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Chicago Bears ArchiveJulius Peppers Continues Being a Great Quoteby Ricky O'Donnell on March 11 at 1:57AM
 Where would TUP be right now without Julius Peppers? The man is my only material. The Bulls are spiraling downwards and probably don't matter until this season is over, anyways. Spring training is upon us, but Camp Ozzie has been more or less sane so far. Illinois choking away an NCAA bid is fun, but if I make fun of them too much I won't have any friends. So yeah: early March ain't the easiest time to write an Internet sports weblog, people. Thankfully, Peppers has pretty much been good for a post per day by himself. Dude's a quote machine. First, he gave the world one of my favorite quotes from an athlete ever by explaining why he turned down an extension from Carolina. "That deal was to make me the highest-paid defensive player, but slightly, very slightly," Peppers said. "I didn't really feel the sincerity behind that deal."Fuck yes. Fat, middle class, midwesterners everywhere must drop dead every time they read that. And, as I explained on Tuesday, I really enjoyed the answer he gave reporters when questioned about taking plays off. Now? Another gem. On I imagine Peppers walking into Halas Hall and being like "Yo, I'm Julius Peppers. WHO DA FUCK ARE Y'ALL?" I love him. * Also fun: this comment from the Trib's "Peppers will keep wearing No. 90" story. Julius Peppers Might Take Some Plays Off, But So Would Youby Ricky O'Donnell on March 9 at 3:00PM
One would think that something as perplexing and extraordinary as the Bears signing a free agent to a $90+ million contract would have caused this football crazy city to explode. That really wasn't the case. Fans were excited, I'm sure,...
Julius Peppers Gets His Nicknameby Ricky O'Donnell on March 9 at 12:51AM
People like Julius Peppers - people so big and so athletic that "freak" is used as the ultimate compliment - need nicknames. Well, Peppers has been in the NFL for eight seasons and still doesn't have a nickname. This is...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Salt & Peppersby Bobby Stompy on March 5 at 11:36AM
It's 9:52 a.m. as I type this sentence and Julius Peppers is reportedly on his way to Chicago. RICKY: As the world has heard by now, the Bears are going all out to sign the best player on the free...
Why Don't the Bears Just Make Greg Olsen A Wide Receiver?by Ricky O'Donnell on March 4 at 2:32PM
MOUTHPIECE's Ryan Corazza has a good post today on Greg Olsen maybe or maybe not wanting to get traded and the Bears maybe or maybe not accommodating him. This all stems from the Bears hiring of Mike Martz to coordinate...
McCaskey's Green Light $25 Million to Angelo For Bonusesby Ricky O'Donnell on March 2 at 2:30PM
Per the Sun-Times...But the McCaskey family has given general manager Jerry Angelo the OK to spend at least $25 million in up-front money, according to a league source, to secure impact free agents. Relative to the Washington Redskins, that figure...
Devin Hester Doesn't Keep Up With Current Eventsby Ricky O'Donnell on February 26 at 10:46AM
Man, this tweet from Devin Hester...... is so much better without context.The context: A somewhat related story: In 2006, I convinced Hester I was Rex Grossman's little brother "Luke". He's kind of my favorite....
Forget LDT and Westbrook, the Bears Should Bring Back Thomas Jonesby Ricky O'Donnell on February 25 at 2:45PM
Unlike the associate editor here, I've got nothing against LaDainian Tomlinson. I actually kind of like him. He single-handidly won me my first ever fantasy football championship. His electric slide video was pretty funny. He loves Walter Payton. And when...
NFL.com Guy Tweets About Bears' Interest In Peppers, Kampmanby Ricky O'Donnell on February 24 at 1:45AM
For what it's worth, this screen grab was taken seven hours after NFL.com reporter Jason La Canfora's tweet, and as I write this (1:30 a.m.), there still isn't a story of any kind up at NFL.com linking the Bears and...
Julius Peppers, anyone?by Ricky O'Donnell on February 23 at 12:08PM
Will this man save the Bears?ESPN is reporting that the Panthers won't stick Julius Peppers with the franchise tag, making him a free agent. It's no surprise - keeping him around for next season would have cost Carolina $21...
