35thstreetswarm Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 4 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Oh they did. Even sticking Illinois with a bigger bill is a win to them. Plus they get all of the free publicity. I guess. I'm not sure "look at us, we scraped and begged and threw taxpayer money at them...and they still rejected us!" is something I'd send to the tourism board marketing guy. Indiana is to the Bears as the White Sox were to Manny Machado. Edited 1 hour ago by 35thstreetswarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 9 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: I guess. I'm not sure "look at us, we scraped and begged and threw taxpayer money at them...and they still rejected us!" is something I'd send to the tourism board marketing guy. Indiana is to the Bears as the White Sox were to Manny Machado. NO way. Indiana absolutely intended to get the Bears if the Bears were willing to go, at a price better than Illinois was willing to pay. Illinois was the one only willing to spend a certain amount to get the Bears to stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 9 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: NO way. Indiana absolutely intended to get the Bears if the Bears were willing to go, at a price better than Illinois was willing to pay. Illinois was the one only willing to spend a certain amount to get the Bears to stay. Yeah - but still not a winning PR message to be the publicly desperate party that still failed (if that ends up happening). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 14 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: Yeah - but still not a winning PR message to be the publicly desperate party that still failed (if that ends up happening). The message is they will do whatever it takes to attract business. Illinois is losing that battle right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted 57 minutes ago Share Posted 57 minutes ago 10 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: The message is they will do whatever it takes to attract business. Illinois is losing that battle right now. Yep. Illinois will continue losing that battle (thank god). And may still get the Bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77 Hitmen Posted 46 minutes ago Share Posted 46 minutes ago (edited) 5 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: While this is encouraging, I'll be assured of this when there's an official announcement from the Bears and specifically George McCaskey. There are two things that can still scuttle any deal: The first is Kevin Warren who last time IL announced progress, responded by cancelling their next meeting so that he could make a bombshell announcement about Indiana. I'm not going to underestimate his ability to generate more drama and derail any progress made. The second is Chicago lawmakers who seem to be of the attitude that any business that goes outside the city limits may as well just go and leave the state altogether because "it ain't Chicago". Maybe the enticement of making state funds available to help transition Soldier Field to a post-Bears era will get them on board. Edited 44 minutes ago by 77 Hitmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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