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Aaron Leming ‏@AaronLemingNFL 51s51 seconds ago At this point, it would almost be shocking not to see Danny Trevathan & a DL (likely Akiem Hicks) in a #Bears uniform by the end of tomorrow

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 11:14 AM) They might actually be pretty fun to watch next year. They have some talent. And they are also supposedly front runners for Irvin in Seattle. Yes, they are spending a lot of money, but they also seem to have drafted much better in recent years. Good for them.

I watched a bit of the democratic debate and was flabbergasted by the stat that 1 out of 3 african american males will be incarated in their lifetime. Is that really true. That is astonishing. Or is that stat inflated a bit by multiple offenders (i.e., they take offenders by race and jail visits and than divide by total population by racial profile)? The income inequalities by race are also staggering and it is also amazing how that despite various regimes (dem / republican), they have remained that way for so long. Things that make you pause and wonder whether anything currently on the table from either party really would do anything to help or whether there has to be a much more revoluationary game changer (and no I don't have that answer).

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 11:08 AM) David Schuster ‏@Schumouse 12m12 minutes ago Jimmy Butler's knee swelling is down and he's feeling better. Questionable for the next game Hopefully it was "normal" swelling related to coming back from an injury and not anything else.

Bears reportedly leader of the pack for Danny T.

I like the direction if we get Trevathan and Aikers.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 05:04 PM) Colts are crazy. Paying Allen a Ton He was the best FA TE on the market (not that there was many of them). It is why I am a big believer of keeping Marty (unless you get actual value for him via trade). Presume this makes Fleener most achievable candidate.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 01:08 PM) Yeah, I like how there is no wasted time as the group gets closer and closer to meeting Negan. I was expecting an episode or two of characters debating going after the Saviors, etc. The church scene could have been a half episode in previous seasons. Lulling themselves into a false sense of security is just getting us geared up for the season finale. I wouldn't be surprised if two characters get killed off. Yeah - I was shocked at how quickly they moved.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 01:26 PM) It's amazing. I just find it comical that someone in this thread considers himself a non-bandwagoner when there's no evidence to support that. I remember when Ruutu was going to bring back the cup. Zhamnov too. Or when the Bulin wall was going to make us awesome (post 1st lockout). Yep...diehard fan4life Note: I'm referring about myself. I enjoy watching the Hawks and cheer for them and while I wouldn't call myself a bandwagon fan, I'm more of a, don't have enough time for hockey, but in the post-season, I'll watch and cheer my favorite team, but I also won't pretend to know / be able to talk up the game like others (but than I talk to people who are "diehard" and I realize, s***, I know more about hockey than them and I don't even follow the sport, especially not in the regular season, outside of checking scores). I can't stand watching a regular season hockey game..just so diluted. I suppose the same, in many regards could be said about the NBA regular season, but I prefer NBA to NHL in general. In NBA and NHL, playoff product is just so much better and I feel that degree of difference is lesser in the two other major sports.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 12:13 PM) Agreed. The math makes clear that while Trump is still clearly the front-runner, the path to going to convention with the nomination fully in hand keeps getting steeper. The wildcards are A) if Rubio drops out, or B) if Cruz was willing to hand his delegates to Trump at convention. Your allocations of proportional states might be a bit off, as you are going off of historical levels and we have seen recently where Rubio has started to "not get enough" to qualify and thus the split ends up being more along two candidates vs. the multitude of candidates. Don't most upcoming states have like a 20% minimum vote threshold to get any delegates. That wasn't as common in some of the early states (and this is going off of the top of my head). So it could be a little overly punitive to assume a consistent delegate % racked up given current trends. Another wildcard is that Cruz has yet to really prove he can win outside of strong evanglist states (and he has even lost some to Trump).

Another fantastic episode of Walking Dead this past week.

Solid solid signing. I don't know if this is enough, but if things bounce the Sox way they can certainly contend. Favorite, no way. This team is significantly deeper than a year ago's team and I have said for a while I like Avi in the 4th outfield role, taking advantage of match-ups, etc. Jackson solidifies this defense but his offense has had a 2 year downswing, so lets hope he can bounce back a bit vs. continue to trend downward. We still lack very many good position players but at least now, we have less totally negative players.