Rex Grossman Fumbles the Local Housing Marketby Ricky O'Donnell on February 4 at 11:22AM
From the Trib:Former Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman has taken a major loss on the sale of his 36th-floor condominium in Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower, unloading it for $2 million.... Grossman purchased the two-bedroom Trump unit in September...
Could Mike Martz Bring Soldier Field FieldTurf?by Ricky O'Donnell on February 3 at 3:00PM
The grass at Soldier Field has always been a problem. I have never seen another playing surface get torn up so quickly and so regularly. This was never more evident than in Week 2 last year against the Steelers after...
The Bears Offense Will 'Catch Big Air' In 2010by Ricky O'Donnell on February 2 at 12:43PM
So says new offense coordinator Mike Martz:Martz said the Bears' stable of receivers can be a "real strength" of the team and said the matchups with Johnny Knox, Devin Aromashodu and Devin Hester could be "extreme."Bears football 2010: Go Big...
The Best "Super Bowl Shuffle" Parody You'll See All Dayby Ricky O'Donnell on February 1 at 12:31AM
From the people that brought you the Scottie Pippen-Beatles video comes....The Sex Offender Shuffle. Shockingly, Gary Fencik is not included. ...
Chicagoby Dubs on January 27 at 2:22PM
One City. One Goal. Our Traditions. We Love it Live.... Wait 'til next year.
Shoulda Been You, Brett...Oh Wait, It Was!by Bobby Stompy on January 25 at 1:39AM
In a day that began with fake "RIP Johnny Depp" rumors on Twitter, the real RIP belonged to Brett...In the swiftest and most ironic form of poetic justice, Brett Lorenzo Favre...HE GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111....Sometimes, one of the worst things about sports is...
Dubs Dread: Cha Cha Cha Cha CHANGES!!! Chicago and Free Agency.by Dubs on January 22 at 11:24AM
The off-season is the time for our team's greatest changes. With free agency dominating our major sports, change is inevitable. Some of our GM's make good off-season free agent signings--Marian Hossa and maybe Ted Lilly come to mind from the recent past, but our GM's, in this city at least, have a tendency to fuck shit up. Cubs GM Jim Hendry is a renowned off-season fuck up artist--the contracts to Kosuke Fukudome, Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley, to name a few, have left the Cubs pretty cap tied. The Bears = fucked. With no money (i.e. free agents) or draft picks the Bears are perpetually screwed. The Blackhawks literally cap tied themselves by not filing papers on time. Probably near the top of most embarrassing things to happen in sports since the Bulls every year. And as for Kenny Williams, I feel like there is no bigger craps player in the world. He just rolls the dice and... you never really know what the outcome is going to be. In that vein, let's take a look at the one sport that is in its off-season and the moves that help define our baseball GM's, Jim Hendry and Kenny Williams.
Dusty Dvoracek Is A Troubled Soulby Ricky O'Donnell on January 21 at 3:27PM
I thought this was awesome/funny at first - and maybe it still is - but, I don't know, I also feel like it's sad/pathetic. Dusty Dvoracek, the former Bears defensive tackle who ended the decade as the NFL's most injured...
Favoritism In The NFL Final Four 2010by Bobby Stompy on January 19 at 12:22PM
A longstanding Tremendous Upside Potential tradition...So how 'bout them NFL playoffs? Kinda crappy, kinda good. I love how each weekend's last game has been pretty intriguing, so it leaves us a really nice memory of the three other crappy games...
Gaines Adams, Dead At 26by Ricky O'Donnell on January 17 at 1:17PM
Sad news out of Bears Land today. Gaines Adams died in South Carolina this morning. ESPN is saying he went into cardiac arrest caused by an enlarged heart.Here's what Brian Urlacher told the Trib. "It's crazy," Bears linebacker Brian...
Bears Produce Zero NFL All-Prosby Bobby Stompy on January 15 at 1:41PM
The NFL All-Pro roster was released yesterday and -- spoiler alert! -- no Bears players made the cut.It shouldn't shock you, as Chicago only produced one Pro Bowler and the AP NFL All-Pro team has much stricter guidelines. Though digging...
