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The sportsmanship this past Sunday..

Shields17

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This game was going to be a battle. Everyone knew it. This newly minted rivalry was sure to include borderline hits, missed calls, flaring tempers, and over-emotional plays..

Except, it didn't.

Lost among the greater story of the comeback that wasn't, or the blown-game that wasn't, there was a smaller story: The textbook sportsmanship that was.

You see, we've witnessed a lot of boneheaded emotionally fueled mistakes over the past season. Whether it came from our team, came from our opponents, or came from another game altogether (The Bengals / Steelers being a prime example.). Let's make no mistake, the Panthers and the Seahawks are both hard fighting, emotional teams with chips on their shoulders.

The Seahawks wanted to avenge the loss at Century Link earlier in the year, a loss that for all intents and purposes, they blew when it mattered most.

The Panthers came into this game with a large portion of the nation viewing Seattle as the favorite. The Panthers were the product of an easy schedule, and the Seahawks were the team that was going to finally expose them in the place the Panthers have faultered before: The Playoffs.

Yet as this game went on, I started noticing something pretty cool: Panthers players helping Seahawks players up off the ground. Seahawks players giving friendly pats to Panthers players after hard fought plays. No extracurricular activity after plays. Just hard fought football, topped off with good sportsmanship.

If these two teams do blossom into a fierce rivalry in the upcoming years, this will be the template that every other rivalry should base their play on. There was no "Get the fug off my field", there was no "Helmet to helmet targetting."  Just solid football. 

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4 minutes ago, Shields17 said:

is game was going to be a battle. Everyone knew it. This newly minted rivalry was sure to include borderline hits, missed calls, flaring tempers, and over-emotional plays..

Except, it didn't.

Lost among the greater story of the comeback that wasn't, or the blown-game that wasn't, there was a smaller story: The textbook sportsmanship that was.

You see, we've witnessed a lot of boneheaded emotionally fueled mistakes over the past season. Whether it came from our team, came from our opponents, or came from another game altogether (The Bengals / Steelers being a prime example.). Let's make no mistake, the Panthers and the Seahawks are both hard fighting, emotional teams with chips on their shoulders.

The Seahawks wanted to avenge the loss at Century Link earlier in the year, a loss that for all intents and purposes, they blew when it mattered most.

The Panthers came into this game with a large portion of the nation viewing Seattle as the favorite. The Panthers were the product of an easy schedule, and the Seahawks were the team that was going to finally expose them in the place the Panthers have faultered before: The Playoffs.

Yet as this game went on, I started noticing something pretty cool: Panthers players helping Seahawks players up off the ground. Seahawks players giving friendly pats to Panthers players after hard fought plays. No extracurricular activity after plays. Just hard fought football, topped off with good sportsmanship.

If these two teams do blossom into a fierce rivalry in the upcoming years, this will be the template that every other rivalry should base their play on. There was no "Get the fug off my field", there was no "Helmet to helmet targetting."  Just soli

These two teams mutually respect each other. It was great to see. 

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29 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

And the same should be done in the stands when fans get together.  If the players on the field can act civilized towards one another when on opposite sides of the ball, fans can cheer for their respective teams without beating each other up over it

 

F**k that. Opposing fans can stay the hell at home. They aren't welcome in BoA and should be reminded of that at every possible moment. 

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1 hour ago, Shields17 said:

If these two teams do blossom into a fierce rivalry in the upcoming years, this will be the template that every other rivalry should base their play on. There was no "Get the fug off my field", there was no "Helmet to helmet targetting."  Just solid football. 

Yeah, I talked with several Seahawk fans while walking out and we both bided each other an until next year and many more...  This is a good rivalry.  We could very well be seeing the beginning of the next  "Brady Manning" rivalry developing under our own noses.

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