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Put it into perspective: What would have to happen for you to stop being a Panthers fan?


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A) Panthers leave the Carolinas (assuming the Carolinas made an effort to keep them).  I'd probably still be a Panthers fan, but I knew a lot of LA Rams fans who stopped following the team because of how they left LA for St. Louis so I'm sure it's tough.  I'd get over it though I think.  However if they changed their name?  I don't know.  It wouldn't feel the same.

B) Panthers go 0-16 like 5 years in a row and literally make 0 effort to get better, as in the owner signing celebrities to be head coach for ratings and $ and unrealistic entertainment show things like that. 

So, considering neither of those situations are gonna happen (Panthers leaving the Carolinas at any time in my life would shock me tbh), nothing could be done to stop me from being a Panthers fan.  I mean the Jimmy Clausen led Panthers were literally the most boring and painfully bad team ever and I still watched every week (sadly).

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28 minutes ago, mcsmoak said:

Only way I'd stop being a fan is if the team moved.  I may become less interested if they turned into the Browns but I'd likely still watch every game.  I'm a Gamecock grad though so I'm accustomed to disappointment.  

This too. If the Panthers went on like a 5-10 year run of straight crap like the Browns or old Lions, I'd probably not be nearly as interested as I am now.  I'd watch every game, but I wouldn't be as obsessed or let them get me as down as I'm feeling right now.  2010 was the same way where by the midseason point, I just wanted to get it over with; I'd watch every week but slowly become more numb to what was happening

Same thing if the Panthers win the Super Bowl.  I don't get how Patriots fans or fans who got to see their team win a Super Bowl manage to complain so much.  I just wanna see one.  Once I get that one, it will be like the season finale of my favorite show.  The perfect ending.  I'll keep watching after that and attending games and whatnot, but it will never be the same.  Maybe I'm just saying this because we haven't won it yet, but even in 2015 when we went 15-1, I was like yeah... this is it.  That was gonna be the peak of my fandom.  

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they'd have to move.

football is fun. i watch it on sundays with my kid and post on the huddle when i'm pooping or bored at work. i don't get my catharsis from it. i don't rest anything on it, i get my highs from other areas of my life.

football is a fun past time and if it ruins your life you need a new life.

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I've rooted for this damn team for 24 damn years, so I won't stop as long as I'm in Charlotte. I'm honestly thinking about moving from Charlotte to somewhere else just so I don't have to root for the Panthers and Hornets anymore. They might have both had worse records at the same time before, but this past week has sure felt like it did here in 2010/2011 when the Panthers were trotting out Jimmy Clausen and the Bobcats were going 7-59. There are really very few cities in America with a more brutal sports history than Charlotte. People like to laugh at Cleveland still, but they just won a goddamn title 2 years ago. If the Panthers or Hornets won a title 2 years ago, I'd still have a smile etched on my face today.

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Would have to move before I stop rooting for them. Will obviously be pissed if this team continues it’s horrible play and Tepper does nothing but I don’t think he stays silent especially after we start 6-2. Hopefully he doesn’t listen to Ron tell him it’s all the players fault

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