Kurt Warner Was Nearly A Bear. Twice.by Ricky O'Donnell on January 14 at 12:43PM
The Jesus to Favre's Lucifer.Something you may have forgotten during last week's Arizona-Green Bay Wild Card holy war: Kurt Warner was nearly ours. The Bears came close to signing Warner in 2005, but he chose Arizona because the Bears wouldn't...
Jon Kitna, Troy Aikman Endorse Mike Martz For Bears Offensive Coordinatorby Ricky O'Donnell on January 11 at 5:13PM
The race to resurrect the Bears' offense lost a candidate this morning, when the people's choice, Jeremy Bates, decided to follow Pete Carroll to Seattle. There are plenty of names still floating around though, from Packers' QB coach Tom Clements...
Jeremy Bates Doesn't Need the Bearsby Ricky O'Donnell on January 7 at 2:24AM
So D-Day came and went at Halas Hall earlier this week. As expected all along, Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo kept their jobs; everyone else got fired. "Bandage over a gunshot wound" seems like a fitting metaphor here.I could complain...
Ron Turner Is Your Scapegoat: "I did the best job I could with what I had."by Bobby Stompy on January 6 at 9:40AM
So that happened.As a Bears fan, my strongest memories of Ron Turner actually involve his tenure at Illinois -- a reign which included a 1-1 bowl record and six losing seasons in eight years.Turner won just one Big Ten game...
The Bears Find Out What They'll Be Missing: A (Potential) Top Ten Draft Pickby Ricky O'Donnell on January 4 at 3:27PM
Thanks to the Jay Cutler trade, we won't be seeing Taylor Mays in Chicago come April.This post isn't meant to condemn the Jay Cutler trade. Even though Cutler approached epic bust status in year one, I'm hardly ready to label...
Turn That Frown Upside Down: Bears Beat Lions, Finish 7-9by Ricky O'Donnell on January 4 at 1:58AM
I know this sounds totally Blog-a-Bullish, but my first thought after the Vikings game - you know, the only good Bears game this year - was "Crap, now they're going to finish 7-9. That's not even that bad!".Enter yesterday, enter...
Cutler To AH-ROMAshodu! -- Bears Top Vikes In OT For Ultra Cathartic Home Finaleby Bobby Stompy on December 29 at 12:14AM
BYAHHHHHHIt was playing out like it always plays out. The Bears kick around the idea of winning, Brett Favre rips our hearts out, we all go home. Get ready for a fragment stand-alone paragraph.But not tonight.In a way, Brett Favre...
Bears-Vikings MNF Liveblogby Bobby Stompy on December 28 at 8:46PM
Well, you've gotta believe this is it: last chance for the Bears to create a small ounce of positivity in the supremely disastrous 2009 season. Don't get me wrong, the stakes tonight are very low. But beating Favre would be...
Putting the P.O.S. In "Retrospective" -- 10 Cool Sports Things In The 00s (Part 1)by Bobby Stompy on December 25 at 6:21PM
Merry Christmas, Christians/materialists... I got sick of looking at the Noah pic. Not to say it's not awesome. This replaces today's edition of Ricky-Bobby.It's funny, we here at TUP love lists, rankings, top tens, and the like, but as the...
I Give Up: The Best Bears Smack Talk From Around the Webby Ricky O'Donnell on December 21 at 1:20PM
Highlighting what others wrote about the Bears, so I don't have to write anything...On the plus side, Ray Rice is on my title-bound fantasy team!Da Bears Blog: The quarterback is lost. The receivers are lost. The defense is the worst...
This Post is on the Bears. I Know. I'm Sorry.by Ricky O'Donnell on December 14 at 2:46PM
- The fact that we have to watch this shit for three more weeks is almost unbearable. I honestly may not watch the games anymore if not for some silly sense of obligation brought to me by this site. I...
