Why doesn't Sac have NFL franchise or even MLB franchise but Jacksonville has the Jaguars? The reason N.E. Florida city built NFL ready stadium 68,000 compacity, actively solicitated relocation or new franchise to come to its dynamic city by 1995. City leaders had aggressive strategy starting 1989 to bring the NFL to Jacksonville. Exact opposite of no plan, short-sited, over regulated, incompetent leadership at all political levels in sad Sac. - meaning city mayor, city council, country board of supervisors and more. You get the govt you deserve old saying and such realty may never change in Sac unless mostly useless gang of politicians removed at the ballot box. Not a political statement, just never ending reality here.
Todays population comparison:
Jacksonville, FL metro approx. 1.8 million / 41st ranked media market in U.S.
Sacramento CA metro approx. 2.6 million / 20th ranked media market in U.S.