Can I be a Bengals and Browns fan at the same time ?
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thats funny you should mention that boys, My son go's to bowling green in ohio and I live here in Atlanta. So, that would explain my name because Bowling Green is nicknamed the falcons. I hail from Portsmouth and was raised a Steelers fan. I have been with them through the good times and the bad. So, I am not a Atlanta Falcons fan, but a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Although, this city is really down right now because of how bad the falcons are. They really love their football down here.
Good question newlex. When I grew up as a child, I rooted for both teams; however, when they played each other, I rooted for the Bengals, and my sister cheered for the Browns. We are both them same today, nearly thirty years removed from childhood.
When I went off to college and met up with kids from Cleveland, they said,"There is no way you cheer for both teams." Well, believe it or not newlex, I hope like heck the Browns do well, and find a way to knock the Steelers out of the playoffs. Now there is a team I truly detest.
When I went off to college and met up with kids from Cleveland, they said,"There is no way you cheer for both teams." Well, believe it or not newlex, I hope like heck the Browns do well, and find a way to knock the Steelers out of the playoffs. Now there is a team I truly detest.
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5 Super Bowl rings during that span too...gahs4ever wrote:To longtime Browns fans, the Bengals have never been our chief rivals and never will be. It will always be Pittsburgh, and the youngsters on here are too young to remember when the Browns owned the Steelers so badly, that it has taken the last 35 years of Steeler excellence to finally forge a 2 game lead in the all time series.
That said, since there were no Bengals when I was a kid, I naturally gravitated to the only Ohio team, the Browns. When the Bengals started up, I tried to follow both teams with the bottom line being the Browns #1. My idea of a perfect season was the Browns 16-0, the Bengals 14-2 and the Browns beating the Bengals in the AFC championship game.
Then I started working in a factory, and the hatred Bengals fans had for Browns simply wouldnt allow anyone to root for both teams. Given the ultimatum, it was a no brainer, and I hate the Bengals almost as much as the Steelers now.
Thank the idiot Bengal fans at Merillat in Jackson for pushing me over the edge.
Headed to the game this weekend and can't wait!
I really don't see how you could be a fan of both, but to each his own I guess.
I've spent a lot of time in Cleveland and have many friends there. If you went to Cleveland and asked the rivalry question, the answer would almost always be the Steelers. Personally, I've always seen the Steelers as a bigger rival than the Bengals.
For those that do see the Bengals as a bigger rival, I doubt its because Cleveland fans are jealous of their two superbowl appearances. If we were going to be jealous of a team for superbowl appearances I think the Steelers have that one wrapped up.
Here we go Brownies, here we go!
I really don't see how you could be a fan of both, but to each his own I guess.
I've spent a lot of time in Cleveland and have many friends there. If you went to Cleveland and asked the rivalry question, the answer would almost always be the Steelers. Personally, I've always seen the Steelers as a bigger rival than the Bengals.
For those that do see the Bengals as a bigger rival, I doubt its because Cleveland fans are jealous of their two superbowl appearances. If we were going to be jealous of a team for superbowl appearances I think the Steelers have that one wrapped up.
Here we go Brownies, here we go!
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jumpman wrote:Headed to the game this weekend and can't wait!
I really don't see how you could be a fan of both, but to each his own I guess.
I've spent a lot of time in Cleveland and have many friends there. If you went to Cleveland and asked the rivalry question, the answer would almost always be the Steelers. Personally, I've always seen the Steelers as a bigger rival than the Bengals.
For those that do see the Bengals as a bigger rival, I doubt its because Cleveland fans are jealous of their two superbowl appearances. Please, if we were going to be jealous of a team for superbowl appearances I think the Steelers have that on wrapped up.
Here we go Brownies, here we go!
iT MIGHT GET COLD . Every year i always go to that game . but not this year. have fun. Its the best game to go to i think. WHO-DEY
Wacth for some changes in bengals running game . It could prove very good . dd and watson.
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