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Coke is still the top soda in America. But the runner up spot, long held by Pepsi, now belongs to Dr Pepper.

After years of slowly gaining market share, Dr Pepper inched ahead of Pepsi as the number two soda brand in the country in 2023, according to market share data from Beverage Digest, a trade publication

Coke: 19.2%
Dr Pepper: 8.3%
Pepsi: 8.3% (lower than Dr Pepper when carried out to more decimal places)
Sprite: 8.1%
Diet Coke: 7.8%

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/03/business/dr-pepper-pepsi/index.html 

1 hour ago, Cullenator said:

It looks like SNF will be on NBC.

 

Why subscribe to Peacock?

For those people who don't get NBC via other means, this is an option for them to get the SNF broadcast

If you're a new subscriber, get a one-year subscription to PEACOCK (ad-supported Peacock Premium tier) for just $19.99 ($30 off) through June 30th when you use coupon code STREAMTHEDEAL

This would cover all the 2024 Paris Olympics coverage, the 2024–2025 season of Sunday Night Football, WWE premium live events, and whatever else NBC throws onto the streamer (including the newest season of The Traitors, which was this winter's surprise hit show for them

That's about 5 cents per day for a year's worth of potential entertainment

5 minutes ago, dxpanther said:

We should aim to have the oldest stadium in the league and be proud of it.

We'll need Green Bay to rebuild for sure.  that likely isn't going to happen anytime soon  

Just now, PanthersATL said:

2023 pricing:
 

2024 pricing:

• Chili Cheese Dog  5.00
• Classic Hot Dog  2.00
• Buffalo Cauliflower Wrap - Buffalo cauliflower, shredded kale, shredded carrots, diced tomatoes, vegan ranch  8.00
• Vegan Dog Served with charred corn salsa 3.00
• Cheese Nachos 3.00
• Super Pretzel 2.00
• Fresh Popped Popcorn 2.00
• Candy  Sour Patch Kids, Peanut M&Ms, Reese's Pieces, Peach Gummies  3.50
• Chips Doritos, Miss Vickies BBQ  3.50
• Frozen Arctic Peach Shake  3.00
• Souvenir Soda  4.00
• Regular Soda  2.00
• Bottled Water  3.00
• Bottled Sweet Tea  3.00
• Fresh Brewed Coffee  Apotheos Roastery - A one of a kind coffee roastery   3.00
• Hot Chocolate  3.00
• Large Premium Draft Beer  10.50
• Large Domestic Draft Beer  8.50
• Small Premium Draft Beer  6.00
• Small Domestic Draft Beer  5.00

https://www.mercedesbenzstadium.com/menus/atl-fan-fare

7 minutes ago, DJ feed me moore said:

oy vey that would hurt the bottom line alot!

2023 pricing:

$2 hotdogs
$2 refillable Coca-Colas
$3 waffle fries
$5 Bud Lights
$2 Dasani water bottles
$2 popcorn
$3 pizza slices
$5 cheeseburgers

They're not going to be the biggest sizes of popcorn/beer/water.... but you can feed a family for cheap if you have to.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffedotin/2023/09/05/why-hot-dogs-at-atlanta-falcons-games-cost-just-2/


 

They don't say the timeline.

The jags redo is a... uh.. four year project?

Looks nice. Combo of the outside of Allegient with some nice outdoor viewable spaces. 

Prob some PSL owners going to lose their seats if they have to tear some out for some of that work

The NFL is about to increase the use of technology in its officiating.

The league is close to using an electronic system for measuring first downs and will expand the use of instant replay as an officiating tool in 2024.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/06/02/nfl-electronic-first-downs-replay-assist/

2 hours ago, PanthersATL said:

For red meat, consider ordering online vs going to a local store.

also consider improving portion sizing. A good food scale seems like a silly purchase, but it's a handy tool to have for various things (baking! portioning for freezer! burger patty making!)

Instead of everyone at the table getting a 12-16oz steak, the average home meal should really be about 4-6oz of red meat per plate. So split that steak in half for double the meals.

If you have an irrigation sprinkler system at the house or are contemplating putting one in: tie it into a separate water meter instead of the primary water line to the house.

