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09/01/2026

👀📸 NEW THIS SEASON: OUTFIT OF THE TAILGATE!

GameDay Gear is bringing something NEW to the Bengal Jim & Friends Tailgate this season — and we want YOU to be part of it! 🏈🐅

We’ll be roaming the tailgate each GameDay spotting the fun, creative, stylish, vintage, over-the-top and totally YOU ways to Who Dey 🐅

You might find yourself featured in Outfit of the Tailgate, see some of our favorite GameDay Gear pieces in the mix — and there may just be a few surprises & giveaways along the way. 👀

And we’re kicking it all off September 13 — OPEN IN ORANGE! 🧡

So now we want to know…

🔥 WHAT ARE YOU WEARING FOR OPEN IN 🧡?! 🔥

Drop your ideas below. Are you going all orange? Vintage? Custom? Cute & sporty? Completely over the top? We want to hear it!

Come GameDay ready… you just might get spotted. 👀📸

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Jimmie Foster

08/26/2026

🐅 NEW TAILGATE PARTNER! 🧡

We’re excited to welcome GameDay Gear as a partner of Bengal Jim & Friends for the 2026 season!

Their support helps us continue making the Before the Roar Tailgate Experience bigger and better each season!

Keep an eye out for the Outfit of the Tailgate from GameDay Gear. They will be scouting out the tailgate for standout GameDay Fits with Fun giveaways throughout the year!

A huge THANK YOU to GameDay Gear for supporting Bengal Jim & Friends!

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08/25/2026

A version in black 🧡🧡🧡

I’m loving these so much! OBSESSED 🤩

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08/24/2026

Found this local custom wreath vendor today! And bonus she also creates custom bag charms 🧡🏈🧡🏈🧡🏈🧡 all sports of course so what a great addition The WreathSmith would be to our ladies nights!!! Who wants to see the custom bengals inspired wreath she’s working on? Let’s get her some new followers and likes on this post for a reveal 🥰🥰🥰

Decorating has always been a passion of mine since I was a little kid. My wreaths, custom crafts, keychains and bag tags are unique and one of a kind! Contact me to see if I can make your vision come to life! Local to the Cincinnati and NKY areas.

08/23/2026

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️🧡🐅🏈🧡🐅🏈🧡🐅🏈

We’re incredibly excited to kick off the 33rd season of the Bengal Jim & Friends “Before the Roar” Tailgate Experience - and what we hope ends with a Super Bowl championship for our Cincinnati Bengals!

A LOT goes into making this happen every season — if only everyone knew 😂 — and it certainly doesn’t happen because of one person. A huge THANK YOU to our board (501c3) — James Coppola, Craig Johnson, Anthony Brooks and Mark Thomas — for the countless hours they put in, not just during the season, but throughout the offseason. The work starts in April to make all of this happen!

And just as importantly, THANK YOU to the MANY people who volunteer, help set up, tear down, support our charities, work with our partners, or does whatever is needed each week. It takes a village, and you are part of a pretty special one.

I’ve been to every NFL city, and there is NOTHING like what we do - anywhere. What you all have built here is more than a tailgate. It’s a community. It’s a tradition. It’s a reflection of Cincinnati at its very best and cant be duplicated.

This tailgate has always been about giving back, bringing people together, and promoting the city and team we love!

👀 And starting MONDAY… get ready.
Monday through Thursday, we’ll be recognizing some of our returning tailgate partners who help make all of this possible.

And mixed in with those… we have other MAJOR announcements 👀🔥

We can’t wait to share what everyone has been working on.

2026 is almost here. See you in Lot E/Smale Park on Opening Day!

08/21/2026

Because of course He’s Choosin’ OH-IO

A little fun for the OSU crowd.

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08/21/2026

Made another pair of the custom cargo pants 🧡🐅🧡

These are a custom creation that takes a lot of time but they are so worth it! These came out even better than the first pair 🧡

They look amazing as an outfit with my custom GameDay jersey & cowgirl hat!

OBSESSED with this GameDay fit 🐅

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