Name Change?

[Porn Shop Clerk]

If you guys aren't racist, and your motivations aren't racist, then why are you so offended?

Me thinks thou doth protest too much.

And if you're gonna say there are no racial factors motivating how Johnson and the team have been scrutinized and received by the general public and possibly members of the local media, then you're either naive or a liar.

[necroplasm]

I think it won't be changed

[panthersphan]

Nothing more would I hate than the owner of CMT to buy the Bobcats and change the name to the Rebels...grow up kid

[X-Clown]

No one's ever asked Jerry to sell or rename his team. Even when we went 1-15 a year after the Carruth trial.

I'm not pleading the case for a name change, nor pleading the case for Bob to sell the team. I'm pointing out that the Bobcats front office is not the "gold standard" that you're making out them to be in comparing them with the Panthers.

[Matt Foley]

3 name changes in 10 years would make Charlotte look like a joke and a very insecure place.

To who? Who really gives a schitt what Charlotte calls its basketball team? Get a clue.

If you want the fans to buy into your franchise, and the fans want a new name to get behind, why on Earth would you say no?

[cdandi1]

I don't necessarily want a name change, but if the majority of fans want one..and right now it seems like it, i would be down. All i know, is that i'm going to support the home town teams because they represent where i'm from and grew up. They could be called the tarheels for all i care(eek and im a dukie).

[King Taharqa]

To who? Who really gives a schitt what Charlotte calls its basketball team? Get a clue.

If you want the fans to buy into your franchise, and the fans want a new name to get behind, why on Earth would you say no?

If you want the fans to buy into your franchise, and the fans want Michael VlCK, why on Earth would you say no? The observer poll has fans voting yes to MV7 over 60%!!! Every Panther fan Ive talked to the past couple days wants VlCK. So tell me Meat, why on Earth wont the Panthers sign him? Why isnt this headlining the front page of the Observer?

[Matt Foley]

If you want the fans to buy into your franchise, and the fans want Michael VlCK, why on Earth would you say no? The observer poll has fans voting yes to MV7 over 60%!!! Every Panther fan Ive talked to the past couple days wants VlCK. So tell me Meat, why on Earth wont the Panthers sign him? Why isnt this headlining the front page of the Observer?

If that's what they want. I don't work for the Panthers any more. I know if my Rams signed Vick, I'd pick another team. So maybe there is the backlash factor wherein the pro-Vick people aren't going to give up their tickets if you don't sign him, but the anti-Vick folks are if you do. I don't know. That's for the Panthers to decide.

And for the record, I only want the Bobcats name to change to Knights. Any of the others I have heard, I'd just as soon keep Bobcats.

[Hugor Hill]

If that's what they want. I don't work for the Panthers any more. I know if my Rams signed Vick, I'd pick another team. So maybe there is the backlash factor wherein the pro-Vick people aren't going to give up their tickets if you don't sign him, but the anti-Vick folks are if you do. I don't know. That's for the Panthers to decide.

And for the record, I only want the Bobcats name to change to Knights. Any of the others I have heard, I'd just as soon keep Bobcats.

Evil, ....is that you?!!?

[Matt Foley]

Evil, ....is that you?!!?

Welcome to my underground lair.

[cdandi1]

the reason the panthers won't sign mike vick is because the dude sucks..he's garbage. We have three legit playmakers..(Stewart, Smith, Williams) that would benefit more from a traditional qb. Anyway, this is the cats forum and a name is different than actual players. Fans have a right to the name..keep the team business to the people who run the team and know a hell of a lot more about professional sports than we do.

[CatMan72]

Dragons has got to be one of dumbest names of all time... is this a serious suggestion?

Just stick with the Bobcats and continue fixing the product.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Dragons, Flight, Cougar are all worse than Bobcats. I've yet to hear a name I'd like.

The Catfish.

Or the Bootleggers.

How bout the Charlotte Moonshiners?

Or one that would really fit the sports fans around here, and my personal favorite, because it has such a ring to it...

The Charlotte Crybabies.

[DynastyRTR]

not a big bobcat fan...(GO HAWKS)...but "The Charlotte Flight" sounds bada$$