TJ's status uncertain
C. Trent's blog

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Carson update
C. Trent's blog

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Chad and TJ understand fans' disappointment
C. Trent's blog
"That’s what you get when you don’t win. You know? We dealt with that a few years ago -- maybe it’s longer ago than that -- but that’s what you get when you don’t win. It’s their tickets, they can do what they want with them."

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Bengals news
Keith Rivers will be at the Pro Shop, Saturday, 10/18, noon-1pm signing autogrpahs. 200 tickets will be given out starting at 10am when the Pro Shop opens.

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OSU news
COLUMBUS, Ohio--Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee today announced the extension of Gene Smith’s contract as director of athletics through 2016.
"Gene Smith is not only one of the country's finest collegiate athletics directors, but he is also one of its most dedicated academic leaders," Gee said. "All of us at Ohio State -- our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends -- are very fortunate to have his sound judgment and leadership."
The contract extension formalizes Smith’s additional responsibilities as assistant vice president, broadening his role beyond athletics. In addition, Smith’s base salary was increased from $600,000 to $648,000. If certain athletic and academic benchmarks are met, his athletic incentive bonuses increase from $75,000 to $100,000 per year. Smith’s compensation is paid entirely through athletics department funds; no public funds are used.
“I’m excited and honored to receive this extension. I’m committed to supporting President Gee and his vision for the institution. I look forward every day to supporting our student athletes and coaches. I’ve enjoyed experiences at many institutions but none like this. This is my final home. Sheila and I have put down roots in Columbus,” Smith said.

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Show preview
Guests
Connor Barwin, UC DE
Charlie Coles, Miami hoops
Dan Clasgens, GetSportsInfo.com, Fantasy Playbook
Erin Rynning, football handicapper
Topics
Bengals rewind: As much as things change, they stay the same. Check out the stories below from 1999.
Keep or sell?: What are you doing with your Bengals tickets this weekend? Is it ok to sell to a Steelers fan?
Sound bites:
What Solomon Wilcotts told Doc about the Bengals lack of toughness
What TJ said about the coaches
Chad's comments on being punished
College football
MLB playoffs: Have the Rays captured your attention?

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Chad thinks he's being punished for mouthing off
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"I think that may be part of why my production is down this year. To rant and rave in the offseason like that and then come back and expect to be productive, or to expect them to use me the same way that they used me in the past, is very unlikely.
"Right now, I made my bed and I have to live in it. ... There is nothing wrong with me, but it is probably deserving because of my actions in the offseason. It is like somewhat of a punishment. When you open your mouth, this is what you get. I understand that. When opportunities come, I am going to make the plays."

(Getty Images)

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Heart attack claims former Bengal
Ludwig At Large
He played six seasons with the Bengals and was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1979. He played on the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XVI.

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Adam Dunn calls banana phone during rain delay
Bengals Fight Song - Hear them Bengals Growlin'
Hall of Fame writer Tracy Ringolsby snores on air
TJ H fantasy draft commercial
Danica Patrick rips Lance
Stephen A Smith impersonator
Steeler's Who Dey Chant
Jim Mora's classic rant - Playoffs? Playoffs?
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Stat of the day: Targets
Number of times throw to this season
TJ: 56 (tied for 5th most in NFL)
Chad: 35 (tied for 38th in NFL)
Percentage of times targeted and completed
TJ: 68%
Chad: 54%

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Delmon Young anyone?
The St Paul Pioneer Press mentions the possibility of the Twins dealing Delmon Young.
He's 23, plays LF...and hits right handed. Would you be interested? The Twins are looking for a bat with some pop....probably 3B. Young made 1.4 million this past season. Not many walks...some speed....hits lefties better (.300 in '08). Missle for an arm, one of the best in the game.....but did make 8 errors last year. Can play LF or RF...has played some CF. Big and strong.... 6'3 205....compared to Albert Belle. Did get suspended 50-games in the minors for throwing his bat at the umpire.

***My favorite owner, Clint Brown of the Florence Freedom, floated the idea of Edwin Encarnacion for Delmon Young last week. What do you think? Who would play 3B?

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1999: Mike: This isn't your father's NFL anymore
Enquirer
"What's left to change?" said NFL draft analyst and former Cincinnatian Jerry Jones, publisher of the Drugstore List. "If there are no changes, and they continue to lose and play poorly, it falls in Mike's lap. If there were a GM or a coach or whoever who had total football control, it would fall in his lap."

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What the fans were saying in '99
Enquirer
"We've done our part. We agreed to the sales tax. Now give us something back. I really hope (Mike Brown) will put a little bit back into it as far as paying for players. He's trying to make as much as he can."
"I wish there was a light at the end of the tunnel, but I don't see it. Every year for the past four years it gets tougher and tougher to come down here. It has to be because of Mike Brown. All of the mistakes he's made.... Unless he steps back and says, "My way is not working,' nothing's going to change."

