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What do you think of bandwagon fans?

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As a fanbase that hasn't had the amount of success as others, we've always been the first ones to make fun of the 2012th Man, the Saints fans that don't remember anything before Drew Brees, the Patriots fans that don't remember anything before Tom Brady, etc. However, I know you have noticed people on Facebook that have never said one positive thing in their lives about the Panthers suddenly pounding their chests about how There's Nothing Finer Than to Be in Carolina For the 6-0 Panthers. The same people that you remember taking selfies in their Jets jerseys a few years ago or the ones with Steelers flags on their trucks. I know you've seen the amount of people rocking Panthers gear WAY up all over Charlotte. I've heard secondhand about how our bandwagon is growing nationwide too, not just in the Carolinas.

 

What do you honestly think about these people? Good thing or bad thing?

 

I love seeing Panthers love like I haven't seen since 2003. It's cool that everyone else is into what you've always been into, you know? At the same time, it's...not. When I was a sophomore in high school still wearing my Panthers shirt to school in December 2001 and being made fun of because of it..............I don't know, *I* have paid my dues as a Panthers fan since Year 1, not these people that jump on now that we're thinking Super Bowl. 

 

I have to admit I think the bandwagon fans annoy me more than they excite me. Am I being petty? Can anyone relate?

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I'm like the anti bandwagon fan lol, I actually became a fan at the end of 2010-2011 right at the start of the Rivera/Cam rebuild.. I always really passively followed the Panthers here and there and might casually watched a game here and there, but getting the 1st overall pick really piqued my interest and that's when my fandom really escalated from casually following the team here and there to now, constantly posting, reading about them and not missing a single Panthers game buying Panthers gear etc.

So yea, I didn't actually get passionate about this team until 2010/2011 so I'm the polar opposite of a bandwagon fan

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With the inception of fantasy football, more people are latching on to Cam and, our defense and maybe even Stewart for their respective fantasy lineups...suddenly, we have star-power and are more relevant this year.

personally, I've been a diehard Panther from day one...even have a football card that introduces the franchise into the NFL. I think it's a "score co. Card," but I can't remember. 

Bamdwagon fans are better than no fans and I've been sick of seeing more opposition fans in our stadium for half of our games and I'm glad we are finally filling our seats with Panther supporters than opposition fans. 

Welcome one and all. The more the merrier!!! Keep Pounding!

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