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From: jjc@houxa.UUCP (J.CARBONARO)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: re: Bears
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 10:32:09 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 30 10:32:09 1985
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<Some people like watching their team get massacred twice???  I am a
<big Bears fan, and I think they probably are head and shoulders better
<than the rest of the teams this year.  The real question seems to be
<(my opinion) who's second best?  However, having lived in Chicago for
<the last 22+ years (until March 1, 1985), I know better than to expect
<them to win it all.  They will probably do an el-foldo in the SuperBowl,
<like the Illini did in the Rose Bowl a few years ago, the Cubs did 2
<years ago, and the White Sox did 3 years ago.  However, the Bears
<are real young and they have beyond a shadow of a doubt been the best
<football team in the NFL over the last two years (they were one game
<away from the SuperBowl last year).

I think I know what you mean by "over the last two years", but I hope
you're not saying they were better than SF last year.  I'm sort of
indifferent to the Niners as a fan, but they were as far above the
rest of the league last year as the Bears have been this year - and
they didn't do any el-foldos (I don't think the Bears will either).

<And they are doing it without 2
<ProBowl players on their defense from last year (contract hold outs).

I think they are doing just FINE with the guys they've got.  By the way,
who are the two you're referring to?

<Just remember, the Bears will play all of their playoff games at home
<in January in Chicago.  Boy are they gonna be tough.  By the way,
<last year on SuperBowl Sunday, it was 80 Degrees BELOW ZERO with the
<wind chill in Chicago, while it was a sunny and warm 72 here in 
<the San Fransisco Bay area.  

You have GOT to be kidding - it was in the low 40's and misting!

<One last thing, I figure the 49ers will beat the Giants and play the
<Bears at Soldier Field on the weekend of the 12th of January... 
<Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

With benefit of 20/20 hindsight, I can safely say you're wrong - it'll
be the Giants freezing their tails off in Chicago.
But are we using the same calendar?  I thought it was the 5th of January.
Anyway,
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
is right!!