re: Interested to see what fans in the region are NOT Panthers fans

Posted by CarolinaCock

South Carolina

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Posted on 1/25/16 at 11:12 pm to SCgamecock2988

I'm a diehard 49ers fan always have been. The panthers are North Carolinas team. In fact they only just started referring to them as the CAROLINA panthers. It was the North Carolina Panthers in the beginning

Posted by Champagne

Already Conquered USA.

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Posted on 1/25/16 at 11:20 pm to SCgamecock2988

In the days before the Carolina Panthers, the Washington Redskins was North Carolina's NFL team.

There are still some Redskins fans in that area. If the Redskins start kicking arse again sometime, you might see more Wash. fans in that area than you might see Panther fans.

This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 11:26 pm

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Posted by Cockopotamus

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:58 am to Champagne

There are still some Redskins fans in SC as well because the Carolinas were in DC's market before teams like Dallas and ATL came along. DC was the southern most team in the NFL until Dallas joined in 1960.

My dad is old enough to remember only getting Redskins games as a kid and when Dallas started getting broadcast in Cola he started pulling for them. Which is why I'm a Dallas fan.

I'm pretty sure scrooster said he's a Redskins fan in the NFL thread on the USC board.

Posted by DrewDawg13

Athens

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 5:13 am to SCgamecock2988

Frick the Panthers.

Posted by A$AP Cocky

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 5:53 am to rebelrouser

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Columbia, SC, and I never liked them. They are not "Carolina" but rather Charlotte and/or NC.

I don't understand this line of thinking

the team is located within 10 miles of the border and used to play its home games in South Carolina before the stadium was built

hell they have training camp at Wofford

how is pulling for Pittsburgh/Dallas/Washington anymore of your team if you're from here team, cause that's usually what I see around here

This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 8:28 am

Posted by A$AP Cocky

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 5:54 am to Champagne

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If the Redskins start kicking arse again sometime, you might see more Wash. fans in that area than you might see Panther fans

I'm from the Winston-Salem area, and the triad has always been predominantly redskins fans

even now

Posted by SCgamecock2988

Member since Oct 2015

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:19 am to CarolinaCock

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I'm a diehard 49ers fan always have been. The panthers are North Carolinas team. In fact they only just started referring to them as the CAROLINA panthers. It was the North Carolina Panthers in the beginning

Stop making up stuff.

This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 8:19 am

Posted by Cheeky Fellow

Brookhaven-Oglethorpe MARTA Station

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:21 am to SCgamecock2988

The only people in Atlanta rooting for the Panthers are Auburn fans and a smattering of people in College Park.

Cam got heartily booed at Philips Arena during the playoffs last year when he was put on the jumbotron.

Posted by OldPete

Georgia

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 8:24 am to SCgamecock2988

Been a lifelong Falcons fan (mostly a long suffering one) since the NFL expansion added Atlanta in the 60's...don't hate Carolina but will be pulling for Denver since I don't want the Falcons to be the only team in the division to not win a Super Bowl...