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(08-06-2019 12:46 PM)bearcatdp Wrote:  

(08-06-2019 12:41 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(08-06-2019 11:23 AM)Cat-Man Wrote:  I know that typing the letters "P-Doc" around here strikes a nerve, but I'll give credit where credit is due. This little comment is from his TML today while writing about the Bengals. Not that his words will move the needle, but at least the local fish wrap seem to be finally jumping on the UC bandwagon with comments like these amongst other things:

"Bleacher Report’s preseason power rankings have the Bengals 32 of 32. I don’t think they’re that bad. My Redskins Who Suck clearly are worse. And there’s always the Jets. But, man, if I were you, I’d be buying Bearcats tickets."

There do seem to be more positive vibes from Cincinnati.com of late about the Bearcats. I applaud the effort but will remain cautiously optimistic that last year's #23 ranked team will get its fair share of coverage come September.

Small sample size, but I've spoken with more than one Bengals fan locally who is resigned to the belief that the franchise will wallow in mediocrity until the lease is up and then take their franchise to an NFL starved city elsewhere. I don't see that as a good scenario for our metro, but it is a plausible one.

I find it weird that the Bearcats could be ranked #23 and the Bengals could be #32 and the Bengals would still get more coverage.

Follow the money. Most of the corporate dollars in town are thrown at the Bengals (and Reds). If we are being honest the Bengals have a larger following than UC FB. The NFL, in general, has a larger following than college football.

I've long said most UC fans are also Bengal fans. Most Bengal fans are not UC fans.