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Bengals fans ready to revolt
BANNER TO FLY AT PBS
OCT. 19 VS. STEELERS:
‘STEP DOWN MIKE BROWN’
The Cincinnati Bengals travel to New Jersey — again — for a game against the New York Jets on Sunday, Oct. 12,
That’s a good thing for Bengals president Mike Brown, who is the owner of the franchise that’s trapped in what ABC and ESPN football analyst Kirk Herbstreit calls “the great abyss.”
The Bengals return home to face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 19 and that’s when the coaches, players and front office will feel the full effect of a fan protest.
Some Bengals fans are planning to fly a “STEP DOWN MIKE BROWN” banner around Paul Brown Stadium prior to the game.
“I don’t think this has reached the extent of the ‘Millen Man March’ that happened in Detroit back in 2005,” one of my colleagues tells me, “but it is a sign of the growing frustration amongst the fan base.”
For more on the protest, go to:
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=117&f=1756&t=3114175&p=1
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By Greg Tampa Fl.
October 7, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this
chick you probably can here me in the burg from tampa man thats just how i feel down here helpless all i hear and read is gloom and doom.By Robert Young
October 7, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this
While this is a noble idea why fly the plane between 11-12 not later when more people would see it? The only people there at this time frame are the tailgaters whose opinion will be the last to change if ever. Nor is the media paying attention 2 hrs before kickoff. Is the time due to FAA regs around stadiums?By rob
October 7, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this
FAA regulations won’t allow it during game time. Trust me, much time and thought was put into this.By Lynn
October 7, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this
Time for the “BROWN MAN MARCH” to happen in cincinnati. 18 years of this is enough. By the way, add the Reds to it!!!By Lynn
October 7, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this
Time for the “BROWN MAN MARCH” to happen in cincinnati. 18 years of this is enough. By the way, add the Reds to it!!!By David V.
October 7, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
I truly hope it makes everyone feel better to protest like this. I was one of the many escorted out of Riverfront/Cinergy/Whatever the Hell it Was in Shula’s futile regime wearing a bag over my head wearing the original “Mike Brown Step Down” t-Shirt (orange shirt/black lettering). My father, brother and I had been to every game since 1970 until PBS opened up. I started to lose my loyalty when the franchise decided I, as a loyal season ticket holder, needed to pay for the privilege to buy my seat. Mike Brown will never step down. He makes too much money and embarrassing him publicly only makes him more stubborn than he already is. GO TITANS!By DALE 78
October 7, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
I love it .I would love to see a boycott of the Bungles for the rest of the season . Mikey will not step down or change until the fans stop buying tickets to see these losers .By uncoolio
October 7, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this
Mike Brown is THE most hated man in sports. He and the Brown family have robbed fans for too long. Its time that by whatever means necessary the Brown family realize that not only Mike but the entire family IS NOT WELCOMED IN THE AREA! SOunds harsh—-but they have to go.By uncoolio
October 7, 2008 12:09 PM | Link to this
Mike Brown is THE most hated man in sports. He and the Brown family have robbed fans for too long. Its time that by whatever means necessary the Brown family realize that not only Mike but the entire family IS NOT WELCOMED IN THE AREA! SOunds harsh—-but they have to go.By Turk
October 7, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this
We are organinizing a walk out for the Eagles game. You can go to Bnegalsworld .com for more info or visit the official Bengals MB and look for it there as well.By Turk
October 7, 2008 12:49 PM | Link to this
We are organinizing a walk out for the Eagles game. You can go to Bengalsworld .com for more info or visit the official Bengals MB and look for it there as well.By Chevelle67
October 7, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
Send Mike Brown a message at the Pittsburg game: DON’T BUY BEER OR ANY CONSESSIONS. SEND MIKE A MESSAGE HE WILL UNDERSTAND!!By Chevelle67
October 7, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
Send Mike Brown a message at the Pittsburg game: DON’T BUY BEER OR ANY CONSESSIONS. SEND MIKE A MESSAGE HE WILL UNDERSTAND!!By ADMobius
October 7, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this
I for one, would like to thank the lousy Bengals for giving me my Sundays back! The Bengals SUCK! I refuse to continue to watch them lose week after week, season after season.By r. goodell
October 7, 2008 2:12 PM | Link to this
