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$15 dollars for parking at NIU and $19 dollars per ticket. Did Jerry take over the IHSA?

Thanks, thought it was at WIU when I read Hanson Field in the article.

Apparently the Prep Bowl was just held on Friday. St. Ignatius beat Morgan Park at Hanson Stadium. https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-football/2025/11/28/st-ignatius-prep-bowl-chicago-morgan-park Gone are the days of a packed Soldier Field. Sad… Wikipedia has a list of all of the Prep Bowl results over the years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Prep_Bowl

Just being honest. They don’t really look like they want to play much, and the games go south quickly when they are in. It’s probably because they are undersized compared to the first line players. I guess that’s why they are backups. But everyone has a role, and theirs is to make sure the starters don’t get injured in blowouts by allowing them to sit out the fourth quarter or longer.

Yeah, the years of the majestic Prep Bowls at Soldier Field and 50K+ fans in attendance are over. They actually still have the Prep Bowl but it’s been some mediocre teams most recently. Professional and college sports being televised all over have ruined those epic days. It is what it is. I know that both of my son’s knees were sore and now he has four more days to ice them and recuperate so that is a good thing for the OL, CJ Gray, and both RB’s. The BR backups, especially OL backups, are absolutely awful so you wouldn’t want to see them. My guess is that BR will barely have their football players in class Wednesday morning. Maybe morning classes, but they will have the bus running to DeKalb early. It’s at 2.5 hour drive from BR. And remember, to these kids, this is the biggest game of their lives. They haven’t been to college yet. They only know Pop Warner, BGYFL, and HS sports.

Curious what you mean by this. How would the day they play the game have any impact on screwing them over for the state title? These kids play on Thursdays and Fridays. This will be on Wednesday, and the kids get another half week of rest which I know is good for my son’s sore knees. They would have likely gotten screwed more by a snowy/sleety field with bullshit plays and injuries due to kids slipping. That nightmare far outweighs them playing on a Wednesday as opposed to a Saturday. It’s local Chicagoland high school football. They don’t need prime time. Not that many people are watching.

Can I make a mockery of this website’s article? This dude would be the worst Rule 5 pick ever. https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-might-take-a-big-swing-in-the-rule-5-draft/

Teel played no games in the outfield in the minors and one game in LF in the majors. Do we really know he can play outfield?

It’s pretty obvious that Getz only picked up Robert’s option so he can possibly increase his value and be dealt for prospects that help in the rebuild. It’s also obvious that the Sox would dump Benintendi in a second if any team was willing to take on all of most of his contract. No one wants him. This is the state of a team with an owner that is on the way out. Jerry has no incentive (in his own mind) to spend money on payroll. He is simply using the rebuild excuse to not spend and he has never cared all that much about winning anyways.

I think another team will be paying for Robert sooner rather than later and they are only paying Benintendi because they have to. The opening day payroll is going to be embarrassingly low.

Status quo. Being cheap and bad.

Brother Rice will play St. Rita at 3 PM at NIU’s Huskie Stadium.

His free agency moves and trades since being named GM are enough to know he wasn’t ready for the promotion.

A Sun Times journalist shot the Soldier Field rumor/idea down.

I assume he’s still on The Score? “BRAD.BIGGS.TALKS.FOOTBALL.WITH.YOUUU!!!” 🤣

Screw that. It’s like Highlander — there can be only one. 🤣 You are either all in or all out. It will be a good game. My guess is that BR will try to use both of their lines (OL and DL) as the game winner, run the ball like crazy again like last week against DGN, and defend, defend, defend.

The sun shines on a dog’s ass every once in a while. One championship and six playoff losses in 44 year of ownership is nothing to be proud of. Those are embarrassing numbers that defy the odds.

I was watching the local feed but my buddy said that Kirk Herbstreit was shredding Caleb and the Bears hard.

Thanks! I guess it makes all their expenses worth it. 🤣 That’s a good point about “corporate sports BS”. I have never considered the Sox to be that, just cuz they are my local team. But you are right. BTW, I’d believe in the Sox more if you submitted your resume to Jerry, à la @WBWSF. I’d have more faith in you than Getz as GM. Please write a letter, but you will have to beat out @WBWSF first. You will need a better strategy than non-stop free agency spending. 😉

Nah, gonna have a good time watching my oldest son play for a state football championship in a few days. Much better than relying on the Sox or Bears for enjoyment, sad to say.

Exactly. Giving up 6 years of Quero for that would be stupid. Sox aren’t spending s%*# until 2029 at the earliest.

Just imagine never having signed a player to a $100+ million dollar contract and your biggest contract handed out is to a buster named Benintendi. 🤣

I looked in the mirror. The Sox still suck and so does Getz. 🤣