You Crazy For This One, Rickby Ricky O'Donnell on November 30 at 2:48AM
They told me I can't do this full-time, so I kind of figured "screw it, I'm making fun of white people". Don't forget about Stompy's recap, either. Comment there, comment here...it don't matter. But I wish you guys would start...
Five Things That Considerably Sucked About Bears-Vikings '09 Round 1by Bobby Stompy on November 29 at 7:47PM
That was, as predicted, an evisceration. Here are five things that specifically sucked about it. 1) Going into the game I reduced all optimistic expectations to an uber-specific focus on the individual success of one player, and he gets hurt...
Lance Briggs To Play Defense Against The Vikings This Afternoonby Bobby Stompy on November 29 at 12:10PM
If there was ever a game to try this stupid idea out, this would be the game...His numbers through 10 games...88 tackles, 64 solo, 1 INT, 2 sacksOther things to watch for...Favre's health (ACLs, shoulder, alive/dead)Mike Martz talkO-Pace vs. Jared...
The Bears Will Kill Us.by Bobby Stompy on November 13 at 12:12AM
Chicago 6, San Francisco 10Jay Cutler: 5 INTsLance Briggs: 12 Tackles, HeartThere have been bigger letdowns, there have been bigger failures, there have been sadder games. But tonight... tonight. If you, as a Bears fan, could watch that game without...
Arizona 41, Chicago 21: Please Go Home Now, Bearsby Ricky O'Donnell on November 9 at 11:54AM
I wrote this for FCP, but I have no idea what's going on over there yet, so whatever. Here you go.Even all these hours after that train wreck of a game against the Cardinals finally ended, I'm still left trying...
An Action-Packed Friday Roundup: Hester's Ankle, Bulls Stymie Cavs, Beckham to Secondby Ricky O'Donnell on November 6 at 1:48PM
The Bears should be the focus of today, but I'm again struggling to come up with anything interesting to say about them. I have no gut feeling either way on this Cardinals game. No outcome would surprise me, save for...
The Hybrid: Yanks, Iowa!, Spikes, Boise, Morrisseyby Bobby Stompy on November 5 at 12:08PM
First thing's first: Rickhouse encouraged people to wear their backwards Yankees hats with pride today, but since I didn't have any pictures wearing mine backwards, I did the best I could with this one:Limp Bizkit is, as always, in the...
Chicago Finishes Sunday 1-1, But There Were No Winnersby Ricky O'Donnell on November 2 at 12:47PM
The Bears won by 24 points, right? Because I've never seen such a negative reaction after a win this decisive. No one is happy after this Browns beat-down: not the blogs, the newspapers, or the fans. Check out all the...
Thursday Night Non-Running Diary: Bulls, 'Hawks, ect.by Ricky O'Donnell on October 30 at 1:30PM
I realize that it has become a TUP staple to write about the Bears every Friday during the NFL season. I'm not doing that today. The reasons for this are twofold.a) That game in Cincinnati was downright depressing. Demoralizing. But...
Jay Cutler sucks, likes Kelly Clarksonby Ricky O'Donnell on October 27 at 2:00AM
It has been a bit of a hairy beginning in Chicago for new Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. The savior has been decidedly un-savior-like through six games, frowning his way up and down the field and throwing more interceptions than anyone...
Mariotti wrote a column about the Bears and Jay Cutlerby Ricky O'Donnell on October 21 at 2:24AM
You know what that means: FJM time! It's a timeless tradition, really.How can this not be awesome? Note: As tradition dictates, we don't link to Jay's work here. You're just going to have to trust us on this one. He...
About The Bears... It's (Still) All Goodby Bobby Stompy on October 20 at 11:29AM
This was inspired by my friend Joe's "bring back the neckbeard" facebook status on Sunday night, among other things...Don't get me wrong, I was just as distraught as everybody else about the stinkbomb submitted in Atlanta on Sunday night. We...
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Bears shoot themselves in the face in Atlantaby Ricky O'Donnell on October 19 at 1:28PM
It seems a bit silly going in depth to rehash this one, as I'm sure you already know the story: turnovers + penalties + botched red zone opportunities = another mind-numbing loss in Hotlanta. This should have been an easy...
