Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Attended my first Panthers game in 4 years

Ja Rhule

By Ja Rhule,
in Carolina Panthers

 Share

Recommended Posts

Brooklyn 3.0 Grand Master

Brooklyn 3.0

Posted
Posted

It's hard to be a big time city when you're not on the water, not in the mountains, lack national parks, don't have a real true college, are filled with transplants, are a banking city, are largely conservative, are in the Bible Belt, lack diversity and culture, are near lifeless, care about NASCAR, have no identity, have no signature "place" the rest of the nation has heard of, are timid, and have an inferiority complex.

Build all the luxury condos you want in Uptown, that brings nothing to the city other than rich white kids. I'd argue Charlotte in the 60s and 70s had more heart than it does now. It will always be mini Atlanta ... which says a lot because Atlanta sucks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ja Rhule Grand Master

Ja Rhule

Posted
  • Author
Posted
15 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

It's hard to be a big time city when you're not on the water, not in the mountains, lack national parks, don't have a real true college, are filled with transplants, are a banking city, are largely conservative, are in the Bible Belt, lack diversity and culture, are near lifeless, care about NASCAR, have no identity, have no signature "place" the rest of the nation has heard of, are timid, and have an inferiority complex.

Build all the luxury condos you want in Uptown, that brings nothing to the city other than rich white kids. I'd argue Charlotte in the 60s and 70s had more heart than it does now. It will always be mini Atlanta ... which says a lot because Atlanta sucks.

You do know why Charlotte Hornets called Hornets right?  Charlotte is well known of that.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
hepcat Grand Master

hepcat

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Ja Rhule said:

The worst fan atmosphere I have ever experienced.  No one cared.  Tepper has destroyed this fanbase.  People did not stand up to make noise on 3rd downs.  The Panthers have lost their identity.  No keep pounding chant  beside beginning of the game.  Awful experience.

What did you expect? The team is terrible. 

  • Beer 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
The NFL Shield At Midfield Grand Master

The NFL Shield At Midfield

Posted
Posted

Why would anyone care, the team sucks and is painful to watch.  Even in years when the Panthers have been competitive the home atmosphere hasn't been particularly intimidating for visitors.  The exception might be something like 2015 when we were just tearing the league a new ass and had a charismatic superstar at the most important position.

Like turn on your TV and look at the Bucs game.  That place is packed because the team is good, they just won a Lombardi, and they have the GOAT at QB.  This time two years ago you couldn't give away a fuging ticket to see the Bucs.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
amcoolio Mentor

amcoolio

Posted
Posted (edited)

I was also there today for the first time in a few years, we get tickets from US Foods as a business owner.

I've been lucky enough to go to a bunch of venues over my 34 years of life and the concessions at BOA stadium are so unbelievably bad, it's almost as if Tepper is waiting to see what he is going to do with the area or build a new one.

Like how can food options be this bad at a professional area. The Panthers should be ashamed of themselves. Lambeau field, a much older facility, blows BOA out of the water. It's not even close. Nissan stadium in Nashville as well.

I vote for new stadium, even if they have to tear this one down and the Panthers play in Clemson for a few years. The atmosphere is very outdated, especially the concourse around the area. The in game entertainment sucks, its college level. There's nothing exciting about going anymore, only the product on the field. Shouldn't be that way. Kids are bored out of their minds.

 

I also agree with the poster above that its not a Charlotte problem - the Hornets fans have been rocking the area all year, and while their concessions are also sub par, it is 1000% better than BOA stadium. Like 10 times better. No exaggeration.

Edited by amcoolio
  • Pie 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tbe Grand Master

Tbe

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, SCMunnerlyn1 said:

I live in rural south Georgia. 

 

But I've been nicer places than this. They all kinda start like Charlotte but then have a flow and sections that serve a purpose. 

 

Thus place is a hodge podge with tall buildings. 


Yeah, if all you saw is uptown I get it. Uptown is meant for work. Not so much entertainment. Covid really hurt it too.

Having said that, I’ve spent time in all major American cities and most ‘downtown’ areas are dumps now compared to CLT so I’ll take it.