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A look at the franchise from '99
Enquirer
The Bengals end the 1990s with the decade's worst record: 52 wins and 106 losses. They have won 60 fewer games and spent $90 million less on talent than the decade's top team, the San Francisco 49ers.
Former Bengals see the roots of the team's dismal decade in the team's historic frugality. "Absolutely," said Reggie Williams, former team captain who played for the Bengals from 1976 to 1989. "To have stewardship of this institution and have run it into the ground, for whatever reason, is unconscionable."
But Mike Brown, who now controls a majority of the team's stock, said it's "dead**** wrong" to think the money paid to shareholders would have improved the Bengals' performance had it been invested in the team.
Another complaint: the team's lean scouting staff, among the smallest in the league. "Other teams' coaches were studying football and doing football things - playbooks and training reels and studying what other teams were doing. We were on the road, as soon as the season ended," Mr. Wyche said.

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Bengals fans unloading tickets left and right
ESPN
Disappointed fans of the winless Cincinnati Bengals are trying to unload thousands of tickets for remaining home games, many of them well below face value.

Tickets, get your tickets
Ticket listings on Stub Hub for Bengals-Steelers Sunday
Ticket listings on eBay

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Tressel sticking with Pryor, even as stats diminish
Columbus Dispatch
Despite the fact that Terrelle Pryor and the Ohio State offense hit rough seas last week -- and with one player suggesting a change -- it's clear that Todd Boeckman's ship has sailed.

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Hype outpacing Pryor's performance
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The Buckeyes could manage only 222 yards of offense. Pryor threw for just 97 yards and was sacked three times, and his signature running game, the trait that made him the most sought-after player in the country, was stuck in neutral. The wunderkind who was showered with praise only a week earlier described his performance after this game as "terrible."

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Redskins excited about Alexander
Washington Post
"Shaun is a guy who has accomplished a lot in his career, but he's not an egotistical guy," said Mitchell, Alexander's position coach with the Seattle Seahawks. "I explained the situation to him, told him that he might not have a job with us for long, and he said it would be his job to make us want to keep him longer. That's the type of person you want on your football team."

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XU needs someone to step up in backcourt
Dustin Dow, Enquirer
"There's no doubt that the magic question is our point guard play," Miller said. "The stability of that position, and I think the improvement of that position from Day 1 through the course of the regular season, that's something that clearly is going to be a source of pride with our staff, that the position gets better. We're asking a lot of some very inexperienced players."

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UK fans need to enjoy Patterson while they can
Lexington Herald Leader
"I've talked to Patrick many times, and his family, (and I've said) 'Let's shoot to be the best player in college basketball,' " Gillispie said. "He's not considered that going into the season, but he wasn't considered a scorer coming into last season, and he did that pretty well."

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Gillispie trying to get to the point
Lexington Herald Leader
The first question was: "Billy, who's your point guard?"
Kentucky Coach Billy Gillispie acknowledged the obvious. He doesn't know yet. The answer might not come until after pre-season practice, a Blue-White scrimmage, two exhibition games and, most likely, several regular-season games. With the heir apparent, Derrick Jasper, transferred to UNLV, Kentucky will need time to find a floor leader.

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Chad feeling snubbed
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"Everything thrown my way, I've caught this year," Ocho Cinco said. "My opportunities have been very, very, very, very, very, very, very slim."

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First Rays, next Reds?
Paul Daugherty, Enquirer
"Coming from a market like St. Louis and to some extent Cincinnati, the focus is on winning,'' Jocketty said, "unlike Tampa Bay, where there were no expectations. They stayed under the radar and built a strong infrastructure.''

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Chad and TJ: Shut down Carson for season
C. Trent's blog

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More Man Cave photos....keep 'em coming

Chris in Edgewood

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Bearcats call for Blackout
CINCINNATI - Fans are encouraged to wear black to the University of Cincinnati football team's nationally-televised showdown with USF later this month as the Bearcats will look to "Blackout the Bulls" on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Nippert Stadium. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
"There is nothing like a night game in Nippert Stadium," head coach Brian Kelly said. "Having 35,000 Bearcats fans in our house and dressed in black, will make a statement to the nation that UC football is a force."

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Coaches' shows and remotes
Maybe it's just the radio geek in me that makes me wonder, but why do listeners call sports talk radio with comments and questions...but hardly ever call a rcoaches show or remote broadcats?
I'm always curious about the number/lack of calls to coaches shows. I would think it's the perfect forum and only chance for fans to actually ask Brian Kelly, Mick Cronin and Sean Miller a question about the team and their coaching decisions.
Same goes for my Friday show or Bengals Line on Monday.
I have David Fulcher and a writer who covers the team every Friday...rarely do we get calls.
Doc and Lap have guests....rarely do they get calls.
Is it the show content? Is it the fact you don't think calls are taken for these type of shows?
Do you simply enjoy listening? Always been curious. Email me your thoughts.

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