Bengals news
Signed LB Adbul Hodge from the Bengals practice squad. Hodge (6-0, 236) is a third-year player from Iowa. He entered the NFL in 2006 as a third-round draft choice of Green Bay. He played in eight Packers games in '06 and was on Green Bay's Reserve/Injured list (knee) last season. He played in all four Packers 2008 preseason games (20 tackles) and was waived by Green Bay on Sept. 1. He was signed to Cincinnati's practice squad on Sept. 16.
Waived CB Simeon Castille, rookie from Alabama. Castille played in Games 1-4 this season, with six tackles.

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Bengals Breakdown
Location: Buffalo Wings and Rings Tri-County
Former Bengals OL Joe Walter will join me 3-4:30.
Chick Ludwig 4:30-5:30
Bengals Trivia Showdown involving fans in attendance.
Fun, food, prizes and football
Got a question about the Bengals and the OL?.....Joe will take your calls....as will Chick.

 

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Trivia today...who wants to play?
Here is an advanced look at the trivia we will do at Buffalo Wings and Rings.
I'll take four contestants that are in the house with us.
1. Know your opponent: 20 Dallas Cowboys that have appeared in 5+ Pro Bowls...list them.
2. Pick it! Chinedum Ndukwe recorded the first interception of the year for the Bengals last week. List the 23 players with at least 10 career interceptions with the Bengals.
3. TD Tossin': Carson Palmer threw career TD number 105 last week. List the Bengals QB's in order of career TD's passes with the Bengals.

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Vote: Bengals Cheerleaders
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Line of the night
"And the city by the lake is under water"
-Vin Scully, voice of Dodgers, as Cubs go down 0-2 in series to LA

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Thanks again
Thursday I experimented with a lot of college football conversation. I think it worked.
The tough part of doing college football talk on Thursday is most callers want to react AFTER a game...not so much leading into a game. Agree or disagree? Should the Thursday college football talk should be more guest driven? The best opening for college football callers is Monday...but that is usually the day Bengals fans dominate. Maybe that changes?
I'm not going to ignore the Bengals on a Tuesday or Thursay. I played what Carson told C. Trent about his elbow....but there really wasn't any other Bengals news. But I'm not going to jam Bengals stuff down your throat....especially when I have three hours for Bengals each Friday.
I also tossed in a lighter topic Thursday, spinning off the TV return of Knight Rider last night.
We compiled a list of the classic TV/movie cars. That was fun. Based on reaction, I probably should have brought it up earlier in the show.
Let me know what you think. It only works if you like it and want to get invovled.
Keep the ideas coming for  a "change of pace"/"Off The Beaten Path" stuff.
The last two days have been a blast.

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17 Classic Pop Culture Cars
Entertainment Weekly

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5 points to ponder: UC-Marshall
Herald Dispatch
Which team will thrive, rather than overreact, to tonight's ESPN-charged, 'White Out' atmosphere?

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There's more than one way to skin a Bearcat
Herald Dispatch
"We want to create tension and some doubt in their kid's mind," said Minter. "We always go in thinking we carry X number of weapons in our arsenal."

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Milan/Central ref dies at 93
The Star Press
Although he was an official for 35 years, Birge was best known for calling that 1954 title game that was the basis for the movie Hoosiers.

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First SEC road start a test for UK QB
Lexington Herald Leader
Tim Couch made his first SEC road start as a true freshman in 1996. The Cats were buried in a 65-0 avalanche at the hands of Florida.
Jared Lorenzen's first start also came in the Swamp in 2000. While Lorenzen and the UK offense had some success, they lost a 59-31 shootout.
Shane Boyd and the Cats were pounded 42-6 at South Carolina in Boyd's first start the next season. And in 2004, a young redshirt freshman named Andre Woodson took a 42-10 beating at the hands of Auburn.
Hartline will try to avoid a similar fate Saturday.

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OSU confident Pryor can handle the pressure
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio State will head into a hostile environment Saturday night in need of a victory over Wisconsin that could resurrect its big dreams for the season. At the helm will be a freshman quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, and no one connected with the Buckeyes seems to have a concern with that.

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Expect an Ocho Cino-T.O. showdown
Chick Ludwig, Dayton Daily News
It's a grudge match between two of the NFL's perennial Pro Bowl wide receivers: the Bengals' Chad Ocho Cinco vs. the Cowboys' Terrell Owens.

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Should these Reds stay or go?
John Fay, Enquirer
It will be a little while before we know what the Reds are going to do with their nine free agents. Players have until two weeks after the end of World Series to file for free agency. Clubs have to until Dec. 1 to offer arbitration. That's can be a key thing because you have offer a player arbitration in order to get compensation for him. Players have to be in the top 40 percent of their position statistically for clubs to get compensation. Not many players on the Reds list fit into that category

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Xavier adds recruit for 2008
Dustin Dow, Enquirer
Parrom, a 6-foot-6 small forward originally from Bronx, N.Y., told Xavier's coaching staff that he would accept a scholarship offer from Xavier, which now has one scholarship left to give for the 2009 class. Saturday's commitment came during Parrom's official campus visit to Xavier, which prompted his announcement.

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Big 12 challenges SEC supremacy
Houston Chronicle
"At this point, the league is absolutely the strongest it has ever been," said Texas coach Mack Brown, whose fifth-ranked Longhorns play four ranked teams over the next five weeks.

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Maxim Hometown Hottie
Careful opening

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Doctor Z on Bengals-Cowboys
CNNSI
Cowboys giving away ... hold your breath ... 17 1/2 to Cincinnati. My own line last Sunday night was 13. This one tells me that the guys who set the price believe that Palmer is definitely out. I never gave away that many points in my life -- until now.