Leila Rahimi

It's sad that I wasn't more paying attention to national sports at the time when that happened, because like we heard about it, you know, and it was like, oh, Chicago has a bid.

So we were like aware, but it wasn't.

We thought we were a lock.

We were so arrogant.

Being here 10 years and hearing all of the stories about, A, who was involved, which is an incredible group of people who sincerely I look up to in many aspects of their professions.

And then to hear all of what happened.

I'm still hearing stories, and I'm like, how did they not get this?

Well, the profit share, that's, I think, the rub.

That money doesn't necessarily go to the team.

It's going to go to the guy who put up the money.

The other part about it is I heard you guys talk to Parashuts yesterday.

I wish the equation was as simple as, well, it only takes a couple of events at Soldier Field to make up for the missed revenue of the Bears.

But the problem is everybody else goes.

Like, see the Cotton Bowl or Texas Stadium for the Cowboys and in Dallas, everything ended up, including Texas-Oklahoma, which was the Cotton Bowl's key event.

You know, it goes to AT&T Stadium.

Should.

Should.

And because it's larger, it would be more enticing to a Beyonce or to a Taylor Swift because it can sell more tickets.

Wouldn't the Bears also want the beauty and majesty of being on the lakefront?

The point is the new building is going to be better for those types of events.