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The 1st was not a cheap shot, was a good sack, should’ve been no penalty. The 2nd, which knocked Jordan out, was cheap shot only because leading with crown. The 3rd, on Malik’s slide, was dumb but barely a hit, not a “shot” at all. So Pack got 3 calls, 2 of which were legit, 1 of which was cheap.
December 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The 1st was not a cheap shot, was a good sack, should’ve been no penalty. The 2nd, which knocked Jordan out, was cheap shot only because leading with crown. The 3rd, on Malik’s slide, was dumb but barely a hit, not a “shot” at all. So Pack got 3 calls, 2 of which were legit, 1 of which was cheap.
I think of it as a trivia point - “Cool, your ancestors came over on the Mayflower.” Doesn’t make you special, just means you can hang up a special plaque or something. The same way I can crow about having pre-Chicago Fire roots in the city. Kind of cool, but pretty meaningless in the grand scheme.
December 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I think of it as a trivia point - “Cool, your ancestors came over on the Mayflower.” Doesn’t make you special, just means you can hang up a special plaque or something. The same way I can crow about having pre-Chicago Fire roots in the city. Kind of cool, but pretty meaningless in the grand scheme.
I’ll need time to process/ponder this. I couldn’t wait to pick up the reader in the ‘80s/‘90s/early ‘00s. Long-form journalism? Where is the live music? My cousin-by-marriage (and brother of @rogersparkman.bsky.social)’s wonderful “Savage Love” column? Perfect in its day, and in its time. Sigh.
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I’ll need time to process/ponder this. I couldn’t wait to pick up the reader in the ‘80s/‘90s/early ‘00s. Long-form journalism? Where is the live music? My cousin-by-marriage (and brother of @rogersparkman.bsky.social)’s wonderful “Savage Love” column? Perfect in its day, and in its time. Sigh.
I work a dirty job (firefighter - now a chief, a little less dirty). Mike could probably throw ladders/stretch hose under ideal training conditions, but I believe he would wilt under real fire conditions.
I also have a BA, MS, and MBA, which Mike thinks are useless. He should watch me run a fire…
I also have a BA, MS, and MBA, which Mike thinks are useless. He should watch me run a fire…
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I work a dirty job (firefighter - now a chief, a little less dirty). Mike could probably throw ladders/stretch hose under ideal training conditions, but I believe he would wilt under real fire conditions.
I also have a BA, MS, and MBA, which Mike thinks are useless. He should watch me run a fire…
I also have a BA, MS, and MBA, which Mike thinks are useless. He should watch me run a fire…
James Knox Polk would approve, though.
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
James Knox Polk would approve, though.
4-d chess turned out to be just middle school checkers. Or even marbles. (Which, regarding economic policy, anyone with an MBA or above already knew.)
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
4-d chess turned out to be just middle school checkers. Or even marbles. (Which, regarding economic policy, anyone with an MBA or above already knew.)
I’m also a December Medill grad, one thing always bothered me: The September 1995 grads (my original target date, I took a quarter off the do an internship and earn some $$) are listed as “MSJ 95” but I was always listed as “MSJ 96.” I’m like, “No, 1995 isn’t 1996.” First world problem I know.
December 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’m also a December Medill grad, one thing always bothered me: The September 1995 grads (my original target date, I took a quarter off the do an internship and earn some $$) are listed as “MSJ 95” but I was always listed as “MSJ 96.” I’m like, “No, 1995 isn’t 1996.” First world problem I know.
I assume you’re basing your POS assessment on this clip? Easy to do, I know. As an old friend of his (and an anti-MAGA, fiercely independent, public servant) I can guarantee that Michael is an excellent public servant, and not a POS. Fun fact, Merrick Garland appointed him to his previous position.
December 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I assume you’re basing your POS assessment on this clip? Easy to do, I know. As an old friend of his (and an anti-MAGA, fiercely independent, public servant) I can guarantee that Michael is an excellent public servant, and not a POS. Fun fact, Merrick Garland appointed him to his previous position.
He was a Biden (technically Garland) appointee before he was a Trump (technically Patel) appointee. He’s an outstanding public servant and pretty apolitical. And he’s a good friend of mine (who, many people are saying, is at least an ok public servant & if not apolitical, extremely independent).
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
He was a Biden (technically Garland) appointee before he was a Trump (technically Patel) appointee. He’s an outstanding public servant and pretty apolitical. And he’s a good friend of mine (who, many people are saying, is at least an ok public servant & if not apolitical, extremely independent).
I’d take it easy on Michael Glasheen. He’s an excellent agent who seems to be apolitical, having been promoted to director-level roles by both D’s and R’s. Full disclosure, he’s a good friend, we trained for marathons together back in the early to mid 00s when he was a Chicago-based field agent.
