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BENGALS FANS BUY BILLBOARDS TO ATTACK OWNERSHIP

Posted by Josh Alper on November 12, 2008, 2:10 p.m.

A group of Bengals fans have rented space on four billboards around Cincinnati to plead with the team to make changes to the managerial structure. One of them reads “Dear Bengals, Hire a general manager. Love, your fans.”

The billboard buyers are trying to raise funds to keep the messages up via a website called WhoDeyRevolution.com. They hope to raise $4,500 and are taking donations through the site. It’s the second phase of what they’re calling “Project Mayhem,” whose two stated goals are disrupting the natural order of Mike Brown’s Bengals and reducing Mike Brown’s profits. The first phase was calling the team’s “jerk line,” designed for reporting unruly behavior at Bengal games, and reporting Brown as a jerk.

As you can tell from the billboard, it is Brown’s refusal to bring other voices into the decision-making process they find particularly galling. “18 seasons of Mike Brown making football decisions have led the Bengals to a record of 98-183, the worst winning percentage of all professional sports teams over that stretch,” they write. “Einstein’s famous quote “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” should be framed and put above the door to Mike Brown’s office.”

[Kazkal]

Response will be...they don't know how hard it is to run a nfl franchise... We need someone like tuna to come in to "run things" for mikey and katie since they don't know how hard it is : /

[HairOnFire]

Responses to Project Mayhem will range from silence to laughter.

[gregstephens]

Responses to Project Mayhem will range from silence to laughter.

Mark this on your calendar, as it will never happen again, but I agree with this assessment. Save the money.

[BengalszoneBilly]

Responses to Project Mayhem will range from silence to laughter.

I'm not feeling like laughing...I'm actually applauding. Not that it'll help.

[HairOnFire]

I'm not feeling like laughing...I'm actually applauding. Not that it'll help.

If you feel like helping send them some money.

Seriously, I think we can all agree empty pointless gestures seem more important whenever vast sums of money are wasted.

[HoosierCat]

The mikebrownsucks.com guys were there first, many years ago.

I gave at that office.

[BengalszoneBilly]

I'm not feeling like laughing...I'm actually applauding. Not that it'll help.

If you feel like helping send them some money.

Got 50 bucks I can borrow Hair? I promise to pay it back the moment the organization follows through on hiring said GM.

[HairOnFire]

Got 50 bucks I can borrow Hair?

Not at the moment, but get back to me after a buyer is found for Indymac. You see there's a chance they may give me some or all of my money back, and if they do I'll buy billboards for everyone.

[BengalszoneBilly]

Got 50 bucks I can borrow Hair?

Not at the moment, but get back to me after a buyer is found for Indymac. You see there's a chance they may give me some or all of my money back, and if they do I'll buy billboards for everyone.

Hmmm. I guess holding my breath might be a bad idea.

[ArmyBengal]

Here's a thought to ponder...

If fans contend Mike Brown isn't competent enough to make decisions for this organization, what makes people think he would be capable to make a decision in hiring a GM that would make a difference when Mike Brown would still have the final say so ??

Yeah, it pisses me off to !!!

That being said, hey Billy I would like to know how to order a couple of those table decorations from your sig !!!

[BengalszoneBilly]

That being said, hey Billy I would like to know how to order a couple of those table decorations from your sig !!!

Well you won't find them at Wal Mart!

[Kazkal]

That being said, hey Billy I would like to know how to order a couple of those table decorations from your sig !!!

Well you won't find them at Wal Mart!

I heard wal-mart only carries it in jumbo

[HoosierCat]

Here's a thought to ponder...

If fans contend Mike Brown isn't competent enough to make decisions for this organization, what makes people think he would be capable to make a decision in hiring a GM that would make a difference when Mike Brown would still have the final say so ??

I am totally behind the idea of making HairOnFire GM of the Bengals. I've already got my site picked out: FireHairOnFire.com.

[Ickey44]

Responses to Project Mayhem will range from silence to laughter.

I'm not feeling like laughing...I'm actually applauding. Not that it'll help.

I'm sure these guys aren't making a difference, but I'm sure seeing that billboard for however long it's there is gonna burn Mikey's ass every time he sees it. That makes me somewhat happy.

[HairOnFire]

I am totally behind the idea of making HairOnFire GM of the Bengals. I've already got my site picked out: FireHairOnFire.com.

Well just for that I'm going to put the kibosh on my behind-the-scenes attempts to sign Corey Simon.

And just for the record we were close to having a signed deal.

No kidding, I had his doctor/agent very close to accepting a 2-year contract that would have paid your favorite boy in pancakes and lithium. No money involved at all.

[Bearcat1975]

Hey if people think it will help, more power to em...

[COB]

The only way a billboard will work is if it happens to fall on Mike Brown when he's walking by. It would also be helpful if his spawn were walking with him at the time.

[Ickey44]

The only way a billboard will work is if it happens to fall on Mike Brown when he's walking by. It would also be helpful if his spawn were walking with him at the time.

I'll cross my fingers.

[TJJackson]

The only way a billboard will work is if it happens to fall on Mike Brown when he's walking by. It would also be helpful if his spawn were walking with him at the time.

I'll cross my fingers.

Knock on wood

[membengal]

Good for them. That is certainly as productive an outlet for discontent as the rantings many of us have on this board. At least they are likely to get heard.

[gregstephens]

Good for them. That is certainly as productive an outlet for discontent as the rantings many of us have on this board. At least they are likely to get heard.

Yeah, but I'm grousing on here for free. What do they need? $4,500?? I'll stay on the cheap for what the end result is likely to be.

[membengal]

It's their effort. If they can raise the coin, bully for them.

There are so few ways to try and get Brown's attention. Public humiliation is certainly worth a look.

[kayaker0678]

Its a big group of friends. I think its like whodeynation.com or somthing like that.

[HairOnFire]

Yes, they get to vent.

And sure, the message they've sent might be seen by the incompetent Mr. Fudd as he travels to and from his lair.

But Elmer has heard the message before, hasn't he?

So what makes anyone think the guy is suddenly going to veer off the road and crash into a barn?

Isn't it more likely he considers the message, ponders how much money was wasted, and then concludes there is still plenty of easy money to be made?