UPDATE: Bengals granted extension

by Kirkendall on Oct 15, 2009 12:00 PM EDT Comment 29 comments

Bengals.com reports that the ticket office had "strong sales Wednesday evening and Thursday morning" allowing for hope that the Bengals could apply for an extension with the league office. Typically extensions are applied and granted only if there's a chance that a sellout happens. Bengals.com write:

Indications are there has been enough of a surge that the club could apply for an extension and move the deadline from 1 p.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday.

UPDATE: Bengals.com updates that the league has granted the Bengals an extension.

Games normally must be sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff for lifting of the local TV blackout, but the deadline for this week has been shortened to 48 hours, giving the club until 1 p.m. tomorrow (Friday).

“We thank our fans for stepping up with a good run of support the last few days, bringing us close enough to get this extension,” said Katie Blackburn, Bengals executive vice-president. “We are continuing to work to lift the blackout. It’s unclear if we will make it -- we have more than 3000 tickets to go -- but we have great fans and hope we can reach the level that allows our sellout streak to continue.”

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Where the hell is Kroger?

I demand non-blacked out satisfaction and the “Let’s go Krogering” bastards had better make it happen.

by IFChris on Oct 15, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

lmao

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Oct 15, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

thats right Chris they need to step it up!!!

c’mon k-roger

CB85......Collaros for Heisman

by TennBengalfan on Oct 15, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Balloon Boy "did it for the show"

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhh00Q8sLeUFVp8tGS

CB85......Collaros for Heisman

by TennBengalfan on Oct 15, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ridiculous

how many 4-1 teams are having trouble selling out?

by WhoDeyDerek on Oct 15, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There are no other 4-1 teams.

Arizona went to the superbowl last year and are still barely selling out.

by Chomp Chomp on Oct 15, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah but the cards stink

by WhoDeyDerek on Oct 15, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

are you going?

by GrooveLeg on Oct 15, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i cant go

im a first year season tick holder and went to the first 2 games… was planning on going but i got into a really bad car accident last week… totaled my car and broke my collarbone. so im really trying to avoid crowds or i would be there. oh well… ill watch it at the bar.

by WhoDeyDerek on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh man... that sounds horrible.

best of luck. who dey

by GrooveLeg on Oct 16, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have some friends in Ohio and they are all hurting financially....

According to the guys I know, Ohio has been hit hard. Maybe economics playing into it?

"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."

The ROSENFAIL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAKAKE-uq-8&feature=related

by TexansForever on Oct 15, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, no offense, but also part of it is that I don’t think people are expecting a good game out of the Texans. Which I think is stupid, because you guys have played very poorly but that does NOT mean you don’t have the talent to show up and give a good game or even the upset (though I hope not, of course).

by FriarBob on Oct 15, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTF? If people in Cincy were truly not expecting a good game from the Texans, they would flock to the stadium to celebrate a big win. Intelligent people realize that the Texans are an explosive, talent-laden team that could easily come in here and knock off the Bengals. And it wouldn’t be much of an upset. Still, the reason for the non-sellout (as of Thursday afternoon) is perplexing. Maybe SW Ohio’s rotten economy does have something to do with it. What’s the weather forecast like? Hopefully things get squared away with a sellout (and a big Bengals win).

by virginiastripes on Oct 15, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No it's obvious

No one wants to watch the awful Texans get creamed again.

by St. Esiason on Oct 15, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

pretty sure they stomped us last year

CB85......Collaros for Heisman

by TennBengalfan on Oct 15, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So did the Ravens

By almost the same exact score, look how that turned out this year.

by St. Esiason on Oct 16, 2009 4:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

looks like it is extended

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Tickets-extension-granted/0c110995-6aed-4ae4-95ed-3302b6d88c5b

by cokane on Oct 15, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess TJ was right

A bunch of broke ass people live in Cincy.

by St. Esiason on Oct 15, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

TJ who?

by virginiastripes on Oct 15, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know who.

by St. Esiason on Oct 15, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

TJ who?

CB85......Collaros for Heisman

by TennBengalfan on Oct 15, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Houshmanzadeh

by St. Esiason on Oct 16, 2009 4:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Bengals are simply feeling the loss of trust from year after year of heartbreak. Isn’t the expression, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”? We’re up to what, like 17-18 times most fans have been made the fool?

Fans don’t trust that this season will be special, and while I tend to disagree, I understand that they’re less than willing to part with their money and look the fool again. I can’t blame them either. Cincinnati fans are notoriously fickle, but it’s not like they haven’t got cause. They need more for their faith to be restored.

by rorschach1979 on Oct 15, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs