Nobody Will Show Up For The Bears In Hammond, Indiana, And It's An Absolute Joke

You guys, I am still absolutely fuming after seeing this news. After five years of constant threats, posturing, and literally bulldozing an iconic racetrack in Arlington Heights, the Chicago Bears are officially abandoning Illinois for Hammond, Indiana. Are you kidding me? We were all out at that EA Madden event last night, met Caleb and Rome, and they were cool, man. The team on the field is finally fun and exciting for the first time in forever, and the Bears' C-suite just absolutely ruins all the vibes with this move. What an absolute joke.

Total Vibe Killers From the Top

Look, everyone agrees that Soldier Field stinks, okay? We appreciate the motivation to move out and own their own stadium, that part makes sense. But all the plans for this new location? They absolutely stink. Exporting the pride and joy of Illinois to some region in Indiana just takes all the juice out of it. It is straight up embarrassing for everyone involved. Kevin Warren, McCaskey, Brandon Johnson, Pritzker, Arlington Heights, they should all feel completely ashamed. That statement from the team had me seeing red, honestly. They are saying a stadium in Hammond will connect neighborhoods and suburbs, but that's just lipstick on a pig. Seriously, we are talking about 8 to 10 games per year. People will show up for those games, sure, but nobody is going out of their way with any regularity to visit Hammond.

The Biggest Fumble Since Soldier Field

Hammond, Indiana? It is not far from the city, but it might as well be on the moon for Chicagoland. If the powers that be had any sense, any cooperation at all, they could have made a real deal in Arlington Heights. That was a good location, a real destination spot. They could have even kept the racetrack there because the property was big enough for both. Imagine a birthday or bachelor weekend where you have the Breeder's Cup on a Saturday and a Bears home game on Sunday! Throw in some bars, restaurants, maybe a Bears Hall of Fame, whatever attractions they could dream up. Instead, fans get to drive 30 minutes south of Soldier Field to a place nobody wants to go, then speed home as fast as possible. And if you are in the North suburbs, that "speed home" is going to take a couple of hours at least with traffic. It is a joke, man. It is a sad day, a bad day for Bears fans. The Bears and the city absolutely fumbled the Soldier Field renovation in the early 2000s, which did nothing but make this current mess inevitable. And now they have fumbled the next stadium project too. It is not all their fault, obviously, it is hard to get things done when city leadership is like that. For us here in the Emerald City, let us hope our beloved Hawks, Mariners, and Kraken never have to deal with this level of corporate blunder. We deserve better, and so do Chicago fans.

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