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[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Part of the fun of anonymous online forums is trying to figure out who's hiding behind the avater.  I think after reading this, I've figured it ou:

Ok. You cued it.

I had to run over to Daley Plaza in Chicago to sign some legal papers for a homeless shelter I served with.

I was late and decided to sprint across the plaza. There were 2 guys headed towards me but I had to look down becuase of all the pidgeons in front of the Picasso.  I figured they would adjust their path when they saw me coming. Nope, they were engrossed in conversation and when I looked up there they were right in front of me. It was Tony Bennett and the Mayor Richard Daley.  The mayors eyes got real big and I said "excuse me" and juked just enough to breeze by Mr. Bennett without knocking him over.

After I pass I am like "holy crap...you just about took out the Mayor & Tony Bennett"

And why kraytell were they walking around?  It was "Tony Bennett Day" in Chicago and they were going over to the photo op with the press across the street.

Could have been alot worse.

Back to our regularly scheduled NFL thread programming.

Why don't you finish the story, sphuwho? [I'll do it for you]

After narrowly avoiding the disaster of wiping out not only the mayor, but Tony Bennet as well, and essentially becoming a pariah in Chicago, spuwho figured since he had another day in the city he could catch a playoff game....

Infamy ensues!

[thelakelander]

If that guy is spuwho, he's alright with me. My Marlins went on to win the World Series that year!

[spuwho]

I am not Bartman. But I did see the ball he flubbed at Harry Carays just before they blew it up. At a different game Moises Alou game me the ball from a pop fly. I was sitting about 20 feet from where Bartman was.

Broncos tackle Ryan Clady tore his ACL today.

How many ACL's have bit the dust?

[I-10east]

San Diego will negotiate for a potential new stadium.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/28/chargers-san-diego-finally-will-negotiate-potential-new-stadium/

[copperfiend]

Not sure I see the Chargers getting a new stadium in San Diego. I think in the end you will see the Rams and Chargers sharing a stadium in Inglewood.

[spuwho]

Brandon Spikes of the Patriots was released today.

[spuwho]

San Diego officials have announced that they will hold a special election on December 15 on the proposal to build a new stadium. The 1.1 Billion dollar proposal does not require a vote, but the mayor wants it on the record by holding a vote.

Originally an election was planned for next year but the NFL notified the city that a decision on a proposal to relocate will be completed before that vote.

That forced the city to move the vote up.

The Chargers have been advised but are staying quiet.

In return the Chargers/Raiders have hired former NFL Team exec Carmen Policy to manage the new stadium planning and arrangements in LA.

Many in San Diego see the vote as a litmus test of Chargers management. They have said they would make more money in LA. If a new stadium is dropped in their lap, then the situation may change.

[Tacachale]

They're making obscene amounts of money already. It's about the stadium. They could just as easily build their own cheaper stadium in San Diego as a more expensive one in LA, and still rake in untold millions per year. This has more to do with their displeasure that their host cities are resisting their demands to decree some Pleasure Domes in order to keep them happy.

The only good part of this is that at least one group (either the Raiders/Chargers or the Rams) will be sent packing back to their home city with their tail between their legs. The ass covering will be funny to watch. And of course the other owners wouldn't have the LA threat to hold over their fans' heads anymore.

[I-10east]

Turns out that the Titans 'impressive home sellout streak' was all a farce. They were in cahoots with a professional ticket broker. They sold free and discounted tickets. I knew that there was something very fishy about that sellout streak. Nashville is not much larger than Jax, and the team hasn't been good for a while. LOL Tennessee.

http://www.scrippsmedia.com/newschannel5/news/newschannel-5-investigates/Questions-Surround-Titans-Ticket-Tax-Payments-304343021.html

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/18/trumped-up-sellout-streak-comes-with-a-tax-bill-for-titans/

[Todd_Parker]

Did anyone happen to catch the premier of the show 'Ballers' on HBO this past weekend? One of the characters on the show, a professional football player, was not thrilled at the prospect of playing for "sorry ass Jacksonville" and referred to the Jags as a place where "careers go to die". Yikes! I realize this is a fictional show but I think city officials have some work to do on the brand.

[spuwho]

Did anyone happen to catch the premier of the show 'Ballers' on HBO this past weekend? One of the characters on the show, a professional football player, was not thrilled at the prospect of playing for "sorry ass Jacksonville" and referred to the Jags as a place where "careers go to die". Yikes! I realize this is a fictional show but I think city officials have some work to do on the brand.

We are easy to pick on.

A few wins will change that perception.

Technically, Oakland is the leader in where NFL careers "go to die" including the coaches. Highest average age, highest annual team turnover.

That doesn't spell well for JDR.

[I-10east]

Yikes! I realize this is a fictional show but I think city officials have some work to do on the brand.

City officials?? Yeah, that's very overreactionary....I'm so jaded with this type of biased national media BS against Jax, I really could care less as a Jags fan. Look at the latest post that I posted on this thread; Tennessee (who's also a cellar dwelling team lately) selling free and discounted tickets to maintain an 'impressive home sellout streak'. If that shit happened in Jax, the national sports media would be all over us relentlessly!

Over the years, cities like Cincinnati, San Diego, St Louis, Tampa, Oakland, Nashville etc etc have been having hard times on attendance; Does the media make fun of those cities? No...I hope that 'Ballers' ratings goes to the crapper, and it's cancelled after the first season, Playmakers wannabe BS... 

[spuwho]

Well, we arent completely innocent.

The Weavers used to sell excess tickets all the time at pennies on the dollar to try and pump up the attendance, especially if a blackout was involved.

But I dont think they tried to obscure it like the Titans did.

Since Lamping took over my understanding is that the practice has stopped. The money spent recycling tickets to prop attendance is now used in marketing.

[For_F-L-O-R-I-D-A]

Yikes! I realize this is a fictional show but I think city officials have some work to do on the brand.

City officials?? Yeah, that's very overreactionary....I'm so jaded with this type of biased national media BS against Jax, I really could care less as a Jags fan. Look at the latest post that I posted on this thread; Tennessee (who's also a cellar dwelling team lately) selling free and discounted tickets to maintain an 'impressive home sellout streak'. If that shit happened in Jax, the national sports media would be all over us relentlessly!

Over the years, cities like Cincinnati, San Diego, St Louis, Tampa, Oakland, Nashville etc etc have been having hard times on attendance; Does the media make fun of those cities? No...I hope that 'Ballers' ratings goes to the crapper, and it's cancelled after the first season, Playmakers wannabe BS...

Those cities are all just bigger or more well established. Oakland takes a beating regularly though. I look forward to a day when the Jags are successful and this city goes nuts. Until then, Jacksonville is a very small NFL market that a lot of people don't want to be.

[I-10east]

^^^I don't buy that 'bigger and well established' theory. There are plenty of young sports cities in small markets (struggling teams) that never went through the crap that we went through. Nashville isn't exactly an uber-megalopolis with a long and storied pro sports history.