Harry Chappas

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 10, 2014 -> 07:46 AM) Youngstown St. is still D2 in football. 1 -AA same as Western and the like, FCS not FBS

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 11:29 AM) I'm sure they're s***ty. Does Mike "Dirty" Sanchez still write for them?

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 02:20 PM) I find that to be a crap argument. Bears fans filled up that crap ass Memorial Stadium which was 2 hours away. Most cities have a safe base of 70k fans each week eager to watch football. Solider Field is a s***hole not as bad as Wrigley Field but not much better. The Cadillac Club and sky boxes might be nice but the joint is an eyesore and has zero amenities.

Sons of Anarchy is still hanging in there. Glad the series is over but the story arc focusing on Gemma is just a waste of good potential...maybe the ending fits but the Jumping of thh Shark started with Ireland and landed with Opie's exit. The one good thing though is it is local, no Mexico or IRA. The current stuff is somewhat believable. I like that the Scot is getting laid as well.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 09:17 AM) That was 20 years ago, the NFL has grown leaps and bounds since then, and the Rams have been blacked out at home for like 15 straight years. Wow I did not know that. They built them a stadium too I believe. That is sad but most of their time is spent being Cardinal fans I suppose.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) I'm okay with KC-Cards WS, and I'm also okay with whoever wins but I like the Cards and with AJ on the squad I'm definitely rooting for the Cards to take it all again. I don't care who wins and it makes the playoffs pretty enjoyable. Always root for the Cards to piss off cubs fans.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 03:39 PM) I compare Illinois football to DePaul basketball. They can't even attract good in-state and Chicagoland kids anymore and are living in the past. They need to build from within and stop looking for a miracle hire. Otherwise, any coach successful at Illinois is going to leave within a few years for a better job. Depaul basketball made their name but playing nobody all season and then losing early in teh tourney. They did getsoem good players from Chicago but they never palyed a real team durign the season.

There was a stat Sunday that showed Bears are last in the league in play attempts greater than 20 yards or something along those lines. This is also about the time of year where Jay gets hurt and misses a few games.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:51 PM) Rice's student section might be the best in the state. It can go both ways. While it is very cool they can get out of hand. They cheered when Marist RB went down this year. They also got in hot water for a buckwheat chant when they were playing thorton years back although the kid did look like buckwheat. A good amount of those kids are from the area so the games are very accessible which is not the case with Rita and MC. Rita and MC are down this year which is helping Rice and Provi. Loyola is a down a step as well but not as much as Rita and MC. Rita may be down for a while, their lower levels are not drawing as they had in the past. Same with Marist.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) Whatever miscommunication happened between jay and marshall we will never hear, but Trestman clearly called out Marshalls f*** up post game. and then back tracked at the Monday press conference after talking to both players

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:11 PM) It was a timing route, he threw it before Marshall was supposed to curl. He never curled and shields was right there waiting for it. If Marshall curled, he would have shielded the defender, like the play is designed. His pick across the middle to Tramon Williams was awful, no doubt. But the pick to Shields was on marshall The curl route was covered the fly was wide open. If jay recognized this as marshall did it would have been a touchdown.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:01 PM) Illinois is probably the worst college football job in the Big 10. Too many unreasonable expectations from the alumni. Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn St, Nebraska, and Ohio St. have winning history. Northwestern, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers, Maryland and Indiana are just happy to be successful sometimes. Iowa , Michigan St. and Illinois are the only schools that have tasted success and think they can get it every year. Iowa and Michigan St. are right and are successful sometimes, Illinois is not. Wisconsin's winning history began with Alvarez. Wisconsin and Michigan State are what Illinois should be.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 12:55 PM) This is the exact category I see the Illinois job in. It is a clear third tier job in the Big 10. Football is not basketball. A good system guy can win. Illinois football also can retain Illinois talent which they struggle with in basketball. If the administration so choose Illinois would be on par with Wisconsin and MSU. Playing in the BIG gives you an opportunity to play for the national championship annually.

