South Carolina Approves $115 Million

[TheSpecialJuan]

[OldNorthPowell]

So, Carolina is fully in, both states. GREAT! GO CAROLINA! KEEP POUNDING!

[top dawg]

3 hours ago, SmartyHurney said:

Is that why you can barely form a sentence?

LMFAO

[45catfan]

Lived my life almost equally between the two states.  Born and raised in Charlotte and spent the last 17 years in SC.  So yeah, I think SC folks will get more involved now since they have more skin in the game.   I don't think 14 days a year at camp Wofford had much impact.  SC is very college football focused, so maybe this will get some folks into the Panthers as well as their favorite college team.

[Piff]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Good to see another 80's baby in here!

[Pejorative Miscreant]

7 hours ago, 45catfan said:

Lived my life almost equally between the two states.  Born and raised in Charlotte and spent the last 17 years in SC.  So yeah, I think SC folks will get more involved now since they have more skin in the game.   I don't think 14 days a year at camp Wofford had much impact.  SC is very college football focused, so maybe this will get some folks into the Panthers as well as their favorite college team.

I think the Rock Hill/Fort Mill area has a lot of Charlotte hooks in the form of jobs , community extension, etc...   I would say a lot of those folks are already entrenched in the Panthers.  I think putting it there and seeing the local excitement will likely expand to other in the community and quite possibly state.  

 

Pretty good move

[Fox007]

19 hours ago, 45catfan said:

SC is very college football focused, so maybe this will get some folks into the Panthers as well as their favorite college team.

Panthers are my favorite team but yea when Clemson is clearly a better team and more successful than the Panthers wtf else would you expect. In terms of the Gamecocks they just claim something SEC something something and that's about it.

It's like saying NC is very college basketball focused lol...water is wet.

[Woodie]

On 5/10/2019 at 6:17 AM, Pejorative Miscreant said:

I think the Rock Hill/Fort Mill area has a lot of Charlotte hooks in the form of jobs , community extension, etc...   I would say a lot of those folks are already entrenched in the Panthers.  I think putting it there and seeing the local excitement will likely expand to other in the community and quite possibly state.  

 

Pretty good move

Yeah.  I think a lot of people in SC have felt like the team is basically the Charlotte Panthers and not the Carolina Panthers because up until now, there has been limited effort to include SC and make them feel a part of the team.  Even the move to have training camp in Wofford was seen by a lot of people as more a move for JR to give back to his alma mater than to include South Carolina.

IMO, this move is important in what it will represent to SC more than the effect of simply having the HQ in Rock Hill.  Tepper is making a concerted effort to bring SC into the Panther fold, and that should increase excitement in the team for many ambivalent fans in SC.  Of course, Tepper is doing this as a marketing tool and revenue generator (expanding his customer base), but it's still nice to show the fans down south that they matter.

[45catfan]

On 5/10/2019 at 5:35 PM, Fox007 said:

Panthers are my favorite team but yea when Clemson is clearly a better team and more successful than the Panthers wtf else would you expect. In terms of the Gamecocks they just claim something SEC something something and that's about it.

It's like saying NC is very college basketball focused lol...water is wet.

Three thoughts here, most of the rural south outside of the major cities have more fervor for college sports than pro in general.  It's just not a SC thing.  Secondly,  if the Panthers are around another 100 years, they will certainly have the generational legacy and probably a few titles too.  Remember, this team is just celebrating their 25th season this year.  It's easy to hop on an established bandwagon, it's another to go out on a limb for a young franchise.  Thirdly, the insinuation by some that the greater Metro of Charlotte can support the Panthers without the need of SC or the eastern/western part of  NC for that matter is a farce.  Most of Charlotte aren't even Charlotteans.  That fact is bore out by the opposing fan jersey's when the Steelers, Giants, Eagles, Packers etc... come to Charlotte.  Don't get trapped in the notion of "their fan base travels well" because most of those people didn't travel more than 30 miles from the suburbs of Charlotte to attend the game.  t's embarrassing to myself as I'm sure it is to others to have such a showing of other team''s fans in BOA, let alone if we are losing in the 4th quarter to be completely drowned out by those folks.

[thefuzz]

On 5/11/2019 at 11:19 AM, Woodie said:

Yeah.  I think a lot of people in SC have felt like the team is basically the Charlotte Panthers and not the Carolina Panthers because up until now, there has been limited effort to include SC and make them feel a part of the team.  Even the move to have training camp in Wofford was seen by a lot of people as more a move for JR to give back to his alma mater than to include South Carolina.

IMO, this move is important in what it will represent to SC more than the effect of simply having the HQ in Rock Hill.  Tepper is making a concerted effort to bring SC into the Panther fold, and that should increase excitement in the team for many ambivalent fans in SC.  Of course, Tepper is doing this as a marketing tool and revenue generator (expanding his customer base), but it's still nice to show the fans down south that they matter.

A lot of the folks in the Eastern part of the state feel the same way.  When is the last time any of the fun stuff that the players and team do was held outside of Charlotte?

Peppers doing some hurricane relief and Ron speaking here a couple years ago is about it that I can recall.

Move Cam's kickball tourney around a bit, do some team sponsored draft or watch parties in Raleigh.

I'm a diehard, but I'm in the very few in the Eastern part of the state.

[Happy Panther]

7 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

A lot of the folks in the Eastern part of the state feel the same way.  When is the last time any of the fun stuff that the players and team do was held outside of Charlotte?

Peppers doing some hurricane relief and Ron speaking here a couple years ago is about it that I can recall.

Move Cam's kickball tourney around a bit, do some team sponsored draft or watch parties in Raleigh.

I'm a diehard, but I'm in the very few in the Eastern part of the state.

Yeah they still show the redskins over panthers  in parts of NE NC and OBX.

[Woodie]

2 hours ago, thefuzz said:

A lot of the folks in the Eastern part of the state feel the same way.  When is the last time any of the fun stuff that the players and team do was held outside of Charlotte?

Peppers doing some hurricane relief and Ron speaking here a couple years ago is about it that I can recall.

Move Cam's kickball tourney around a bit, do some team sponsored draft or watch parties in Raleigh.

I'm a diehard, but I'm in the very few in the Eastern part of the state.

They definitely need to have more of a presence in Eastern NC.  I don't think JR had the business vision to see what areas outside of the Charlotte region could bring to the team.  But Tepper is making it clear he recognizes an untapped gold mine in places that have been under represented by the Panthers.  

The market, and in turn, revenue, will increase exponentially if the team can connect with fans that have not really had a reason to bond with the team.

[Snake]

On 5/9/2019 at 3:00 PM, Cookie Lyon said:

Now, they need to work on increasing teacher salaries.

Or everyone's salary. SC is poor as poo.

[RumHam]

On 5/9/2019 at 5:49 PM, steven8989 said:

So I guess we will be moving stadium to SC next?

You know it. Land will be cheaper