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Level Of Enthusiasm Going into Game 1

kungfoodude

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How excited are you for the season?  

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DaveThePanther2008 Grand Master

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On 8/22/2025 at 3:00 PM, Khyber53 said:

I'm not seeing much change and that makes me feel less enthusiastic than last season.

I hope what we've been seeing is a big deception.

This is pretty much how I feel. I was really hoping to have a decent preseason. I really didn't care if we won or not but I was expecting a little bit more excitement from our offense especially since our entire O-line returned and we added some really nice offensive players. 

I hope it was just running specific plays to gage our players on offense. Still we looked terrible in all three preseason games. 

Defensively I still see pee wee football. 11 players all jumbled together and getting burned on a simple cut back. Evero better have his Stuff together come game one. There should be no excuses. 

I'm excited for game one and I hope we live up to our late season hype from 2024.

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9 hours ago, UnluckyforSome said:

1 here. I don't think we are very good. Maybe we can be entertaining though.

Anyway, I would rather be pleasantly surprised with a couple of wins, rather than being angry and annoyed every Sunday because the team is just flat out terrible.

I am at the point where I don't get angry about the Panthers anymore. Mildly annoyed and most amused. 

Tepper ain't worth getting angry over.

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On 8/23/2025 at 1:54 PM, Montsta said:

I love the time between preseason and the start of the regular season where the Panthers are not a losing team. We only get it for a short period each season but it is truly a magical time. 

Where's the magic? Did something happen during pre season that I missed?

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23 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

I am at the point where I don't get angry about the Panthers anymore. Mildly annoyed and most amused. 

Tepper ain't worth getting angry over.

Honestly sports aren't worth getting angry over in general.  Enjoy it, but life's too short to be overly upset with things you can't control.

Being a Panther fan is like walking through a fire that burns all your emotional attachment lol.

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Before preseason, I was at a 6-7.  After watching us perform during preseason, I'm at a 2 (which is what I voted).

I REALLY want to be wrong about this, but I feel this year will be similar to last year.  We'll have a couple highlights from the likes of TMac, Thielen, Coker along with some break out run plays, but we won't consistently move the ball.  It will just be a play here and there that flashes.  Defense will be bad again.

All we'll be talking about in 3 games is mainly Evero and BY, then it will escalate to talking about Canales.  Rinse-repeat 😞

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15 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Honestly sports aren't worth getting angry over in general.  Enjoy it, but life's too short to be overly upset with things you can't control.

Being a Panther fan is like walking through a fire that burns all your emotional attachment lol.

I think I only still get a little heated over NHL. The Panthers and Hornets have worn me down to the point of largely being apathetic. 

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7 minutes ago, scpanther22 said:

I've fallen out of love with sports in general. This could be because the panthers have been bad for so long or it could be the leagues have made it hard to really enjoy it without 1000 different services lol

I have simply learned to embrace the entertainment in a poorly run org.  I either want my team to be good enough for postseason play and that makes folks believe they can make some noise/upset anyone......OR comically bad.  I'm talking big picture.     Both are entertaining.  And I just like to talk sports more than anything.   

I think the best Charlotte team to follow is Charlotte FC.  I mean, even right now....with injuries, trades, etc.  They SHOULD be down but they are on a 7 game win streak (hard in soccer) and are real close to locking up a legit playoff spot. 

 I think once Dabo leaves Clemson I will have no real attachment to any sports team.  Talking sports is still a healthier hobby than so many other things out there and passes the the day quick while working and waiting around at my kids billion practices.   

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1 minute ago, CRA said:

I have simply learned to embrace the entertainment in a poorly run org.  I either want my team to be good enough for postseason play and that makes folks believe they can make some noise/upset anyone......OR comically bad.  I'm talking big picture.     Both are entertaining.  And I just like to talk sports more than anything.   

I think the best Charlotte team to follow is Charlotte FC.  I mean, even right now....with injuries, trades, etc.  They SHOULD be down but they are on a 7 game win streak (hard in soccer) and are real close to locking up a legit playoff spot. 

 I think once Dabo leaves Clemson I will have no real attachment to any sports team.  Talking sports is still a healthier hobby than so many other things out there and passes the the day quick while working and waiting around at my kids billion practices. 

Yeah, even if the Panthers and Hornets bolted, I would still watch those sports. I still enjoy the atmosphere, banter, etc.

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