Football bad, weather worse

TV types were pitching this game as the “Battle of Ohio”. That statement is an insult to the State of Ohio. These two teams are so bad I would not use the term battle and Browns or Bengals in the same sentence.

Of course the only thing worse than bad football is shooting bad football in lousy weather conditions. Such was the case Sunday with the wind chill south of zero. Fans have the option of leaving their seats and finding a warmer one in their car, an option many exercised on Sunday. That’s not an option for photographers. 

While Christmas shopping Monday I ran across a young fan looking at Browns merchandise with his mother. He had mentioned that he was at Sunday’s game, but left at halftime. As his mother put it, “there’s loyalty, and there’s stupidity.”

I’m not sure of its the state of the industry today or just the lack of interest in these two teams, but it appeared that there was plenty of room on the sldelines Sunday. Neither Cincinnati or Columbus had still photographers at the game and by the looks of things plenty of others stayed home as well.

The good news – Spring training opening day is 60 days away. The bad news – today’s business climate will probably keep photographers at home, instead of the sidelines.