WhoDey42 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Steve Rushin's article this week in Sports Illustrated is about bandwagon fans. It focuses on the Bengals, White Sox, and Clippers. As a sports fan, I don't think theres a worse thing to be called than a bandwagon fan. I get really pissed off when people try to claim I'm a Bandwagon Bengals fan (these are the same people who have lived in Ohio their entire lives that claim to be fans of the Yankees, Red Sox, Patriots, Colts, etc) . I'm not very old, but ever since I really started paying attention to football, I've been a Bengals fan, I was raised by my dad to be a Bengals fan. Is there anything worse to be called than a bandwagon fan? (well, besides a Steeler fan )Rushin does have a pretty funny quote at the end of the article... "I've been a Bengals fan since Day One (of Week 9.)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekshank Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Only thing worse than bandwagon is fair-weather. There is no such thing as a fair-weather Bengals fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Steeler fan.....or worse yet Steelergurl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBengalfan Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Its horrible in NY. People tell me that I am a front runner. Its a lose or lose situation, Id wear my Jeff Blake jersey back in the day and people would laugh at me. Today people see me wearing a Bengals jacket they call me a front runner, which is bull s**t. I had to take friends to my house, show them all of my Bengals jerseys, hats, posters. i even have a ticket and a GameDay program from a Bengals game vs the Giants at giants stadium. I tell them about the game and how the Bengals lost by a missed two pt. conversion. Its sad because I have to prove that Im not a front runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Yes, they all will say that. They don't like to see other teams having success. The Patriots' fans all had to go through a crap load of this too.After fifteen years of turd, I think we all know very well what kind of fans we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Meh it happens to all teams,how many teams started liking pats after they won a super bowl? how many more after 2nd one then 3rd one? but then again I live in oregon and now all sudden i've been seeing seahawk gear everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benglsdrumr Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Its horrible in NY. People tell me that I am a front runner. Its a lose or lose situation, Id wear my Jeff Blake jersey back in the day and people would laugh at me. Today people see me wearing a Bengals jacket they call me a front runner, which is bull s**t. I had to take friends to my house, show them all of my Bengals jerseys, hats, posters. i even have a ticket and a GameDay program from a Bengals game vs the Giants at giants stadium. I tell them about the game and how the Bengals lost by a missed two pt. conversion. Its sad because I have to prove that Im not a front runner. Amen dude. I go through the same thing cuz i wear my bengal jerseys and a bengals hat and people start accusing me of being a frontrunner. Then I ask 'em if they wanna see my Akili Smith jersey. I want to burn Akili's jersey but I sadly keep it as proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleman Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 boys it doesnt matter how many old jerseys people have and if people question you because if they are asking you they are normally the banwagon fan so fukkem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBengalfan Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Its horrible in NY. People tell me that I am a front runner. Its a lose or lose situation, Id wear my Jeff Blake jersey back in the day and people would laugh at me. Today people see me wearing a Bengals jacket they call me a front runner, which is bull s**t. I had to take friends to my house, show them all of my Bengals jerseys, hats, posters. i even have a ticket and a GameDay program from a Bengals game vs the Giants at giants stadium. I tell them about the game and how the Bengals lost by a missed two pt. conversion. Its sad because I have to prove that Im not a front runner. I forgot to mention that the bengals Giants game was in 1997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck3y3d Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I'll take the bandwagon title over the stuff I used to get called.At least it means that we are winning. Plus, I hate to bring it up, but Rushin didn't check his facts. The Bengals averaged over 50,000 fans for a game during the 90's. This may be the worst decade for a team ever, and these attendance totals are still pretty high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Plus, I hate to bring it up, but Rushin didn't check his facts. The Bengals averaged over 50,000 fans for a game during the 90's. This may be the worst decade for a team ever, and these attendance totals are still pretty high. Damn straight. Everyone used to make out Riverfront Stadium as a barren wasteland during the '90s, but it was still alive and crankin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 [image=http://bengals.enquirer.com/img/photos/1998/12/120798stooges_600x312.jpg]Looks preatty full to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I had one of my workers come into my office and after seeing the Bengals gear around the place, proceeded to call me a bandwagon fan. I got pissed and went on a tirade about being raised a Bengals fan, going throught the good and BAD, being at the freezer bowl (-59 wind chill for those who don't remember) when I was 10, and going to the first Super Bowl. Then I thought to ask who his team was and he said, the Bears. I then responded by saying, "You can call me what you like, but we kicked your A$$ in your stadium this year !!!". Needless to say, he left a little disgruntled !!!WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalsLB Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I have never been called a bandwagon fan cause i have been with cincyfor as long as Marvin has been here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Ahh yes the good ol days of Bengals fball. Or the Bad ol' days I should say. I believe this is the season that ushered in the lost decade? Maybe this was '92.... I forget.Either way the jungle was still packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBengalfan Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Ahh yes the good ol days of Bengals fball. Or the Bad ol' days I should say. I believe this is the season that ushered in the lost decade? Maybe this was '92.... I forget.Either way the jungle was still packed.I think it was '97 or '98, because Boomer and Blake were both on the team at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalindian Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I'm pretty sure it's the worst thing to be called as a sports fan. People have called me that, and then I proceed to name practically everyone on the roster and their position, and then I tell them the Bengals record for the last 10 years and they believe me. I tell them about my previous undefeated record (before the Indy game) at PBS even during the 2-14 seasons. And I tell them about how my dad and uncles were fans ever since they moved to this country in the 70s, and how I have a Bengals Super Bowl XXIII Champions pennant in my room, and that the Bengals haven't even won a Super Bowl. And then, if they give me more crap, I tell them to shut the f**k up.WHO DEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMThor Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I could care less what someone else calls me. I know how long I have been following the Bengals, I know what I have seen, and I don't need to prove it to anyone else. And I want bandwagon fans. It means you are winning.Besides, how do you disprove that you aren't a bandwagon fan anyway? The harder you argue that you aren't a bandwagon fan, the more you look like one. Either way, the person who called you a bandwagon fan sees what they want to see. by the way....JJAKQ27.... if that is you, I along with about 800 others work with you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalNation1281 Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I've been really lucky, because the people around here who know me always stick up for me if anybody asks if I'm a bandwagon fan (since it usually happens at the bar). I can tell you the game when I became a Bengals fan, how many yards Blake threw for in that game and the game before, where I was and why it was...and I sport my Jeff Blake jersey with pride.I was around for the bad old days, and I'll be around for the good days to come...and if anyone doubts me, I will simply have to kick their ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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