  • Pie 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Ja Rhule Grand Master

Ja Rhule

Posted
  • Author
Posted
2 hours ago, amcoolio said:

I was also there today for the first time in a few years, we get tickets from US Foods as a business owner.

I've been lucky enough to go to a bunch of venues over my 34 years of life and the concessions at BOA stadium are so unbelievably bad, it's almost as if Tepper is waiting to see what he is going to do with the area or build a new one.

Like how can food options be this bad at a professional area. The Panthers should be ashamed of themselves. Lambeau field, a much older facility, blows BOA out of the water. It's not even close. Nissan stadium in Nashville as well.

I vote for new stadium, even if they have to tear this one down and the Panthers play in Clemson for a few years. The atmosphere is very outdated, especially the concourse around the area. The in game entertainment sucks, its college level. There's nothing exciting about going anymore, only the product on the field. Shouldn't be that way. Kids are bored out of their minds.

 

I also agree with the poster above that its not a Charlotte problem - the Hornets fans have been rocking the area all year, and while their concessions are also sub par, it is 1000% better than BOA stadium. Like 10 times better. No exaggeration.

Oh yea, the food was total garbage.  At least they offer liquor everywhere now and not only silver level.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • mrcompletely11
      Be careful what you wish for

      By mrcompletely11 · Posted

      yep so its essentially working against us
    • The Lobo
      Be careful what you wish for

      By The Lobo · Posted

      Solid point about the rookie contract especially since I believe Tepper and company brought that up, he was so good we could sign other players while he is on a rookie deal and capitalize on the cap space. Sorta like Seattle did with Russ while he was on a rookie deal. But, problem is Bryce isn’t close to that version of Russ and Tepper sucks as an owner. 
    • electro's horse
      Two Athletic articles about QBs

      By electro's horse · Posted

      Look at who they’re interviewing there.  parcels, aikman, Peyton etc. the youngest guy is KOC who’s forty.  The passing game 25, 35, 45 years ago looked less glamorous to be sure but it was far more complex. You didn’t have these packages where you’d make quick checks, every play was its own thing, basically everyone was playing under center etc. once the nfl got out of the dead ball era things became very complex very quickly and they hadnt figured out a way to truncate it. Plus it was nowhere in college or high school. Vertical passing attacks just didn’t exist.  So yeah parcells probably does have that view because that’s what he came up in. Aikman had to learn that when he got to the nfl. Aikman was so lost his rookie season the cowboys almost took Jeff George first overall in 1990.  Today the learning curve is a lot lower. pro concepts today borrow a great deal from the college game now. Tons of air raid stuff, RPO, pistol, etc. even though everything is faster at every position, it’s schematically more simple. The learning curve is nowhere near what it was for even Peyton manning when he came out.  plus, prospects today are basically pro qbs from the time they’re in middle school. Bryce Young for example lived in invite only qb camps since he reached his max height at 12 years old. The whole “they shouldn’t get paid because they get a degree for free” was always just an insincere argument from racist old people, but no one even pretends to make it anymore. Playing qb at a division 1 school is a full time job for years before you even get to campus.  And that is all they do. The days of people excelling in multiple sports to the point there’s pro interest and then just choosing one or the other and succeeding are over. Aikman was drafted by the Mets out of high school and decided to go start as a freshman at Oklahoma.  The exact opposite is happening now, to the point you’ve got guys going to play baseball for a few years, coming back to college football, and playing until they’re like 27.  that’s actually one of the theories about why darnold isn’t better than everyone feels he should be. He only played two years of college football. In highschool he was first team all everything in every sport. Dude has an insane athletic pedigree. But there’s at least four years of highschool invite camps he never got to go to. You can’t just be the most athletic guy in the room anymore.  So obviously the older guys are complaining about how things are done; it’s what offer guys do. But the pro game today is much more accessible for these guys than it was back in their day, and the players are more ready for the transition. Like is anyone defending Anthony Richardson? What im saying is we know what Bryce young is and we should t wait for waiting’s sake. 
×
×
  • Create New...