Speechless at this Rumor

Moriarty · Thu Dec 05, 2024 4:47 pm

https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/bezos ... jeah1k7zpy

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is rumored to be the frontrunner to buy the Chicago Bears from the McCaskey family.

Um...what now?

And, yeah, that's Sports Illustrated reporting that.

And, no, it's not April 1.

The Cooler King · Thu Dec 05, 2024 4:49 pm

SI as a source is as meaningless as me making a tweet these days.

Otis Day · Thu Dec 05, 2024 4:51 pm

Be careful what you ask for, but I would be on board, BIG TIME, for Bezos to buy the team. It would hopefully be music to my ears to have the McCaskeys -> GONE!!

Rusty Trombagent · Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:37 pm

lol, so easy to start a rumor that's "Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying ____."

Magilla_Gorilla · Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:38 pm

Rusty Trombagent wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:37 pm lol, so easy to start a rumor that's "Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying ____."

Not just rumored - he says he is the 'front-runner'. I didn't even know it was for sale?

IotaNet · Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:45 pm

Rusty Trombagent wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:37 pm lol, so easy to start a rumor that's "Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying ____."

Yes indeed.
I remember when he was rumored to be in the running to buy the WFT. I’ll believe this when I see it.

HisRoyalSweetness · Thu Dec 05, 2024 6:26 pm

The man responsible for commissioning The Rings of Power? Beware what you wish for. A man who can wreck Tolkien can do the same to the Bears.

southdakbearfan · Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:10 pm

Would the bears play every game on prime then?

thefish7 · Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:15 pm

Just an idea here, but Bezos should then also buy the Bulls and he can build a basketball stadium on the AH site. Bulls and Bears sports mecca (with shopping, hotels, bars, restaurants, and a Chicago sports museum) would really be something.

Shadow · Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:19 am

thefish7 wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:15 pm Just an idea here, but Bezos should then also buy the Bulls and he can build a basketball stadium on the AH site. Bulls and Bears sports mecca (with shopping, hotels, bars, restaurants, and a Chicago sports museum) would really be something.

Why stop there? Have him buy the Blackhawks too. All three teams in AH in the worlds first sport venue with three teams

Otis Day · Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:47 am

Hell, have him buy all the Chicago franchises. They have all kind of sucked the past 3-5 yrs +. Craig Counsell, longest tenured active coach in Chicago I believe. Sad, so sad. Bad coaching, bad roster, poor ownership. Alex, What are Chicago franchises.

HurricaneBear · Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:57 am

I'm all for Bezos buying the Bears. I think we'd know if they were for sale tho

Rusty Trombagent · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:06 am

I hate the idea personally, if you know what a meddlesome dumbass bezos is with the washington post, this would probably be very similar. He'd just be another David Tepper "i'm rich therefore i'm a genius" schmuck.

HisRoyalSweetness · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:22 am

Shadow wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:19 am
thefish7 wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:15 pm Just an idea here, but Bezos should then also buy the Bulls and he can build a basketball stadium on the AH site. Bulls and Bears sports mecca (with shopping, hotels, bars, restaurants, and a Chicago sports museum) would really be something.
Why stop there? Have him buy the Blackhawks too. All three teams in AH in the worlds first sport venue with three teams

And people complain about the traffic now!

o-pus #40 in B major · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:24 am

HisRoyalSweetness wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:22 am
Shadow wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:19 am
Why stop there? Have him buy the Blackhawks too. All three teams in AH in the worlds first sport venue with three teams
And people complain about the traffic now!

Maybe some additional rapid transit infrastructure would help that.

artbest01 · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:31 am

I BELIEVE a betting line had Bezos as the "favorite" to buy the Bears in the (unlikely) event they're put up for sale? Some believe the McCaskey family will want to sell when Virginia passes, but, supposedly, there is a succession plan in place that will ensure the Bears stay in the family. Also, there are members of the board that will, I believe, given first crack if and when the team is up for sale.

G08 · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:36 am

Rusty Trombagent wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:37 pm lol, so easy to start a rumor that's "Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying ____."

Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying @Rusty Trombagent's sex change operation

HisRoyalSweetness · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:44 am

G08 wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:36 am
Rusty Trombagent wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 5:37 pm lol, so easy to start a rumor that's "Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying ____."
Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying @Rusty Trombagent's sex change operation

Jeff Bezos is rumored to to have paid for @Rusty Trombagent's previous sex change operation.

Rusty Trombagent · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:46 am

HisRoyalSweetness wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:44 am
G08 wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:36 am

Jeff Bezos rumored to be buying @Rusty Trombagent's sex change operation
Jeff Bezos is rumored to to have paid for @Rusty Trombagent's previous sex change operation.

