List things the Panthers could do to improve their relevance in South Carolina

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

Besides becoming a college football team, of course.

WIth new ownership coming, there will almost certainly be a push in that direction...so what can they do?

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

Or is the team just permanently doomed to be, as Diddy put it, the North Carolina Panthers?

[bababoey]

Get drunk at Myrtle Beach.  Change their name to the Gametigers.  Or the Tigercocks ( I like that one better).  Or maybe have training camp in a trailer park.  Any of these would work.

[CatTower]

Eh, I don't think it's anymore relevant in cities in NC as you get farther away from Charlotte than South Carolina.  There's already a pretty big population increase right on the state line.  As Charlotte grows in size and the Panthers popularity rises, then it's relevancy will reach further away.

[murph1031]

I wasn't aware that they needed help. I'm from SC, and I don't consider them them the NC Panthers. we do have a lot of Steeler, Cowboy, Packers and Redskin fan down here, but doesn't every area in the USA have that fan base. Lots of Panther support in SC. I've been a fan since the start, went to 3 of the first games in Clemson, I pull for the CAROLINA Panthers!

[AggieLean]

Keep training camp in South Carolina.

More player caravans/events throughout the state.

One thing i really like about ATL is the many billboards around the city. I see a few in NCs major cities, but very few in SC’s (Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston, Florence). There needs to be more billboards and advertisements. There needs to be more of that in NC as well.

A new owner currently living in SC will help

[OneBadCat]

I think SC should get to host a game every year or every other year.

[Eazy-E]

I live in Charleston and although they will never be as popular as the Gamecocks or Tigers, there is a pretty big Panthers fan base here. It’s honestly not that much different than NC / Charlotte. 

For reference I split time between the two cities. 

[Eazy-E]

Also Charlotte is the perfect city geologically for the two states. It’s closer for me to drive from Columbia or Charleston to Charlotte than anywhere on the coast of North Carolina.

Charlotte is closer to Atlanta than Charleston for example. I know more Falcon fans in NC than SC. Should we move the team further away from Atlanta?

[Jeremy Igo]

Win a Superbowl

[Hotsauce]

37 minutes ago, Eazy-E said:

 there is a pretty big Panthers fan base here. It’s honestly not that much different than NC / Charlotte. 

 

I couldn’t disagree with this statement more

[Greatman77]

32 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Win a Superbowl

This. Winning cures all ills.

[Eazy-E]

1 minute ago, Hotsauce said:

 

I couldn’t disagree with this statement more

I’m just talking about Charleston since that’s where I live currently. We have a pretty large Panthers fan base, much larger than any other NFL team.

I have lived in Charleston / Charlotte a combined 25 years. I will say winning definitely helps. Since Cam was drafted the fan base in the Charleston area has at least doubled.

[Grendel]

Where is this coming from?  Are people in SC feeling dissed?  Seems like this is a non issue.