Wow...this is a great hire for the Illinois.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 03:38 PM) It is the biggest upset in NBA history at least. Someone from Vegas posted that if you parlayed Tate, Diaz and the Lakers with $100, you would've won $32000 Is this a bigger upset than say an 8 seed knocking off a 1 seed in the 1st round of the playoffs?

QUOTE (scs787 @ Mar 5, 2016 -> 06:55 PM) First game I've watched in quite some time. That was a fun 1St half. A lot of solid ball movement. Has it just been injuries that are holding the Bulls down?....Or is the Rockets D that bad? A combination. Was great having Butler and Niko back. At the same time, you still saw the absurd turnovers and to me all the signs of a poorly coached / poorly focused team. The lack of talent due to injuries did play a huge factor in the slide.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 07:17 AM) No chance. I like a 5th is the best they'll do with a 6th most likely. I still am of the personal opinion that I'd want a 4th for him. If I got a 5th, I'd need a future pick as well. That said, it seems very apparent that the Bears believe this is a longer rebuild than a one year build and that we are still a few years away. With that in mind, I think it makes it even more likely we look at QB early on.

Do you think it will be one of the 4 remaining candidates, or will it be someone not currently in the race. If it isn't someone in the race, who do you think it will be? Romney, Jeb, Paul Ryan? Personally, I think if they end up brokered, Kasich is the only standing who I think would have a chance and even than, I'm thinking it will be as the VP (I actually think he would be very high up on Trump's list, to be frank). I will point out, Kasich was on O'Reilly after the debate and very firmly said he is not interested in being the VP (how true that is, who knows). My prediction is if it goes to a brokered convention, it will be Paul Ryan.

Butler officially returning tomorrow. Please, pretty please, do not re-injure that knee. On an unrelated sidenote, I really miss me some Joakim Noah.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 04:12 AM) Kasich would get completely exposed if anyone actually cared about him. He also needs to realize nobody thinks well of Ohio. Why exactly would he get exposed? All he has is a track record of success (every where he's went)? Because he's boring and cerebral? Is that why he'd be exposed? Or are you referring to how aggressive he has been in the past to get things done (that ended up being pretty successful)? Dude knows policy well and is actually relatively moderate.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 08:54 PM) Also, now I really want to hear what is on those New York times tapes. We should. Trump is feeding whatever BS possible to get into the white house. Now part of me feels good about that, cause if he was serious about half the stuff he said and somehow got elected, we'd be screwed. But it is also just shameful...beyond typical political games. I thought Kasich was fine (actually got more air time than Rubio), but he's not electric. That said, I don't think he has to be, he's the best candidate on either party to make this country better. That doesn't seem to matter though. Experience (check), track record (check), ability to enact change and work with others (check). I was surprised, but I didn't really have any issues with anything Cruz did (and normally I did). I suppose I'm warming up a bit to him. What I'd give for Kasich to take Ohio and get some momentum and win a few states and get this thing to a brokered convention.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 07:27 AM) You think he falls this far? As of late, it sounds like both Dallas and Browns are interested. Not at all. Paxton might.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 03:45 PM) Pffft I got to see him destroy the Salukis You see everyone destroy the Salukis. I would destroy the Salukis. Note: Watch me ban Rowand, Brian, and Kyle.

Screw you all...I've been on the Wentz train before all of you.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 03:13 PM) IF the Bears managed to come away with Trevathon, Janoris Jenkins, and Jays Howard, I wouldn't HATE to see Elliott. I would still prefer another LB, DT, or maybe even Stanley if he's there though. Wentz baby...wentz.

You guys realize, the target audience is the kids, whose parents were the primary demographic of the original. I don't think, outside of some early nostaligia, the goal was for people in their early to late 30's to be watching the show, rather their kids to be watching the show and the parents at least having that ability to "relate" to it, so to speak. I could be wrong and my kids aren't old enough. And I thought the show was a classic and watched it plenty growing up.