The friendly wager between the two mayors is on and has now consisted of several things. The state governors have also made a wager.
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson saw Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's smorgasbord Super Bowl wager on Thursday and raised him one Neil Sedaka. The betting between Indiana and Illinois heated up when Peterson bet a gift package that includes spreads from 13 restaurants and tickets to a performance by rock and pop artist Sedaka with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Peterson also wagered tickets to all three Indianapolis Motor Speedway races and the Big Ten basketball championship at Conseco Fieldhouse on Sunday's game. Daley on Wednesday unveiled a bevy of delicacies, including pizza, beer and a whole pig. Indianapolis also is in line to receive other goodies like a Weber grill and an electric guitar signed by blues legend Buddy Guy if the Colts should beat the Bears in Sunday's Super Bowl. The governors of both states also laid down some action this week by betting assorted foodstuffs on the game's outcome. If the Bears win, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will fork over Indiana.m.ade foods including candy, pretzels, salsa, pickles and popcorn. If the Colts win, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will pay with deep-dish pizza, cheesecake and kosher nuts and candy.
Super Bowl XLI
Moderator: Team Captains
At halftime:
Colts 16
Bears 14
It looks like mother nature really has an affect on this game as both teams have committed three turnovers each, and has caused the usually invincible Adam Vinatieri to miss a convert and a short field goal attempt to close out the first half.
Super Bowl venues are usually selected in indoor stadiums or in southern cities to avoid mother nature mishaps such as today in Miami. They would have been better off holding the Super Bowl in dry Seattle's Qwest Field today.
Colts 16
Bears 14
It looks like mother nature really has an affect on this game as both teams have committed three turnovers each, and has caused the usually invincible Adam Vinatieri to miss a convert and a short field goal attempt to close out the first half.
Super Bowl venues are usually selected in indoor stadiums or in southern cities to avoid mother nature mishaps such as today in Miami. They would have been better off holding the Super Bowl in dry Seattle's Qwest Field today.
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Matter of time before the real Grossman showed up. 
It was good to see that despite the heavy rain, the organizers decided to hold the presentation of the Vince Lombardi trophy right in the middle of the field. While it was gentlemanly of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay to acknowledge the recent natural disaster in the state of Florida and offer to help, it was indeed very arrogant of him to identify the Colts as world champions. It was also disappointing to see that he didn't acknowledge the efforts of the Chicago Bears when he accepted the trophy.
And among the many reasons that led to the Colts winning, perhaps one reason is because they had sideline support in the form of their cheerleaders. I mentioned earlier that the Bears do not have cheerleaders. And unlike the Felions and the Alouettes Cheerleaders who wore winter clothing during the Grey Cup, the Colts cheerleaders did not wear any winter clothing as they just wore their regular uniforms despite the terrible weather and they braved the heavy rain throughout the whole game.
And among the many reasons that led to the Colts winning, perhaps one reason is because they had sideline support in the form of their cheerleaders. I mentioned earlier that the Bears do not have cheerleaders. And unlike the Felions and the Alouettes Cheerleaders who wore winter clothing during the Grey Cup, the Colts cheerleaders did not wear any winter clothing as they just wore their regular uniforms despite the terrible weather and they braved the heavy rain throughout the whole game.
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Come on Robbie, do you really think for one moment that the cheerleaders had anything to do with the Colts win ?
Come on, can't you take a sly comment or joke, LionKing?TheLionKing wrote:Come on Robbie, do you really think for one moment that the cheerleaders had anything to do with the Colts win ?
That's why I said....among the many reasons.... :lol: I would take cheerleader presence over no cheerleader presence anytime. I heard one reason that the Chicago Bears do not have cheerleaders is because their owner, Virginia Halas McCaskey, thinks they are a sexist idea. I suppose that is something one might expect from a woman owner.
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What??? No link to that quote? :lol:Robbie wrote: I heard one reason that the Chicago Bears do not have cheerleaders is because their owner, Virginia Halas McCaskey, thinks they are a sexist idea
Your last line won't make too many female friends.....I'm guessing you're a single guy.....or will be after that oneRobbie wrote:I suppose that is something one might expect from a woman owner.