I know this is not the right forum but does anyone have the story about the the guy from hawaii that knew Reinsdorf and was one of only three people to see Frank Thomas contract? Ncogi I think it was. There was a period when I was out of commission in regard to this site for a few months and he was just gone.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Oct 4, 2014 -> 11:48 AM) I'm caught up to season 7, episode 1. If Gemma survives till the end, I'll be furious. I've taken to calling the show "Gemma Of Anarchy" since she ruins everything. On that Afterword show they did that followed the first episode, even Katey Sagal is oblivious to the fact that her character is horrible, controlling, selfish and destructive. She's all like, her heart's in the right place. Whatever. Killing was a massive gut punch. I was damn near in tears. But killing was absolutely horrible. My wife keeps making the point that Gemma is Vic Mackey, and if that's really the case, I think we're all in for massive disappointment at how things end for her. Not that the ending to The Shield was bad, just if that's how things end for Gemma, it will be a huge fail. You are spot on. Although I am not certain how the show actually could have evolved with just those guys sitting around.

The problem with the Bears is it seems that cutler is not cut out for Trestman's offense. They are stuck together for the next two years then something has got to give.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 04:00 AM) We'll see in Week 8 and 9 when they have Providence and Rita back to back. Did beat Loyola though. Mt Carmel and St Rita are both down this year. St Rita looks to be down for a couple of years. Providence is pretty damn good should win state at 6A rather easily. Loyola and Brother Rice are interesting.

Hawk says it is the most important part of a team may not be too far off.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 3, 2014 -> 10:53 AM) Local radio doesn't start until later today, so not entirely sure. Morning radio on both stations are national syndicates (Dan Patrick or Colin / Mike & Mike). In general though local radio will probably spend most of its time talking about the Dodgers. or the Rams coming back home

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 09:54 AM) The Roosevelt's on PBS was incredible, as is anything done by Ken Burns. Well worth the 13ish hours to watch it all. He was just in Chicago to give a talk on this and I had a ticket and forgot all about it...

Now Daryl Boston dove into the crowd to catch a ball.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 1, 2014 -> 08:49 PM) Sure he was, in the checkbook. By keeping him down they are extending his time before free agency. This Boras knows and will use ity against them come negotiation time. the difference between between Rodon and Bryant is Bryant has proven himself in the minors. Rodon has not. He only pitched a few games. If he leads the minors in wins or ERA or whatever for the entire year next year and the Sox don't call him up, then you have a case. Not mention the innings limit for this year and next. rodon walked 4.7 batters/ 9 innings. In the MLB that may get him in trouble. He has things to work on. I don't see much that Bryant needed to work on. The difference between him and Rodon is Rodon would have to spend all of next season in the minors and potentially not be called up in 2016. The cubs have cost Bryant one year of free agency already which could be upwards of $20M down the road.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 1, 2014 -> 01:44 PM) Okay great. What's the difference between 464 losses over a 5 year period and filling in gaps to "Compete" while falling short of the playoffs? I'd rather have the losses and everything that comes with it: higher draft pick, more bonus pools both internationally and in the amateur draft, higher waiver priority during the season, payroll flexibility). Here is the thing, there is no guarantee that they are going to win. Also for the last four years their fans have not had any glimmer of hope to watch since day one. Sorry but I am fine with an 82 win team that I enjoy watching win from time to time that is in the playoff conversation. The White Sox winning a world series does nothing to make my life better. Each day and each victory stand alone as giving me something enjoyable to do that day. I do not make or lose money on their victories my life is no better when they win or lose. What it does is gives me enjoyment in those small windows. Closing that window for 5 years with the hopes it will open......ok. Dan Bernstein makes it sound like everything is black and white. If you are not the champion you wasted a season watching. I don't agree with that. If the White Sox played last night and won, is your life any different thant if they lost 100 games. Maybe my opinion of sports is way out of line. I enjoyed the Blackhawks run last year but at this point in time last year and 2002 mean nothing in the grand scheme of my life. Passing time for three hours enjoying it from time to time is all I care about.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Sep 30, 2014 -> 11:04 AM) This is essentially it, Brady can longer make up for having a crappy surrounding offense and now is also part of it. He will lite the Bears up like there is no tomorrow.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 1, 2014 -> 11:42 AM) Bernstein called out Wittenmeyer and Telander and basically everyone at the Sun-Times for being stupid about the Cubs. Bernstein was 100% correct too. The SunTimes doesn't listen when the Cubs speak. They are like the voice of the meatball fan. Wittenmeyer wrote an article about how Kris Bryant would leave the Cubs in 6 years because he's mad that they are jerking him around. Bernstein was saying that is totally false and that Bryant is on board with the way the Cubs have handled the situation. Bernstein was asking if there were any quotes from Bryant to backup Gordon's claims and of course there aren't any. Wittenmeyer is a goof. I don't know, Bernstein seems to really like the cubs plan more than anyone. He almost wants to be he guy to sit back and say, see I told you they were right.