Superbowl Fever

[ldapkus]

The lion statues at the entrance to the Chicago Art Institute got their new helmets this morning. The helmets they wore from the last Superbowl were made from Weber BBQ grills. These are molded plastic.

[ldapkus]

GO BEARS

[lclark]

Nice helmet, to bad you Bears fans will be crying on Monday

[ldapkus]

We'll see.

[kkenny]

GO BEARS!!!!!!

[ldapkus]

The "Monsters of The Midway " will dominate over the Hoosiers.

[Robin N. Byrd]

'Da Bears!!
go get 'em boys!

[ebadofsky]

Truthfully (speaking as a lifelong Bears fan), I think Indy has the better team overall. However, their D-Line is pretty porous, IMO. If the Bears can establish (and maintain) the run game and the defense can keep a reasonable amount of pressure on Manning to get rid of the ball quickly, I think we can squeak by. Sadly, I have little if any confidence in Rex or the Bears' secondary in this game. Look for a high-scoring contest either way.

P.S. I'm making a 5-gallon pot of seagood gumbo.

[phinsperger]

I heard on the radio today that they weren't allowed to refer to it as "The Superbowl". They had to refer to it as "The Big Game" Why is that? Is this some more of politicallly correct sh_t !

[jkormos]

GO Bears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jkormos]

Colts =

Count
On
Loosing
The
Superbowl

So let it written so let it be done....

[Robin N. Byrd]

The only way the Bears would do better was if Ditka was still coaching.
But Lovie has done a great job. I can't wait til Sunday. They certainly deserve another Superbowl (aka Big Game) under their belt. and hey, maybe this team will revise the Superbowl Shuffle!!

[ebadofsky]

Originally Posted by phinsperger

I heard on the radio today that they weren't allowed to refer to it as "The Superbowl". They had to refer to it as "The Big Game" Why is that? Is this some more of politicallly correct sh_t !

The NFL retains a very strict copyright on the trademarked term "Super Bowl" so they can license (i.e. sell) advertising and promotional tie-ins. Any company referring to the game for commercial purposes that is not officially lining the pockets of the NFL must use another term (e.g. "Big Game," "Championship Game," etc.) or run the risk of copyright infringement.

[jkormos]

Colts =

Count
On
Loosing
The
Superbowl

So let it written so let it be done....

[ebadofsky]

Originally Posted by rbyrd

The only way the Bears would do better was if Ditka was still coaching.

I hate to say it, but Ditka was highly overrated as a coach. The real credit for the Bears' '85 success was defensive coach Buddy Ryan, his d-squad and the ever-dependable, awe-inspiring performance of Walter Payton (R.I.P.).

At the risk of raising the ire of my fellow Bears fans (many of whom look upon Ditka as some sort of coaching legend), he was not only a mediocre coach - but having met him several times - he's also extremely arrogant and unpleasant to be around.

My subjective two cents, of course.