Too bad for the Bears......Rex Grossman passes make John Hufnagel look like John Elway.....I've seen balloons with more zip on them.
Congrats to the Colts.
I'd love you to say it to my face because you'd only say it once...if you ever had the courage to say it at all!! Blitz, 05/24/2008
Well, both lines are what I saw on various web sites.
The last time the Bears had cheerleaders, the Honey Bears, were in 1985.
Taken from:
http://www.bearshistory.com/sidelines/c ... bears.aspx
George Halas himself decided that he wanted his team to have cheerleaders, or "dancing girls" as he called them in his own words. Halas put General Manager Jim Finks in charge of making just that happen, sometime in 1976.
Core had recently moved to the Chicago area from New Jersey, and had actually never driven into the city as of this time. Core's cheerleading experience at that time consisted of having taught Junior High girls. Someone in Core's church, however, knew Finks, and recommended Core to him as a person that may possibly assemble a new cheerleading unit. When Finks first called Core and identified himself as General Manager of the Bears, Core thought it was a friend playing a joke on her, and she eventually hung up. Finks then had the mutual acquaintence call Core and validate his story, and when Finks called back, Core sheepishly apologized. Before she knew it, she was meeting with Halas in the Bears' downtown offices, talking about the group that would be known as the Honey Bears.
Before Core left the office that day, Halas told her "as long as I'm alive, we will have dancing girls on the sidelines."
Core began traveling to places such as Dallas and Denver to interview those clubs about the process of putting together a cheerleading unit, then interviewed hundreds of women before narrowing down the applicants to the first group of 20.
The Honey Bears danced on the sidelines, as well as made appearances around the city, from 1977 to 1985. Halas made good on his word that the cheerleaders would always be a part of the team as long as he was alive. He passed in October of 1983. The following season the team attempted to end the relationship, but had a binding contract with the group through the end of the '85 season. Following their appearance at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the group became a memory. Word has it that as long as the McCaskey family owns the team, that's where the Honey Bears will remain, a memory.
The last time the Bears had cheerleaders, the Honey Bears, were in 1985.
Taken from:
http://www.bearshistory.com/sidelines/c ... bears.aspx
George Halas himself decided that he wanted his team to have cheerleaders, or "dancing girls" as he called them in his own words. Halas put General Manager Jim Finks in charge of making just that happen, sometime in 1976.
Core had recently moved to the Chicago area from New Jersey, and had actually never driven into the city as of this time. Core's cheerleading experience at that time consisted of having taught Junior High girls. Someone in Core's church, however, knew Finks, and recommended Core to him as a person that may possibly assemble a new cheerleading unit. When Finks first called Core and identified himself as General Manager of the Bears, Core thought it was a friend playing a joke on her, and she eventually hung up. Finks then had the mutual acquaintence call Core and validate his story, and when Finks called back, Core sheepishly apologized. Before she knew it, she was meeting with Halas in the Bears' downtown offices, talking about the group that would be known as the Honey Bears.
Before Core left the office that day, Halas told her "as long as I'm alive, we will have dancing girls on the sidelines."
Core began traveling to places such as Dallas and Denver to interview those clubs about the process of putting together a cheerleading unit, then interviewed hundreds of women before narrowing down the applicants to the first group of 20.
The Honey Bears danced on the sidelines, as well as made appearances around the city, from 1977 to 1985. Halas made good on his word that the cheerleaders would always be a part of the team as long as he was alive. He passed in October of 1983. The following season the team attempted to end the relationship, but had a binding contract with the group through the end of the '85 season. Following their appearance at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the group became a memory. Word has it that as long as the McCaskey family owns the team, that's where the Honey Bears will remain, a memory.
Wow, it's almost like a curse, eh? No cheerleaders = no Super Bowl.[The Bears] had a binding contract with the [Honey Bears cheerleaders] through the end of the '85 season. Following their appearance at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the group became a memory.
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.