Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
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Rahimi Harrison-Grody, 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score. So I'm just minding my own business on Instagram yesterday and I'm like scrolling through stuff. And then what do I see? Well, if it isn't our plucky friend, Kayla Gaylor, falling down. What happened? I start approaching the scrum. I can't hear anything.
So I go around to one side of him where it's like closest to his locker and there was a folding chair.
So I kneel on the folding chair and the folding chair collapsed underneath me. Oh, man.
Yeah, because you should never trust a folding chair, honestly.
Good thing I brought my collapsible stick chair.
It collapsed right away, and I went, like, hand first into his locker. I went straight into his locker, and he had a beer sitting there, and I knocked his little beer over.
Oh, you spilled the beer. It gets worse.
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Chapter 2: What happened with Kayla Gaylor in the locker room?
Yeah. He was on his way to the pub to have a drink and walked in the door and someone had spilled a beer and he slipped and broke his neck. There's a lot of hazards.
There's a lot of hazards post-game in the NFL locker room.
There really are. You have to really watch yourself because if it's not falling into a locker, it's tripping over shoulder pads. No doubt. The amount of times I've been in the path of somebody throwing dirty laundry into the hamper is like every time.
Between Bad Bunny, Pool Reporting, and then finishing with spilling Sam Darnold's beer, you had quite an experience. I was like, I need a beer now, leaving this locker room.
I need a beer and a tequila chaser. And maybe if I black out, I can forget that game.
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We have more follow-up when it comes to discussion surrounding the Bears stadium. If you missed us yesterday, and I know there were a lot of people who called, we will take your calls again in this hour. 312-644-6767 is our number.
do have a vote you do have a say with us even if you don't get to vote on it yourselves in an actual ballot we at least will listen to you so just know that and in the meantime we got some answers on our afternoon show yesterday spiegel and holmes who had cam buckner on who is part of the state legislature
He's one of our representatives, and Cam is important in this because he provides answers, and that's what you want from your public servants. And Cam is sports savvy, as we know, and he understands the discussion, I think, a little bit better from people like us who, you know, know about the Bears but don't necessarily know what the other money would go to in a budget.
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Chapter 3: What insights did Cam Buckner provide about the Bears' stadium situation?
Fire, school. And let's be honest, the budget has been a mess in this state for a minute. Yeah, and by minutes we mean... Years. Decades. So because of that, you know, this is where that comes into play. Now, Marshall, it's your station, ABC7. that had this report saying Illinois leaders say they're working hard to keep the Bears from crossing the state line.
Sources close to the negotiations told ABC7 that a group of legislative leaders and Bears representatives have met several times a week since early December, and that was before the Bears released the possibility of moving to Indiana. That is important context in all of this. You know what we call that? We call that a ramp up in negotiations and discussions.
Well, also, it could be, okay, did the Bears decide to bring in Indiana after some of the results of these meetings that had reportedly happened before that took place? Yeah.
Again, I just think when you talk about expediting factors, the Indiana thing can only be seen as that when they come to the table, whether it's Indiana, whether it's Iowa, whether any other states want to get involved in this with their ideas of what they could do to draw the Bears to across state lines. I mean... You know what I said.
If you're really serious about leaving, you play the nuclear option, as we like to say. Wisconsin. You threaten Wisconsin, and then suddenly the Bears can be in. Everybody's saying, take them out of there. The force will have awakened if that occurs. Well, the 75-mile radius comes into play, right? Is Kenosha south of 75 miles of Green Bay? That's what I would have to measure. Yeah, I don't know.
I think it is. I think it is. Not Milwaukee, obviously, but Green Bay, I think so. But no, I think all those options mean that the Bears are exhausting. Remember, the Bears are behind schedule. Let's not forget that. Are they? I don't know about you, but I love buying land and having it stay vacant for three years. I think it's tremendous. Shovel on the ground is a phrase that will live forever.
I love paying taxes on things that I don't use. Listen, they're not just behind schedule like, hey, we thought this would be going somewhere by now. They're behind schedule in that they made a declarative statement of Shovels in the Ground 2025. I don't know if y'all know. It's not only 2026. We're in the second month of 2026. Did I tell you?
We're to the three-year anniversary of them buying Arlington Heights. I don't think I told either of you guys. We changed the name of the podcast from Take the North to Shovels in the Ground. since they took the North. It's now the Shovels in the Ground podcast with Mark Grody and Dan Weider until the Shovels are in the ground. And then we got to change the name again. So, yes.
I still like it when everybody just starts naming sites that they want to put the stadium on. That's still my favorite. My ex's house. You know, I'm like, what about this abandoned mall? I feel like my ex's house most people can relate to because they've got that one ex that they're like, yeah, they made my life absolute. My ex does not deserve to have the Bears stadium built on her site.
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Chapter 4: How do the hosts feel about the Bears' negotiations?
I would like to see them, the Illinois politicians, the big middle finger. That's what I would like to see. Pat, we appreciate the call. You broke up there a little bit, but the sentiment is understood as far as moving to Indiana. He wanted them to Colin Sexton. Basically, the Illinois politicians is what he said, right? Make sure I heard that right.
