Football Any thoughts on the Bears leaving Soldier Field? - Page 4

**RealSNR** · 07-01-2021, 12:00 PM

It's been out there for a couple weeks now, but we haven't really talked about it.

I guess the team bought an old horse track or something in Arlington Heights and tried to be secretive about it. Local media caught wind and the response was, "It's good to keep our options open"

The mayor gave a pretty good response, "Maybe you should worry more about beating the Packers than getting out of your Soldier Field lease."

People have brought up a pretty good point. Soldier Field is iconic, but it's a tiny ass stadium, and its glory as a historic stadium kind of got shit on when they renovated it into a mutant spaceship years ago. Getting a nice big indoor place like the Vikings' new digs would allow them to host Final Fours and all that jazz, too.

And at the same time, the economics are pretty clear that tax payer-funded stadiums aren't good community investments at all. They don't stimulate shit for economic growth compared to the cost of building them.

**Rausch** · 07-01-2021, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

That’s what they said about the Vikings too.

And they lost their edge and haven't been very good since...

kccrow · 07-01-2021, 08:13 PM

They should leave it...

And going to Arlington Heights? Nice, and with multiple routes in would help with the congestion factor that downtown has.

Frazod · 07-01-2021, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by HybridEd

Yep, when we retired from the area 7 years ago it felt like we had escaped prison. Not sure how Frazod deals with it.

I'd be out of this one who sucks the penis in a hot minute if I had the means to do it.

Halfcan · 07-01-2021, 08:31 PM

Been there. Shitty stadium and even worse fans. **** them both.

Chicago is a crime-ridden shithole, can't blame them for wanting to get out of there.

Rainbarrel · 07-01-2021, 08:45 PM

The Ginger Bears, even Giantsbane wouldn't claim to have sleep there.

Frazod · 07-01-2021, 08:55 PM

I've been to numerous games at Soldier Field over the years. Other than being an abomination to look at from the outside, it's not that bad. Biggest problem is getting there and getting back. Parking sucks balls; there are no close lots except for VIP types. Of course, when I go, I almost always sit in my season ticketholder FIL's excellent seats, which are on the 40 yard line about three rows up in the upper level. The nosebleed seats are ghastly. The grade is steep as hell - you practically need a sherpa to guide you to the top. I had seats about halfway up once - I didn't move from the seat until the game was over. Even the young and fit were huffing and puffing going up that incline. I very much preferred general seating before the space ship renovation, even though the amenities sucked.

Personally I'd applaud the move to the Arlington Heights and a new, spacious stadium. God knows my FIL would love that, since he lives in a bordering suburb. But I'll believe it when I see it. IMO it's just posturing.

I've only been to a handful of pro stadiums - obviously Arrowhead, Soldier Field, Lambeau and whatever the dome in St. Louis is called these days. Of the four, Lambeau is far and away the worst. It's like a glorified, ancient high school stadium; tiny, decrepit and featuring bench seats with assigned spots far too close together. I was there for a preseason game and talking to the people around me about it. They said that if I thought it was bad in August, try December, when everybody is wearing five layers of clothing. Ugh. You couldn't pay me to watch another game in that shithole.

We are blessed to have Arrowhead.

lcarus · 07-01-2021, 09:43 PM

I didn't know the Bears played at Wrigley Field until 1971 when they moved into Soldier Field. I always knew Soldier Field had been around since the 1920s so I guess I just figured the Bears always played there. Interesting. The Chiefs have played in Arrowhead since 1972. The Bears went one season playing in a different stadium due to renovations at Soldier Field, so if the Chiefs have played every single season since 72 at Arrowhead, the Chiefs and Bears have both played the same number of seasons at their current stadium.

**Bugeater** · 07-01-2021, 09:47 PM

I'll never understand the monumentally atrocious decision to keep the colonnades and then go with modern architecture for the renovations. Dumbest looking stadium in the NFL.

Eureka · 07-01-2021, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KCUnited

LOL please be sarcasm.

This city is beyond broke, like junk bond rating broke. Like mass exodus broke.

Yes, it was sarcasm.

Chicago can barely pay back its lotto winners.

**RealSNR** · 07-01-2021, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Frazod

I'd be out of this one who sucks the penis in a hot minute if I had the means to do it.

There's always Gary, IN...

wheeler08 · 07-02-2021, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RealSNR

There's always Gary, IN...

Hey they just got a new casino!

wheeler08 · 07-02-2021, 06:12 AM

I moved from southern Indiana to NW IN, about an hour from Chicago. Had never been there in my life and never had any thoughts of going. In laws took me a couple times before we moved up here. River tour around downtown, Navy Pier, and museums. I’ve been there I think twice since moving here. Took kids to Shed Aquarium. The aquarium and that area there is fairly nice. Museum of science and industry was really neat.
But with that being said, we’ve been there enough for my lifetime. I hate driving thru there and all the damn toll roads to get there. Only time we go to Chicago now is to the airport!

I went to Soldier Field for Mahomes first year of starting, preseason game. We got our ass kicked by Chase Daniel. I thought the stadium was ok

I have a customer that has season tickets, I tried to get him to sell me tickets to Chiefs/Bears game the year we won the SB. He wouldn’t do it, he wanted to see Mahomes play! And Mahomes slaughtered them! I believe that was the game Mahomes counted to 10 on his fingers.

