January 16, 2025: The Final Eight

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OK, let’s try this again. Heading into the divisional round, we look at the final eight teams and their matchups, trying to pick winners against the spread. How’d I do last weekend? Well, I doubled up on Houston (points & … Continued

January 15, 2025: A Joke

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Why the hell did I break down and buy an antenna? To watch my teams play of course, which is exactly what I settled down with the family to do on this Wednesday evening. You know what I watched? A … Continued

January 14, 2025: Throwing Darts

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It started right after the season concluded: The Bears started interviewing candidates for the head coaching vacancy. Since that time, I feel like they’ve been throwing darts at a moving target; what the hell is going on in Halas Hall? … Continued

January 13, 2025: Closing the Books

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As the clock ticked down in the Philly Green Bay game, I was very happy. It was already a great weekend, but now… it was just about perfect. With the Packers eliminated from contention, it’s officially time to close the … Continued

January 12, 2025: Completing the Job

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Welcome to the 7th grade City Suburban Catholic Conference Championship Game. Would our boys be able to repeat as champions? I’d love to build up some suspense in this one. I’d love to tell you we squeaked out a victory, … Continued

January 11, 2025: Shining Moment

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The time had come. Only two wins stood between my son and his 7th grade basketball team’s quest for a 2nd straight championship, a 3rd straight undefeated season (no playoffs in 5th grade). Saturday night 730pm was the time for … Continued

January 10, 2025: Wild Card Write Ups

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It’s been a tough NFL season, Bears wise and betting wise. I’ve tried to keep my head above water, winning on some other stuff has helped me do that, but my NFL investments… rough year. Still, we have survived, and … Continued

January 9, 2025: The Irish

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How do you pick a college football team to root for? First option is supporting the school that you attended. In my case, my alma mater, DePaul University… no football team. Second option could be your local college. Who is … Continued

January 8, 2025: Searching

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OK, here we go… time to hire another Bears head coach; yay! Almost as bad as a QB, the Bears have been very bad at finding a good head coach. Looking back in history, there ain’t a whole lot to … Continued

January 7, 2025: Three to the Title

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OK, let’s get back to the one thing that has carried me: my son’s 7th grade basketball team. We left off with the 3rd straight undefeated regular season. They had a couple non-conference games before the playoffs kick off; they … Continued