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Chick Ludwig covers the Cincinnati Bengals. He also writes about his other passions: college football, basketball and golf.Home > Blogs > Chick Ludwig At Large > Archives > 2008 > October > 06 > Entry
Obviously, ‘Sisyphus’ was a Bengal
BENGALS PUSH BOULDER
UPHILL, THEN WATCH
IT ROLL BACK DOWN
AGAIN AND AGAIN
===LUDWIG AT LARGE earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from The Ohio State University in 1976. As part of my electives, I close Classics 120 (Greek Civilization) and Classics 121 (Roman Civilization), and scored As in both classes. However, I got punished with a B in Classics 222 (Classical Mythology). But I learned enough in the class to remember “Sisyphus.”===
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was caught being crafty and deceitful. As punishment, Sisyphus was forced to roll a boulder uphill only to watch it roll back down again, and he was forced to repeat this act throughout eternity.
Sisyphus would’ve made a great Cincinnati Bengals player.
Just when you think they’re on the verge of winning, they lose. They keep pushing the boulder uphill only to watch it roll back down again.
Over & over & over & over & over again.
The Bengals have already lost as many games in 2008 as they did the entire 2005 regular season when Cincinnati reached the postseason for the first time since 1990.
Imagine … 18 years and 1 playoff appearance.
Sisyphus is back. Reincarnated. Living in the ‘Nati. Wearing Bengals stripes. Pushing the boulder uphill. Watching it roll down. Doing it all over again.
For more on Sisyphus, go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheMythof_Sisyphus
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By psychostats
October 6, 2008 11:54 PM | Link to this
Wow, The Chickster’s Bar has become a real classy joint. Does reading it mean I got couth now? Let me have another sip of that ambrosia. BURRRP! … If the players are Sisyphus, then Mike Brown must be Zeus. But if you put a crown of laurel on his head, he’d look more like Nero — fiddling away while Rome is burning.By Sarah
October 7, 2008 7:00 AM | Link to this
The Chickster may have gotten A’s in Classics 120 and 121 but he gets an F in Football forecasting. He predicted this Bengals team would win 10 games and make the playoffs! LOLBy Rick
October 7, 2008 7:04 AM | Link to this
Hey Sarah. Will this Bengals team win a game this season?By Chick Ludwig
October 7, 2008 8:05 AM | Link to this
Hey, Psychostats: Thought you might like this blog entry … and Sarah, you have every right to spank me … I sipped the Bengals’ Kool-Aid in the offseason. I thought it was nectar. Didn’t realize it was poison. If there’s a ‘W’ on the schedule, please let me know because I don’t see one on the horizon.By got milk
October 7, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this
Boy, I hope there isn’t a win on the schedule. The only cure I see for this team is 0-16 followed by a slew of season ticket cancellations. Then maybe the big changes that are needed will start to happen.By Doco
October 7, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
But the Bengals only get the boulder half way up the hill and it rolls over them on its way back down.By Brad
October 7, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this
If the Bengals are Sisyphus, what level of Hades does that make Cincinnati? And I think Chris Perry is actually Sisyphus, and the ball his boulder!By David K
October 8, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this
Hey, Chick. The Bengals will win at least 3 games. Don’t you see that 0-16 is rock bottom and usually that is the only place real change can start. But this is a perpetual Greek tragedy and like Hades, there is no relief. So, yes, 3 wins ought to keep this thing just below mediocrity and sailing along fine. I wonder the name of the Greek god that placed this curse on Bengals fans?By RAJ
October 8, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this
Wasn’t there a rumor that the Bengals were going to move to LA back in the ‘90’s? We should have let them, should have let them take the name, the logo, the colors, everything so we could have gotten a new franchise and started from scratch. Orange is the color of unchecked emotion and no team with orange helmets or jerseys has won a Super Bowl. The Broncos didn’t win until they changed their uniforms. The Browns have never even gone. Change the uniforms or let them go. I’m tired of rooting for such an inept franchise. It even affects my fantasy play—I’m 0-5!