10-16-2022, 12:37 PM
(10-16-2022, 11:51 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Believe it or not, this is going to be like a home game for the Cincinnati Bengals. While I understand the game is held in New Orleans at least half of the fans in attendance will be from LSU who are there to watch Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase.
In my line of work I get to travel to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana rather often and I’m not sure we local Ohio Bengals fans understand the love and respect Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase have across the entire state of Louisiana. People there still talk about the national championship season the Tigers had like it happened yesterday.
There are Bengals fans all over Louisiana. Next to Ohio and Northern Kentucky this is where you will find the greatest population of Bengals fans.
I wouldn’t say half, but there will be many, many LSU and Bengals Burrow jerseys there. And hopefully they don’t get mauled to death by Saints fans. There are a lot of Saints fans who hate LSU, and a lot of LSU fans who either hate or don’t care about the Saints.
Also, you nailed it. I was at the national championship game. That season was the most special season I could imagine, especially die hard like me from Louisiana originally who lived through LSU in the 90s. And LSU’s won more NC’s than any other school since 2000 with the exception of Bama. It’s not like we’re strangers to victory. It was special. I literally signed up for a Bengals message board because of these guys. Add to that the struggles the Bengals went through and I pulled for the Bengals as I’ve ever pulled for the Saints.
Burrow literally showed up to the Superdome in Chase’s national championship LSU jersey. It’s damn near impossible to not root for the guy.
