Careless

how do you fall on your face in the huddle?

Apparently two Arizona players got into a fistfight on the sidelines in the second quarter of their bowl game today. And the ads for this sponsor (Gildan) are... well, ads for a generic brand

I think the biggest thing to worry about would be the TV money thing going away before we can take advantage of it. We should be fine in getting market value for the WGN games package, but it's the fact that the CSN Chicago ones that don't end until after 2019 that worry me. We may very well have ala carte TV channels by then. Obviously you could get more $$$ for the whole package, so I'd expect them to sign a short-term deal for the TV rights to the WGN games. WGN will still be a crap deal, relatively speaking. They don't have the ability to get high carriage fees in the Chicago area because they broadcast here, and they have no leverage to ask for them outside of Chicago because the Cubs aren't popular enough there and they'd just be booted off cable. They're just worth ad revenue to WGN Yeah, we don't have the national fanbase that the Reds do, so our deal will probably suck. What the hell are you talking about? What part don't you understand? If WGN tells every cable company in the country "give us three dollars per month per customer or you can't carry WGNAmerica" they'll be laughed at and WGN will no longer be carried outside of the Chicago area. Inside the Chicago broadcast area, I don't believe they can even ask for a carriage fee. So WGN won't be able to use the Cubs as leverage to get huge amounts in fees from cable companies the way Fox sports West (or whatever it's called) can from the 18 million people in their area. That's where most of the money is in these deals, not in the advertising revenue from broadcasting the games. And that's why LA is such a lucrative tv market for the cable company, despite the lousy ratings the Dodgers get. And that's why I wouldn't be surprised if WGN loses the Cubs (and Sox) completely, at least until a hypothetical future where cable television goes a la carte

I think the biggest thing to worry about would be the TV money thing going away before we can take advantage of it. We should be fine in getting market value for the WGN games package, but it's the fact that the CSN Chicago ones that don't end until after 2019 that worry me. We may very well have ala carte TV channels by then. Obviously you could get more $$$ for the whole package, so I'd expect them to sign a short-term deal for the TV rights to the WGN games. WGN will still be a crap deal, relatively speaking. They don't have the ability to get high carriage fees in the Chicago area because they broadcast here, and they have no leverage to ask for them outside of Chicago because the Cubs aren't popular enough there and they'd just be booted off cable. They're just worth ad revenue to WGN

Got to be nice to have 18 million people in your home market to stick carriage fees to

What was he saying? Next weeks game is gonna bury this team barring more Cutler to Marshall magic To paraphrase, Cutler should be grateful if the Bears resign him, since he can't stay healthy. It's also his fault he keeps getting hurt, and he should know in advance if an INT will be returned for a TD, and therefore not throw the pass. If only injuries were as predictable as steroid suspensions

Well, if this team makes the playoffs, there will be some other teams more deserving sitting at home. Just terrible.

nice double-level fail there

I hate this team

*head buried in hands*

There were five guys around Marshall there

smart man jumping on that

what the hell was that? I mean, I just praised him for running forward

hey, Hester ran forward!

What the heck is a Joe Kmak?

People hate ND for a variety of reasons. Media exposure, perceived bias (which existed long ago but has switched to prejudice some time ago), popularity, fans, etc. Fyi, 100% of the reason people hate you is bc of you. So there's that. Nifty, it's almost like I have fans. But no, it's not exposure. It's you.

Can we fire Lovie yet?

Sure they will. They're just going to lose the first game they play.

lol@ that TD call.

That play makes a lot more sense when you see that he flattened Tillman first

Just let him run into the end zone, idiots

Jennings walking off like he won't be back next week. Also, like he's 76

oh my god

Lovie is still an idiot.

12 weeks in and our best win is... Vikings, in Chicago? Pathetic.