The following appeared on the home page of this website on the Friday before last year's Super Bowl. I hope it makes you sufficiently sad.
Bear down, Chicago Bears...
It is on the defensive line this Sunday. The push from the perimeter will be there from Brown, Ogunleye and Anderson but there must be presence up the middle from Tank, Ian and Israel. Allow Manning to step up and throw and we're in for a very long day. Tank Johnson as MVP...that'd really put a full dump in Jay Mariotti's shorts.
Make every play, clear the way to Victory...
When the throws are there to be made, Rex Grossman must make them. He doesn't need to be brilliant but he needs to be efficient. Every first down keeps PeyRod off the field.
Bear down Chicago Bears, put up a fight with a might so fearlessly...
The Colts have not transformed though the world wants us all to believe they have. They have soft wide receivers and are undersized. Every catch they make, every gain on the ground...the Bears must hit them and hit them hard. If they want a loan from the Bank of the Middle of the Field, make them pay interest.
We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation, with your T formation...
Benson and Jones must do their best impression of Taylor and Jones-Drew and Ron Turner must not make the mistakes of Herm Edwards and Brian Billick. The Colts defense is vulnerable on the edges and that is where the Bears must run, run, run. Wear the Colts down and the Bears can repeat their fourth quarter success of two weeks ago.
Bear Down, Chicago Bears. And let them know why you're wearing the crown...
Keep that chip on your shoulder. Play like your mama slapped you. Play like Daddy said you'll never be nothing. You deserve to be in this Super Bowl no matter what the pundits say. Play like it.
You're the pride and joy of Illinois...
I've never had more fun being a Bears fan. Arizona. Giants Stadium on Sunday night. Gould in OT. A snowy fourth quarter against the Saints. This has a been a brilliant season.
Chicago Bears, Bear Down!
One more game. Finish.
#2 Steven said . . .Bear Down.
February 1, 2008
#3 serious said . . .Last year was way more fun. We should have beat the G-Men. Was that the game the bomb went off the skunk's shoulder?? He catches that ball and we beat the NFC Champs!!
February 1, 2008
#4 Pissed Off said . . .last year was honestly the best football season of my life. we owned everyone, and anytime we stepped on the field i KNEW we could/should win.
I remember being at a bar for monday night against arizona, full of USC matt lienart fans. I was one of 4 bears fans there, and we were getting shit left and right.
After we won, my drunk ass got up on the table and sang a pretty crappy version of the aforementioned bears fight song... and got asked to leave.
awesome season.
February 1, 2008
#5 beardown1982 said . . .I was watching ESPN first take over lunch and just got to thinking about the same stuff you are Jeff.....where we were last year. The crews are all doing shows and promos from Phoenix and it makes me sad. We had the team everyone was talking about last year. I did not and will not read your post becuase it upsets me. Just wanted to say that.
February 1, 2008
#6 CAK said . . .Last night I watched the highlights from the Bears-Colts super bowl on ESPN...you know the ones, the quick 30 minute synopses where players are miked up. Had never seen it before, but it was pretty depressing. Before his second fumbled snap, Rex tells Olin to snap the ball differently on the sideline. Before Rex throws the pick 6 that essentially ended the game, you see him and TJ on the sideline after Rex had almost thrown a pick inside the 15 yard line as the Bears drove down to cut the score to 22-17 with a field goal...Rex says, don't force it, let the plays come to me. Ugh. Then, it shows him throw the duck of a pass to Moose off of his back foot for the pick six. After the play, Manning Jr. and TJ are shown on the sideline slamming their helmets to the ground. Video seemed to concentrate more on the Bears mistakes than anything the Colts did, which made it doubly frustrating.
Relax now people...it was a team loss, not just all on Rex. No need to beat a dead horse. Still, despite the loss, last year was a whole lot of fun. I stand by that. Let's hope this group of players has another run left in them, but that may have been our best shot.
In better news...my sister's fiance bought me almost the entire 85 season on DVD. Has every game, except for a couple regular season games, including the playoffs and super bowl. No commercials though, that woulda been fun. I plan on watching the playoff games and super bowl this weekend to at least cheer myself up heading into the big game. Kind of wish we could put 85 to sleep a bit with another Super Bowl title....it will come one day.
February 1, 2008
#7 Bill said . . .Yeah, my brother an I had a party at our house, my Mom went to her friend's house, and as my Dad and my Uncle are season ticket holders, they went to the Super Bowl. It was exciting. I was in the North Endzone, Section 152, 6 rows up for the Saints game. After the game, when found a FOX reporter, and my Uncle got on TV dancing to the Super Bowl Shuffle. Good times last year, and I'm ready for that again this year. BEAR DOWN!
February 1, 2008
#8 Bill said . . .Beardown82 - I AM JEALOUS!! I saw an 85 season box set at Costco over a year ago and didn't buy it. I looked for it again on the internet and see it was released in 2007 - so the one I saw was either different or a pre-release? Anyway, the reason it doesn't have all the games is that the ones that were shown only locally don't have the same rights, so they just excluded them. I saw this packaged on E-bay with the missing games thrown in from the guy selling them (though that's probably not legal.
I need to buy this.
Getting back to the topic - I am STILL bitter that the SB loss has been spun by the national media as Rex Grossman losing the game. Yeah - he wasn't up to the task - but what does that mean? That the Bears were BETTER than the Colts? That the Colts didn't deserve to win - they were lucky they faced such a bad QB? I don't know - it really put a damper on a great season.
Read in ProFootballTalk that Ron Wolf is throwing Holgrem under the bus for the SB loss to the Broncos. Sweet - I love GB fans getting reminded of that.
I doubt I'll watch much of the game Sunday; I didn't even get in any pools. Maybe I'll watch SB XX (I only have a VHS copy - GOT TO GET THAT '85 boxed set!!
February 1, 2008
#9 Al in WI said . . .OK - Impulse purchase that the wife will probably get pissed about; but I just bought it on Amazon ($85 - how appropriate.)
What can I say - it's the Bears shining season; I hope I live long enough to see another one.
February 1, 2008
#10 AfroCelt said . . .If you want original broadcasts with half time updates and breaking news from Brent and Irv go to backintimedvd.com. The game quality might not be as great, as the new pre packaged games, but I like to watch them as if they were live. Just my my two cents.
I agree with whats already been mentioned. Looking at the live broadcasts from the site of the bowl does make it even more real how far we fell.February 1, 2008
#11 Willie from Chicago said . . .Here's to hoping a Bears superbowl isn't a generational thing.
Godspeed Giants.
February 1, 2008
#12 Mike said . . .Man, last season was the most exciting season of any sport ive ever seen in my short life The best game of course was the Monday Night Miracle in Arizona. I was watching the game at a local bar with my cousin (I couldnt get to the bar if he wasnt there lol) and there was 1 Cardinals fan that was pissing everyone off and when Rackers missed the field goal he shut up, it was the best game ive seen in my life! The playoff game vs the seahawks was the most nerveracking game EVER and the 4th Quarter in the snow against the Saints brought a tear to my eye evrytime i watch it. I was devastated when we lost the SuperBowl. I was so sad I couldnt even go to school the next day.
After Hester ran back the Kickoff i thought the game was ours, boy was I wrong. The play that really lost the game in my
oppinion was on a 3rd and 1 or 2. I knew we would go for it twice if we didnt make it so we couldnt loose any yards, what does Rex do? Takes a sack making it 4th and long and we punted, thats when I knew we lost.Ill tell you guys what, this year was almost as exciting as last year. The Philly game, Hesters 80 yard TD vs the Vikings to tie the game, The Denver game were we came back from 14 down with 7 to go, @Green Bay when Griese bag threw the TD to clark, and the Green Bay game at home in the snow, 3 blocked punts and a interception return for a TD by Brian Urlacher. This season was great (it wouldve been better with a playoff bearth but oh well)
All I care about now is the next season, all i care about is our farely week schedule, and all i care about is making it back to where we were last year!
Watching the superbowl is going to bring back momories of last year but we have to move on.
Now about the superbowl going on now, I REALLY hope the Patriots loose. The main reason is this: I want everyone to know that making it to a superbowl and winning is hard to do, that way We look better.
Heres my prediction:
Giants beat the Pats in an Overtime thriller:
38-35Im going to be watching the game with my friends at work and school so it should be a good day.
BEAR DOWN
NEXT YEARFebruary 1, 2008
#13 Nigel Incubator Jones said . . .This Super Bowl is going to be a dud.
New England 38
New York 16As much as I like and admire Eli Manning and the Giant defense it won't matter. New England is going to put their shit-kickers on and Bill Belichek is not going to take his boot off the Giants' throat.
Randy Moss will have a HUGE day. The Giants will pick their poison and elect to focus on New England's "short-game" of going to Wes Welker, Kevin Faulk, Ben Watson. That will free up Moss to put on a show. In fact, I'll predict that otherwise p.o.s. human feces will win Super Bowl MVP.
P.S. Rex Grossman deserves to be thrown under the bus by the national media for his Super Bowl performance last year. He was outplayed and outclassed by Peyton Manning 10,000 times to one. It was fucking embarassing to be so thoroughly outclassed at the QB position. It's like being Rosie O'Donnell in a beauty contest up against a supermodel.
February 1, 2008
#14 Pissed Off said . . .I will personally come to your house, rip your head off and shit down your throat if anyone DARE compares the 1985 Chicago Bears to the overrated abomination that was the 2006 Chicago Bears. I'm 45 years old and have lived and died with this franchise since the days of old man Papa Bear Halas roaming the sidelines.
February 1, 2008
#15 Mike said . . .Mike I thought you were 44, you must have had a birthday.
February 1, 2008
#16 Mike said . . .I am 44. March is my birthday. There will be cake, and baloons, and noise makers, and a clown. If you can show up at 1:00 PM that would be great. But don't wear the big red wig because that freaks me out too much.
February 1, 2008
#17 Taylor said . . .I am 44. March is my birthday. There will be cake, and baloons, and noise makers, and a clown. If you can show up at 1:00 PM that would be great. But don't wear the big red wig because that freaks me out too much.
February 1, 2008
#18 Megan said . . .Mike.. Criticize Rex Grossman's play all you want but I don't know what you mean when you say he was "outclassed".
In my opinion, with the exception of the now infamous ignorant comment, Rex Grossman has shown extreme class. He has pretty much always made himself available to the media even though the media has made him the butt of ridiculous jokes and overcriticized him while overlooking bad play at other positions.
With reguard to the ignorant comment, come on a person can only be pushed so far before he pushes back.February 1, 2008
#19 Chi-Town Joe said . . .**Sigh**,
I too cannot read the above post--Jeffery-thank you very much.
Why for you want to bum us out?
I am sad.
I want the Giants to win. I can't believe I even have to type that.
Here's to 2008-9! BEAR DOWN!February 2, 2008
#20 Chi-Town Joe said . . .My only response to something like this afterwards, or something about "We did great in the Super Bowl":
-"4 fumbles? 3?? Sorry, I lost track after my heart was ripped out, torn apart, and eaten by police dogs whose feces were burned."
Honestly....... I cried. I cried like I cried when the White Sox won the World Series in '05, and I was the only one in my school of 1000 that stayed with them, through countless game after countless game of losses to the Tigers because the games were "too easy to practice for."
Except, in contrast to '05, this was because this team... this team who had GREAT play makers-- GREAT PLAYERS-- was dragged down by the others. Dragged down by the normal. Dragged down by being unprepared...
I know I'm all over here, but... everything falls apart... when there are the ones to drag us down, like someone pulling on your leg while trying to walk submerged in sand. Let's try and shake them off. Let's try to break free. Once we do that, and just that, we will prevail. We will destroy the bad. Destroy the good. And destroy every dumb ass who told us we don't have the mojo.Bear Down. Go out, kick some fucking ass and BEAR. DOWN.
February 2, 2008
#21 EricJ said . . .Sorry for any excessive swearing, its a... very, very bad habit of mine. Obsession to the Bears and the Sox is just what I do, and I apologize to any who have something wrong with their brain and do not.
As for the Super Bowl this year, I really want the Giants to win. And I want them to shove it in the Patriots' faces, say, "You want this ball? You want this title? You want this honor, you pompous ass? You ain't gettin it. You don't deserve it. We do. We deserve to break from the underdog status, shoved over us like a 3-inch lead sheet. And we most definitely deserve to stand on that stage. Hold that trophy. Thank. Again and again. Player after player. Memory after memory. Odd after odd, shattered like a 50-year-old vinyl record. WE deserve to win."
Go Giants. Good luck. "Play angry."
February 2, 2008
You know what really irked me about the Super Bowl last year.
1.All the colts fans leaving at half time as myself and several other Die-Hards sat on flipped over shopping carts in the Target parking lot watching the game on the Jumbotron in the pouring rain.
2.There has never been a Bears-Colts rivalry. But seeing as I living in the breadbasket of Coltland (read east-central IL) everytime i rock some Bears gear the colt fans decide to talk some mess. I always have to remind them that it was a 1 touchdown game until the last 5 minutes, and that if they ever want a real game to take it to Chicago in December.
3.The awesome 22 hour drive home after the game. Being soaking wet because I was out in the rain all day, not a single colts fan would sell me their poncho as they were heading to their car. But a blessed Bears fan gave me his after the game.
February 11, 2008
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