Charlotte...Not a football city?

[4Corners]

Charlotte still has some work to do as a sports town but it's getting better. The real problem here is obviously all the transplants down here from upstate NY and Ohio...but that's to be expected. If I moved to Seattle tomorrow I would still carry my team with me. But what really grinds my gears are the people that are born and raised in NC yet claim to be "die hard" Steelers, Cowboys, Redskins fans etc. People like that hillbilly moron from Lincolnton who calls WFNZ 3x a day talking about the Steelers and duke. That idiot probably can't find the state of Pennsylvania on a map. 

[Happy Panther]

Should a city that struggles to fill seats every week be considered a football city?

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

According to ESPN, the Panthers were 6th in average home attendance in 2010 when we went 2-14.

Average home attendance ranking per ESPN since 2007

2007- 6th

2008- 6th

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2010- 6th

2011- 7th

2012- 6th

2013- 8th

[Happy Panther]

Bills have been 6-10 or 7-9 in 7 of the last 8 seasons. Man that is some consistent mediocrity.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

well wfnz does give airtime to a cowboys fan whose gimmick is taking a poo on the panthers and their fans every day

[4Corners]

Carolina has been consistently in the top top 8 in average home attendance over the past 10 years.

This is a common example of some jackwagon not doing any research before spewing out garbage.

 

I mean, I go to 4-5 games a year and those seasons when they were winning 2-7 games consistently...it wasn't too difficult to find a cheap ticket. Even now when I go, I usually have no problem sitting where ever I want up top. So there's a little truth to what he said but Charlotte is still trying to find an identity as a sports town and there's a lot of transplants down here. That doesn't help. Neither does having 2 pro franchises that for the most part haven't been very good. But we are certainly a better sports town than anywhere in Florida and other places. And for his little "ghost town" comment..I mean come on dude...when any team is having a shitty season your attendance and interest will decrease. 

[Paintballr]

According to ESPN, the Panthers were 6th in average home attendance in 2010 when we went 2-14.

Average home attendance ranking per ESPN since 2007

2007- 6th

2008- 6th

2009- 6th

2010- 6th

2011- 7th

2012- 6th

2013- 8th

Not to defend thr guy, but I dont believe that takes into account that we have Psl's. Its the same reason we havent had a "blackout" game in a long time because the franchise "sells out" even if the fans dont show up. Its why owners love a psl idea

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[Happy Panther]

According to ESPN, the Panthers were 6th in average home attendance in 2010 when we went 2-14.

Average home attendance ranking per ESPN since 2007

2007- 6th

2008- 6th

2009- 6th

2010- 6th

2011- 7th

2012- 6th

2013- 8th

lol those are not actual gate numbers. That is just our stadium size with a PSL sellout every week.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/attendance

[PantherPhann89]

All we need to continue to do is win...

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

the franchises that always have a packed house no matter how bad the team is are in the vast minority.  people tend to forget that.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

lol those are not actual gate numbers. That is just our stadium size with a PSL sellout every week.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/attendance

Still selling the tickets which gets revenue for the team (and league) which is the only reason the NFL exists.

[Happy Panther]

Still selling the tickets which gets revenue for the team (and league) which is the only reason the NFL exists.

Has nothing to do with attendance though which is the discussion.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Has nothing to do with attendance though which is the discussion.

 

yeah i went to games during the 2010 season.  i think calling it even 50% attendance when we played the cardinals would have been a stretch.

[4Corners]

well wfnz does give airtime to a cowboys fan whose gimmick is taking a poo on the panthers and their fans every day

 

that's WFNZs entire programming agenda. There's honestly nobody on that station with any real credibility and all the shows are designed around callers. It's a case of inmates running the asylum and the "host" is just keeping score between fanbases. 

 

I've said this a lot in the college bball sub here - but DJ Stout, the programming directors, etc absolutely LOVE an opportunity to kick the tarheels and talk poo on them. The obvious reason is that they are all jealous dookies, but the REAL reason is because it generates ratings. Most of the state are tarheel fans and all it takes is for some idiot hillbilly dookie/state fan to call in after UNC loses and their entire show is set for the day. UNC obviously has a very dedicated, passionate fan base and they will gladly load up the lines to defend their team. UNC = ratings. It's the same reason why they drag out race/ethnicity discussion for 3-4 days. Race talk = ratings.