Being a fan of this team

[SunsetBengal]

(12-21-2016, 12:46 AM)Atomic Orange Wrote: Did you not know what you were getting yourself into when you became a fan of the "Bungles"? (01 right?) Were you young? Family pressure?

I ask because.. no way would i have chosen this team coming off the 90's. "Luckily" I got to witness some success by becoming a fan in 80 and then they just became my team. After 2 SB's within a decade i didn't see the 90's coming at all. I thought they would eventually get one.

This team seems to really pain you and that is justified to a degree. I mean you don't want it to damage your life or anything. If you feel it is getting to that point I say maybe it is time to find another team. You wouldn't be the first person to do it. Why do you think the Steelers have so many fans? Because they are easy to root for. Same goes for all the other darlings.

It's hard being a Bengals fan.

This also describes me, as a Bengals fan.  At 7 years old, in 1976, my Dad got me interested in watching football.  I chose the Bengals as my favorite team, never waivered.  (although I was an Earl Campbell fan, and it pained me when the Bengals played the Oilers, until the Tyler Rose retired)