11-09-2015, 08:11 PM
So this is my second ever post on the Bengals Board but I've been a long time visitor of Jungle Noise and have been coming to this site since its inception. I want to share the terrible experience I had Thursday night at Paul Brown Stadium during the Browns game because it is something that was unacceptable and nothing I've ever seen before or do I hope to ever see it again.
First off, I'm no amateur when it comes to to attending Bengals games. I haven't missed a home game since 2009 and have been a season ticket holder since 2011 in section 248. I even traveled to Pittsburgh to watch Josh Brown kick the game winning field goal in 2012 to vault the Bengals into the playoffs for the second straight season. I have seen a lot of things both good and bad in PBS but what I saw Thursday was an embarrassment to all Bengals fans.
When I arrived at my seat in 248 I see there are two browns fans sitting in the seats to my left. Great, Browns fans usually are drunk idiots who are rude and rub every play in your face. Fortunately for me, these guys were pretty cool and said they don't really expect to win but travel to an away Browns game every year. But, unfortunately for these Browns fans it was amateur hour in PBS and there were 4 50 year old drunk idiots 2 rows ahead who don't know how to handle their alcohol or act in public.
These 4 older men, I'd say in their late 40s early 50s would turn around after every Bengals play and every Browns mishap to rub it in these Browns fans faces. They would point, laugh, flip them off, cuss at them, tell them how bad Cleveland sucked, they even found a towel that said something along the lines of "Cleveland sucks, Pittsburgh swallows" and held it in front of their faces. This happened almost every single play. It was getting to the point of excessive harassment.
I told the Browns fans, who were pretty friendly, to just ignore them or call the Jerk line. He responded that he wasn't a snitch. Whatever. To each his own I suppose. But as the game went on it got worse and the heckling became more intense. I started to get extremely annoyed as well as the other fans around me. The usher was made aware of how bad it was getting (heavy set usher with gray hair and gray goatee in 248) and all he would do is point at the Bengals fans which did nothing. He didn't come down and tell them to stop. He didn't bring over security to give them a warning. He did nothing.
Eventually the fans became annoyed enough to just leave the game(it was basically over anyways) but when the Browns fans were leaving the old man said "See you later *****. You better hope I don't see you outside of this stadium" and him and his loser friends were all flipping them off. The browns fan had enough and hopped over the seat and grabbed the heckling Bengals fan. Again, the usher does nothing and the fight had to be broken up by other fans. The Browns fans eventually leave. It completely ruined my time. I didn't feel like cheering or celebrating big plays because I was just so annoyed with how Bengals fans were treating these people.
What made me extremely upset about this situation is that people think its acceptable to treat someone else like shit because they root for a different team. Yes, if you go to an opposing teams stadium wearing the opposing teams gear you should expect some prodding from other fans. I've been to Pittsburgh wearing a Bengals jersey. Everyone was extremely friendly and respectful but there were some "Bengals suck" comments thrown our way.
After they left, these 4 guys sat and laughed about it the entire time, other Bengals fans were coming up and giving them high fives. All while I sat there just waiting for security to come and eject these drunks. Nope. They never showed. I couldn't believe it. These degenerates got to sit there and enjoy the rest of the game while they made it hell for other fans who paid good money for those seats. This is unacceptable and embarrassing for Bengals fans. We were recently ranked the "Most Sober" of all fan bases. This sure didn't show on Thursday.
After the clock hit 0:00 and it was time to leave, I was so bothered I asked the usher why he didn't eject the drunkards. His response: "I don't have the power to eject anyone and I didn't want to put myself in harms way"... Wow, again, Unacceptable.
Everyone in that stadium knew that Cleveland sucks. The Cleveland fans knew it, Bengals fans knew it, the players all probably knew it as well. But this type of behavior should not be tolerated nor should other Bengals fans be happy when this kind of stuff happens. I've already written to the Bengals via a survey they sent out but I will likely be emailing them with a complaint as well.
I actually have a picture of the bullies that I will upload later just in case someone knows who they are but I want to end this post with this: If you can't handle your alcohol or plan on acting like an idiot in PBS, please stay home and troll the opposing teams message board or something. You are ruining someone elses time with your actions and those tickets aren't cheap. And if someone knows who these guys are after I upload the picture(or if the person is reading this) I want you to know that you both embarrassed yourself and all of Bengals Nation.
