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By Eric Emery
Will the Bears make it to the Super Bowl? Will the Bears adopt a Super Bowl theme song? Will we have to endure endless nostaligc ramblings about Mike Ditka and the punky QB? Of course. But just like the sure-to-be-revived SNL SuperFans skit, just because we know it’s coming doesn’t mean we have to like it.
Posted on October 14, 2006
By Eric Emery
Welcome to the big time, Kool-Aid Nation. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Posted on October 4, 2006
By Eric Emery
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As you know, the most exciting part of being a fan is watching your team win it all. Nothing instills more pride in city than a championship. In this busy world, sometimes we are unable to follow the local teams’ progress. On the other hand, we don’t want to be left behind when the local team becomes successful. With “The Bears Bandwagon Fan Starter Kit”, you can now say “I’ve always loved the Bears . . . since they started the season 3-0”.
Posted on September 28, 2006
By Eric Emery
Since my other column is titled, Over/Under, here are some Bears-related lines I should have devised before last week’s games:
Detroit at Chicago:
Over/Under: 150 1/2. Number of Urlacher jerseys at the neighborhood Buffalo Wild Wings on Sunday.
Over/Under: 1/2. Number of guys in Roy Williams jerseys who believe they made the right wardrobe choice on Sunday.
Over/Under: 2 1/2. For the three offensive plays I will hear on the radio leaving me muttering “Lighten up, Francis” when Jeff Joniak calls the three massive three-yard runs by Thomas Jones.
Posted on September 21, 2006
By Eric Emery
In the last installment of Over/Under, I likened Week One to Christmas. Well, Bear fans are not only enjoy playing with their toys, but they are rubbing it in the face of the neighbor kid – after the neighbor kid predicted “You are too poor to get a good toy.” Oops.
Posted on September 13, 2006
By Eric Emery
On the heels of my prediction that the Bears fall victim to the Packers on Week One, I went over to the forums for a reaction. Perhaps the Beachwood Reporter readership consumed too much booze or too easily saw the wisdom of such a declaration, but the forums contained no reaction. Upon further investigation, I did find that consecutive topics started “Oh my God I am so funny!” and “Get you medications ONLINE!” Needless to say, I was sufficiently entertained.
In the latest Over/Under, I covered over/under-hyped games of Week One. I considered including the Bears-Packers game in both sections. I soon realized that was overkill. And that is the last thing we need. Granted, the fat man at ESPN will ramble on about “The Frozen Tundra” and “NFC Norris” for five minutes. That is five minutes of your life you will never get back.
Posted on September 7, 2006
By Eric Emery
I will cut to the chase – Bear fans have not fully realized their offense stinks.
I waited to write this until after the final preseason game, in the hopes something of note would happen. Thankfully, the Chicago papers beat “the first TD” into the ground, as if Blessed Mother showed herself on a Halas Hall window. Furthermore, two plays caused Bear fans to check their fantasy football free agency wire, as Desmond Clark caught a TD plus had a fairly impressive 25-yard reception.
Posted on September 4, 2006
By Eric Emery
Yes, I know what you are thinking: The Bears have the winning formula – a proven QB, an original Offensive Coordinator, two solid RBs, a top ten defense, and a coach that specializes in discipline and defense. In fact, Ken, Dave, and some guy I met in Wrigleyville believe the Bears will go 13-3.
I know your non-Bear fan friends tell you that you are wrong. Packer fans disagree because they have too many thoughts of Brett Favre running through their head. John Madden disagrees because he has too many thoughts of Brett Favre running through his head. Minnesota fans disagree because they have the Love Boat theme running through their head. Allow me to disagree while five Lombardi trophies run through my head.
Posted on August 21, 2006
