As reported on WDR back in March and finally announced on Friday, the Bengals are selling season ticket's to the public for the first time since 2006 after the team's "waiting list" was exhausted due to more tickets being canceled than new orders or names on the "list." Check out Joe Reedy's column from Sunday for more information about this development.
WDR reported that the team hired 3 new employees in the ticket office to prepare to sell these newly available tickets, which went on sale Monday. According to the Bengals.com website, however, it seems that only Club seats are available. So I called the Bengals ticket office to see what is available and was told that all sections have seats available, except for the lower level sideline seats (Green Zone).
Doc is asking fans to give the team a message and not buy tickets. WDR clearly agrees. We want the Bengals to win football games and the current management structure has proven that it is incapable of this task. If Mike Brown and Co. were as successful as Robert Kraft and Co., WDR wouldn't be calling for a new GM or for a boycott. But after 18 years of hard evidence (wins and losses) proving otherwise, a good offseason on paper is not going to deter our efforts.
Please, for the future of the Bengals, do not buy tickets.
No worries. We're all taking pay cuts and have a new Bengals fan in the house (yes, I'm a douchebag) so we have no intention of getting tickets at all. I'm still trying to figure out how the family can get matching Rivers jerseys this year without any money going to Mikey,
Posted by: Scott Ricketts | May 19, 2009 at 05:26 PM
I don't understand the fun in going to games versus watching them on TV anyways. Usually a game consists of sitting next to a know-it-all who knows nothing, a constant stand up/sit down for stupid things like a punt, and seeing more Ohio State fans than I care to see get drunk and sing that stupid song and act like Ohio is a cool place to live.
Maybe some people just hate money.
Posted by: jomamadillama | May 20, 2009 at 09:45 AM
I like watching at the house to I can use profanity and throw shit without getting ejected.Plus my wife leaves the house while the game is on because she knows the bengals suck and don't want to be around to watch her grown husband throw a fit worthy of a 3 yr old. All tho I will say by game 4 there were no more fits.
Posted by: RK | May 20, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Yes, the Bengals off season looks promising. Yes, the front office has made some moves that the media has applauded, and yes, the Bengals are trying to get you back as season ticket holders. Every Bengals fan has been through this. I have said numerous times in the past that this team looks like they can win. Each year I was wrong. There is a chance that the Bengals can win, there is a chance every year that they can win. That is not what I want, and that is not the purpose of WDR. I want sustained success on the field. I want the playoffs to happen 8 out of the next ten years. Under the current management structure, yes a playoff run can happen every 15 to 20 years, but this is no longer good enough, er should I say, this will no longer be tolerated. Gentlemen, we must hold the line, we must no give in, WE WILL WIN.
"Tyranny like hell is not easily conquered yet we have this consolation with us, the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph" Thomas Paine
VIVA LA REVOLUTION!
Posted by: Bob Sugar | May 20, 2009 at 03:33 PM
i know we are not supposed to buy anything bengals and all.... but i was really excited that rey came to town, hopfully he will be breakin jaws all season.. but then i found out he was rockin my high school number... so i have to get it one way or another... should i just get one made? hah
Posted by: braddeygoddamit | May 20, 2009 at 04:02 PM
Hell yes get the jersey, his USC JERSEY that is.... Revolution forever, Mike Brown never..
Posted by: kotw65 | May 20, 2009 at 04:11 PM
I had a customer about a year ago that has been with the bengal organization over 20 years and when asked did not hesitate to answer that yes, Mike Brown is only interested in the bottom line "profit". He said the jets are #1 and bengals #2 in the nfl with least spent most revenue gained.
The only thing holding mikey boy from #1 is the new york market size.
Posted by: kotw65 | May 20, 2009 at 04:19 PM
Buy the jersey's off of EBAY. You can get the sown-in jerseys for like $50 bucks, and the reason is because they are knock offs, although the seller will never admit it. But Mikey or the NFL for that matter never sees any money from it.
Posted by: BB | May 20, 2009 at 05:17 PM
Just a heads up on another Baghdad Hob spin that almost knocked me out of my chair.
http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/transition-team/3265b3ff-d13c-4d89-b285-1dfad7268035
Lets specifically pay attention to this paragraph
"...As much as the Bengals liked Eric Ghiaciuc's athleticism and felt his strength and power were underrated, they were never really enamored at his ability to communicate to the rest of the line. On Tuesday, no one downgraded Ghiaciuc, a player good enough to continue to start in the NFL and will in Kansas City."
Posted by: K. Phelps | May 21, 2009 at 09:43 AM