The primary water line will bill you for both water and sewer, while the irrigation-only meter will bill you for only water usage. Cutting out the sewer portion of the bill when you're only doing outdoor watering will save you money in the long run

46 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

Here's a quick one for laundry to cut back on water and electricity. Unless you have a really grimy job like masonry, carpentry, road construction, etc... you really should just be using the quick cycle on your washing machine for all loads except for whites. And set your dryer to medium heat, it will make a difference. Also, use about half of the detergent that they say for you to. 

On top of the savings, your clothes will also last longer. 

Agreed w/ above.

use cool/cold water wash/rinse unless you have a specific reason to use hot. 

consider using a lower temp dry cycle instead of Medium Heat if you'd like as well. Don't use "normal" or "hot" if you can avoid doing so
 

For red meat, consider ordering online vs going to a local store. Snake River, Creekstone, and other reputable steak places (NOT Omaha or other mass-market advertisers) often have sales of prime NY or ribeye primals that you can cut down to your own desired steak sizes. Sale prices (again, for prime) can be lower per pound vs buying locally.   It might only be $1/lb less, but it's still less cost and higher quality.   You may also have a farmer out in the sticks that butchers/sells their own meat off the farm that could be worth trying out as well.

Sams Club and Costco meat prices are also competitive vs grocery store, and also seem to be generally higher quality/turnover vs grocery stores. (Costco does "blade tenderizing", which some people aren't fond of but shouldn't be a concern in general)

For chicken, grocery store sales will be better pricing than Sams/Costco. Sams will have Giant-Sized Chicken Pieces compared to grocery stores chicken sizes - which may not parcel out well to an individual household's meal planning needs. Costco's chicken pricing may be a smidge higher but they also package for the freezer for you

Seems there's a class action lawsuit claiming antitrust rules were violated by the NFL with how it handled DirecTV Sunday Ticket.

The suit is asking for individual team subscriptions, and potential for each customer to get as much as $2k in refunds

If this works out, could be a good day for fans

Actual details in the link

https://brobible.com/sports/article/nfl-sunday-ticket-antitrust-lawsuit/

Time to change your ticketmaster (and likely, your Panthers ticket account) passwords.

Ticketmaster customers' full names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and order history information including ticket purchase details and Ticketmaster event information. hackers also allegedly have customers' partial payment data which includes names, the last four digits of their credit card numbers, and card expiration dates.

https://mashable.com/article/ticketmaster-data-breach-shinyhunters-hack

2 hours ago, Cullenator said:

Will there be sensors on both edges of all of the down markers or will there be only one monitoring the center line of the markers? Are the sensors in the base of the line to gain markers and in the end zone pylons or embedded into the field?

BIG fan of the pylon and line marker camera technology that's come along in recent years.  It's definitely helped a lot for replays

 

Biggest issue isn't whether the ball is over the line or not, but being consistent with ball placement when the player is ruled down

25 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

Just one, hopefully

There it is

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40231476/mlb-umpire-angel-hernandez-retiring

Waiting for LEDs to be implanted under the field so we can have a real, in-stadium-viewable ten yard marker

On 5/22/2024 at 4:53 PM, mrcompletely11 said:

home base umpires are next

Just one, hopefully

3 hours ago, lumbeecheraw75 said:

 Going to Munich with my brother for Oktoberfest this year. e

Too bad you'll miss the Munich game which is after Oktoberfest 

3 hours ago, lumbeecheraw75 said:

will be the first game I'll probably miss in a long while. Going to Munich with my brother for Oktoberfest this year. Hoping they have some German themed Panthers merch for the locals and not just the standard fare that you can buy off the rack here

They had Panthers london merchandise.

Keep in mind European sizes run small. You may need to up your game from L to XXL

Fox’s former No. 1 NFL analyst won a Sports Emmy Tuesday night for Outstanding Personality – Event Analyst category.

"When he stepped on stage to receive the award, the former tight end addressed the elephant in the room by naming Brady, but also making a joke about the ESPN+ Toy Story telecast that also won an award on Tuesday night replacing everyone in the category,

16 minutes ago, 3838 said:

Yes genius move. I suppose you're for Atlanta getting ANOTHER NHL team TO NOT SUPPORT too ... brilliant.

(heh - fixed that for you. it's funny because it's true)