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Smith called it out: don’t expect too much excitement here, the coaches are keeping it vanilla so they can see whether the players can execute the basics or not

Meh Preseason has low expectations... which are being met

Corral coming in

Better than others

Like how fast Bryce is getting the ball out. Haven’t seen that often

Too soon

Antenna? I keep one in the cabinet just in case of station disputes. Rare, but it’s proven helpful the Directv dispute may go into the season, you may want to invest in one

If it’s local in Charlotte, it will be. Game is on FOX

no need. It’s on local TV in Charlotte if it’s blacked out on NFLN

Not worried yet.

Yup, that’s what they said in the NFL Network, too.

Imagine how much cooler the field would be with grass. 5 degrees would make a big difference

Even the refs need preseason to throw off the cobwebs

And we finally get the game audio in time for the Panthers first possession

Bright side, at least NFL netowrk is doing split screen while the bears game winds down

based only on this photo from the Jets practices, Bryce looks HUGE (source https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/jets-offensive-line-looks-brutal-versus-panthers-in-major-problem/)

book now so you can save up the $$ Circus Circus is looking at $600/night that weekend. Tropicana is $1000/night source: https://www.vegas.com/iv2/searchresults/hotels/20240210/-/20240212/rooms/1/sort/popular/product/any https://www.kayak.com/hotels/Las-Vegas,Nevada,United-States-c35107/2024-02-10/2024-02-12/2adults?sort=rank_a

All these player interviews support the narrative of the team being All In behind Bryce. We certainly weren't hearing similar QB support comments in recent years, whixh make the sound bites we are hearing all that more legit

on a related note: Panthers get the lead spot and a small feature section in Peter King's FMIA piece? The last time this happened was... uh.... 2015? Either Peter King has been kidnapped and secretly been replaced by a cyborg.... OR .... reporters are giving us a fair shake this year, now that HWSNBN is no longer hanging around

Math problem: HOW MANY PIZZAS WOULD YOU ORDER ? Let's see what ChatGPT has to say: ChatGPT is broken.

Panthers fan in the front row of the Pillow Fight championship. Represent!

It's supposed to be funny. And not written for us. Some people are fans of the Carolina Panthers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Carolina Panthers. This 2023 Defector NFL team preview is for those in the latter group https://defector.com/why-your-team-sucks-2023-carolina-panthers

Oh, and for the Cue Sports segment they'll have Jeanette Lee, the black widow. Looking forward to that too

The Ocho has been an annual event for ESPN for a few years, as a way to take some time to highlight some silliness (and go back to things they used to cover when they focused on the "Entertainment" part of their name. Slippery Stairs, Rock Skipping, and Corgi Races are highlights. The Excel comp is interesting to see about 10 minutes worth. Going to be DVRing a lot and fast-forwarding through various events. This is the 2nd year that Rock Hill has leaned into this as a tourist/commerce touristy event. (And I think they're also hosting little league softball championships in a week or two???)