Posted on 06/17/2024 1:07:17 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
All is not well with the Carolina Panthers, and it has nothing to do with recent years of putrid performance. Charlotte City Council will hear statements from the public on Monday about whether or not taxpayers believe $650M in revenue should be given to Tepper Sport Entertainment (TSE) to renovate Bank of America Stadium as part of a $1.3B proposal to upgrade the home of the Panthers.
Over 60 percent of residents polled disagree with the proposal, which would exchange the $650M for a 20-year guarantee that the team would not relocate from Charlotte. This “guarantee” gives TSE a 15-year out to leave in 2039 and pay “any outstanding debt” in exchange for the move. It’s the latest in a back-and-forth between North Carolina residents and David Tepper, who has seemingly done everything in his power to become the most-disliked man in professional sports since purchasing the Panthers in 2018. While there’s little doubt some good has come from Tepper’s time, like the establishment of Charlotte FC in MLS and turning the stadium into a large-scale concert venue, he’s also alienated the public time and time again by making seemingly unnecessary changes that forsake tradition in name of the bottom line.
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Just say NO
Welfare for billionaires
I don’t see why a profiable company needs to have public funds.
I can see donating land, or not charging them poperty taxes. possibly for a time or for good.
Unless all of the TV rights go directly into the state’s account.
But, Why should the public need to subsidize a star players 20M+ contract?
I agree.
Two of the eight largest cities don't have an NFL team--San Antonio and San Diego. But metropolitan area population is probably a better metric.
They will still suck
If the UFL is any indicator San Antonio is out after the attendance 22k for their ‘Super Bowl” at the Alamodome. On the other hand St.Louis averaged 35k for a mediocre league..
Please, just give up on Spring Football, it’s a dud, and always will be.
Jerry Jones will never allow another Texas NFL Franchise.
I wouldn’t say it has nothing to do with years of putrid performance. You wanna be popular it really helps to not suck.
St. Louis deserves an NFL team, IMHO. They’ve gotten screwed over by bad owners, twice.
The problem with Southern teams, is that there are a lot of transplants there who still root for their old teams, and don’t get behind the local teams.
Let them move. They can go to Memphis.
I find myself watching Aussie rules football. No pads or helmets to cover those amazing mullets. Even the CFL is better than the UFL.
Then let the North Carolina Panthers leave.
Nashville needs to get rid of its NFL franchise. Instead, the local pols are going to construct a $ 2 billion monolithic, domed football stadium.
The city streets and interstates are full of potholes, greedy developers are ruining residential neighborhoods with more high rise apartments and office buildings, crime is proliferating, and the city now has all the charm of the Bronx.
It’s hard to witness the insanity.
San Diego did that. Same with Oakland. Always some other city willing to build a new palace for them.
Is this a Sportsball team?
Bad investment unless they're going to host March Madness and NFL Draft in Nashville for the next ten years.
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