by Chris Ball

Loveland, Ohio – It’s the first podcast of 2025! The Bengals need a win on Saturday night, and then a lot of help from the Chiefs and Jets on Sunday in order to make it into the playoffs. Chris and Mark break down just how likely it will be that Carson Wentz and Aaron Rodgers come up big, and they try to find some positivity. They also look back at another cardiac Cincinnati win, this time against a very talented Broncos team. The defense played decently for the first time in recent memory against a quality opponent, and Joe Burrow was his old magnificent self. Then, Mark addresses the Bearcats’ first loss in conference play against Kansas State, and explains why there’s no reason to panic. Cincinnati has a chance to erase all the questions with a big win at home against the Arizona Wildcats.

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Christopher Ball is a longtime Loveland resident and an attorney. He graduated from Loveland High School in 2003 and was a member of the football team before going on to become a coach’s assistant at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He has been following and rooting for the Reds and Bengals since the early 1990s and has been through the many ups and downs that fandom has wrought over the years.

by Chris Ball

Loveland, Ohio – Chris and Mark are back at it again! This time the duo talks about the Bengals’ much-needed win over the Browns. Just how much faith can we have in this Cincinnati defense? It has played much better as of late, but has done so against much lesser quarterbacks than the one it will face this week in Denver’s Bo Nix. Joe Burrow was once again Superman against Cleveland, and Chris and Mark discuss just how much of a boost Chase Brown has been this year. Having a running back of his quality on the roster only spells good things for this team. Next, Mark clues us into the state of Bearcats basketball and just how special this team might end up being. Their next run of very tough conference games will tell us quite a lot about just how good they are. They will face off against some of the best college teams in the country in the coming weeks, including Kansas, Arizona, and Baylor. Finally, the guys take a look at the upcoming slate of College Football Playoff games and discuss which ones may be close, and which could get ugly.

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Hey readers… have an opinion about sports? How about a topic you’d like to see written about in Loveland Magazine or a thought about one of our articles?

Just need to vent and get out your frustration about the Reds, Bengals, or any other sports issues?

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Christopher Ball is a longtime Loveland resident and an attorney. He graduated from Loveland High School in 2003 and was a member of the football team before going on to become a coach’s assistant at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He has been following and rooting for the Reds and Bengals since the early 1990s and has been through the many ups and downs that fandom has wrought over the years.