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07-16-2009, 10:02 PM
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how big a football town is Charlotte?
Coming down from Philadelphia we are a huge sports town football being one of them. I was just wondering how big football was in Charlotte?
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07-16-2009, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by verrocchio
Coming down from Philadelphia we are a huge sports town football being one of them. I was just wondering how big football was in Charlotte?
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Big enough to know the Iggles will have an early setback come the first game of the season at BOA stadium when they lose to the Panthers   |
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07-16-2009, 10:27 PM
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The locals love them Panthers. The Panthers are noted for their extremely boring offensive style.
57% of people in Charlotte are not locals. I see bumper stickers, house pennants, t-shirts from all over, including Phila. Bunch of sports bars.
If you are like most people, you will remain loyal to your home town - in your case, an Eagles fan (sorry).
I'm a Pats fan, he said smugly.
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07-16-2009, 10:30 PM
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I'm pumped for my first NFL season here to see how the city feels about the Panthers. Like y'all I'm loyal to my home city, DA BEARS, but I figure since they Panthers and Bears don't play this year, and since they are in diff conferences, I'm gonna go ahead and root for the Panthers.
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07-16-2009, 10:59 PM
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I'm from Philly too and Charlotte is a big football town but the crowd here is no where near as hostile as it is back in philly. I still root for the eagles but i also root for the panthers too.
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07-16-2009, 11:38 PM
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As of last year, the Falcons became my "second team". The QB went to my alma mater - all sports is parochial. I found soon enough that the Falcons and Panthers are natural and hated rivals.
Other stuff:
Pro Football: There is still a small contingent of Redskins fans locally. The Redskins were the "home" team before the Panthers.
College Football: Nothing (In Raleigh, it's ONLY college sports).
College Basketball: BIG (lots of UNC and NC State alum, plus Davidson).
College Hockey: Nope.
College Baseball: No.
Pro Hockey: No (maybe a few Hurricane fans).
Pro Basketball: No (even though the Bobcats play here).
MLB: Some locals follow the Braves.
Minor League Baseball: Charlotte Knights (I have never met anyone who expressed any interest).
NASCAR: NASCAR is car racing, and some call it a "sport". The local media pumps it up, and they sell out the races. But I have never met anyone who had an interest.
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07-16-2009, 11:58 PM
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People like it so much they pay thousands for PSLs.....A PSL is just a way of buying up the rights to pay to use a seat.......Of course you can get tickets for the games that suck from scalpers.
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07-17-2009, 04:23 AM
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You're gonna love my nuts
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I love it here but compared to Philly the last thing Charlotte could ever be accused of being is a big time sports town. There ain't much beyond the two races and college basketball.
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07-17-2009, 08:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wsobchak
As of last year, the Falcons became my "second team". The QB went to my alma mater - all sports is parochial. I found soon enough that the Falcons and Panthers are natural and hated rivals.
Other stuff:
Pro Football: There is still a small contingent of Redskins fans locally. The Redskins were the "home" team before the Panthers.
College Football: Nothing (In Raleigh, it's ONLY college sports).
College Basketball: BIG (lots of UNC and NC State alum, plus Davidson).
College Hockey: Nope.
College Baseball: No.
Pro Hockey: No (maybe a few Hurricane fans).
Pro Basketball: No (even though the Bobcats play here).
MLB: Some locals follow the Braves.
Minor League Baseball: Charlotte Knights (I have never met anyone who expressed any interest).
NASCAR: NASCAR is car racing, and some call it a "sport". The local media pumps it up, and they sell out the races. But I have never met anyone who had an interest.
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i have to make a correction in your college basketball section. you forgot to note the hometown team and my alma mater, the charlotte 49ers. despite what people think there are actually of a lot of 49er fans around here.
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07-17-2009, 08:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianH1970
I love it here but compared to Philly the last thing Charlotte could ever be accused of being is a big time sports town. There ain't much beyond the two races and college basketball.
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A bit of a dis-service to the Carolina Panther fans, who have consistantly averaged 73,000+ fans a game......not bad for a team with no history, a smaller population and a high % of out-of-towners. |
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