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Just watching some old highlight reels and feeling pretty nostalgic tonight. We really did have something with this guy, didn't we? My favorite Cam moment: the 2013 last march down the field and TD to Hixon to beat the Saints, and win the division. Because he made everyone in that stadium believe he was going to do it (including most importantly, his teammates), then he did. That was some special energy. Just a quarter of that feeling would blow anything that's happened this season out of the water.

I discovered that if I buy a plane ticket with my card, the bank knows where I am going and opens up purchases from that location while I am there without me needing to call.

For me, when it's a bad season, at least there are usually some long time Panthers careers to keep watching, or someone really interesting or energizing on the team (think TD arriving to spy Vick) but no one on this team really has that spark. Brian Burns on a tear is the only thing I can think of that would come close and that doesn't seem to be something to count on much now. I knew CMC was going to be injured and out by game 4 this season; anyways; I've always seen him as a less of a Panther and more of an NFL player who happens to be on the Panthers, if that makes any sense. So yeah, pretty boring.

Please do not make me cheer for Deshaun Watson.

At my sisters memorial wake last week in MA, the DJs fog machine set off the fire alarm and we all had to evacuate the hall until the fire trucks showed up to clear it. It was upstairs from a bar filled with people watching the Red Sox game so that went really great.

That guy has to be set for life financially, or the dumbest guy on the planet.

Maybe we should sign Todd Sauerbrun for a week

This is bullshit every stadium I’ve ever been to has a sizable contingent of away team fans except maybe Green Bay and complain about it like we do. But Charlotte is a bit worse since it’s a place people move to. Like Jacksonville, Tampa, Houston, etc. the Eagles fans around me today were actually pretty great, they have every right to go nuts after the way the game went.

NFL had to wait until they were all considered too old and entrenched to do anything too crazy. I'm a marginal fan of hip hop but all these guys together should be fun to see.

I'm heading to Pigeon Forge and will be looking for a sports bar

I'm actually arriving in Pigeon Forge that night if there's any recommendations on best place to watch the game.

This was the game I had initially penned as an away trip for when the schedule came out as I've never been to Houston. But screw Texas. Maybe I convince my wife to go for New Years in New Orleans. It may be a swampy hellhole, but last time I went there for a game it was recovering from Katrina and drinks were 3 for 1.

If I owned the NFL every halftime would be frisbee dogs.

never gets old

A big group of fans tried to organically start the chant today, and were completely blown out by whatever thing they were selling. "Organic" can't work in such a controlled atmosphere.

My pal got a chant going pretty well at the north gate on the way in. I like the idea of it organically starting, but it has to be at the right time and get loud quick, which can take a minute when its starting in a single section. Coordinating with the jumbotron makes it a lot more effective. Hope to see it at some point in the game where we really need it.

I don't think they included the commercials in the full game video last year either. It's a total PITA to deal with.

He's on pace to get injured and out by game 3 or 4 again.

The new end zone seats were embarrassing; empty except for a few Jets fans at the edges. New security company scared away our security guy we've had for like 10 years. They also put a staircase right in front of our seats, the purpose of which I have yet to determine. Virtual Panther was neat. Music was iffy.

Being right down near the players tunnel I saw a coordinator trying to communicate something to the black and blue flag guys before it all started like things were going a little haywire already. The player introductions were completely messed up - I don't think I've ever seen things go that sideways before. I wonder if the video of the Banner, and the timing of the flyover, got things mixed up.

You've captured the Huddle vibe and I didn't even know it had one. Thanks!

Just be thankful that you are not a Jacksonville fan, where the owners depend on opposing team ticket sales to keep the stadium open all year. I can handle one preseason game like this, or at least I've learned to deal with it.