0-16 here we come!!! yea boy!!!!!! and we need to chant at EVERY game for brown to step down till he does. embarass him any way you can. who dey!?!?! everyone apparently!By Willie Getenerpants
October 7, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this
Mike Brown may not have made the fans happy on the field with the teams that he has fielded, but he has created some very interesting post game shows and comments on the old radio. Keep it up Mikey boy, it is good to see someone stir the pot as much as you do. You have single-handedly brought down the moral of an entire city and what is more impressive, you don’t seem to care. Atta boy!By Steven Ross
October 7, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
Won’t make any difference. Mikey will probably give Lewis an extension through 2020. Business as usual.By David
October 7, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
It’s Mike Brown or nothing. Anyone with enough money to buy the franchise will immediately move it to L.A. The NFL wants a L.A. team and from a ownership/financial standpoint, Brown is viewed as competent by the league. If you really want to punish Mike Brown, quit reporting on the Bengals. Media is the fuel of the NFL. With no media coverage, people would quickly lose interest in the Bengals. But make no mistake. There will be no Bengals in Cinci without M.Brown. The Bengals and Mikey are one and the same.By null
October 7, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this
Support the ‘Step Down Mike Brown’ movement anyway you can. Don’t go to the game, go to the game and start a chant, don’t buy anything at the stadium, go and walkout, or make a sign. Without a massive effort by the fans nothing will ever change.By Willie Getenerpants
October 7, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this
Mike Brown may not have made the fans happy on the field with the teams that he has fielded, but he has created some very interesting post game shows and comments on the old radio. Keep it up Mikey boy, it is good to see someone stir the pot as much as you do. You have single-handedly brought down the moral of an entire city and what is more impressive, you don’t seem to care. Atta boy!By John
October 7, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
MB is not going anywhere. ML will have to resign in order to leave this team. When the seats stay empty on game day, only then will MB make a coaching change. Shula could have stayed here as long as the seats were full. Save money and stay home. Writing on Chick’s page is more fun anyway!By Walkman
October 7, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this
I’m pretty sure the Bengals fans will be leaving the Eagles game anyways. It should be over by half.By NickM
October 7, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
Hey Mike Brown, We support you! Signed, Browns Fans, Steelers Fans and Ravens FansBy JoeH
October 7, 2008 9:19 PM | Link to this
Without Mike Brown, Cincinnati would never have gotten an NFL team in the first place (yes, he chose the city for his dad). And I agree that the minute Mike sells the team, we can kiss them goodbye. No one is going to revolt, and I can’t think of a more idiotic way to spend my money than buying a banner to protest Mike Brown. I hope he gets a good laugh out of it. At least he’s not as evil as Art Modell or the casino owning Rooney brothers. Get a clue, people.By Jason H
October 8, 2008 12:35 AM | Link to this
i hope they do leave the city!!! at least then i could start cheering for a winning NFL team.. until that happens my loyalty sticks to the Bengals.. home team all the way!!By David G
October 8, 2008 3:46 AM | Link to this
Mike brown is not only the most hated but the owner with the lowest winning percentage in all of professional sports. To say that Mike Brown steps down Cincinnati will lose the Bengals is just retarded especially with an established arena football team set up as part of the NFL teamBy Mike Brown Sux
October 8, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
The Bengals aren’t going to LA or anywhere else. Hamilton county tax payers put up $500 million and tied the Bengals w/ a lease to PBS to Cincy for the next 30 or so years. So bring on the MIKE BROWN hatred!By Ex-Bengal Fan
October 10, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this
The Cowboys game was the first time I turned off a Bengal game in 40 years. I am tired of a team that has all week to prepare for a game and opens with an interception on the first play. You have two-pro bowl wide receivers and throw to a TE coverded by a pro bowler. This organization is losing fans. I am trying to make myself become a Titans fan since they are closer to me then the Bungles.By Nathan R
October 19, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this
The problem is Marvin Lewis, not Mike Brown. Brown has ok’d going after free agents like Warren Sapp in the past. This is Marvin’s team. They are progressively getting worse. Lewis needs to go, not Brown. The only way I will ticked at Brown is if he doesn’t fire Lewis at the end of the year.