Long post I know, just had to get it out there. WHO DEY!
First off, I'm no amateur when it comes to to attending Bengals games. I haven't missed a home game since 2009 and have been a season ticket holder since 2011 in section 248. I even traveled to Pittsburgh to watch Josh Brown kick the game winning field goal in 2012 to vault the Bengals into the playoffs for the second straight season. I have seen a lot of things both good and bad in PBS but what I saw Thursday was an embarrassment to all Bengals fans.
When I arrived at my seat in 248 I see there are two browns fans sitting in the seats to my left. Great, Browns fans usually are drunk idiots who are rude and rub every play in your face. Fortunately for me, these guys were pretty cool and said they don't really expect to win but travel to an away Browns game every year. But, unfortunately for these Browns fans it was amateur hour in PBS and there were 4 50 year old drunk idiots 2 rows ahead who don't know how to handle their alcohol or act in public.
These 4 older men, I'd say in their late 40s early 50s would turn around after every Bengals play and every Browns mishap to rub it in these Browns fans faces. They would point, laugh, flip them off, cuss at them, tell them how bad Cleveland sucked, they even found a towel that said something along the lines of "Cleveland sucks, Pittsburgh swallows" and held it in front of their faces. This happened almost every single play. It was getting to the point of excessive harassment.
I told the Browns fans, who were pretty friendly, to just ignore them or call the Jerk line. He responded that he wasn't a snitch. Whatever. To each his own I suppose. But as the game went on it got worse and the heckling became more intense. I started to get extremely annoyed as well as the other fans around me. The usher was made aware of how bad it was getting (heavy set usher with gray hair and gray goatee in 248) and all he would do is point at the Bengals fans which did nothing. He didn't come down and tell them to stop. He didn't bring over security to give them a warning. He did nothing.
Eventually the fans became annoyed enough to just leave the game(it was basically over anyways) but when the Browns fans were leaving the old man said "See you later *****. You better hope I don't see you outside of this stadium" and him and his loser friends were all flipping them off. The browns fan had enough and hopped over the seat and grabbed the heckling Bengals fan. Again, the usher does nothing and the fight had to be broken up by other fans. The Browns fans eventually leave. It completely ruined my time. I didn't feel like cheering or celebrating big plays because I was just so annoyed with how Bengals fans were treating these people.
What made me extremely upset about this situation is that people think its acceptable to treat someone else like shit because they root for a different team. Yes, if you go to an opposing teams stadium wearing the opposing teams gear you should expect some prodding from other fans. I've been to Pittsburgh wearing a Bengals jersey. Everyone was extremely friendly and respectful but there were some "Bengals suck" comments thrown our way.
After they left, these 4 guys sat and laughed about it the entire time, other Bengals fans were coming up and giving them high fives. All while I sat there just waiting for security to come and eject these drunks. Nope. They never showed. I couldn't believe it. These degenerates got to sit there and enjoy the rest of the game while they made it hell for other fans who paid good money for those seats. This is unacceptable and embarrassing for Bengals fans. We were recently ranked the "Most Sober" of all fan bases. This sure didn't show on Thursday.
After the clock hit 0:00 and it was time to leave, I was so bothered I asked the usher why he didn't eject the drunkards. His response: "I don't have the power to eject anyone and I didn't want to put myself in harms way"... Wow, again, Unacceptable.
Everyone in that stadium knew that Cleveland sucks. The Cleveland fans knew it, Bengals fans knew it, the players all probably knew it as well. But this type of behavior should not be tolerated nor should other Bengals fans be happy when this kind of stuff happens. I've already written to the Bengals via a survey they sent out but I will likely be emailing them with a complaint as well.
I actually have a picture of the bullies that I will upload later just in case someone knows who they are but I want to end this post with this: If you can't handle your alcohol or plan on acting like an idiot in PBS, please stay home and troll the opposing teams message board or something. You are ruining someone elses time with your actions and those tickets aren't cheap. And if someone knows who these guys are after I upload the picture(or if the person is reading this) I want you to know that you both embarrassed yourself and all of Bengals Nation.
Long post I know, just had to get it out there. WHO DEY!
