01-14-2022, 09:37 PM
(01-14-2022, 06:14 PM)pally Wrote: It is 5:00 somewhere...right?
You guys know who you are...you were there at the beginning. You saw the team through growing pains all the way to the Super Bowl. You were there during the lost years of revolving door QBs and coaches, of draft picks not working out, trades not made, and losses...year after year of nothing but losses. You were there when the only news coming out of Cincinnati was how many players had been arrested and how cheap Mike Brown was. You were there the last time the fans had real hope heading into the playoffs only to see it crash with a QB being carted off after a cheap shot. You were there for 5 straight years of playoff futility. And you are still here when a young man from Athens Ohio made us all believe.
So cheers to all of you, your love of the Bengals, and your faith that we are at the beginning of something special
Rep and right back at you, pally.
Most days I think I know who I am. Memories are hazy, but I'm pretty sure that it took me a couple of years to switch over from my boyhood allegiance to the Browns. Please don't judge me -- they were all we had in the 50's and 60's. But from 1970 on I have bled orange and black.
It's hasn't always been easy. But through it all, I would not trade my Bengal fandom for anything. Even having my heart broken time after time down there in the south end zone. Small market that we are, I count myself fortunate to be an easy 25 minute drive from watching a team in the NFL.
Yeah, I'm a Bengals fan, and proud of it. So hell yes, here's to us!
