Oso planning to go pro
The Chicago vs Suburbs Civil War is at Gettysburg level already, and this news just broke like 45 minutes ago.
I know I posted the GIF above and all, but there are still a LOT of obstacles to this happening, biggest of all being who the heck is going to pay for it. The Bears don't have the money, and neither does the state (and if it did, the Chicago delegation wouldn't give the Bears money to move out of town anyways). Arlington Heights will create an amusement/ticket tax to pitch in, but that would be a drop in the bucket. Unless selling a majority stake is in the McCaskeys' plans, this is far from #donedeal territory.
This deal would significantly increase the value of the team when selling.
Depends on the deal.Rumor is Pat Ryan and Andy McKenna - who together own about 20% of the team - are driving the bus on this, and it may be part of a larger effort to get a controlling stake from the McCaskeys. While the McCaskeys don't have the wealth/wherewithal to make a stadium happen, Ryan does.
I find it kind of hilarious that the McCaskey's sale of the Bears hinging on the presumed passing of a 98 year old Virginia McCaskey and the power players and money behind anything new are an 84 year old Pat Ryan and a 91 year old Andy McKenna.
So apparently Cole Beasley is an idiot.https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/06/unvaccinated-cole-beasley-blasts-nfl-covid-protocols.html
Raiders DE Carl Nassib came out as gay today. He's the first active NFL player to come out.
It's kinda nice that we see something like this and just move on. No big deal anymore.
I think the reactions so far indicate how far society has come on this issue - but it’s still a pretty big deal. We’ll all celebrate when it’s a non story.
I was referring to my own reaction, Lenny. I understand the media is gonna make a bigger deal out of it because it is a "first". Hopefully, the next time a guy (or a woman) comes out, it will be a ho-hum reaction.
See I actually think the media making a big deal out of it is important and necessary. Cause as mentioned above, it took a massive amount of courage and confidence to be the forerunner. Nassib himself even said in his statement, “hopefully we get to a place where announcements like this are unnecessary”. But until we do, and until there are a number of similar stories across the NFL, much less the rest of pro sports, drawing positive media attention and praise is important IMO.It’s only notable because, with demographic statistics alone, we know there are tens more like him, if not likely over 100. But it’s taken so long for one to speak out.
yes, most people, except joe ee harhar on the view...holy cow she needs some training.