeowners. I wanted to buy a home for the same amount of money as I paid for rent because fear continued to remind me that I had lost everything once and I didn't want to ever lose everything again. My mentor told me I should buy the home I really liked and to just sell more real estate. Whenever I slipped into that thinking pattern or talked about my past he would not listen to it and continued to quote the phrase "sell more real estate." I purchased the home I wanted and after getting settled in I decided that I wanted a new car. I was driving a new Camry at the time. I went to the local Jaguar dealership to "do my homework" about the pricing, payment, taxes and insurance, etc. When I told them how much I wanted to pay for a car payment, no one took me seriously. George was no longer working there and one salesman even told me that I should consider buying a fully loaded Camry if $500 a month was all I was willing to spend. I was not deterred; I continued to do my homework to position myself for it.

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Then I saw the one I wanted. It was on the used car lot and it was $30,000. It was beautiful. I had gone online and checked the credit union payment calculator and thought I could afford this one with the payments stretched out to 60 months. The next day, it was gone! I was heartbroken. Since the dealership was not taking me seriously, I decided to see if I could get a preapproval for the loan with my credit union and then I would be empowered to shop. They approved the loan! I couldn't believe it! Up until this point, I always had to write a letter of explanation or ask for a second review by the credit committee to get approved. Then it dawned on me that when you have your affairs in order, you just get approved. I decided to take a trip to North Carolina to Leith Jaguar with a friend of mine. I was just going window shopping. That was the largest dealership close by. I was hoping to find a white one, but the new mistral blue color was my true favorite.

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When I got to the Jaguar dealership, I met myself! David the salesman was one of the best and I could hear what I must sound like to my real estate clients. He was not going to let me weasel away and he masterfully stripped away every excuse and objection. I felt like I was "in the box" like on the Homicide TV Show. He told me that the mistral blue color had just come out with the 2000 model. He further asked me why I wanted a used car when I could drive a new one. The sticker on the new car was $59,000 and I thought he was out of his mind! Once he found out that was the color I wanted, he put me on the path to leasing which would make the payments more affordable. Still, the credit union had approved me for $30,000 which was a stretch for me and I could not comprehend paying almost $60,000 for a car, nor paying the payment it would require to drive it. He told me words that I will never forget and I started using them in real estate.

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He said "you must be willing to pay for what you REALLY want in life...it moved you; it called your name because it's what you really want...the car payment of $500 does not do that for you. So if you want it, you can have it, but the only way is to pay the price for it". It made sense, but I had not come with the intention to buy that day (or had I?); I wanted to see all my options and fear was still whispering in my ear. He finally convinced me to let Jaguar Credit review an application for a lease. I think I only agreed just to get out of "the box." He kept asking me to test drive it, but I kept refusing saying that I was obviously already SOLD on Jaguar. I just needed to make the payments affordable (more like $500 smiles). Of course the words "sell more real estate" kept echoing in my ear.