12-05-2017, 09:19 PM
(12-05-2017, 01:36 PM)Antares Wrote: Agreed. At this point, why bother? I can't imagine giving up 5 hours of my precious weekend to go downtown, get gouged by a greedy franchise for consessions and watch 4 hours of meaningless slop.
The Bengals Super Bowl was last night. And they blew it..............Again.
I will be going with a buddy of mine. There's been so much losing over the years, and so many times I went to PBS and even Riverfront when the game didn't mean a damn thing, and it was cold and crappy outside and there were only 40,000 in the place, that one more time won't faze me. It's not for everyone, granted, and I can't blame any STH for throwing in the towel at this point and watching Redzone on a comfy couch.
But, once we're realistically (if not mathematically) eliminated, it changes the focus of the game. It becomes less "we've got to win today and then beat so-and-so and then hope that team X loses and blah blah blah" and instead becomes just about winning that day. I remember 2002 when we were 1-14 at about Christmas time. There was nothing to play for and the place was half empty. Took a family member to the game and we had a good time just laughing about the season. And, we got to see a win, too.
So, I'll go and take a toy donation to give to the Marines, and just try to enjoy the day for what it is.
