Bengals First Home Pre-Season Game Blacked Out

Per Joe Reedy:

"For the first time since 2005 fans will not to be able to watch a Bengals game live on TV....The last time a game did not air live was the 2005 preseason finale against Indianapolis."

The Bengals do not anticipate the Thursday game to sell out.

HELL YES.

This follows news that the home opener against the Broncos is also still not sold out.

If there is anything more of a ripoff then watching a Bengals game that matters (i.e. Before they are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs), it is a meaningless Bengals preseason game.  The fact that this game is not even close to selling out validates my faith in my fellow Bengals fans.  We have been patient for 18 years.  Until the Bengals hire a GM, expand their scouting department, let football minds make football decisions and make the other common sense changes that winning teams make, we will not financially support the team. 

Will I be cheering on the team like a d-bag all season to win?  Of course.  But I will be doing so in a way where Mike Brown can not touch any of my money. 

Support the Boycott.  Tell your friends and family to stop giving Mike Brown their hard earned money until he makes it clear that his goal is to win above all else.

Note: WDR still wants you to pay your taxes.

Comments

[ConnieKolita]

"Until the Bengals hire a GM, expand their scouting department, let football minds make football decisions and make other common sense changes that winning teams make, we will not financially support the team." I could not have said this better myself and I am doing it-- I am yet another season tickeholder who ditched my tickets on account of Mike F*cking Brown. I think my buddies thought I would cave as the season drew near ... and the slight excitement of Hard Knocks ... but no. MFB is not getting a cent of my money this season; he does not deserve it. I am thrilled to hear about this week's preseason blackout (hopefully) and the home opener blackout (hopefully). WDR continues to make me grin and I shall continue to be faithful to it. Viva!

[Rk]

Is there anywhere in cincy we can go to watch it via satalite? Or on the internet?

[CurseofBoJackson]

I must say that although I never intended to support this team financially this year (or any year going forward until i see what consititutes a real attempt to win at all costs), it hurts to (possibly) not be able to watch a game, even a pre season game. Denver will hurt even more.
That won't change the committment level on my part, but sacrifice is HARD! Unless you're the Brownburns and you sacrifice winning ideals for pocket lining, that appears to be easy and natural for those tightwad/selfish/disingenious/pompous assholes that run this team.

[TigerJ@w]

I hope it is not a few thousand and the stupid local TV affiliate tries to pull the Browns move by buying up the tickets by splitting with the owner so it can be seen locally too include the Rams game and Denver game. We should not be worried though, MFB won't even dish out the money for Smith so I am sure selling out the games is the last thing on his mind, chump change, right.

[Corona Bolivar]

RK,

If the games are blacked out there is nothing you can do to watch them unless you go somewhere outside of the local viewing area. Not even satellite will show locally blacked out games.

However, there WILL be a place you can go to watch (real) football on Sundays, drink for cheap and socialize with other WDR members. Stay tuned, the wheels are in motion...

[Brooklynati]

Check it out:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4417295

Front page story on ESPN about the Bengals by Elizabeth Merrill.

[Brooklynati]

Which I guess is a big duh, since it obviously is interviewing site members. Anyway, good read.

[Comrade Chaplain]

Tiger J@w:

MB is too cheap to go that option

[J.Mike]

like I've been saying, Hard Knocks may be the closest thing you'll get to seeing a home Bengals game if you live in Cincinnati this year. I couldn't be happier.

[SaintsFan]

As a Saints fan, I just want to say that if you guys buy your Bengals tickets on the secondary market (from scalpers or other fans), you won't be giving Brown any additional money and you can still root for your team.

The only way Brown would get money is if you buy NEW tickets from the box office or Ticketmaster. If you buy them off eBay he's already seen his cut of that money.

So just buy your Bengals tickets off eBay or from a dude on the street corner for half price and sneak in a flask.

Best wishes to you all - this brings back memories of our fight after Katrina when our owner wanted to relocate the Saints to San Antonio.

[Cindy/Lyndi/Cynda]

We think that the Cincinnati Bengal players should purchase the rest of the tickets, and distribute to less fortunate children/people!

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