Lord have mercy, I’m praying that Luke Combs is right about this…
The North Carolina native is gearing up for two sold-out shows at Bank of America stadium tonight and tomorrow night as part of his massive world tour, which will be very social as Luke grew up in nearby Huntersville, North Carolina until he was about eight or nine years old and still has quite a bit of family in the area.
And of course, if you know anything about him, then you know that the man loves football and is a diehard fan of the Carolina Panthers, and is known to offer up his takes pretty often during the season.
If you’re into NFL football even in the slightest, then you probably also know that the last few years have been especially rough for us Panthers fans, as the team had a dismal showing under the guise of head coach Matt Rhule, who was fired mid-way through the 2022 season and replaced with interim head coach Steve Wilks.
After finishing the year with a 7-10 record, thanks to Wilks pretty much rallying the team and trying to salvage what little was left of the season, it was a hard year and most of the games were less than a joy to watch, to put it mildly.
And it appears as though Mr. Combs has a pretty optimistic look on this year already, seeing as we drafted former Heisman Trophy winner and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young first overall in the 2023 draft and has been very highly touted as one of the best young QB’s in the game.
Local Charlotte news reporter Faith Alford found Luke outside of the stadium this afternoon donning a Panthers t-shirt ahead of tonight’s show, and of course, she had to ask him about his thoughts on this upcoming season.
And Luke might be the most confident person between the states of North and South Carolina, saying he believes the Panthers are going undefeated under new coaching staff led by Frank Reich and that “Bryce is the guy”:
“Oh, 16-0, 17-0. Bryce is the guy… Bryce is the guy.”
Ya heard it here first… keep pounding, baby:
LUKE COMBS WORLD TOUR 2023
July 15, 2023—Charlotte, NC—Bank of America Stadium*
July 22, 2023—Foxborough, MA—Gillette Stadium*
July 29, 2023—Philadelphia, PA—Lincoln Financial Field*
August 9, 2023—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena+
August 11, 2023—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre+
August 16, 2023—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena+
August 20, 2023—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena+
August 23, 2023—Adelaide, Australia—Adelaide Entertainment Centre+
August 26, 2023—Perth, Australia—RAC Arena+
September 30, 2023—Oslo, Norway—Spektrum
October 1, 2023—Stockholm, Sweden—Annexet
October 4, 2023—Copenhagen, Denmark—Vega
October 6, 2023—Hamburg, Germany—Barclays Arena
October 7, 2023—Amsterdam, Netherlands—AFAS Live
October 8, 2023—Paris, France—La Cigale
October 10, 2023—Zurich, Switzerland—The Hall
October 11, 2023—Brussels, Belgium—Ancienne Belgique
October 13, 2023—Dublin, Ireland—3Arena
October 14, 2023—Belfast, N. Ireland—SSE Arena
October 16, 2023—Glasgow, Scotland—OVO Hydro Arena
October 17, 2023—Manchester, England—AO Arena
October 19, 2023—London, England—The O2 Arena
*with special guests Riley Green, Lainey Wilson, Flatland Cavalry and Brent Cobb
+with special guests Cody Johnson and Lane Pittman
