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re: Bears headed to Hammond, Indiana
Posted on 6/5/26 at 12:58 pm to Chad504boy
Posted on 6/5/26 at 12:58 pm to Chad504boy
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Posted on 6/5/26 at 12:59 pm to Tarpon08
6 mil pop, 10 plus Fortune 500 companies, etc.
Why was it weird ?
Why was it weird ?
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:04 pm to DalenSA
This is basically a done deal, not sure where this “leverage play” bullshite is coming from.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:10 pm to TheWalrus
Now hearing that the Saints may move to Pass Christian makes more sense now...
I remember those rumors from years ago...
Crazy, but definitely in play nowadays for these owners.
If you own the building as well as the team that is how you profit, if you just own the team you don't make shite.
I remember those rumors from years ago...
Crazy, but definitely in play nowadays for these owners.
If you own the building as well as the team that is how you profit, if you just own the team you don't make shite.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:17 pm to longhorn22
Look I get the NFL loves new stadiums and maybe I am just old fashioned but I much rather see a game in any old school college stadium then new age NFL stadiums
Green Bay is only team at this point with any balls
Green Bay is only team at this point with any balls
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:17 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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That’s potentially why they’re not going to Arlington Heights, but that’s not why they’re leaving the city limits of Chicago. They were always going to a place where they could own a lot of land for cheaply.
Exactly. I've tried getting this point across in previous Bears stadium threads, but staying in the city wasn't a viable option to them. They've explored building their own stadium in the suburbs for over 50 years.
George Halas always intended for Soldier Field to be a temporary solution after the Bears were forced out of Wrigley. Every time they found a place they wanted, they hit political road blocks. George McCaskey wants to end this decades-long cycle now.
This post was edited on 6/5/26 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:38 pm to Crimson K
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It seems the renovation of Soldier Field that made it into the spaceship it is today was just a couple of years ago. Google says it was 2002-03. Jeez time flies.
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The original Soldier Field renovation loan was for $399 million and after 25 years the total remaining cost is roughly $534 million to $589 million.
OUCH.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:41 pm to OWLFAN86
Rams and now chiefs will soon not be in Missouri
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:42 pm to cdur86
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You don't think it's because of the taxes in the city/state? I would think it has almost everything to do with the city
Biggest issue is ownership of the stadium (which they don't have with Soldier Field) and being able to develop the surrounding area, which is why they blew $200,000,000 on the big site in Arlington Heights. Kevin Warren is an abject failure in just about every position he's ever had and keeps getting sweet gigs.
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Didn't the Bears spend a ton of money on purchasing a horse race track outside Chicago a few years ago for this purpose?
I used to love going to Arlington a couple times of year to bet on the horses. Was an easy metra ride while drinking a few beers, and the grounds were beautiful.
This post was edited on 6/5/26 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:49 pm to Dire Wolf
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Green Bay is only team at this point with any balls
I like everything about the organization, but they're the way they are by necessity, not by choice.
If a billionaire owned Green Bay they'd do the same shite. They also wouldn't be in Green Bay
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:51 pm to Chad504boy
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you can't be the chicago bears playing in indiana imo.
and i don't care about the the jersey/new york crap either, make them change their name too.
And the Santa Clara 49ers, Maryland Redskins, and Arlington Cowboys.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:59 pm to DalenSA
Where is the site in Hammond? If the site is accessible from the Indiana Toll Road (I-90) or 80-94 it could be easier to get to for many fans from the burbs in a way. But traffic can be so horrible on 80-94 and the Tri-State it could be a nightmare on game days.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 1:59 pm to KosmoCramer
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And the Santa Clara 49ers, Maryland Redskins, and Arlington Cowboys.
2 of your examples are in same state at least.
1 other is stateless.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 2:02 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Kevin Warren is an abject failure in just about every position he's ever had and keeps getting sweet gigs.
Kevin Warren was always a meh hire, but I think the local media is unfairly dragging him for buying Arlington before doing "due diligence" on infrastructure costs and political maneuvering.
If I remember correctly, there were 6 or 7 other bids on the land besides the Bears. And there was a deadline for all bids to be in. Warren was specifically hired to get a stadium deal done and actually obtaining land was the most difficult obstacle for the Bears in the past.
If Warren hadn't jumped on Arlington, and lost it to another developer, he would've gotten roasted for that, and possibly taken the Bears to Indiana already.
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