Is Charlotte the worst sports city right now?

[MechaZain]

On 6/16/2024 at 7:41 PM, ProcessBlue2 said:

Can revisit when/if Charlotte gets an MLB team. It has been discussed lately and I think Charlotte and Nashville are supposedly high on the list. 

I'd feel so bad for Raleigh. It just doesn't make sense in Charlotte. Too close to the Braves and you won't get a better location than the Knights have already. Even Greensboro I think is a better option.

[Navy_football]

1 hour ago, MechaZain said:

I'd feel so bad for Raleigh. It just doesn't make sense in Charlotte. Too close to the Braves and you won't get a better location than the Knights have already. Even Greensboro I think is a better option.

I don't know. Depends. Especially if they have success. The Orioles and the Nationals are only an hour apart, but the Nationals aren't hurting for fans. Winning a championship doesn't hurt though.

[kungfoodude]

On 6/17/2024 at 9:31 AM, djp14 said:

I went to a Canes game 6-7 years ago. It was half empty.

Amazing what good ownership and winning can do.

People forget the 9 year playoff drought. I have been through the great, the good and the bad times as a Canes fan.

Doesn't matter where you are in the state, if you fuging stink, you are gonna suck wind when it comes to fan support.

The reason Charlotte is a dramatically worse sports city is both of those professional teams are fuging awful and have been for a while. Raleigh looks better because the Canes are currently experiencing one of the best eras in team history. 

 

[Smitty will punch you]

On 6/16/2024 at 3:08 PM, CamWhoaaCam said:

Let it all out bro.

 

At the end of the day Charlotte fans just aren't that passionate as other fans. The Panthers and Hornets crowds are wack. 

 

Go to a Canes game and you will understand this. Tell the family I said hi and Happy Father's Day.

My man’s im from Raleigh and still live here. You gotta relax. Let the canes (who only a certain demographic here follows) start being bottom feeders of the NHL for almost a decade. PNC would be absolutely empty. 
 

 

we get it…you love Raleigh but you have to relax. 
 

trying to compare the NHL to the NFL is pure insane. 

[CamWhoaaCam]

7 minutes ago, Smitty will punch you said:

My man’s im from Raleigh and still live here. You gotta relax. Let the canes (who only a certain demographic here follows) start being bottom feeders of the NHL for almost a decade. PNC would be absolutely empty. 
 

 

we get it…you love Raleigh but you have to relax. 
 

trying to compare the NHL to the NFL is pure insane. 

I'm chilling.

 

Raleigh just better than Charlotte. No big deal.

[Old Depot]

On 6/13/2024 at 9:51 AM, hepcat said:

Is right now the worst time in the history of Charlotte pro sports?

The Hornets (formerly Bobcats) have been a dumpster fire since rejoining the NBA 20 years ago. The Panthers were a respectable but frustrating team before David Tepper bought the team, but now they are easily the worst team in the NFL.

Charlotte only has 2 sports teams so it's unfair to compare to every other city in the country with a Big 4 pro sports team, because when you have all 4 of even 3, you tend to have one franchise that ends up being successful. If we're taking into account the Hurricanes and ranking NC's pro sports teams as a whole, the Hurricanes make everything look better in NC pro sports.

But just taking into account cities with an NFL and NBA team, and excluding their respective NHL and MLB teams, in the last 5 years, Charlotte easily takes the crown for the worst city for pro sports. The only other city coming close is Detroit since the Pistons have been awful, but the Lions were in the NFC Championship last year and should probably have made it to the Superbowl if it weren't for some questionable coaching decisions. Indianapolis could be mentioned because the Colts and Pacers have had a somewhat rough go the last 5 years, but both the Colts and Pacers have had more recent success than either the Panthers or Hornets.

Sadly enough I think the Panthers have a better shot at success than the Hornets since the NBA is structured more towards star player driven success and the NFL is a team driven sport where there is more parity year to year. But I'm fairly confident this level of misery will continue for some time. 

Awesome thread, some of these takes are so bad it forced me to make an account. Is this the worst time in charlottes sports history? yes, competitively we suck. But the hornets moving to NOLA is above this on the list, Rae Carruth, Jerry's scandal, etc. all trump this period in my book. 

For the Raleigh support group, i love you guys but you don't even qualify for OP's conditions. OP is only referring to city's with an NFL team and an NBA team, and it's a short short list. I could be wrong, but I have 13 cities. Dallas, DC, Boston, New York, Charlotte, Phoenix, Atlanta, Denver, Minneapolis, Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, and LA. If we want to be technical, the Patriots play 90 minutes from Boston, the Cowboys play in the equivalent of Concord to us, and both of New York's teams play in a different state. The name on the jersey is just branding, not actual location. That leaves 10 cities, that meet the requirements. 

Charlotte can be the worst of these 10 sports cities.... but we all know Philadelphia is a poo hole.