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  1. UMFan83
    Yeah you really needed to go for it on 4th down there GB. 3 points is not going to cut it. IMO terrible decision by McCarthy
  2. UMFan83
    From some article by Issacson but I've seen this a couple of times since Fox was hired. I don't know maybe I'm just looking back on the Lovie era with rose colored glasses but I feel like his era was mostly defined by order and compatibility, and in his own way discipline within the team (yes he was player friendly and didn't hold guys accountable in the media but the behind the scenes impression I got is that the players were well policed behind closed doors and none of the locker room hinjiks we saw last year happened under lovie.) As for stability in coaching staff, maybe not so much with all the coordinates coming in and out of Halas Hall but I don't see how you can tell it will be this way with Fox either. Anyways I thought it was weird that people are remembering the last decade like this.
  3. UMFan83
    Yes, but he was late this is so weird to me. jacque had two solid years with the cubs but i never felt like he was particularly loved by fans. do they always bring random weirdos to the convention? Not only was he not a fan favorite, but he was vocal about the [expletive], racist/racial treatment he got from some fans. I think he later downplayed that, but still, definitely not someone I'd expect to see back. And it was always a little odd how his career just stopped liked it did. Guess he just completely broke down. I think Todd Walker had an even stranger end to his career. First of all he was like an .800 OPS 2B with the Red Sox (although that meant less back then and his defense left a lot to be desired), accepted a backup role with the Cubs, had 2 .820 OPS years then got traded to SD and when his contract expired he just left the game. Granted he was terrible his year in SD but He was worth 2-3 offensive wins per year in 350-400 PAs with the Cubs. I feel like he could have gotten a contract somewhere as a backup or DH, at the very least a spring invite but he just decided he was done.
  4. UMFan83
    Nope Blackhawks are a mediocre 6-6 in their last 12 games. Yuck Hawks are 2 points away from falling into a Wild Card spot in the West. No worries about not making it of course (still 9 points up on a spot) but blah.
  5. UMFan83
    Waiting 5 days for a Hawks game sucks. Losing that game sucks even more. Tie this up Hawks
  6. UMFan83
    Yeah we needed this one considering we have Hawks, @ Cavs, Spurs and @ Mavs in our next 4. The Hawks have been obliterating everyone in their path. They just won by 21 in Toronto and have won 31 of their last 35. Would be nice to play a good game tomorrow and maybe even win
  7. UMFan83
    It isn't a Cubs convention until Jacque Jones makes an appearance.
  8. UMFan83
    So...I'm assuming Fox being hired increases the chances of Cutler sticking around, am I correct? I really hope so, for all his faults I love him.
  9. UMFan83
    Maybe I missed this mentioned somewhere else, but he's saying Pace flew out to Denver to meet face to face yesterday/today and seal the deal? Yep. It was widely reported he was in Denver last night. Gotcha, I must have missed that, my bad.
  10. UMFan83
    Maybe I missed this mentioned somewhere else, but he's saying Pace flew out to Denver to meet face to face yesterday/today and seal the deal?
  11. UMFan83
    Another guy claiming its done:
  12. UMFan83
    Kind of ridiculous. Eh...plenty of factors can affect timelines on a project this large. I'm sure they'd much prefer to have the bleachers done. At least work is actually happening... True but I wonder if they could have held some stuff back a year in exchange for a project with more room for error. It's not the end of the world though, although it might affect the bottom line a little.
  13. UMFan83
    Kind of ridiculous.
  14. UMFan83
    He also said it wasn't as bad as some of the ankle injuries he's had in the past. And he would know since it seems like he has an ankle injury every other week
  15. UMFan83
    [expletive] you, Kubiak. Heh, you're mad at him for? It's his dream job, he knew at the same time the Bears were interested in him that Fox was going to be canned. With all the circumstances surrounding it, it's obvious. I don't necessarily blame him if he looked at the Bears (and other) coaching situations and didn't like what he saw.
  16. UMFan83
    Love it...go out and prove it!
  17. UMFan83
    I am assuming the story blew up based on his tweet. I don't understand why people would assume that he was going pro just based off that tweet.
  18. UMFan83
    In the last 30 years at least, I think only once(1999) a team lower than a #5 seed made the NBA finals. I think the Rockets won the title as a 6 seed in 1995 but yeah overall the point is there are only like 4 teams that can win the title every year, sometimes less
  19. UMFan83
    At least we can agree that the NBA Playoffs are like the anthesis of a crapshoot.
  20. UMFan83
    I would reverse NHL and MLB. I mean in the NHL a couple of years ago, the conference finals consisted of the last 4 NHL champs. The Kings and Blackhawks have won 4 of the last 6 Cups and are among the favorites to win this year. That said, there is definitely some crapshoot elements, especially in the early rounds where 8 seeds routinely upset 1 seeds. In fact I remember in 2010, the 4-6-7-8 seeds in the East all won their first round series. Also, occasionally you see an 8 seed get to the Cup Finals like the 2012 Kings and 2006 Oilers. I still don't think it holds a cake to baseball where teams like the Braves can make the playoffs 14 years in a row and only win 1 championship. So I guess the difference to me is that in hockey it seems like you can build a team to get deep in the playoffs many years like the Red Wings for so many years or more recently the Blackhawks whereas in baseball it doesn't seem to matter whether you win 100 games or 83, as long as you get in. Heck even having to play a single elimination game to get into the playoffs doesn't always seem to effect a team's odds.
  21. UMFan83
    That's a great point. I think Pace saw how quickly Emery was ran out after making a bold hire that failed spectacularly, and while I don't think that's the main reason why he went after Fox, it certainly was a benefit to it. I also think the organization is happy because, which they definitely want to win, I think they were extremely embarassed last year and want to do anything to avoid that embarassment in the future so in a way they'd be partially satisfied with an 8-8 team that keeps their off the field activities out of the news.
  22. UMFan83
    How did I miss this brilliance way back when? I bet nocode was at day 3
  23. UMFan83
    It's crowded and hard to see/do anything except for the vendor area, the opening ceremonies are on TV/Radio, and any interesting news from the breakout sessions is reported in real time. Like I said before, if someone gave me a free ticket, I'd go but I wouldn't go out of my way to go. I do enjoy the uptick in Cubs talk/reporting during the weekend though.
  24. UMFan83
    He's taken two teams from two different conferences to the Super Bowl. Trust me I'm not like virus who says he doesn't think he can win the 'big game'. I don't have any doubts on that. I'm just not sure how far he can take this roster over the next 2-3 years, but I believe at worst he will make us respectable.
  25. UMFan83
    Now that's an inspiring hire! You're right though, it's not terrible I don't think. I think he has a high floor in terms of his likely performance with the Bears. Not sure how high his ceiling goes though. Hiring Fox to me makes me feel like the Bears are going to take another run at it next year with a veteran heavy roster. I could be wrong....and that's not a bad thing overall.
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