How Important are the Bengals to You ?

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When I first started following football in the 70’s, my first favorite team was the Raiders. I had one of those electric football games that vibrated the field. The teams were the colts (bo-ring!) and the Raiders (much cooler). However, being born in Cincinnati and spending plenty of time there in the Summer after moving away, the Reds caught my attention, and soon after so did the Bengals, with Anderson, Griffin, Bacon & co. Had a dual allegiance for awhile, but somewhere in the late 70’s I was all in on the Bengals.

Message boards probably saved my allegiance to the team, PaulBrownBengals boards after cincytalk shut down in particular. Several years ago, I tried to swear off all things Bengals for a few months ( among other things, life happening), but things in my life calmed down and I was back. Pretty important to me. At this time I am elated with the team’s success, and not too pessimistic. Every now and then a shadow shows up, but they’re just about non existent at this point.