Midfield NFL shield is gone (speculation)

[TheCasillas]

10 minutes ago, Cookie Lyon said:

Found an old article of JR discussing why he had the NFL shield at midfield.

http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/3223598

My lord he was so old fashioned and set in his ways. I'm glad we've moved on to a new era of Carolina Panthers football. Tepper has won me over so far.

Dear Panthers,

Please replace the logo so this crap stops.

[Mr. Scot]

Was there a legit possibility that fans might not realize we played in the NFL? 

[micnificent28]

1 hour ago, mjligon said:

and i don't see how anyone didn't make the connection of it being the shield finally being replaced.

Did he say it? Or is he just waking and talking. If I walk across midfield does that mean the shield is going to be replaced? Just because you want something to be doesn’t mean it is going to be just because  someone related to the situation walks across it.

[therealmjl]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Was there a legit possibility that fans might not realize we played in the NFL? 

There were a few years where the confusion might have occurred.

[therealmjl]

Just now, micnificent28 said:

Did he say it? Or is he just waking and talking. If I walk across midfield does that mean the shield is going to be replaced? Just because you want something to be doesn’t mean it is going to be just because  someone related to the situation walks across it.

The entire Panthers social media account and beat writers are all but confirming it.

Also it seems that whatever it is will be debuted at Fan Fest this Friday, so there’s that.

Pay more attention.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, micnificent28 said:

Did he say it? Or is he just waking and talking. If I walk across midfield does that mean the shield is going to be replaced? Just because you want something to be doesn’t mean it is going to be just because  someone related to the situation walks across it.

They're deliberately not saying it outright because it's meant to be a tease.

Voth and the Twitter guys all know that the NFL logo at midfield is a big pet peeve for a lot of fans. They also know that a lot of fans are excited at the prospect of Tepper changing it.

Hence, this is meant to build anticipation. And I think Gantt it's probably right. You might just see the midfield Pantherslogo for the first time at Fan Fest.

[Mr. Scot]

8 minutes ago, mjligon said:

There were a few years where the confusion might have occurred.

Fair point 

[ladypanther]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

FYI: Gantt believes it might be in place in time for Fan Fest.

Would prefer that the new midfield logo make its debut at the Dallas game...the stadium would be rocking!!!

[Cookie Lyon]

19 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Was there a legit possibility that fans might not realize we played in the NFL? 

According to Jerry, the fans had no clue! 

[Cookie Lyon]

22 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

Dear Panthers,

Please replace the logo so this crap stops.

Someone seems upset...

[Floppin]

21 minutes ago, micnificent28 said:

Did he say it? Or is he just waking and talking. If I walk across midfield does that mean the shield is going to be replaced? Just because you want something to be doesn’t mean it is going to be just because  someone related to the situation walks across it.

Every Panthers media member is teasing the same images and question. They've been informed of something but have been asked to keep it underwarps until the reveal - most likely at fan fest. I'm not sure how this isnt completely obvious.

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

Would prefer that the new midfield logo make its debut at the Dallas game...the stadium would be rocking!!!

There's one big argument against that though. The field is currently blank.

For the NFL logo to be there again, they'd have to take the trouble to paint it back on. I'm not sure I'd want to do that again, especially not after teasing it on social media this week.

Gotta figure the fact that they're teasing it now means it's more likely to be done soon.

[philp]

24 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Was there a legit possibility that fans might not realize we played in the NFL? 

2001 and 2010

[KB_fan]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

There's one big argument against that though. The field is currently blank.

For the NFL logo to be there again, they'd have to take the trouble to paint it back on. I'm not sure I'd want to do that again, especially not after teasing it on social media this week.

Gotta figure the fact that they're teasing it now means it's more likely to be done soon.

The field has to be painted for practice at Fan Fest. So it makes sense to do it this week. But could be tough with all the rain that's forecast.