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I like the Panthers, but
Sep 18, 2016, 4:35 PM
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there's just something a little too North Carolina about them. Blue unis, fans wearing jerseys, maybe it's just the whole NFL feel. Idk
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Re: I like the Panthers, but
Sep 18, 2016, 4:41 PM
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I don't like them , never really have . It may be that UNC flavor to them and location.
But then , I haven't been into pro football since the 60's .
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Re: I like the Panthers, but
Sep 18, 2016, 4:45 PM
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Yeah, I lost interest when the Cowboys faded after Roger retired.
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Born and raised in SC, and I've never felt any connection
Sep 18, 2016, 4:43 PM
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whatsoever to the "Carolina" Panthers. They are a NC team all the way. Besides, I had relatives in Atlanta growing up and spent a lot of time there; Charlotte had no professional sports, so Atlanta teams were always "my" teams.
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Born on the SC/NC line
Sep 18, 2016, 4:55 PM
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Nearest team when I was a kid was the Redskins. When the Falcons came along....great. Then the Panthers came, boy they getting closer......then the Tshimanga Biakabutuka farce and I have despised the Panthers ever since. Lucky that I was a fan of the Milwaukee Braves, made the switch very easy!!
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I remember when they were building Fulton County Stadium
Sep 18, 2016, 5:05 PM
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in 65 or 66. We were visiting relatives in Atlanta, and we rode out to see how the stadium was coming along. Standing outside the fence and beyond the construction barriers, my 6-year-old eyes peered down to what would be the playing surface with awe and amazement. My Dad, who was a Milwaukee Braves/Hank Aaron fan, said, "Just think, Hammerin' Hank will be knocking them out of there soon!". It's one of those childhood memories that is etched into my brain.
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Re: Born and raised in SC, and I've never felt any connection
Sep 19, 2016, 2:31 PM
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Yea its not like they hold training camp in Sc and played their first ever season at Clemson...
Nope nothing Carolina about them at all /s
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The Panthers will always have a Clemson connection for me.
Sep 18, 2016, 4:49 PM
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As a long time Clemson resident, I remember all those Sundays when downtown was packed with NFL fans and the game with The 49ers (Young/Rice) in DV was epic!!
Regarding location of the stadium ... don't New York teams play in New Jersey? Don't Patriot fans from Maine, or New Hampshire still pull for their regional team?
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I know Richardson wanted the stadium built out near
Sep 18, 2016, 6:12 PM
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Carowinds with 50 yrard line on the state line. The big dogs in down town Charlotte would not go for it and refused to support the idea with any monies.
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Don't like Panthers either. Don't agree with the regional
Sep 18, 2016, 6:15 PM
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coverage of the NFL. I'd rather watch other teams than the Panthers and Falcons. Always pull for Beasley and Grady but just can't get into either team.
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From Spartanburg and felt connected via
Sep 19, 2016, 1:59 PM
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training camp growing up. I got many an autograph wandering around the Wofford campus. It was really cool having the team in town for a couple of weeks.
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Re: I like the Panthers, but
Sep 19, 2016, 2:36 PM
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Played their inaugural season at Clemson and hold training camp in SC every year.
Fact of the matter is no city in SC is big enough for a major sports franchise. There is NOTHING out by the state line other than Carowinds that would have been a terrible location for the stadium.
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