Apathy... this franchise is in dangerous territory

[TheBigKat]

The last home game I attended was the Colts and the final two games of the season I gave my tickets away

I no longer have the desire to tailgate let alone attend the games

I honestly don't even tune into the game anymore other than clips on redzone where the past 20+ years I always watched the away games as primary and redzone as secondary

I have no particular emotional draw to any of the players, none of them bring that zest of a fan out of me, then you look at the Hornets and while yes their record is lousy, the team is up and coming, entertaining to watch and actually something that my kids get pumped up about. I can't be the only one in this boat. I suspect that their's many PSL holders who won't renew next year

I suspect there's businesses in this economic climate that won't renew corp boxes next year. I suspect that team sponsorships will be down next year, if I was a business I doubt I want to be the "The official partner of the Carolina Panthers" and with no end in sight for this nightmare, apathy is setting in.

Tepper's meddling has cost him leverage on a new stadium, why would a city fork out billions when the product is bad and the CEO is a disaster. This is for all intent purposes the lowest point this franchise has ever been

[kungfoodude]

Because as long as the NFL is doing well financially, he has no reason to really care.

[Stumpy]

Who cares... honestly?

[PghPanther]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz........Zzzzzzz..............huh?

Whaaa? 

Oh well.............

Zzzzzzz................Zzzzz

[dave-o]

A month ago my cousin from Atlanta wanted me to go to this upcoming Panthers game...  I flat out refused...  I told him tix would be easy...

[Captroop]

I watched Godzilla: Minus One instead of watching the game. And it was 100% the right call. I got out of the show, turned on the phone, and looked at how my fantasy team was doing. Then I played a mobile game. Checking to see what our score was on a game-day Sunday was maybe the forth or fifth thing on my mind. That says a lot. And when I saw we'd lost 6 to 28, I wasn't even bothered, much less surprised. I've never been so disinterested in Panthers football, and that's really something the eggheads and bean-counters in our FO should be worried about, because I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Sidenote: Go see Godzilla Minus One. I'm not being hyperbolic when I say I think it's the best movie of the year.

[Lame Duck]

I only watch NFL cause of my buddies and fantasy football at this point.  Definitely not buying any merchandise or paying $15 to see the game.  I legit cheer for players only.  Don’t care who wins.  Welcome to modern NFL.

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

4 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Because as long as the NFL is doing well financially, he has no reason to really care.

tepper hasn't had a single winning season since taking over and yet he's made more money than he has his entire life

[csx]

5 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Because as long as the NFL is doing well financially, he has no reason to really care.

If he didn't care he wouldn't have done any of the stupid things he's done.

He cares he just doesn't know what he's doing 

[LinvilleGorge]

5 minutes ago, csx said:

If he didn't care he wouldn't have done any of the stupid things he's done.

He cares he just doesn't know what he's doing 

Yeah, he really does want to build a winner. I'll give him that. He just had to accept that he has to get out of his own way in order to have any chance of accomplishing it.

[Castavar]

After a loss, I used to be so angry and it would ruin my whole week. Nowadays, I don't even check out our highlights on youtube anymore. I've gone from NEVER missing a game since I was in the 4th grade (I'm 30 now), to not even caring to check out our highlights on youtube. I genuinely just do not care anymore. The only reason I even pop up after games anymore is because I still have that Carolina Huddle tab just a click away on my hotbar and it's just muscle memory over the years. Tepper has ruined Carolina Panthers football for everybody. It's just not the same anymore. Real Panthers football died in 2018.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

4 hours ago, Captroop said:

I watched Godzilla: Minus One instead of watching the game. And it was 100% the right call. I got out of the show, turned on the phone, and looked at how my fantasy team was doing. Then I played a mobile game. Checking to see what our score was on a game-day Sunday was maybe the forth or fifth thing on my mind. That says a lot. And when I saw we'd lost 6 to 28, I wasn't even bothered, much less surprised. I've never been so disinterested in Panthers football, and that's really something the eggheads and bean-counters in our FO should be worried about, because I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

Sidenote: Go see Godzilla Minus One. I'm not being hyperbolic when I say I think it's the best movie of the year.

Glad to hear it about Godzilla, I want to the see that movie. That last movie with King Kong looked a little too silly for my taste.

[amcoolio]

As soon as Carolina is even just 3-2 after week 5, may not be next year but in the coming years, everyone will be back. This fanbase is that fickle

[Chaos]

Tepper might actually appreciate fan apathy deep down. He’s an ego maniac who would interpret the quieting of fan unrest a sign of acceptance, rather than thousands of people no longer giving any shits.