The Gaines Adams Coming Out Party Open Thread (The Bears-Falcons Open Thread)by Bobby Stompy on October 18 at 12:45PM
A Sunday night prime time game is as good a reason as any for an open thread, no?So:1) Matty Ice?Matty Ice.2) And ATL-themed music video after the jump... ...
Bucs Trade Gaines Adams To Bears For 2nd Round Pickby Bobby Stompy on October 16 at 9:25PM
Suit him up on Sund'y?UPDATE: ESPN sez...Spin: The pick traded for Adams is believed to be a second round selection. Adams should help bolster the Bears' already stellar defensive front, although it's unlikely he'll play against the Falcons this week.ESPN...
Week 6, in which the Bears return to the scene of the crimeby Ricky O'Donnell on October 16 at 12:49PM
I hate bye weeks (Drew's idea to get them all over with in Weeks 8 and 9 sounds perfect to me), and this one came at a weird time for the Bears. With so much else going on - October!...
More words on Brett Favre than anyone should ever be allowed to writeby Ricky O'Donnell on October 7 at 2:28AM
Read them at the Sun-Times' Full Court Press blog, where I'll be spending the entire week. ...
Favre tomorrow, Bears todayby Ricky O'Donnell on October 6 at 3:41AM
Read my thoughts on the first quarter of the Bears' season over at the Sun-Times' Full Court Press blog. ...
Your ever-evolving Friday Bears previewby Ricky O'Donnell on October 2 at 2:54AM
The Bears head into Sunday as 10-point home favorites against the Lions. I wish it were higher. Not for gambling reasons, either. At this point, I think I'm past laying down money on sports, outside of fantasy football and March...
Chicago-5 roundup: a quick glance around the cityby Ricky O'Donnell on September 30 at 2:41PM
Remember when this site used to be, like, 80 percent roundups? Ah, the glorious spring of 2009. I remember it with youthful bliss. It was a time when I had school, homework, work, and a few more sports blogs on...
Kyle Orton just wins, babyby Ricky O'Donnell on September 29 at 12:07PM
Does anybody else out there kind of miss Kyle Orton? Not his abilities, of course. I'm very glad the Bears now have a quarterback who can complete a pass over 20 yards and all. But it's rare that a player...
The Bears make us wonder if it's better to be lucky or goodby Ricky O'Donnell on September 28 at 3:27AM
Bears: lucky or good? After three weeks, it's still too close to call.I do think the Bears deserve some props after yesterday's win, probably more than most will be willing to give them. Going to Seattle is one hefty road...
Should the Bears establish the run? Let's not and say we did.by Ricky O'Donnell on September 25 at 3:17AM
I'm not sure if Michael Lewis meant for 'The Blind Side' to become football's 'Moneyball', but it's easy to see how some people took it that way. Same author, same style, seemingly the same in its grandiose ambition. Only, at...
Bears 17, Steelers 14by Ricky O'Donnell on September 21 at 12:30PM
I'm a little late on this as is, so instead of a real post, I'm giving you...bullet points! They are a lazy writer's best friend. - This, my friends, is why the Bears got Jay Cutler. Since the day that...
Quarterback hate, and a tidy Bears-Steelers previewby Ricky O'Donnell on September 18 at 3:00AM
A few things.1. Worry not: we seem to have pinpointed the real problem with Jay Cutler. His face!And people say newspapers are dying. Ha! Could something dying ever be so funny? I think not. If you don't think I'm going...
Brian Urlacher, done for 2009by Ricky O'Donnell on September 15 at 1:14PM
If the Bears had to lose a star player to injury in Week 1 for the rest of the season, it may as well be Brian Urlacher. It's better than losing Cutler, or Forte, and probably Briggs. As bad as...
The same old Bears, at least for a gameby Ricky O'Donnell on September 14 at 2:29AM
For once, I just wanted it to be pretty. I thought that's what Jay Cutler would mean for this franchise, and, come on, I still think that's what he's going to mean to this franchise. But Bears v. Packers Round...
