What would it take for you...

[TheRealDeal]

to NOT be a fan of this team anymore?

Are you simply a fan because they are in NC and so are you?

Do you like what they represent? Do you like a certain core of players?

Do you think you are the truest of fans out there and will always be a Panther fan no matter what?

Does the team have to do anything to earn your fandom?

[jtm]

If JR changes his philosophy and we become the Cowboys or Bengals I am out.

[Hoenheim]

Its mainly because I've lived in North Carolina for most of my life (and do so currently) and my dad got me watching the panthers in the late 90's.

I will always be a fan, no matter how badly we suck ass.

[Dpantherman]

nothing

[The Saltman]

If they moved to LA

[Seamonk]

LA Panthers.

[PackPanther]

Probably the only thing that would stop me from being a fan is the panthers moving out of Carolina. That kind of betrayal would just crush me.

[davos]

I was young when the Panthers were founded, went to all of their home games for the first 8 seasons and never had a team to root for prior to their inception. Its pretty much in my blood to root for this team regardless of how bad we look at times. It's the only team in the NFL I want to root for.

[Sword]

I don't live in Carolina so doesn't really matter if they move though I wouldn't like the idea.

[TheRealDeal]

If they moved to LA

:party:

Seems like a lot of people so far are just fans because they are local.

They don't have to do anything else but be in your city to earn your fandom and your dollar?

[The Saltman]

thats how they first became my fav team.

In all honesty if they moved to LA and we never got a team in carolina then I would still be a panthers fan.

Once a new team comes to the carolinas I dunno what I would do. The reason I became a panthers fan first was because they were the carolina panthers.

[jayflip]

If they moved to LA, TRD PanthaSan and I wouldn't be as mad as the rest of you I bet!!!

[Seamonk]

:party:

Seems like a lot of people so far are just fans because they are local.

They don't have to do anything else but be in your city to earn your fandom and your dollar?

It's more of the stigma of being moved to LA for me.

[PackPanther]

:party:

Seems like a lot of people so far are just fans because they are local.

They don't have to do anything else but be in your city to earn your fandom and your dollar?

Thats not true, I live in carolina now but I am originally from Dallas and am still a cowboys fan as my number 2 team. But living in the place with your team helps create an "us against the world" mentality. I can become a fan of another team that doesnt reside in Carolina, but if my team left, then the insult would be too much to handle.