Midfield NFL shield is gone (speculation)

[Car123]

I liked the logos at the 25. Maybe we could put Tepper's face at midfield and leave the Panthers logo where it currently is.

[Johnny Rockets]

27 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I don't remember that, but I can look it up. Pretty sure the article was by Jonathan Jones.

Edit: Confirmed.

Damn. Richardson really did give a final "f--k you" to everybody, didn't he?

Wow - I hadn't heard that piece of info. He really did. 

[FakePlasticTrees]

6 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I still don't see anything that suggests a change of the midfield logo, what gives?  Hell he could be looking at changing the field turf for all way know.  

I think the supposition is based on the number of Panthers' employees that are tweeting and retweeting the photo. They are clearly hinting at something. It has been reported that signatures of Richardson at the stadium have been removed and the thought is that the change in logo is another way to highlight the future rather than the past. It could be changed just in time for Fanfest. It allows Tepper to symbolically show primary loyalty to the team rather than the league.

I think this is a sign that the new regime is monitoring social media and message boards like this.

[joeyxfresco]

50 minutes ago, mjligon said:

Upon further review, those aren’t socks (I also thought they were at first)...they are showing each possible variation with the black pants as an option...could we see more black pants this season? 

I’ll see if I can shop the black pants on the white and blue uniforms when I get home from work

[Mr. Scot]

20 minutes ago, Johnny Rockets said:

Wow - I hadn't heard that piece of info. He really did. 

Here's the full explanation from Jonathan Jones.

Tepper sent shockwaves when, at the end of a press conference two weeks ago, he said he was “contractually obligated to keep that statue as it is.” What was said, and how it was said, created more questions than answers.

According to a league source I spoke with, the statue will likely never go anywhere. Any workarounds, like building a bigger statue beside it, or draping something over it, or even leaving it behind if the team moves to a new stadium in the Carolinas … all of these options were considered.

“As long as that team is in the Carolinas, which will likely be forever because Mr. Tepper has no intention of moving them,” the source says, “as long as they are the Carolina Panthers, that statue needs to be there.”

Just like you’d have no need for wedding portraits of your home’s previous owners hanging in the foyer, Tepper has no use for a massive statue of Richardson sandwiched between two panthers. On top of anyone’s personal feelings about the statue, it’s in the middle of the access to one of the stadium’s three main entrances. But the reason why Tepper is stuck with a statue of the disgraced former owner is three-fold.

From the jump, it was made clear to all interested buyers this was non-negotiable. The statue—that two years ago those around Richardson claimed he didn’t even want—had become part of the deal. Although I was told during the process that the sale would be an auction to the highest bidder, Tepper reportedly had the lowest offer among the three finalists (though the billionaire was ready to cut a check any day and the other bidders were searching for financing). If you’re coming in with a lower bid and this statue is near and dear to the heart of the seller, is it worth rocking the boat?

David Tepper's honeymoon phase with the Carolina Panthers

Seems pretty obvious now that the whole "Mr. Richardson doesn't really want this statue but the junior partners insisted" schtick was total bulls--t.

Also interesting that Jones points out Tepper was not just a low bidder, but the lowest bidder. Perhaps that's a bit of a "f--k you" to Richardson from the NFL.

[rico6]

I'm..a believer again

[punkpanther]

I just wonder what would happen if the statue was just gone one day ? Is the sale of the team voided at that point and ownership reverts back to Richardson? Or is it just a gentleman’s agreement ? Or will tepper just wait until he kicks the bucket then take it down ? I honestly can’t see that statue being there 10 years from now .

[tukafan21]

And what is the penalty if he decides to tear it down?

 

Not like they’re going to be able to take the team away from him, so it’s got to be a financial penalty, but how big could it be that Tepper won’t just bite the bullet and pay it, guy just paid $2 Billion for the team.

[Chaos]

2 hours ago, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

well guys it's been a nice run

Bring back London 67

[Chaos]

Tepper would be the most legendary sports owner in history if he just had the statue removed and put headfirst in random dumpster at the stadium.

[FakePlasticTrees]

19 minutes ago, punkpanther said:

I just wonder what would happen if the statue was just gone one day ? Is the sale of the team voided at that point and ownership reverts back to Richardson? Or is it just a gentleman’s agreement ? Or will tepper just wait until he kicks the bucket then take it down ? I honestly can’t see that statue being there 10 years from now .

The contract probably has a liquidated damages provision that specifies damages if the clause is breached. If so, he could tear down the statue and simply pay the amount stipulated in the contract. Now, if there happened to be an accidental explosion that destroyed the statue..........

[PantherGuy]

If someone can answer perhaps an obvious question that I'm too lazy to google, why did we insist on having the NFL logo at midfield?

[Squirrel]

Now it doesn't say we can't put a dress on it. 

 

[therealmjl]

3 minutes ago, PantherGuy said:

If someone can answer perhaps an obvious question that I'm too lazy to google, why did we insist on having the NFL logo at midfield?

Because our previous owner wanted to “thank” the NFL for allowing us to have a franchise. 

Or something submissive like that