Oh, nothin' could be finer...

Than to be in Carolina for a Panther football game!

I need to set the record straight on one thing right from the start. This girl is a Carolina Panther's football fan and will NEVER become a Dallas Cowboy's fan.  It's not that I personally have anything against the Cowboys.   I probably will never become a fan of another team.  I guess I should elaborate.

I was never a big NFL fan until the Panther's started playing in Charlotte.  Most years, I would only watch the Superbowl with friends, usually picking the underdog to support.  The closest teams to Charlotte are the Redskins and the Falcons.  But, I never felt an affliation with either of those places.

The Panthers are the only NFL team I've supported.  I started going to one or two games a year, then had the chance to buy season tickets.  I became the woman who carried on conversations about football stats and players.  I cheered loudly and never left until the last second ticked off the clock.  I went to games that were colder than I like, wetter than I like and hotter than I like.  I had so much fun!

I became that person who says "we" when talking about the Panthers.  "We" should have made this play or "we" just didn't have it in us this game.  I became an ultimate fan of the Carolina Panthers.

A true fan doesn't stop cheering for their team or change teams just because they move to a new area.  A true fan continues to support their team from where ever they are.  A true sports fan understands why I will not become a fan of another team.

The picture above is the final score of the Wild Card game between the Panthers and Cowboys in January 2004.  The Panthers went on to beat St. Louis in a double OT thriller and Philadelphia to move on to the Superbowl against New England. What an incredible season, even if it didn't end up with a Superbowl win.

Oh, nothin' could be finer
Than to be in Carolina
For a Panther football game!

Stand and cheer for the Panthers
Stand and cheer for the team
The pride of both Carolinas
And city of the queen
Carolina!

Stand and cheer for the Panthers
In our grand ol' name
Nothin' could be finer
Than to be in Carolina
For a Panther football game!

From the mountains
To the Ocean
Carolina, Carolina best of 'em all!
From the endzone
To the endzone
Carolina, Carolina carry the ball!
Oh, nothin' could be finer
Than to be in Carolina
For a Panther football game!

Nothin' could be finer
Than to be in Carolina
For a Carolina Panther football game!
Carolina!