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I’d take it easy on Michael Glasheen. He’s an excellent agent who seems to be apolitical, having been promoted to director-level roles by both D’s and R’s. Full disclosure, he’s a good friend, we trained for marathons together back in the early to mid 00s when he was a Chicago-based field agent.
Just remember the happy ending, not the horrifying path. That’s how I look back on my own teenage years I suppose.
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Just remember the happy ending, not the horrifying path. That’s how I look back on my own teenage years I suppose.
I don’t hear it dispatched on the radio often, but when I do, I think it’s usually “GO-thee.”
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I don’t hear it dispatched on the radio often, but when I do, I think it’s usually “GO-thee.”
He did some great work for the Boy Scouts!
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
He did some great work for the Boy Scouts!
My grandpa decided to quit drinking when those unfortunate Bootleggers very publicly got shot down at the Canadian border. (Then in 1933 he said “meh” and started drinking again.)
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My grandpa decided to quit drinking when those unfortunate Bootleggers very publicly got shot down at the Canadian border. (Then in 1933 he said “meh” and started drinking again.)
Especially the poorly educated poors.
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Especially the poorly educated poors.
Oh hell yeah!!!! The 400 was my #2 theater as a kid (the Adelphi on Clark Street, long gone now, was my #1). I moved to Norwood Park (conveniently close to the Pickwick) over a decade ago, but I’ll definitely take a trip back to the old neighborhood for a show at the 400!
December 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Oh hell yeah!!!! The 400 was my #2 theater as a kid (the Adelphi on Clark Street, long gone now, was my #1). I moved to Norwood Park (conveniently close to the Pickwick) over a decade ago, but I’ll definitely take a trip back to the old neighborhood for a show at the 400!
A clear typo here, the result of me typing too fast as well as having Eckersall on the brain. Eckie didn’t field the ball behind the goal line (how could he, if he had also punted it?). Denny Clark fielded it.
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A clear typo here, the result of me typing too fast as well as having Eckersall on the brain. Eckie didn’t field the ball behind the goal line (how could he, if he had also punted it?). Denny Clark fielded it.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Eckie repeated as 1st-team All-American, while Mark Catlin made 2nd team & Hugo Bezdek made 3rd team. The Maroons would return to the mountaintop in 1913, with another national title. But 1905 would remain Stagg’s and Eckersall’s shining moment, sealed on this date 120 years ago.
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Eckie repeated as 1st-team All-American, while Mark Catlin made 2nd team & Hugo Bezdek made 3rd team. The Maroons would return to the mountaintop in 1913, with another national title. But 1905 would remain Stagg’s and Eckersall’s shining moment, sealed on this date 120 years ago.
“In common with everybody else from Michigan, I felt murderously inclined toward Eckie that day,” said Lardner, Eckersall’s future Chicago Tribune colleague and close friend. “Not until I got to know him would I admit…that all he had done was play a great and victorious game of football.”
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“In common with everybody else from Michigan, I felt murderously inclined toward Eckie that day,” said Lardner, Eckersall’s future Chicago Tribune colleague and close friend. “Not until I got to know him would I admit…that all he had done was play a great and victorious game of football.”
Chicago had beaten Michigan 2-0, a masterpiece far more exciting than its low score would indicate. The Maroons ended the Wolverines’ 56-game unbeaten streak and became undisputed “Champions of the West.” Later selectors retroactively named Chicago the 1905 national champion.
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Chicago had beaten Michigan 2-0, a masterpiece far more exciting than its low score would indicate. The Maroons ended the Wolverines’ 56-game unbeaten streak and became undisputed “Champions of the West.” Later selectors retroactively named Chicago the 1905 national champion.
Several minutes still remained but Michigan’s offense stalled. “Try trick plays, damn it; we might as well be licked by forty points!” Tom Hammond shouted at his QB. Three Michigan drives came up empty, and the game ended with the ball in Michigan’s possession at midfield.
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Several minutes still remained but Michigan’s offense stalled. “Try trick plays, damn it; we might as well be licked by forty points!” Tom Hammond shouted at his QB. Three Michigan drives came up empty, and the game ended with the ball in Michigan’s possession at midfield.
Badenoch hit Clark hard, at the 2-yard line. Clark slipped forward; Catlin threw him backward, then fell on Clark behind the goal line. There was no “forward progress” back then; a player was down where he was down – in this case, for a safety, and 2 points for Chicago.
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Badenoch hit Clark hard, at the 2-yard line. Clark slipped forward; Catlin threw him backward, then fell on Clark behind the goal line. There was no “forward progress” back then; a player was down where he was down – in this case, for a safety, and 2 points for Chicago.