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Yes. Where they would be moving in Indiana is closer to Soldier Field than the Arlington Heights racetrack would be.
Of course they are. The Jets and Giants play in New Jersey. The Rams and Chargers don't play in the city of L.A.. The Niners play in Santa Clara.
Yes they are still going to be called the Chicago Bears and you are correct the NY Giants and NY Jets both play in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.
I’m sure they will be. That’s the brand and a strong brand it is.
The Indiana Bearlets.
(If it happens?)Their headquarters are in Lake Forest. Their state of domicile is in IL and I'm sure that they plan on continuing to make millions in merchandise sales, meaning.....leave the brand alone. Ultimately, the brand is what sells and pissing off the 8M people in the Chicago/Chicagoland area would be bad for business.
Hammond is basically a South suburb of Chicago. The Chicago tollway isn't making money hand over fist because people aren't using it to get from home to work in Chicago. The Chicago South Shore Line feeds right into the area.
People need to chill TF out with where the stadium sits. They are going to do absolutely nothing to tick off the consumer. The majority of the season ticket holders are in the Northwest and Northern suburbs and as tough as people talk about getting rid of their tickets because of a longer drive....they won't. The entire fanbase will have 4 years to warm up to the idea as it comes to life. The Bears know it, thus will move in a heartbeat if Hammond is the best deal. Any smart business owner would. No big business owner wants to have to deal with Illinois politics. It's a headache. Keep the brand, move the finances across state lines and watch the money roll in.
Tell your friend...you really really should.
How about the Gary Stinks?The Indiana Bearlets.
26 of the 32 NFL teams are named after a city and not a state or region.
Of those 26, 9 currently play in a city other than the one they’re named after - Dallas, Miami, Buffalo, Washington, San Francisco, both LA teams, and both New York teams. (And even if you want to say the New York teams are named after the state, they also don’t play in that state.)
Being named after a larger city and then playing in a suburb just isn’t that weird in the NFL.
And as far as suburbs go, this down-stater doesn’t really see any difference between Hammond versus Oak Brook or Cicero or Schaumburg or wherever. It’ll be a big, glitzy stadium surrounded by brand new parking lots, Dave & Busters, and Buffalo Wild Wings wherever they put it.
Of those 26, 9 currently play in a city other than the one they’re named after - Dallas, Miami, Buffalo, Washington, San Francisco, both LA teams, and both New York teams. (And even if you want to say the New York teams are named after the state, they also don’t play in that state.)
Being named after a larger city and then playing in a suburb just isn’t that weird in the NFL.
And as far as suburbs go, this down-stater doesn’t really see any difference between Hammond versus Oak Brook or Cicero or Schaumburg or wherever. It’ll be a big, glitzy stadium surrounded by brand new parking lots, Dave & Busters, and Buffalo Wild Wings wherever they put it.
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First big injury of camp for the Bears:
Best case scenario he's back Week 4 against the Jets.
Best case scenario he's back Week 4 against the Jets.
The Hammond Toxic Dumps
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
The Hammond Eggs
Darnell Wright getting paid:
Given what it could have been, pretty good news.
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When they talk about knew injuries and say 6-8 weeks, that is never the case. I commented that it was good news to only be out a max of two months when we heard of the injuries, but once they truly look under the hood.....that plan changes rapidly. Now, we're at 16-24 weeks.
I'm not sure where else to comment on the correlation with Mirk, but pretty sure we're hearing 6-8 weeks there too. Once the knife hits the skin and the first checkup happens.....plans can get very soft.
Bummer.
Illwinsagain
- Cary, IL
The difference with Mirk, is we heard 6-8 weeks after the surgery.
Warren stating today Bears sole focus is on Hammond.
Doesnt mean much, but I do think the move there is inevitable. Nothing new here.
Not sure they need to start construction in the next 9 months, so maybe waiting is best,
but I do think the Billion dollar savings crossing the state line is hard to ignore
Doesnt mean much, but I do think the move there is inevitable. Nothing new here.
Not sure they need to start construction in the next 9 months, so maybe waiting is best,
but I do think the Billion dollar savings crossing the state line is hard to ignore
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