HawKnPeppa":pfgta13v said:
Funny how all of the Carolina fans have vanished into the woodwork. Same characters that, if the script were flipped and they won the SB, they would have come to OUR forum -not the Donko forum- to rub it in. Instead, they are faced with a SB loss and the horribly immature opposite of dabbing. I do feel for Kuechly, Davis, Lotulelei, Short and any other truly good sport who also plays the game well.
Funny how you wanted Panther fans OUT and questioned why they're here, now you have a change of heart and want us back? Ha. Thanks. Sunday was a bitter pill but honestly I've enjoyed the threads bashing Cam and the Panthers after reading how many "didn't care about the Super Bowl" or the Panthers "weren't a rivalry" recently. Soothing actually, and some of them are LOL funny.
Speaking only for myself, I never rubbed anything in and I've tried to be as respectful as possible, coming back to offer congrats after tough losses in 2014 and simply saying thanks to those that offered their congrats this year.
My expectations this year were to win the South (when most this year wrote us off), and anything after that was gravy. As I documented here
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=113101 and here
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=119617 I did not expect it to be this year but do expect the Panthers to be the next ringless team to win a ring and if anyone was going to beat us, I suggested this be the year. Cam and Luke are signed through the next presidential election cycle and haven't even entered their primes and I wouldn't trade them for any, just as knowledgeable and prideful Hawk fans would feel the same about your guys.
As for next year, who is to say how tough the schedule will be? Opponents only have a .441 2015 winning %, tied with the Jets for the lowest in the league. After running a gauntlet of Rodgers, Luck, Romo, Eli, Bortles, Mariotta, they will get Palmer (again), Carr, Bridgewater, Smith, Rivers, and God only knows who under center in LA/San Fran/Denver. Simply flying to the west coast means nothing as the Panthers have a better win % playing on the west coast than they do overall as a franchse as a whole. Every season takes on a life of it's own and it's unlikely I even think about the schedule until it's released.
Simply put, the feeling sucks, but we (at least good Panther fans) will be back for the forseeable future. Happy, safe, and healthy offseason to all!