If you're up for a joust, this might be for you.
Was sent an e-mail from a Panthers fan alerting me to an on-line petition
(Link here).
These folks are hoping to spur Panthers owner Jerry Richardson to change the mid-field logo at Bank of America Stadium. They're looking for a big Panther head. He prefers the NFL logo, known familiarly to league employees as "the shield."
People have been barking about this for years. If it moves you, there's the link to the petition. Who knows, maybe somebody sees it and it changes a mind.
The only problem is, there's only one mind that counts here, and it ain't changing.
Quick story: Once upon a time, there was a meeting involving some of the stadium operation folks, the grounds crew, Richardson's son Jon (who runs the building) and the boss man himself. A plan was presented to paint the Panthers logo at mid-field. A good bit of time had been spent on the renderings. Discussions were held, drawings were shown, including contingencies as to where to move the league's logo.
The elder Richardson took it all in, listened and looked respectfully. Then he rose, and adjourned the meeting by saying simply: "Boys, ... paint the shield."
There might have been an extra word just before "shield," but I wasn't there to hear it myself, and I couldn't type it here anyway.
Good luck, though.
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