It is always fascinating when a real blue chip NFL prospect plays for a truly awful team. Such is the case with Peter Skoronski, an intensely athletic offensive tackle who protects his quarterback with the best of them. He can also play center and could see himself slotting in at that position too. Northwestern is really bad these days, like back to the 1980s Dark Ages of NU … [Read more...] about Northwestern OL Peter Skoronski to Bears at #9 Makes Perfect Sense
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Three Sports Franchises that May Never Return to Past Glory
While "Married...With Children" would never get greenlighted today, the spirit of the main character on that iconic 1980s FOX sitcom, Al Bundy, lives on. While yes, Bundy's worldviews don't exactly jive with life in 2023, his defining characteristic, being obsessed with his own past athletic glory, is very commonplace. Fans of certain several sports franchises, both college … [Read more...] about Three Sports Franchises that May Never Return to Past Glory
Potential Names, Logistics for Wrigley Field Hosting a Bowl Game
Today is the first day in which the college football bowl season begins in earnest. It is also a time in which the Ricketts family, the owners of the Chicago Cubs, are under heavy fire for their failures of stewardship of the club. Of course, every time is a time to rip Ricketts for mismanaging his ballclub. But if there is one thing, we know about Chairman Tom Ricketts and … [Read more...] about Potential Names, Logistics for Wrigley Field Hosting a Bowl Game
Chicago Bears Passing Record Book: a Raw, Brutally Honest Look
When former NFL quarterback Blake Bortles retired (read: just ran out of teams that were willing to sign him) earlier this month, he was pervasively referred to as a "legend" in the mainstream sports media. He's not a legend, because words have meaning, but he did have one absolutely phenomenal season, in which he threw 35 touchdown passes. Had he been a member of the Chicago … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears Passing Record Book: a Raw, Brutally Honest Look
Chicago Bears to Arlington Heights: Good, Bad, Ugly
You've heard the news by now- the Chicago Bears have signed the purchase agreement for the Arlington International Racecourse property in suburban Arlington Heights, Illinois. While it's not set in stone yet that the Bears will move out of Soldier Field, and out to the suburbs, well, it's going to happen. The Bears' statement released on Tuesday basically served as a notice … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears to Arlington Heights: Good, Bad, Ugly
