No. 1 Fan

Preston Stancil

As a Georgia State student, Preston Stancil (B.A. '03) was the starting center on the intramural football team and a charter member of "Lefty's Loonies," a group of rabid, blue-clad fans who furiously cheered on former head basketball coach Lefty Driesell's Panther hoops teams.

Now, as an alumnus, he's still got the spirit - he was the very first Georgia State fan to purchase 2010 inaugural season football tickets.

"I love this university, Panther athletics and I love just being a part of it," Stancil said. "I'm looking forward to the community that football is going to bring to the university and what it's going to do for the alumni base."

Stancil, who is also a basketball season ticket holder, says that a football program will help build Georgia State's identity.

"Georgia State University, Coach Curry and his staff and the student-athletes have made a tremendous commitment to build this football program," he says. "Now it's our time as alumni to make our commitment."

Stancil said he plans to do his part to show Panther Pride across Atlanta: He's working on making his white Chrysler PT Cruiser bleed Panther blue. 

"My vision is for it to be painted a sparkly blue and have the new GSU logo on both sides,  like the new GSU football helmet," he said. "I'm going to call it Panther One, and it would be our version of Georgia Tech's Rambling Wreck," he said, referring to the Model A coupe that serves as a rolling mascot at Georgia Tech.