JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 For years, DJ Davis has treated the drive to Jacksonville like part of the ritual. He lives in Titusville \u2014 about an hour and a half from EverBank Stadium. <\/p>\n
But for each and every Jaguars home game, Davis is there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always the energy you get from the fans because no matter what you\u2019re doing, everybody is cool,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s part of why the news hit Davis differently when NFL owners approved Orlando as the Jaguars\u2019 temporary home for the 2027 season. <\/p>\n
While the move is tied to Jacksonville\u2019s Stadium of the Future plans, the immediate reality for fans is simpler: one season where \u201chome\u201d won\u2019t be in Duval.<\/p>\n
For Davis, that\u2019s not a dealbreaker \u2014 it\u2019s a rare break.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was excited,\u201d he said. \u201cEnjoy seeing my team \u2014 and sure, I can go to Jacksonville whenever I want \u2014 but I get to go enjoy it from home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Home\u2019 is more than a building<\/p>\n
Plenty of Jaguars fans are already thinking through what the change means \u2014 not in headlines, but in hours and minutes, and how Sundays will look.<\/p>\n
For Jacob Plicque, the adjustment starts with a simple contrast: most game days, he\u2019s nearly there as soon as he leaves the house.<\/p>\n
\u201cTypically, from my perspective, I get up and I\u2019m there in nine minutes,\u201d Plicque said.<\/p>\n
In 2027, it could mean leaving a day early, planning around traffic, or turning a game into a weekend.<\/p>\n
Plicque said he\u2019s already talking through options with friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely! That\u2019s not even a question,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He added that he\u2019s hoping an Airbnb owner might be willing to give fans a discount on game weekends.<\/p>\n
The part that travels: the people<\/p>\n
For the 2027 season, some fans say there\u2019s one thing that\u2019s not staying behind in Jacksonville: the community.<\/p>\n
Jessie Pawlish has been a fan since the team was announced. She said Jaguars Sundays are something closer to a reunion than a sporting event \u2014 built over years in the same sections, the same tailgates, the same highs and lows.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just about football,\u201d Pawlish said. \u201cIt\u2019s about the people you surround yourself with.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said that\u2019s why the idea of one season in Orlando feels less like losing something and more like taking it on the road \u2014 bringing the culture with them and introducing it to people who haven\u2019t experienced it up close.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will walk up to somebody who\u2019s a stranger and by the end of that game you\u2019re best friends,\u201d Pawlish said. \u201cWalking away going, \u2018What are we doing next? Where are we going next?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Orlando, consider this your warning<\/p>\n
Fans also have a message for Orlando: don\u2019t expect a quiet \u201cneutral site\u201d season.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpect the craziest energy you\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d Davis said. \u201cImagine the energy you see from the Orlando City fans, the Magic fans\u2026 imagine that personified. I can believe that we have the ability to bring good energy to the beautiful city of Orlando that we have here.\u201d<\/p>\n
And Plicque put it even more plainly \u2014 a blunt message for anyone in Orlando joining the Jaguars fandom.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, where you been?\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been here the whole time. Welcome on board, I suppose, but expect very loud, ridiculous chaos because we\u2019re Duval till we die \u2014 and that includes whatever county Orlando\u2019s in.\u201d<\/p>\n
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