You're not going to believe how hard Tommie Harris works. Literally.by Ricky O'Donnell on September 9 at 2:01AM
I think I've always considered David Haugh one of the better newspaper sports reporters in the city, but he's been a bit off his rocker lately. It started after the first preseason game, when Jay Cutler evoked Devin Hester's name...
I guess this means it's probably football seasonby Ricky O'Donnell on September 4 at 1:45PM
The last two Sox games have been immensely satisfying. Nothing beats a come-from-behind win over the Twins and a shutout of the Cubs at Wrigley. Awesome times, all around. The Twins game had the added bonus of being the last...
The Bears' offense once again proves it's going to be goodby Ricky O'Donnell on August 31 at 1:35PM
I pretty much covered the Bears' offense at FCP last week, and last night's game in Denver only reinforced those feelings. For maybe the first time in my life, Bears football is going to be fun. Oh sure, 2006 was...
ZOMG, CUTLER THROWS HESTER UNDER BUS!! Uh, not really.by Ricky O'Donnell on August 17 at 12:08AM
There was plenty not to like about Jay Cutler's Bears debut on Saturday night. For me, it pretty much boiled down to the fact that a) it was on a Saturday night, and b) it was in the preseason. Nothing...
I wrote about Tommie Harris at the Sun-Timesby Ricky O'Donnell on August 12 at 12:59PM
You should read it. ...
Chicago's All-Decade All-Starsby Bobby Stompy on August 7 at 11:31AM
Shanoff had some pretty interesting fodder in one of his early morning blog posts on Thursday:Great little gimmick by Sporting News this week: Pick the top player of the decade in all the major sports. OK, I'll bite: It led...
And now for our first Jay Cutler check-inby Ricky O'Donnell on August 3 at 11:56AM
Let's first make a conscience effort not to get too swept away by all the positivity flowing out of Bears camp. It's easier than ever this year: Chicago's Bears optimism is always sky-high come Bourbonnais, but Cutler takes it to...
Chicago Bears: 2009 offseason champs!by Ricky O'Donnell on July 30 at 12:05PM
First off, this poll question currently running at the Trib is great.In other words:Do you think Jay Cutler is a pussy? Yes or no.I'm actually surprised Urlacher has 41 percent of the vote. It's hard to remember a superstar who...
Peter King is a man who writes things I agree withby Ricky O'Donnell on May 11 at 2:10PM
We haven't focused too much on the football aspect of the Jay Cutler trade yet - which is kind of funny considering, you know, this is a sports blog - but I can assure you we'll get around to that...
Weekend house keepingby Ricky O'Donnell on May 8 at 3:57PM
Mark Buehrle almost threw a perfect game (and Jayson Nix went yard)- Jim goes first:He's an anomaly because White Sox baseball can be incredibly frustrating to watch. There are guys like Jose Contreras and Gavin Floyd, who can get completely...
Brett Favre will be coming back, and I couldn't be happierby Ricky O'Donnell on May 6 at 3:53AM
We hate Brett Favre here. Hate him so much. I always said I'd throw a rager the day Favre retired. It would be one of my happiest days as a sports fan. But upon realizing that the latest dose of...
Bailamos! -- Bears Draft Iglesiasby Bobby Stompy on April 26 at 11:21AM
Juaquin Iglesias, (which is pronounced wahk-EEN... props Wikipedia), to the Bears with the second-to-last pick of the third round. He was the 99th player selected in the 2009 NFL Draft. Please don't call him Joakim Iglesias.Before the draft, I said...
Bears Nab Pool Jump Guyby Bobby Stompy on April 26 at 10:53AM
The Bears first selection in the draft came in the third round with San Diego State DL/DT Jarron Gilbert. It's easy to get a little bummed as a fan when your team drafts players you haven't really heard of... after...
The Official TUP 2009 NFL Draft Liveblogby Bobby Stompy on April 25 at 3:53PM
Ohhhhh yes. We're gonna liveblog this sumbitch.First things first: a slightly funny picture of Stafford.More sexiness (after the jump)......
