When I was in grad school (75 -77) at UC they were giving away tickets at Kroger. The only game they could regularly sell out was Miami - bet that puts a smile on Ord's face. They've come a long way from that, but to fill Paul Brown in 2003 they needed help from the Bengals who made season ticket owners buy the usual two pre-season games and the OSU game. They backed out of a series a few years back when the Bucks insisted on 2 for 1. They came back a few years later agreeing the single game slots. I believe a second game was scheduled at PBS, but the bucks bought their way out of the game and it was moved to Columbus - anyone know if that's true.
Cincinnati heartburn is deeper than the football issue. It's the only major Ohio city I know of that sees itself politically isolated from the rest of the state... maybe Toodooteley-do dose too. Dayton, Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown all see themselves as Ohio cities. Cincinnati believes it's the capitol of Tri-State. Come the revolution they will set up a principality, bring a monarch in from Bavaria to rule and tax the hell out Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana along with everything south of Centerville. Till then they'll root for Notre Dame in the fall, Kentucky in the winter and wonder why they don't get any money or love from Columbus.
