requiem

well, i've had bears tickets for 30 years and rooted for them since i was a kid.  i've sat thru rain, sleet, howling winds and nasty snow squalls and all sorts of bad teams but the one thing i could always count on was the bears beating the crap out of their opponents on the defensive side of the ball.  

a sporting fact: you might beat us on the scoreboard but for many years, gamblers would bet against our opponents the week after because of the beating they received from the bears the week before.  but no more. 

 on defense, when you combine a lack of talent with a lack of passion  and then have jay "i've never won anything" cutler trying to direct your team offensively, it's a recipe for disaster.  there are so many broken parts on this team that it will take at least three years to make them respectable again and i guarantee you it will be without cutler or head coach marc trestman.  absolutely pathetic. an embarrassment to chicago sports.

on a brighter note, all of you know how much i loathe notre dame and i can't tell you how much fun i had saturday afternoon watching arizona state beat their irish asses all over the field and drop notre dame out of any post-season tournament conversation for good. it was almost orgasmic watching coach brian kelly's face turning purple during the first quarter when the irish replicated their debacle against alabama two years ago and peed their pants during an important game.  overrated for decades, they are now truly insignificant as a top tier team and the tournament 'committee' realizes that nd plays a weak schedule and anytime they play a top shelf team, they melt like a cheap candle.  good riddance to bad rubbish.

a coaching note: i just heard on the radio that trestman said they "practiced with high energy" this week.  so???????  my six month old niece in florida poops with great energy.

apparently, there's not going to be a baseball season next year because everyone on the north side and all of the chicago media have already awarded the world series to the cubs.
but just for fun, i'll take all wagers against the cubs winning the series in 2015 OR 2016. line up and open your wallets. wide. because spending cub fan's money is the best.

the bulls are doing what they have to do in the early season and that's beating some very bad teams on their november schedule. an early injuriy to jimmy butler along with joaquim noah's sore surgical knees threatened to derail this team early but both of them have sucked it up and contributed minutes to the cause.  taj gibson rolled his ankle and went to the locker room, returning 20 minutes later to finish the game. on the other hand, derrick rose sprained his ankle and has missed 3 complete games. the rumor grows that he is soft. very soft.

times have really changed. i once sat behind the bulls bench and watched jerry sloan relocate his dislocated index finger on his shooting hand BY HIMSELF during a time out and then 1/2 hour later, sink the winning shot to beat milwaukee. if derrick dislocated a finger, he would call 9-1-1.....check that, he would probably have someone dial for him. very, very soft.

a final bears note: i just heard on the radio that a local car dealership is giving away tickets for next sunday's game.  no kidding. who would pay for them?  adios