FlaChief58 · 07-02-2021, 06:54 AM

Perhaps the mayor's time would be better spent on cleaning up the killing field that is her city

Skyy God · 07-02-2021, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Chicago is a top 5 major American city and the Bears franchise is iconic. They absolutely deserve a shiny new billion dollar stadium.

Sometime you gotta respect Deberg’s troll game.

KChiefs1 · 07-02-2021, 07:27 AM

I went to a Bears game at Wrigley Field.

Crazy how things have changed.

Back in those days, baseball was king & football teams had to make do in baseball stadiums.

07-01-2021, 12:00 PM
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $2350208	Any thoughts on the Bears leaving Soldier Field? It's been out there for a couple weeks now, but we haven't really talked about it. I guess the team bought an old horse track or something in Arlington Heights and tried to be secretive about it. Local media caught wind and the response was, "It's good to keep our options open" The mayor gave a pretty good response, "Maybe you should worry more about beating the Packers than getting out of your Soldier Field lease." People have brought up a pretty good point. Soldier Field is iconic, but it's a tiny ass stadium, and its glory as a historic stadium kind of got shit on when they renovated it into a mutant spaceship years ago. Getting a nice big indoor place like the Vikings' new digs would allow them to host Final Fours and all that jazz, too. And at the same time, the economics are pretty clear that tax payer-funded stadiums aren't good community investments at all. They don't stimulate shit for economic growth compared to the cost of building them.
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07-01-2021, 08:13 PM	#47
kccrow MVP Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Michigan Casino cash: $3227078	They should leave it... And going to Arlington Heights? Nice, and with multiple routes in would help with the congestion factor that downtown has.
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07-01-2021, 08:31 PM	#49
Halfcan In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7327995	Been there. Shitty stadium and even worse fans. **** them both. Chicago is a crime-ridden shithole, can't blame them for wanting to get out of there.
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07-01-2021, 08:45 PM	#50
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07-01-2021, 08:55 PM	#51
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $3115085	I've been to numerous games at Soldier Field over the years. Other than being an abomination to look at from the outside, it's not that bad. Biggest problem is getting there and getting back. Parking sucks balls; there are no close lots except for VIP types. Of course, when I go, I almost always sit in my season ticketholder FIL's excellent seats, which are on the 40 yard line about three rows up in the upper level. The nosebleed seats are ghastly. The grade is steep as hell - you practically need a sherpa to guide you to the top. I had seats about halfway up once - I didn't move from the seat until the game was over. Even the young and fit were huffing and puffing going up that incline. I very much preferred general seating before the space ship renovation, even though the amenities sucked. Personally I'd applaud the move to the Arlington Heights and a new, spacious stadium. God knows my FIL would love that, since he lives in a bordering suburb. But I'll believe it when I see it. IMO it's just posturing. I've only been to a handful of pro stadiums - obviously Arrowhead, Soldier Field, Lambeau and whatever the dome in St. Louis is called these days. Of the four, Lambeau is far and away the worst. It's like a glorified, ancient high school stadium; tiny, decrepit and featuring bench seats with assigned spots far too close together. I was there for a preseason game and talking to the people around me about it. They said that if I thought it was bad in August, try December, when everybody is wearing five layers of clothing. Ugh. You couldn't pay me to watch another game in that shithole. We are blessed to have Arrowhead.
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07-01-2021, 09:43 PM	#52
lcarus Everybody Lies. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Casino cash: $1849928	I didn't know the Bears played at Wrigley Field until 1971 when they moved into Soldier Field. I always knew Soldier Field had been around since the 1920s so I guess I just figured the Bears always played there. Interesting. The Chiefs have played in Arrowhead since 1972. The Bears went one season playing in a different stadium due to renovations at Soldier Field, so if the Chiefs have played every single season since 72 at Arrowhead, the Chiefs and Bears have both played the same number of seasons at their current stadium.
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07-01-2021, 09:47 PM	#53
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6252680	I'll never understand the monumentally atrocious decision to keep the colonnades and then go with modern architecture for the renovations. Dumbest looking stadium in the NFL.
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07-02-2021, 06:12 AM	#57
wheeler08 Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Casino cash: $4541183	I moved from southern Indiana to NW IN, about an hour from Chicago. Had never been there in my life and never had any thoughts of going. In laws took me a couple times before we moved up here. River tour around downtown, Navy Pier, and museums. I’ve been there I think twice since moving here. Took kids to Shed Aquarium. The aquarium and that area there is fairly nice. Museum of science and industry was really neat. But with that being said, we’ve been there enough for my lifetime. I hate driving thru there and all the damn toll roads to get there. Only time we go to Chicago now is to the airport! I went to Soldier Field for Mahomes first year of starting, preseason game. We got our ass kicked by Chase Daniel. I thought the stadium was ok I have a customer that has season tickets, I tried to get him to sell me tickets to Chiefs/Bears game the year we won the SB. He wouldn’t do it, he wanted to see Mahomes play! And Mahomes slaughtered them! I believe that was the game Mahomes counted to 10 on his fingers.
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07-02-2021, 06:54 AM	#58
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07-02-2021, 07:27 AM	#60
KChiefs1 I’m a Mahomo! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mid-Missouri Casino cash: $6771021	I went to a Bears game at Wrigley Field. Crazy how things have changed. Back in those days, baseball was king & football teams had to make do in baseball stadiums. __________________
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