A Few NFL Draft Thoughts and Bears Theoriesby Bobby Stompy on April 24 at 11:58AM
Quickly, to cleanse my system: that Bulls game was awful... if the first two games of this series reminded me why I love basketball so much, this game made me realize how truly awful the sport can be when nothing...
Bearly Relevant: Reflecting on the NFL Draftby Ricky O'Donnell on April 22 at 1:09AM
This post was originally just meant to be a link to my new top ten list, followed by a detailed Lollapalooza breakdown. As you can tell though, I got a little carried away here. So I'll save the Lolla stuff...
TUP-Cast 5 (or 'Holding Down the Couch Springs')by Ricky O'Donnell on April 16 at 2:28AM
Three-man booth: download(Type in the four-digit code, wait 45 seconds for the 'regular download' to appear.)I thought I found a way to stream this on the site, but it turns out we went waaay too long. I guess we'll have...
A new fad will sweep Chicagoby Ricky O'Donnell on April 8 at 2:32AM
Your main course: a rather juicy top ten list.And in case you missed it: listen (and drink!) to our podcast (TUP-cast? I think so.). *One Jay Cutler angle that hasn't been hyped up nearly enough yet: Bama Bangs.Get ready Chicago,...
Top 6 Funny Things About Jay Cutlerby Bobby Stompy on April 5 at 12:48PM
With all of this "moody crybaby" vs. "franchise savior" talk regarding the new starting QB for the Chicago Bears, people are totally dismissing maybe the most important quality about Jay Cutler: he's really, really funny.Obviously, a lot of it comes...
Bearly Relevant: Franchise-altering trade edition!by Ricky O'Donnell on April 3 at 2:10AM
In case you haven't checked out Stompy's take yet on the bestest trade ever, do so right now. This post will still be here when you come back. Promise.Whenever something really awesome happens to me, I get this undying feeling...
Cutler Reaction: In Organized Thoughts, Complete Sentencesby Bobby Stompy on April 2 at 6:40PM
It started with a series of text messages...Cutler baby!Holy hell the world is endingI guess Virginia McCaskey just diedLet me be the first to say, Gay Cutler [Packer fan] With that to introduce it... the Bears, the Chicago Bears, our...
Breaking news: Jay Cutler is a Chicago Bearby Ricky O'Donnell on April 2 at 5:24PM
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss ...
The time for scoreboard watching is upon usby Ricky O'Donnell on April 2 at 1:55PM
Good off-day for the Bulls on Wednesday. The Bobcats blew one against the Garnett-less Celtics, and Detroit got walloped by the Nets. With six games left, the Bulls have a game and a half lead for the final playoff spot...
Note to the Chicago Bears: Trade for Jay Cutler!by Ricky O'Donnell on April 1 at 12:01AM
First things first: Top ten Chicago numbers*CUTLERGATEThe Denver Broncos stopped playing games with their unhappy quarterback. Jay Cutler is available in a trade. (I like how old people always make a big deal about throwing -gate at the end of...
Your extended Tuesday roundup, now in numeric formby Ricky O'Donnell on March 30 at 9:38PM
1. I hate Twitter for two reasons. My Online Journalism teacher makes us tweet five times a day, and I'm simply not interesting enough to do that. Imagine having to come up with five funny/interesting facebook statuses each day. It's...
Cutler to Bears? (The question mark means it won't happen)by Bobby Stompy on March 27 at 3:58PM
(via Comcast via Yahoo)According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports, the Bears have expressed some interest in Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler. While the Bears won't talk publicly about a player under contract, they are one of several teams who have...
Thursday Roundupby Bobby Stompy on March 26 at 11:42AM
First thing's first: Bulls-Heat tonight. If you remember the second-to-last game between these two teams, Thabo (RIP) was inexplicably subbed in for Derrick Rose in crunch time. He proceeded to turn the ball over on his inbounds pass and the...
Go to Top Tenby Ricky O'Donnell on March 11 at 3:28AM
Go read my new list on TTCS, top ten positions the Bears need to target in the draft. It even includes a Javon Ringer shout-out, just for Pete and Beau.There, you'll find a video of my guy Hakeem Nick's most...
