Subject: go bears!
Date: Tue Dec 21 19:25:44 2010
User: damgud
Message:so, the bears are the first to clinch their division...ya hoo!!
i don't have alot of hope thru the playoffs, however, they'll be good practice for cutler...who finally seems to remember he's a QB. if they can just hang in there for another...year? two?? they could well be superbowl material once again. but they'd best hurry so's brian can get his ring before he retires.
was sure fun watching ol' bret play....he's always been one of my favorite all-time qb's...even if he did always play for the wrong damteam. end of favre playing football...end of an era. i'm glad the man got one more td before he calls it quits. figures a rookie would take him down...proving the old guys just can't mix it up with the kids. sorry, bret.
Date: Tue Dec 21 22:01:32 2010
User: Kaos
Message:They lost to the Seahawks at home. I'm not sure that bodes well for their chances in the playoffs.
Date: Wed Dec 22 10:07:59 2010
User: BuzzClik
Message:>>>Kaos: "They lost to the Seahawks at home. I'm not sure that bodes well for their chances in the playoffs."
Only one team stands a chance of winning throughout the playoffs. We just don't know who that is yet.
Date: Wed Dec 22 10:10:05 2010
User: BuzzClik
Message:>>>damgud: "so, the bears are the first to clinch their division...ya hoo!!"
Lifetime Bears fan here. Not quite a Superfan, but close.
I don't waste a lot of time watching football pre-game shows, but I had ESPN up and rolling about 15 minutes prior to kickoff this past Monday. As part of their routine, they asked each analyst for their prediction of who would win. Mike Ditka was one of the first, and after a brief explanation, he stated simply, "da-Bearsss." It was a funny moment.
Date: Fri Dec 24 13:06:16 2010
User: damgud
Message:sorry i missed that...i caught the after-show, but not the pre. but i love ditka anyway...and i think that, even having been fired, he still has a soft spot for "da-bearssss". man spent the majority of his prof football career in chicago, after all!
kaos: i think i already stated that i didn't have a whole lotta hope thru the playoffs..however...it'll be an awesome learning experience for the whole team.
and let's face it, on "any given sunday", any team can win...or lose..."against all odds". even the seahawks.
Date: Tue Oct 7 13:53:15 2014
User: Klepp
Message:da bairce
Date: Tue Oct 21 13:42:27 2014
User: Klepp
Message:O'Donnell's having a fabulous season.
Date: Mon Nov 10 00:02:58 2014
User: Klepp
Message:Maybe they need Harry Potter's expertise.
Date: Mon Nov 10 16:01:52 2014
User: damgud
Message:I haven't seen the bears play yet this year...and I've watched every game. wow...feels like I'm watching the cubs...it's just SO GREAT being a Chicago fan!
so...will the bears be looking for a new coach by the end of the season???
Date: Mon Nov 10 23:28:44 2014
User: Kaos
Message:Geez, did you watch the Sunday night game?
I liked Lovie Smith as a coach of Da' Bears. He was a great match for that Monsters of Midway mentality. They lost that now and whatever the new coach is spouting doesn't take it's place.
Then there's running into the Green Bay Aaron Rodgers. Can I say he's actually underrated? I think he's already one of the five best QB's ever. He's underrated because he does everything very well but nothing outstanding.
Is he as smart as the professor (AKA Peyton Manning)? No - that's a B+ vs. A+
Is he as smart as GQ (AKA Tom Brady)? No, that's B+ vs. A
What about Brees? B+ vs. B+
Arm Strength?
Rodgers gets an A besting (Manning, Brady, Brees) peers
Accuracy?
Rodgers gets an A besting/tieing (Manning, Brady, Brees)
Elusiveness?
Rodgers gets an A- besting (Manning, Brady, Brees) by a bit.
Date: Tue Nov 11 01:11:08 2014
User: Klepp
Message:I think dude got a 42 on the Wonderlic, likely the low-to-mid 99th (footballer's) percentile.
Date: Mon Sep 14 16:18:15 2015
User: Klepp
Message:da bairce
Date: Sun Dec 6 16:28:54 2015
User: Klepp
Message:"There is plenty of playoff talk at Halas Hall..."--Chicago Sun-Times, 12/05/15.
Date: Fri Sep 29 09:59:05 2017
User: Klepp
Message:da bairce
Date: Sat Sep 30 17:57:03 2017
User: parapraxis
Message:The Packers destroyed them.
Go Pack!
Date: Mon Oct 2 13:29:14 2017
User: Los_Angeles_Rams
Message:¿6:D How about those Rams? It's always a pleasure to beat dallas.
Date: Mon Oct 2 15:27:06 2017
User: Klepp
Message:I won't be fully satisfied until Dallas loses its ninth regular season game, and Chicago its tenth.
Date: Tue Oct 3 12:20:13 2017
User: BuzzClik
Message:Is there a team you like?
Date: Thu Oct 12 14:05:11 2017
User: bil
Message:how about those Chiefs
Date: Wed Oct 18 13:55:00 2017
User: Los_Angeles_Rams
Message:How about those Rams?
Date: Fri Sep 6 14:16:57 2019
User: Klepp
Message:How sweet to hear the rival's drunken, disgruntled fans booing their beloved Midway Underachievers off their own field. Go Bears!
Date: Sun Oct 17 05:15:03 2021
User: Klepp
Message:I believe the rival, visiting Packers are favored by 4½ pts. today; I suspect a GB victory, with a CHI cover...
Date: Sun Oct 17 16:01:25 2021
User: Klepp
Message:Bear fan can still take a bit of solace, since they're not a Lion's fan.
Date: Wed Oct 27 08:55:38 2021
User: Klepp
Message:Today's NYTX-word puzzle: [theme entry] 17-Across, 11 letters:
...Classic line from the Superfans sketch on "S.N.L."...
Entry: *DAAAAABEARS*
Classic lines from "SNL" being themed on this (not difficult) Wednesday puzzle...
Date: Mon Jan 10 13:32:07 2022
User: Klepp
Message:Does Mike Ditka have a son?
I suspect some up-and-coming young'un from the college ranks to be offered the job...possibly Justin Fields QB coach from college, or the like...
Date: Mon Sep 19 02:12:25 2022
User: Klepp
Message:I suspect Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre's record versus the Bears is around 44-12, or something...
Date: Mon Sep 19 15:01:01 2022
User: Klepp
Message:It's actually 46-15.
Date: Mon Sep 19 15:16:48 2022
User: BuzzClik
Message:sonnycrockett on this board is an "ex-pat" from Chicago now living in Arizona. I wonder if he's switched loyalties...
My father's family goes way back in Chicago. I am hardcore for the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks, and Cubs. There have been good times and bad.
Date: Mon Sep 19 15:31:56 2022
User: Klepp
Message:I love the Bears/Packers rivalry, so rich in tradition...switching loyalties is a no-no IMO, gotta be true to one's family...if you're as utterly dominant as US Woman's soccer, or as utterly bereft of glories to look back upon (Detroit Lions? I suspect no DET fan under 70 has vivid memories of the last title they hoisted...
Link: Lions' last hurrah
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