02-11-2017, 03:49 PM
(02-10-2017, 06:27 PM)Hoofhearted Wrote: I of course didn't say "throwing my Saturday away" piece of this, but for me (and assuming what OP is meaning) with the season tickets debate on this, is you're paying to support your team to win a Super Bowl. It's what you want, I want, Shake, Wyche, Fred.... All of us want it. It's the ultimate entertainment. I hate NE and am indifferent with ATL, but I loved watching the SB. I love watching great football teams. Most if not all do. That's what interests you the most when you watch football, but when they take that away, it seems normal to lose interest, right?
There is no doubt that winning the Superbowl is the ultimate goal and the most entertaining thing a Bengals fan could watch but even though that didn't happen this year or any other year I've been watching I still enjoy waking up and watching the Bengals play every game. When the Bengals win especially against a quality opponent I love it. I enjoy the win for the rest of the week and can go a few days without bitching about last week, last year or the future. It is what it is the Bengals won and I am happy.
Of course I lost some interest when the season went down the tube but that loss of interest never turned into disgust to the point that I'd feel like a sucker for watching my team play or that I want to belittle those around me for not bashing the team relentlessly. Not saying you were belittling people but that was obviously the point of the thread.
Ultimately we watch football for entertainment and if you aren't enjoying being a Bengals fan anymore then why continue to put yourself through misery?
