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CINCINNATI -- The star-crossed Bengals are about to become HBO's latest stars. The cable channel and NFL Films chose one of the least successful and most dysfunctional teams of the past 18 years for its next "Hard Knocks" training camp series. "We just think there's an interesting mix of personalities," NFL Films president Steve Sabol said Thursday. It will be very personality-driven, given the team's lack of success and national profile. The Bengals (4-11-1) were so uninteresting to the NFL's schedule makers that they got no prime-time games this season. HBO wasn't put off. Even though the Bengals have had only one winning record since 1991, they could provide some interesting subplots for the five-episode program that begins Aug. 12 and airs each week.

Well this is the best thing I've ever heard. Roger Godell must be crying from embarassment. The only way it could be funnier is if TO got to play the role of Donald Trump and kick out members of the team. Poor Carson Palmer. Poor TJ Houshmancfzzkcjhcertete, oh wait he left. Poor....I can't name anyone else. The Bengals have had too many players arrested to earn any respect from me. I hear they are filming an episode of COPS next week.