David Tepper walked into a suite in Bank of America Stadium that was decorated with all the black-and-blue trappings of enormous circumstance.

Cameras clicked and dozens of reporters leaned forward in their neatly arranged seats toward a tall, blue-lit podium, and the new owner of the Carolina Panthers began to speak.

"Listen," Tepper said. "It's a new day for the organization."

Change has come for the Panthers. And Tepper made it clear on Tuesday where he'll start: With facilities, where he said the team is lagging behind much of the NFL.

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