Does playing in North Carolina suck as a professional athlete?

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

46 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Banking Jesus feels like a character someone should create.

Don't say it NFL Shield... don't say it...

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

The "Bay Area" also consists of several cities.  For all we know OP is moving to like Hayward or maybe even one of the elite enclaves like Palo Alto depending on what he does.  Probably not a tent in the Tenderloin or something.

btw places like California, Oregon, and Washington are where states like ours ship their homeless people, since the topic keeps getting brought up

Edited October 23, 2023 by The NFL Shield At Midfield

[Diehardpanth02]

5 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

We have decent beaches besides that it's not a glamour market. People on the outside think we are just a country farm backwoods state which is honestly kind of accurate.

The mountains are great. Got a great history. People that think that we are a country farm backwoods state don't have a clue what that even looks like then.

Yeah there are rural areas but every state has that. I guess people would only find it cool if there was night life, and plenty of places to get poo faced. Which honestly, is kind of lame.

[Tbe]

5 hours ago, scpanther22 said:

if the south embraced walkable cities it would be better here by a mile 

 

Walkability is great for places with high population density, but that’s never been the south. What makes living down here nice (traditionally anyway) has been the low pop density (big single family housing plots, etc).

Thats why the suburbs exist. A lot of people don’t want to live in an apartment/condo.

Edited October 24, 2023 by Tbe

[Riverboat Ron]

Apparently it doesn’t if you’re a male college athlete at UNC.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

If what OP is saying is true Pittsburgh wouldn't have 6 super bowl rings, green bay would have none, and Kansas City wouldn't be home to the best team the past 5 years.

[TheBigKat]

8 hours ago, Teddy2SuperBowlHeartBreaks said:

Much like our boy CMC, I’ve been traded to the Bay Area. My firm is moving me there + a promotion/bonus. Mentally my toes are already in the sand of the beaches on the Pacific Ocean. I grew up here, left for college/mid twenties and came back expecting to spend the rest of my life here, but upon some reflection it’s one of the most uninspiring places in the US.  Creativity and ingenuity are stifled here.  “This is how we’ve always done it” should be the State slogan. Ive figured out why the Panthers (and Hornets) suck. Charlotte sucks, and to some extend North Carolina sucks. In a way that is what makes it North Carolina but for anyone really striving for “more” in life than Bojangles and winning the powerball it’s basically Mississippi.

This is just my personal experience and it means very little but I wonder how it must feel playing professional sports in the “city” of Charlotte. I can’t imagine anybody on the Panthers roster puts on the uniform and plays “for the city” like they do in Pittsburgh, Philly, Dallas etc. There isn’t anything about Charlotte or Raleigh that make them “special” or unique, and they only have teams because of the population. 

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that so many former players ball out when they leave here. 

Please make sure to post a pic of your new manbun and kitten when you get out there 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Yes. There is nothing for a young, rich, athlete to do in Charlotte or Raleigh. Great state to raise a family, but not for a young man living out his athletic glory days.

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Also, the inferiority complexes and butthurt in here are funny to read.

[joemac]

8 hours ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

Yes. There is nothing for a young, rich, athlete to do in Charlotte or Raleigh. Great state to raise a family, but not for a young man living out his athletic glory days.

Of course there is.  Charlotte has plenty of young pussy, nightclubs, titty bars, jewelry stores and mansions.

[toldozer]

Let's hope your salary 5x'd with your promotion,  otherwise you're going to have a bad time

[Jmac]

North Carolina is a good place to live. Regardless, if your a big time athlete or a regular joe.  I love living in the mountains, and having OBX a few hours away.

[CRA]

15 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

If you are wealthy then California is the best place to live in America.

 

If you are lower/middle class then California is probably not the best place to live.

and lower/middle class in Cali would be upper middle class here. 

[KSpan]

Why would it suck any more than most markets out there? Some of them  may be more desireable, sure, but I'm betting most are pretty much the same.