OT: City makes pitch to keep Bears in Chicago | UPDATE: Bears stay in City

[psuro]

Chicago. NW Indiana. I've even read about a possible proposal from the Quad Cities area. The team needs to change its name to the Upper Midwest Bears. That way, regardless of where they land, the location will fit.

Maybe any state which begins with an "I" will do. Boise will be next with a proposal.

Can't they just officially change their first name to "Da"?

 

[NittPicker]

Hammond Organs?

People like me who have a juvenile sense of humor would have fun with that.

 

[Catch1lion]

Looking like a migration and not a hibernation.

 

[Catch1lion]

I heard Gary is nice.

Even Tito left to eventually open a Vodka distillery.

 

[creamery freak]

Chicago. NW Indiana. I've even read about a possible proposal from the Quad Cities area. The team needs to change its name to the Upper Midwest Bears. That way, regardless of where they land, the location will fit.

Maybe any state which begins with an "I" will do. Boise will be next with a proposal.

Anchorage Bears has a nice ring to it.

 

[psuro]

People like me who have a juvenile sense of humor would have fun with that.

He gets it!

 

[Catch1lion]

Gary Grizzlies

 

[Woodpecker]

Gary Grizzlies

Hammond Eggs

 

[BobPSU92]

I hate our world.

 

[Midnighter]

Barf.



THEY HAD THIS!!!

 

[Midnighter]

 

[NittPicker]

If they stay with "Chicago Bears", they'd join the Jets and Giants as the only teams to play in a state which isn't the home of the city in their name. I'm not counting the Commanders since D.C. and the suburbs are a unique animal. Regardless, they'll be moving back to the district in a few years, if all goes to plan.

 

[lionJC]

T

My house is the "Church of Ro".

No taxes at

 

[lionJC]

My house is the "Church of Ro".

No taxes at all.

Tax the Church

 

[manatree]

If they stay with "Chicago Bears", they'd join the Jets and Giants as the only teams to play in a state which isn't the home of the city in their name. I'm not counting the Commanders since D.C. and the suburbs are a unique animal. Regardless, they'll be moving back to the district in a few years, if all goes to plan.

I still say that Washington muffed the name change. The Beltway Bandits was there for the taking.

 

[Midnighter]

 

[BobPSU92]

Flyover Flatlanders

 

[Nitt1300]

never would have happened while Al was running things

 

[sr108]

Elections have consequences.

 

[BobPSU92]

Elections have consequences.

I read it as “Erections have consequences.” Also true.

 

[katatonic2]

Gotta love billionaire professional sports franchise owners.

They want the taxpayer to continually fund new or upgraded facilities (which increase the value of their franchise), while continually raising tickets/seat licensing, concessions (with rare exceptions) and parking prices, while artificially suppressing player wages via salary caps, etc.

 

[kgilbert78]

Hammond Eggs

Funny thing is that Hammond once did have an NFL team in the 1920s.

 

[Nitt1300]

Gotta love billionaire professional sports franchise owners.

They want the taxpayer to continually fund new or upgraded facilities (which increase the value of their franchise), while continually raising tickets/seat licensing, concessions (with rare exceptions) and parking prices, while artificially suppressing player wages via salary caps, etc.

corporate welfare perfected

 

[84lion]

Gary Grizzlies
Hammond Eggs

I looked up Hammond, Indiana on Wikipedia, and it's right next door to...East Chicago. So why couldn't Da Bears call themselves the East Chicago Bears?

 

[mfb5053]

Gotta love billionaire professional sports franchise owners.

They want the taxpayer to continually fund new or upgraded facilities (which increase the value of their franchise), while continually raising tickets/seat licensing, concessions (with rare exceptions) and parking prices, while artificially suppressing player wages via salary caps, etc.

Would not be surprised if the Halas family sells shortly after receiving their new shiny taxpayer provided stadium.

 

[STPGopherfan]

I read it as “Erections have consequences.” Also true.

"What goes up..."

 

[STPGopherfan]

Gary Grizzlies
Hammond Eggs

I looked up Hammond, Indiana on Wikipedia, and it's right next door to...East Chicago. So why couldn't Da Bears call themselves the East Chicago Bears?

Notre Dame could play there as well. The tagline could be Notre Dame football. We're not Gary, but we're close...

 

[BobPSU92]

George Halas graduated from University of Illinois. As a result of that connection, he chose navy blue and orange for Da Bears. With the move, IFT (indiana football team) should change their colors to crimson and cream. F*ck it up thoroughly.