Bengals fans selling off tickets

by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 13, 2008 6:05 PM EDT

Things are getting bad in Cincinnati; the frustration level with fans are steaming. Dustin Dow writes that over 3,000 tickets are available for Sunday's game against the Steelers, and nearly 5,000 for home games against the Jaguars, Redskins and Chiefs. The tickets have already been bought and paid for as they are being resold by ticket agency, StubHub.

Here's the kicker. The Bengals have sold out all home games this season -- so the Bengals have their money. Empty seats amount to little, because they will be filled by opposing team fans, or people that just want to enjoy an NFL experience (if you can call it that).

Unfortunately, Paul Brown Stadium will be filled with Steelers fans. It goes without saying that long-standing frustration felt by fans, is enough to let a rival fan base invade, occupy and overrun the stadium named after the most important (and influential) Ohioan football man of all time. In truth, we just don't care anymore about protecting our turf. If that's not message heard by those that ignore the demands of the base, then it's hard to ascertain exactly what will.

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They've been tone deaf for 17 years.

“If that’s not message heard by those that ignore the demands of the base, then it’s hard to ascertain exactly what will.”

They’ve been tone deaf for 17 years. They won’t be starting to listen to the fan base now, especially when, as you say, the stadium is already sold out for the rest of the season. They might start listening to the fan base after they fill only half the stadium for the next 2 seasons. Might.

In any event, who cares. I’m ditching the Bengals after 30 years and becoming a Steelers fan. Go Steelers!!!

Tom Blogical

by Tom Blogical on Oct 13, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

Or maybe the Colts...

…I haven’t completely decided yet. Maybe I should shop myself around to the other teams. Tell them I’m a disgruntled Bengals fan and wish to shop my loyalties to a new NFL team. Maybe I’ll get some free gear out of it. I vaguely remember someone else doing that…

Tom Blogical

by Tom Blogical on Oct 13, 2008 7:54 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry...

I’d have to defect to The Star. At least their “I’ll never hire a GM” of an owner has actually won something. And I always seem to get the ’Boys as the late afternoon game here in Nashville. And I might actually have something to do on Monday nights every once in a while besides iron my dress shirts.

by TheWalrus1971 on Oct 13, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Try eBay. :)

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by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 13, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe we could MAKE the league MAKE the Brown family sell.

LOL…they made Marge sell, right? Of course, we’d have to start getting some pretty insane quotes out of Mike Brown now in order for that to start percolating up to The Chancellor in time for the team to change hands by, say, 2012.

by TheWalrus1971 on Oct 13, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

The Reds are quickly losing me, too.

How long has it been since they’ve made the playoffs? The last time I truly enjoyed watching them was 1990.

Tom Blogical

by Tom Blogical on Oct 13, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

With a core of Votto, Bruce, Volquez, Cueto, and Encarnacion, and a full offseason in the hands of a proven winner, Jocketty, I’m feeling okay about the Reds right now.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Oct 14, 2008 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Only way to open Mike's eyes is with $$$$$$

The only way for Mike Brown and the league to step in and help Bengals fans is by reaching into their pocket books. Even if fans have tickets don’t go into the stadium. Tail gating is more fun the going into the stadium anyway. They would lose out on the concession and not to mention the negative media that would come.

The worst part of Mike Brown is that he ruins young kids careers who are just coming out of college by putting them on crap teams. Who’s going to be the poor guy who gets selected in the top 5 next draft? This is why the league should really step in! Could the Players’ Union step in?

by Week4! on Oct 14, 2008 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

The UnGame

Somebody, maybe a radio station, should rent out Longworth Hall for the next Bengals home game. Put up big screens all over the place, have beer and grub vendors, and invite all disgruntled season ticket holders to come watch the game there and leave their seats empty. Collect all the unused tickets to send back to Mike Brown, maybe even pony up some radio station cash to reimburse the holders some percentage of face value. Promote the shit out of the event, solicit sponsors to offset cost, encourage fans to get all dressed/painted up like they were going to the stadium- try to get that Bengal stormtrooper dude, hang a giant pinata of Mike Brown filled with gold-foil wrapped chocolate coins. Do it every Bengals home game and see how many empty seats show up on CBS- I mean, sure, the tix are already paid for but the embarrassment of a half empty stadium on national t.v. might at least rub Mike’s face in it a bit.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Oct 14, 2008 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

I agree with w4 and IJR
If this was done, the Bengals would lose a decent amount of money from concessions etc.
(The only way to make it though a game is by buying multiple $7 beers, and those add up)
The embarrassment and loss of money may send a message to Brown.
I think the networks would run with a story of the fans still rooting for the team, but going out of there way to protest the ownership.

by R.F. Mehl on Oct 14, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions