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Chicago Bears told to 'pay for their own damn stadium' after proposal has taxpayers footing $2 billion
Gov. Pritzker, D-Ill., previously said he's 'not sure' that paying billions for the stadium is one of 'the highest priorities for taxpayers'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill. and financial experts are expressing skepticism at the possibility of taxpayer money being used to pay for the
Chicago Bears’ proposed new stadium.
There has been hesitation towards the NFL franchise’s plans to spend $4.6 billion on building a new enclosed stadium along with an improved lakefront area, half of which would be paid by the state’s taxpayers.
"The stadium itself would cost $3.2 billion to build, with another $1.4 billion in proposed infrastructure improvements," the Chicago Tribune
reported.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-be...-2-billion
I'd argue for a city with the size and economic impact of Chicago, this makes perfect sense.
The Bears aren't leaving the Chicago area no matter. Maybe they put the stadium in a far suburb but that would still be accessible for the fans even if NYC fans get annoyed at the Meadowlands and DC got annoyed at the location of their stadium. Even that that move probably wouldn't do that much economically for a city like Chicago.
Pretty sad that they are planning to build an indoor stadium in Chicago. Football is supposed to be played in the elements, it's one reason for the games popularity. Ratings go up for snow globe games, cold games, and games with a kinda muddy track.
Another pathetic thing is that Bears fans are all for it. Poor little things are too soft for the cold, snow, and rain.
George Halas is rolling over in his grave.
(06-20-2024, 07:01 PM)NFLfandom Wrote: [ -> ]Pretty sad that they are planning to build an indoor stadium in Chicago. Football is supposed to be played in the elements, it's one reason for the games popularity. Ratings go up for snow globe games, cold games, and games with a kinda muddy track.
Another pathetic thing is that Bears fans are all for it. Poor little things are too soft for the cold, snow, and rain.
George Halas is rolling over in his grave.
It's the same thing we enjoy with those early September swampass games. I've seen teams fail to answer the bell in the second half, it's a beautiful thing to see an opponent wilt.
(06-21-2024, 12:07 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ] (06-20-2024, 07:01 PM)NFLfandom Wrote: [ -> ]Pretty sad that they are planning to build an indoor stadium in Chicago. Football is supposed to be played in the elements, it's one reason for the games popularity. Ratings go up for snow globe games, cold games, and games with a kinda muddy track.
Another pathetic thing is that Bears fans are all for it. Poor little things are too soft for the cold, snow, and rain.
George Halas is rolling over in his grave.
It's the same thing we enjoy with those early September swampass games. I've seen teams fail to answer the bell in the second half, it's a beautiful thing to see an opponent wilt.
Are they putting a translucent roof on the renovated stadium in Jax?
(06-21-2024, 12:07 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ] (06-20-2024, 07:01 PM)NFLfandom Wrote: [ -> ]Pretty sad that they are planning to build an indoor stadium in Chicago. Football is supposed to be played in the elements, it's one reason for the games popularity. Ratings go up for snow globe games, cold games, and games with a kinda muddy track.
Another pathetic thing is that Bears fans are all for it. Poor little things are too soft for the cold, snow, and rain.
George Halas is rolling over in his grave.
It's the same thing we enjoy with those early September swampass games. I've seen teams fail to answer the bell in the second half, it's a beautiful thing to see an opponent wilt.
That's about the same time they carry out the 100th fan who's collapsed of heatstroke.
(06-21-2024, 12:30 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ] (06-21-2024, 12:07 PM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]It's the same thing we enjoy with those early September swampass games. I've seen teams fail to answer the bell in the second half, it's a beautiful thing to see an opponent wilt.
That's about the same time they carry out the 100th fan who's collapsed of heatstroke.
If the other open air stadiums in the south can hack the heat, then Jags fans can. It gets hot in Wisconsin in September as well. At this rate the NFL will just have Lambeau Field and the rest of the league will be playing football in living rooms. Killing the game. We can't allow it.
(06-21-2024, 12:51 PM)NFLfandom Wrote: [ -> ] (06-21-2024, 12:30 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ]That's about the same time they carry out the 100th fan who's collapsed of heatstroke.
If the other open air stadiums in the south can hack the heat, then Jags fans can. It gets hot in Wisconsin in September as well. At this rate the NFL will just have Lambeau Field and the rest of the league will be playing football in living rooms. Killing the game. We can't allow it.
We've been hacking the heat for 30 years. Do you go to these games? They are [BLEEP] HOT. I'd much rather go to a game in a stadium with a roof on it.
There aren't many open-air stadiums left in the South. Miami has a roof. Atlanta has a roof. New Orleans has a roof. So does Houston. And Dallas. And Tampa.
There's a good reason for having a roof that overrides all the nostalgia for mud games and ice bowls. Besides, with ticket prices being what they are these days, tickets are a lot more attractive if you know in advance the game will not be played in a monsoon, or in 100 degree heat, which we have around here. I know, football can be very comedic when it's played in a monsoon, but it's not really football in those conditions.
(06-21-2024, 01:26 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: [ -> ] (06-21-2024, 12:51 PM)NFLfandom Wrote: [ -> ]If the other open air stadiums in the south can hack the heat, then Jags fans can. It gets hot in Wisconsin in September as well. At this rate the NFL will just have Lambeau Field and the rest of the league will be playing football in living rooms. Killing the game. We can't allow it.
We've been hacking the heat for 30 years. Do you go to these games? They are [BLEEP] HOT. I'd much rather go to a game in a stadium with a roof on it.
There aren't many open-air stadiums left in the South. Miami has a roof. Atlanta has a roof. New Orleans has a roof. So does Houston. And Dallas. And Tampa.
There's a good reason for having a roof that overrides all the nostalgia for mud games and ice bowls. Besides, with ticket prices being what they are these days, tickets are a lot more attractive if you know in advance the game will not be played in a monsoon, or in 100 degree heat, which we have around here. I know, football can be very comedic when it's played in a monsoon, but it's not really football in those conditions.
How do SEC teams hack this unbearable weather you claim to have? College football starts in late August. I've been to games at Tiger Stadium(LSU) Bryant-Denny(Bama) and The Swamp(Florida) They do just fine in this unbearable weather you speak of.
This is not the NBA here. Football is meant to be played in the elements.
I guess to each their own, but I think the game is hurt by domes.
Be careful, the translucent roof let's light in. I wouldn't want you getting too hot on sunny days. Just playin' but damn.
Is a September game in Florida any more unbearable than a December game in Chicago or Buffalo or Green Bay?
(06-25-2024, 05:27 PM)Sneakers Wrote: [ -> ]Is a September game in Florida any more unbearable than a December game in Chicago or Buffalo or Green Bay?
I mean, you have to watch the burrs play if you're in chicago. Talk about miserable!
(06-25-2024, 05:27 PM)Sneakers Wrote: [ -> ]Is a September game in Florida any more unbearable than a December game in Chicago or Buffalo or Green Bay?
Yes, definitely. The cases of heat and sun stroke far outpace any cases of hypothermia in cold weather cities. You can always find ways to get warmer, there's no way to get cooler.
(06-26-2024, 08:16 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ] (06-25-2024, 05:27 PM)Sneakers Wrote: [ -> ]Is a September game in Florida any more unbearable than a December game in Chicago or Buffalo or Green Bay?
I mean, you have to watch the burrs play if you're in chicago. Talk about miserable!
Bears fans think they won multiple Super Bowls already with Caleb. Bears fans have been claiming offseason championships for the better part of 40 years now. Same old same old.
Remember when they drafted Trubisky number 2 overall in 2017? Same crap they doing today with Caleb.
But yes, if you want to go to one of the worst stadiums in the league to watch a NFL game, go to Chicago. That crap hole smells of sewage and dandruff.
They building a dome, and it will be 8 years until they actually play in it.
All the NFC North teams EXCEPT the Packers will be dome teams then.
Thank god the NFL will always have Lambeau Field as the shrine to everything good about the league. The Packers put money into Lambeau every year. Just got done with a 500 million dollar project last year. Keeping up to date without ruining the allure of the legend that is Lambeau Field.
(06-26-2024, 08:58 AM)NFLfandom Wrote: [ -> ] (06-26-2024, 08:16 AM)Mikey Wrote: [ -> ]I mean, you have to watch the burrs play if you're in chicago. Talk about miserable!
Bears fans think they won multiple Super Bowls already with Caleb. Bears fans have been claiming offseason championships for the better part of 40 years now. Same old same old.
Remember when they drafted Trubisky number 2 overall in 2017? Same crap they doing today with Caleb.
But yes, if you want to go to one of the worst stadiums in the league to watch a NFL game, go to Chicago. That crap hole smells of sewage and dandruff.
They building a dome, and it will be 8 years until they actually play in it.
All the NFC North teams EXCEPT the Packers will be dome teams then.
Thank god the NFL will always have Lambeau Field as the shrine to everything good about the league. The Packers put money into Lambeau every year. Just got done with a 500 million dollar project last year. Keeping up to date without ruining the allure of the legend that is Lambeau Field.
It's a shame he got banned, I wanted to ask him the exact dates that the illidome was gonna open. Way to ruin my fun, mods.
Even though I found him extremely annoying, I don’t understand the banning.
(06-28-2024, 08:11 PM)RicoTx Wrote: [ -> ]Even though I found him extremely annoying, I don’t understand the banning.
Starting a second account when a first one is suspended is a ban worthy action.
(06-29-2024, 07:23 AM)RicoTx Wrote: [ -> ] (06-28-2024, 10:54 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: [ -> ]Starting a second account when a first one is suspended is a ban worthy action.
That wasn’t recent.
It was validated, discussed, and a vote cast.
(06-26-2024, 08:50 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: [ -> ] (06-25-2024, 05:27 PM)Sneakers Wrote: [ -> ]Is a September game in Florida any more unbearable than a December game in Chicago or Buffalo or Green Bay?
Yes, definitely. The cases of heat and sun stroke far outpace any cases of hypothermia in cold weather cities. You can always find ways to get warmer, there's no way to get cooler.
I've had both heat stroke and hypothermia and I'll take hypothermia any day over heat stroke. I still can't tolerate the heat like I could before my incident and that happened 13 years ago. Never had after effects of hypo.
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