The Chicago Bears and Terrell Owens?by Ricky O'Donnell on March 5 at 1:12PM
Stompy's right....changed headline! That's what we in the biz like to call Search Engine Optimization. You can't judge an NFL free agent class before the season ends, or even at the start of the offseason signing period. Guys get franchise...
It's Come To This: A Pro Bowl Liveblog*by Bobby Stompy on February 9 at 12:13AM
* - It's not even live. I DVR'd it.I've always liked the Pro Bowl because I think writers complaining about it so consistently has actually left the event a bit underrated. Sure, they can't blitz... the defenders basically walk away...
Since there's nothing else to talk about, a few NFL Draft thoughtsby Ricky O'Donnell on January 22 at 2:24PM
There are few things in sports I find more annoying than the two week period between the conference title games and the Super Bowl. I've never understood the point of it. The NFL probably thinks the two weeks boosts anticipation...
Rod Marinelli Comes To Chicago To Show D-Line His Winning Waysby Bobby Stompy on January 10 at 8:44PM
Yes!If you're a believer in karma, comedy, or a nice combination of the two (komedy), then there's no way this move should disappoint you. ...
I Hate Everybody - Act IIby Bobby Stompy on December 29 at 6:32PM
Week 17 of the NFL season was enough to resurrect the ghost of TUP's least run regular featureIn 2006, the Pats and Bears were eliminated from the playoffs within a span of about 24 hours. I remember thinking it was...
Thankfully, the Bears are doneby Ricky O'Donnell on December 28 at 5:44PM
Despite our preseason predictions, this season was nothing but frustrating as a Bears fan. Sure, a 9-7 record doesn't look too bad, especially when I doubted they'd win more than five games 17 weeks ago, but that doesn't change the...
The Bears live another dayby Ricky O'Donnell on December 22 at 1:59AM
There could be some serious parallels forming here between the 2008 White Sox and these Bears. Both got f'd up in seemingly do-or-die division road games, where, wouldn't you know it, the Metrodome played a central role. The Twins of...
Nine, Lance, and Goodenby Bobby Stompy on December 17 at 1:08AM
3 Thangs1) Rickhouse commands people to follow the Blackhawks, then they absolutely light up the Oilers only a few hours later. Final was 9-2, but the Hawks had 7 goals through two periods. Good first game of the year to...
Lets go Cardinalsby Ricky O'Donnell on December 12 at 3:14PM
I was stuck at work yesterday so I couldn't follow the Bears game all that closely. I did catch the Orton blown spike however, which is something that could only happen to a Bears quarterback. From what I've heard from...
The Bears play football todayby Ricky O'Donnell on December 11 at 3:06AM
Sorry for being out of it the last few days: finals consumed nearly all of my brain power. I wasn't even following sports, outside a few check ins on Trade Rumors, and I certainly wasn't going to write anything. Semester...
JD to Cinci; the Bears win an important oneby Ricky O'Donnell on December 7 at 8:57PM
Couldn't Kenny Williams wait til Wednesday? I have finals this week, brother. Yuck.Both teams have denied it, but it looks like the long rumored Jermaine Dye for Homer Bailey deal is on. As of right now, there is very little...
Friday link dumpby Ricky O'Donnell on December 5 at 2:43PM
- No Sox players made mlb.com's list of the 50 best prospects in baseball, but pitcher Aaron Poreda did make honorable mention, coming in at No. 56. I think I'd rank Poreda as the Sox' fourth best prospect right now,...
The Bears blow it, Bulls and Hawks conquer the Circusby Ricky O'Donnell on December 1 at 1:20AM
Every Sunday, I help run live Bears blogs at the Sun-Times. I basically just approve comments, maybe post a few poll questions. It's usually not too much work; I generally have no problem paying attention to the game while handling...
Obligatory Thanksgiving Postby Bobby Stompy on November 28 at 1:33AM
Seeing as it's still Thanksgiving in Denver, it seemed appropriate to do a "what TUP has been thankful for in the last year"-type post. But really, it just boiled down to the Cubs yoking in the playoffs, the Sox winning...
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