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The fan base is growing.

Ruff

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That's my one takeaway from the FanFest tonight. Sure, we can talk about Oher starting at LT or CAP looking like a monster. But you'll hear that elsewhere. 

The attendance tonight was 55,000+. The fans were screaming their heads off. There was energy galore. 

But above all of that, in my section, there were tons of kids with Cam jerseys or Olsen jerseys or Luke jerseys. A new generation of Panthers fans are here. 

TL;DR - A few more winning seasons and I don't think you'll see Steelers' fans here anymore. 

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I posted this in the other thread may as well re-post it here:

Fugging awesome.  Fan excitement is high.  I love this team.  This franchise should be a rallying and unifying entity for those of us that root for different sports teams, and this is evidence that the culture and seeds that have been planted over last 20 years are starting to really bear fruit.

As older fans who had allegiance to other NFL teams before we came into existence move on and younger generations who have grown up in NC with the Panthers the main franchise of their home state, we are starting to see the full embrace of this franchise by our young residents.

Also, Cam has galvanized the city and has a special connection with the children of NC.  As we move further into the future and those kids become adults with children of their own, I believe we will have one of the strongest fan bases in the NFL

 

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I'm 35, born in Philly, but was moved here shortly thereafter.  The Panthers have been my team since they came into existence and my Dad bought Psl's immediately.  Now my brother and I split them and take our own kids to the games.  Being a fan is great, but seeing the excitement in your own kids and knowing they're Panther fans too is even better.  The fan base is growing for sure.  We're a city of transplants and it takes time to get rid of allegiances from the past, but we're getting there.

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Cam was a whole ton of fun. The slow motion wave he orchestrated was great fun. I only saw one Steeler turd.

that fugtard and his friends cut my off in the parking lot and stood in front of my car while his friends got into the road. 

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Being born and raised in Kentucky, you have to find weird reasons to start following a NFL team.  I was only about 8 or 9 at the time, but the Panthers were the first team I remember watching on TV, and I'll be damned if it wasn't love at first site. Love the direction this franchise is heading in! 

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