Comments on: Bengals cut ticket prices, again

By: mazblast

mazblast — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:10:18 +0000

Please. That “sellout” streak was pure fiction. You could see all those empty upper deck seats just driving by on I-71. The only games they were regularly selling out (other than ones with “glamor” teams like Invincible Dallas and New England) were against Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis, whose fans love making the drive here.

I don’t know if the Bugles’ fans are the worst in the league, but I can tell you from experience that they’re certainly not among the best. My late father had Bingle season tickets for almost 20 years before he moved to Florida, and even when they’d score a rare win against the Steelers or Browns, he’d be PISSED when he got home. “60,000 Bengals fans and 5,000 Steelers fans, and they were LOUDER than us!”

By: mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports

mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:44:31 +0000

In 2003, the cheapest seats at PBS were a very affordable $35. Those same seats are now $65 for individual games. Ticket prices have gone up, while they ecomonomy has gotten worse. So it’s no surprise that the Bengals have had some troubles. We did had a 57 game sell-out streak from 2003-2010, so the attacks on our fanbase are uncalled for. We also sold out 6 games in 2012, so things appear to be getting better again.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:41:49 +0000

What a sorry excuse for a franchise.

Just contract, baby.

By: dalucks

dalucks — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:38:06 +0000

I think all teams who do not make the playoffs should cut ticket prices by 5% each season that they do not make the playoffs. If a team does not make the playoffs for 3 straight seasons then the tickets drop 10% until the team reaches the playoffs. Stop rewarding futility.
All preseason games should be half price for all NFL teams.
It is ok to give back to the fans NFL. Stop being greedy.

By: John

John — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:37:09 +0000

WOW I hope Niner execs are looking at these prices with a little bit of shame.

We’ve been season ticket holders for over a decade… but now we’re forced to not renew our tickets. Too much money. And its not like we would even have a CHANCE at renewing our seats for the new stadium–the Niners want 30k up front for the same seats we have. That’s a joke.

And so that Packer-Niner game will, most likely, be last for those seats that I grew up in. I was only 8 when the Niners had that incredible comeback against the Giants in ’03. Now those seats are gone.

The Niners may be pricing out the rowdy drunks in favor for tech execs, but they’re also giving the boot to faithful middle class families.

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:20:16 +0000

Meanwhile parking for a Bengals game was increased an additional $20 per vehicle, the price of beer was raised from $9 to $12 each, and the price of sandwiches was raised from $15 to $18 each.

There is however no correlation between these price raises and the drop in seat prices.

By: thelastpieceofcheese

thelastpieceofcheese — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:44:15 +0000

Who wants to buy tickets to see the Bungles?

By: ikebuck

ikebuck — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:08:38 +0000

“Worst fans in the league.”

How so?

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:05:12 +0000

Smart. I interviewed for a job in Cinncy. Not what I would call a cash rich town. Plus this current rebuilding effort that’s happening will help if they stay competitive.

By: NoobTubeTV

NoobTubeTV — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:58:39 +0000

Worst fans in the league.

By: theroc5156

theroc5156 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:50:38 +0000

Ticket prices had another rough season. Couldn’t block, tackle or catch anything hence his release.

By: bengalsucker

bengalsucker — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:45:32 +0000

It really sounds like Katie will run this team well once her daddy formally hands it to her or kicks the bucket. She’s the one that was trying to get him to hire a GM and he refused. Ever since we’ve been seeing changes here and there with this team, she has been involved. I’m excited to see what she would do with the team once she’s in full control.

By: fraleyr

fraleyr — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:40:55 +0000

when will this franchise realize prices arent whats keeping people away. its mike brown… thats it, mike brown

By: peytonwantsaflag

peytonwantsaflag — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:34:23 +0000

to paraphrase my democrat friends- ” it took us 20 years for Mike Brown to get this franchise and fan base in this mess, it’ll take so time to get them out.”

By: whodeyx

whodeyx — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:26:33 +0000

Smart. The price disparity between the upper and lower sections were ridiculous in years past. There was only a 15-20 dollar difference between seats in the top left corner of the upper level and a lot of good seats in the lower bowl. They should have done this years ago.