It's Official! Tepper, the man! J-Rich farewell statement!

[NJPanthers12]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

 

"The Carolina Panthers announced today that a definitive agreement has been signed to sell the team to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management, L.P. and a well-known philanthropist. "

http://m.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-reach-sales-agreement-with-Tepper/81d5b169-d0e4-48dc-bb54-bb16b3571129

Ding dong the Witch is officially dead. I can't express the happiness that I feel right now now. Tears of joy.

The cancer of this organization is gone. The single biggest road block to this franchises success is gone. For the first time since 1995, there a is legitimate NFL franchise in the Carolinas. We are no longer an embrassment. We are no longer a Mickey Mouse operation. 

Jerry Richardson has been a garbage human being since day 1. He fooled a majority of this fan base, but ultimately the truth always comes out. We can all finally cheer for a team without feeling dirty. Without feeling guilty. The trash has been taken out.

i know i do not get along with all of you on here, but I am truly happy for every single one of you. For the first time in your lives you will have the opportunity to be passionate about a real franchise. Even if you don't realize is it now, you will realize it extremely shortly.

Today is the third greatest day in this franchises history behind the two NFC Championship games. The Cancer is finally gone. The garbage has been taken out. Go out and celebrate today because it's worth celebrating.

[Camp Fodder]

44 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

You know what's weird? That's almost certainly the last public statement we'll ever hear from Jerry Richardson.

I was just thinking about this. I wasn’t sure if he was going to make s public apology or just go away. Sounds like he is just going away

[trueblade]

I wonder if we got a Robert Kraft or a Jimmy Haslam.

[Ricky Spanish]

2 minutes ago, trueblade said:

I wonder if we got a Robert Kraft or a Jimmy Haslam.

My thoughts and fears rolled into one. 

I hope like hell he's a Kraft.

[Montsta]

So who bought the guys stake in the Steelers? He had to sell that before hand correct?

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Montsta said:

So who bought the guys stake in the Steelers? He had to sell that before hand correct?

I've heard/read somewhere that the league will take over the sale of that for him so as to eliminate any any conflict of interest.  Not sure how accurate that is.

[Jon Snow]

5 minutes ago, trueblade said:

I wonder if we got a Robert Kraft or a Jimmy Haslam.

Probably in the neighborhood of a Jerry Jones but much better at handling the league.

[!stUp]

4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Probably in the neighborhood of a Jerry Jones but much better at handling the league.

Please, no Jerry Jones.

[Jon Snow]

Just now, !stUp said:

Please, no Jerry Jones.

It could be worse I suppose.  It will definitely be entertaining.

[Mr. Scot]

9 minutes ago, Montsta said:

So who bought the guys stake in the Steelers? He had to sell that before hand correct?

Sell it to Ben Navarro.

[!stUp]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Sell it to Ben Navarro.

That...would be a twist.

[Mr. Scot]

NFL announcement...

 

[SOJA]

I still remember some guy on this board questioning my character and calling me a bad person when I said we should be critical of Jerry Richardson's decision making. 

 

Man was that guy wrong

[top dawg]

5 hours ago, NJPanthers12 said:

Ding dong the Witch is officially dead. I can't express the happiness that I feel right now now. Tears of joy.

The cancer of this organization is gone. This single biggest road block to this franchises success is gone. For the first time since 1995, there is legitimate NFL franchise in the Carolinas. We are no longer an embrassment. We are no longer a Mickey Mouse operation. 

Jerry Richardson has been a garbage human being since day 1. He fooled a majority of this fan base, but ultimately the truth always comes out. We can all finally cheer for a team without feeling dirty. Without feeling guilty. The trash has been taken out.

i know i do not get along with all of you on here, but I am truly happy for every single one of you. For the first time in your lives you will have the opportunity to be passionate about a real franchise. Even if you don't realize is it now, you will realize it extremely shortly.

Today is the third greatest day in this franchises history behind the two NFC Championship games. The Cancer is finally gone. The garbage has been taken out. Go out and celebrate today because it's worth celebrating.

You're coming down pretty hard on the old man. Are you talking about his personal, professional life, or both? I mean, I didn't like the way it seemed like he tanked the franchise after the CBA, and that had terrible repercussions, but I think for the most part, he tried to do a good job bringing a championship here pre-CBA. My thing is that I believe that a person's personal value system rears its head in their business, and I didn't ever fully respect Richardson after some of the things I had read about him. I have never understood the deity-like reverence that some Huddlers had for him, and I always believed that he was an egomaniacal champion of quintessential cultural aspects of the Southern tradition, including the ones steeped in notions of good ol' boy paternalism and patronizing attitudes toward cultural evolution and progression, but he isn't all bad. He is not so unlike lots of men in his position (and many who aren't), which is not to say it's not a bad thing, but it is what it is. I just hope Tepper is a genuinely better human being. If he is, I believe it will bode for a better overall team and organization.