Faithful.

A Blackout? Seriously? A freakin’ Blackout for undoubtedly the last good home game of this season of destiny? Let’s make note that, yes, I am not going to be there along with half of the IWDC. At least I can blame the state of Indiana [fail, again] for an outrageous License Plate Registration bill. Greater Cincinnatians can blame the economy… ticket prices for almost any professional sporting event are borderline criminal these days. But…Let’s be honest, I took a HUGE leap of faith for the Bears game 2 weeks ago. It should have been a close game and many Bengals “fans” were already proclaiming a loss to the Bears was looming by the time the grills were fired up at the tailgates. So, what did I do? Chris [@rifff]and I dropped obscene money on 50 yard line tickets 24 rows up [see below fools].

50 yard line, 24 rows up holmes.

I say obscene money because:

- This is a Mike Brown owned team

- It’s not like the Bengals are undefeated

- You never truly know which Bengals will show up for any given game

- And, again, this is a Mike Brown owned team

Regardless, I was obviously pleasantly surprised to attend the most entertaining Bengals game that I could have this season. Money well spent. That is the treat that the Bengals have to offer. Much like a bullfight, a MMA match, or even a NASCAR race; people don’t really go for the competitive nature of those sports. People go for the off chance they will be lucky enough to witness carnage. So, when the terrible state of Indiana isn’t trying to stick me [liquor stores closed on Sundays?], I am ALWAYS willing to hedge my bets in favor of the slight chance that the Bengals unleash bloodshed of biblical proportions.

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My prediction for the game: Who Dey Tigers, 20 |  Ed Reed, 7

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Oh yeah, check out this ESPN.com article about Carson and his domination of the Ravens: http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/5209/palmer-at-his-best-against-ravens

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As always, meet at Brother’s Bar & Grille [see link on the right] in Broad Ripple around 12:45 for the festivities. The [injury riddled] Colts are on at the same time so prepare for to be annoyed.

Who Dey.