Could Raleigh eventually host a Franchise?

[LordOfDaWingz]

2 hours ago, All about the Benjamin said:

I don't mean in the next five years. Raleigh is projected to grow 72 percent in the next 25 years

and I believe Charlotte isn't too far behind in these projections

[AggieLean]

Just now, Davidson Deac II said:

I remember a few years ago when there was talk of moving the Minnesota Twins to the Triad.  It was never seriously considered, and the area doesn't have the necessary population to support a MLB team, but it was interesting to talk about anyway.  

Yea, I remember Kernersville was to be where the stadium would be. Would’ve been neat to have a team in the area, as we were living in Kernersville at the time. 

The Dash do decent numbers, but I don’t think the area could support a pro team. 

[top dawg]

25 minutes ago, Joe the Show said:

This area doesn't give two shiits about hockey.  Replace it with an NFL team and it sells out every week.  Guaranteed.

Yeah,  I always wondered why some people thought that a hockey team would be taken seriously in North Carolina. Using the Hurricanes as an example as to why the Triangle won't support an NFL franchise is ludicrous. 

[MillionDollarCam]

Having lived in both cities for over 10 years each.

Raleigh cannot support an NFL team. Individuals in The Triangle are fickle when it comes to athletics, if the team is not performing well the fans don't show. Whether it's the Hurricanes, Wolfpack basketball, or Tar Heel and Duke football; when the teams are playing poorly the fans don't come out. When you take into account how small Raleigh is, there is not a chance in hell The Triangle couple support an NFL team.

[*FreeFua*]

2 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Yeah,  I always wondered why some people thought that a hockey team would be taken seriously in North Carolina. Using the Hurricanes as an example as to why the Triangle won't support an NFL franchise is ludicrous. 

I bet someone who invests 2.5 billion dollars in an NFL team wouldn’t think it’s “ludicrous” to take a peak at the Hurricanes attendance before seriously considering Raleigh 

[top dawg]

30 minutes ago, AggieLean said:

Bring a team to Greensboro or Winston! Sorry Panthers, id switch my loyalties with the quickness if that ever happened.

It won’t, but it’s cool to think about it.

I might eventually switch,  maybe,  but it would likely be a long process. There's 20+  years of history here. 

[top dawg]

3 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

I bet someone who invests 2.5 billion dollars in an NFL team wouldn’t think it’s “ludicrous” to take a peak at the Hurricanes attendance before seriously considering Raleigh 

Apples to oranges.  The State and Carolina games are a much better measure. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

move the team to Concord and call it the Concord Panthers. Concord is growing so fast and we have nayscars 

[Daddy_Uncle]

2 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Apples to oranges.  The State and Carolina games are a much better measure. 

*facepalm*

[AggieLean]

7 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I might eventually switch,  maybe,  but it would likely be a long process. There's 20+  years of history here. 

I’m gone as soon as it’s announced lol. I would then hope Rivera would pull an Al Pacino on Any Given Sunday and announce he and Cam are coming over with the new team. 

Panthers could keep Shula. Y’all could keep him lol.

[jbland]

3 hours ago, All about the Benjamin said:

All this talk of new ownership has got me thinking. Being from the Triangle, seeing how much growth we have every year along with the fact we already have an NHL team, anyone else think this could be possible in the next several years.

 

PS- Maybe even the Panthers?

Probably not in our generation. Who knows in 40 years. 

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

4 hours ago, toldozer said:

Why did this make it 4 pages? 

Thanks for your input on the subject

[Huffgolf30]

Easily. I'm an NC native who grew up about an hour outside of Charlotte and now live in Raleigh. Charlotte is bigger, but Raleigh is a superior sports area. If you placed a stadium in the RTP area b/n Durham/Chapel Hill/Raleigh, it would generate a huge interest and would easily have the fan support. 

[Nails]

3 minutes ago, bull123 said:

College basketball is not dying

Was being kind.  It’s dead.  Especially compared to it’s heyday.  The UNC ruling in October was the final stab wound until it eventually bleeds out.