I'm nothing if not indecisive.

Grizzled · Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:29 pm

Here's the latest odds for owners if the McCaskeys sell:

https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-b ... ago-bears/

Musk and Ellison are true a*holes. Ballmer is a good guy and won't stint with the $ as needed but he owns the NBA Clippers out in California. Hard to believe Warren Buffet's son would be in the running but who really knows.

thunderspirit · Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:01 pm

Rusty Trombagent wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:46 am
HisRoyalSweetness wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:44 am

Jeff Bezos is rumored to to have paid for @Rusty Trombagent's previous sex change operation.
I'm nothing if not indecisive.

Indecision may or may not be your problem.

RichH55 · Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:02 pm

Rusty Trombagent wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:46 am
HisRoyalSweetness wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:44 am

Jeff Bezos is rumored to to have paid for @Rusty Trombagent's previous sex change operation.
I'm nothing if not indecisive.

The only one breast was wrong - Total Recall surgery for the win

RichH55 · Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:04 pm

Rusty Trombagent wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:06 am I hate the idea personally, if you know what a meddlesome dumbass bezos is with the washington post, this would probably be very similar. He'd just be another David Tepper "i'm rich therefore i'm a genius" schmuck.

Hate to tell you this - It's gonna be a Rich Guy

That poor Irish Potato farmer under the boot of the British - somehow just didn't have the couple of billion to put up......I'm as shocked as you!

Rusty Trombagent · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:04 pm

RichH55 wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:04 pm
Rusty Trombagent wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:06 am I hate the idea personally, if you know what a meddlesome dumbass bezos is with the washington post, this would probably be very similar. He'd just be another David Tepper "i'm rich therefore i'm a genius" schmuck.
Hate to tell you this - It's gonna be a Rich Guy

That poor Irish Potato farmer under the boot of the British - somehow just didn't have the couple of billion to put up......I'm as shocked as you!

i just bought a whole bunch of hawk tuah memecoins and i think they're gonna be worth a lot of money very soon.

RichH55 · Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:07 pm

Rusty Trombagent wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:04 pm
RichH55 wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:04 pm

Hate to tell you this - It's gonna be a Rich Guy

That poor Irish Potato farmer under the boot of the British - somehow just didn't have the couple of billion to put up......I'm as shocked as you!
i just bought a whole bunch of hawk tuah memecoins and i think they're gonna be worth a lot of money very soon.

Best way to work your way up the ladder....

HisRoyalSweetness · Fri Dec 06, 2024 11:24 pm

RichH55 wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:04 pm That poor Irish Potato farmer under the boot of the British - somehow just didn't have the couple of billion to put up......I'm as shocked as you!

I'm more shocked that there's a poor Irish Potato farmer who's centuries old.

alexwilkins · Sat Dec 07, 2024 4:01 am

George McCaskey took over as Chairman in 2011, and we haven’t won a single playoff game since. How much worse could a Bezos-owned Bears team be?

Dude is legitimately trying to colonize Mars. You think he’ll even notice an NFL free agency season come out of his wallet?

Bearfacts · Sat Dec 07, 2024 5:33 am

Oh joy. Can't wait to get an email on Sunday mornings telling me my "Victory" has been shipped.

Rumor has it that rumors will always catch someone's attention and increase circulation or hits. If it hasn't become obvious yet that we all live in a world of "Make Shit Up" so we can hide the truth well them becoming more "woke" is probably a good thing don't cha' think?

HisRoyalSweetness · Sat Dec 07, 2024 11:44 am

alexwilkins wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 4:01 am Dude is legitimately trying to colonize Mars.

Roger Goodell is no doubt rubbing his hands at the thought of the first Interplanetary Series game.

Grizzled · Sat Dec 07, 2024 12:41 pm

Shadow wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:19 am
thefish7 wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:15 pm Just an idea here, but Bezos should then also buy the Bulls and he can build a basketball stadium on the AH site. Bulls and Bears sports mecca (with shopping, hotels, bars, restaurants, and a Chicago sports museum) would really be something.
Why stop there? Have him buy the Blackhawks too. All three teams in AH in the worlds first sport venue with three teams

F* it, buy one of the baseball teams also, most likely the Sox, and build that mega sports complex in AH for all 4 teams.

The team is valued at $6.4 billion in 2024. Would $8 billion swing the needle? Maybe a bit more? How much would the value of the team increase with their own stadium?

It's speculated that, upon Virginia passing away, younger members of the family want to cash out. Not sure how much leverage they have to either force a sale or sell just their share of the team.