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(07-19-2021, 05:40 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: That entire thing falls on the one and dones. I was there in the '80s. Riverfront was full and rocking. Super Bowl in '81 and '88 meant that playoff games were being won and there was some hope. 

I'm not sure how it was in 2005 but i'd have to think that after such a long drought, it had to be pretty full and loud then too. The Dalton/Green era was filled with one and dones and came off the Palmer/Johnson era, more specifically '06-'10. 

If this team gets a playoff win or two, plays in a CC or SB, you can be sure the stadium will be full and loud, no problem. 

You may be right, and I was a kid in the '80's, but it seems odd when you look at it from a historical perspective.  The '80's were the Bengals golden age, but they only had 4 winning seasons and 3 playoff berths during the decade and one of those was during the '82 strike year.  They broke a string of 3 straight losing seasons with the '81 AFC Championship team, went one and done in the strike year, then were mediocre to bad until '88.  

I'm apparently odd because when I go to a sporting event, I go to be entertained by watching the game.  Stuff like the playoff win drought doesn't really enter my mind.  Similarly, the whole "stadium experience" stuff doesn't really bug me, either, as long as the seats are reasonably comfortable and the food and drinks aren't ridiculously overpriced.  But apparently that stuff really does matter to some folks, which is why I assume I'm in the vast minority.