The...South Carolina Panthers?

[Donald LaFell]

2 hours ago, NCCU_Panthers said:

I take the train from Raleigh for games, 6-7 cars full of fans. They would have to set up a shuttle from the Charlotte depot or work out temporary extension southward for game days. 

The train to Raleigh is really great, my office refunds 54 cents a mile to drive to Raleigh so it’s cheaoer to just get a business class ticket on the Amtrak. I’d rather spend 4 hours on the train than 3 hours in the car. Sometimes it’s even faster. 

[Palmetto]

40 minutes ago, TheMaulClaw said:

Well an NC State fan would and should say that.  Moving to Raleigh would have it's own set of issues.  The team would lose a lot of SC and Charlotte support if they did that.  They'd have to start over with PSLs or season tickets. That's a bad idea the same way moving the team to MB or Charleston would be a bad idea. Also, look at the Hurricanes up there ( a team that should be in Charlotte)....that franchise is on the brink of moving....not very reassuring.  If anything Raleigh should get the Checkers and Charlotte should get the Canes.  I started this thread just saying that SC should help....if a new stadium was the difference...if that happens maybe they should put the stadium on the border, which is still the Charlotte area.  If both states shared a capitol it would be Charlotte....not Raleigh. The team should NEVER leave that area.  It just so happens...that some of SC is included in that area as well...which is why SC should help. 

So in my mind....Raleigh in the capitol of NC.  Columbia is the capitol of SC.  Charlotte is the capitol of Carolina.  Many businessmen here use those luxury suites for business meetings....as well as attend Charlotte for conferences outside of a football game...just like North Carolinians do.

Shouldnt be a problem playing a game or two down south every other season

[kungfoodude]

42 minutes ago, TheMaulClaw said:

Well an NC State fan would and should say that.  Moving to Raleigh would have it's own set of issues.  The team would lose a lot of SC and Charlotte support if they did that.  They'd have to start over with PSLs or season tickets. That's a bad idea the same way moving the team to MB or Charleston would be a bad idea. Also, look at the Hurricanes up there ( a team that should be in Charlotte)....that franchise is on the brink of moving....not very reassuring.  If anything Raleigh should get the Checkers and Charlotte should get the Canes.  I started this thread just saying that SC should help....if a new stadium was the difference...if that happens maybe they should put the stadium on the border, which is still the Charlotte area.  If both states shared a capitol it would be Charlotte....not Raleigh. The team should NEVER leave that area.  It just so happens...that some of SC is included in that area as well...which is why SC should help. 

So in my mind....Raleigh in the capitol of NC.  Columbia is the capitol of SC.  Charlotte is the capitol of Carolina.  Many businessmen here use those luxury suites for business meetings....as well as attend Charlotte for conferences outside of a football game...just like North Carolinians do.

The attendance issues stem more from the performance of the franchise, rather than the location. Charlotte is not a particularly great sports city either. Look at the current Hornets, who have had below average attendance for quite some time now(a couple of seasons of sub 80% capacity). But, those franchises also share the same issue which has been long periods of middling to poor performance. The Hurricanes had fairly good attendance figures up until the past 4-5 years. Unsurprisingly, that streak also includes four straight finishes in the bottom 3 of the division. And the franchise has not seen the playoffs in 8 seasons. 

That is the kind of stinking that will eventually drive fans away, really no matter where you are.

[raleigh-panther]

There quite a few of us who drive from Raleigh and points east. Leave very early in the morning to do that. If it moves to SC, forget about it. 

I average almost 3 hrs to stadium and 4 to 5 hrs home if I stay to very end of game. That's a lot 

[Fox007]

LOL if you NC boys so strong then why the fug are the opposing teams so well represented at our home games? And then you tell everyone to sit down too.

Didn't realize so many from there have "that complex" I know for sure no one from SC thinks on NC at all, then again being an engineer in Charleston....NC has nothing for me anyway....got high wages and low cost of living....hate on.

[CRA]

the Super Bowl angle makes no sense.  There aren’t accommodating hotels the Fort Mill/Rock Hill area.  Hell, I would think those areas likely are already included when looking at Charlotte as a host city