Yeah, Colin Sexton flipped off the rim the other day for the Bulls. He was at the free throw line. I guess the Bears put up a semi-middle finger by sending out the note they did in December that they were going to move to Indiana, so...
everybody is uh everybody is on the same page now sort of kind of joe in salem wisconsin you're on rahimi harrison grody uh good morning thanks for taking the call um i just want to make this uh clear that i am a bears fan um lifelong bear fan and i think arlington heights is the best place uh given the fact that they've bought the land They've screwed around for three years.
They probably could have had the stadium well underway by now if they would have had all their ducks in a row. But I think in the long run, it's the best place for the Bears. Thank you. Yeah, it makes sense. They bought the land there. They intended on moving there. Then things changed.
And you have to start asking yourself, kind of in retrospect, how much have things changed based on the fact that they bought the land there? Like, that was where they wanted, and they didn't have things sorted out. And it's taken, what, three years to sort out the details? Is that basically where we're at? Well, right. It was like we were talking about yesterday.
Along comes Kevin Warren, who says... In his mind, he's, I wish you hadn't bought the land yet. Okay, you bought the land. This is not going to be ideal, but I got some ideas. And that's where the wild goose chase for the stadium started with the downtown plan, which I attended. Quite the show. Quite the show, by the way.
and then to Arlington Heights, and then to Indiana, to wherever we are now. So unfortunately, Kevin Warren, when he started the gig, he was behind three, four, five runs already. So it was awkward. It was awkward. Let's go with the phones some more. 312-644-6767. How about Mike and Aurora? Mike, you're on Rahimi Harrison-Grody. Hi, Mike. Hello. Hello.
Yeah, my thought is the Bears should take the deal from Indiana and then take their $200 million and become real estate developers in Arlington Heights. Then the family would have another business. Okay, that's not a bad idea. It's really not, actually. Get some branding on that stuff. Yeah. Pre-approved by the Bears. Maybe they could even lock in a deal on taxes before they take Indiana's deal.
Well, that's the whole thing, right? Like you just mentioned the, I don't know, what do you want to call it? The multi-billion dollar question, Mike? That's it. You just identified the whole reason that the bears are even in this situation right now. That's what the crux is. So I think that that's something that we need to keep in mind here. It's that concept of property tax certainty.
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Chapter 5: What insights are shared about the Bears' stadium saga?
I don't know what it was.
That was the Vince McMahon intro song when he wrestled on WWE.
That's incredible. Maybe I should have been watching wrestling. 10. Yeah, there's always time to start, Groats. Just saying. Wrestling is always there for you. 10. What are we doing here? Also, I know what you're doing, State of Iowa. I've seen your Hawkeyes play. You're like, oh, what's this? Offense out of the Bears, huh? A little forward pass or two, a little trick play. Teams gaining yards.
You took this as an opportunity to rip the Iowa Hawkeyes. No, no, you don't get to steal the Bears just because the Hawkeyes don't do enough on offense. I sat in the crowd, watched them play Michigan State this last year, and I had to listen to the fans beg for you to pass the ball. And that doesn't necessarily mean that you get to steal another team who actually throws it.
And I know Iowa State is also good. And I understand that their coach left to go to Penn State. So I'm going to give the Cyclones some love here, too. But no, no, just because the just because the Bears have more offense than the Hawkeyes doesn't mean you get to steal the team. I bet you had a good time on campus, though. I did, and they had an amazing comeback, actually.
And my friend was like, what do you bet this ends up like the Bears? And I was like, there's no way. And then it ended up like the Bears, and I felt stupid. I don't know that Anthony Heron is going to take too kindly to you taking Iowa's offense and raking it over the coals. He knows. He played for the defense. He was where it was at. That's fair. That's fair. Go back to the meter, though. So...
On a scale of 1 to 10 on the newly created No Chance in Hades meter.
No chance!
Who actually sings that song?
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of the Bears moving to Portage, Indiana?
Where's my Shazam?
It's a good question because they had, like, I believe, in my mind, in my memory of watching it as a kid, WWE basically had, like, a house band. Oh, wow. And they had, like, a lot of songs you hear have that guy's voice on it.
Are they still touring? Everybody's still touring somewhere. I'll get to the bottom of it. Okay, please. Thank you. But the number I'm putting on this, 1 to 10? 100. 100. Not even trying to be hyperbolic. Ain't no way. Ain't no way. Des Moines? I get it. This ain't the Iowa Cubs. This isn't a jaunt through the summer. This is football and football season, and it's the Chicago Bears.
That being said, I'm really excited about the Portage, Indiana thing. Just for the spectacle of it all. We are eagerly, eagerly awaiting to be able to tell you the news from the press conference. That's going on right now. It's a 100 for me, Groats. Same. May I use your 100? Yes. Is there enough left for me to use 100? I'll look at it slightly differently.
I will say I will hit them with 100, a 10, whatever you want to say. Iowa is our friend, though. I love Iowans. I think they're some of the nicest people in the country, probably. I go Iowa, Minnesota, just in my travels about the United States. And I have a lot of ties. My nephew went to Iowa. My brother went to University of Iowa. So I've spent a lot of time at all of the Iowas.
They're very nice people. And that's all I wanted to say. No, there's a lot of Hawkeye fans who listen to the score, too. I found that out of my travels. Tons of people from Illinois go to Iowa. Come on now. Drink my Shazam.
So that was actually the lead singer of the DX band, which was used for WWE intro. A lot of the WWE intro songs. His name was Chris Warren. He passed away in 2016. R.I.P., man. You made some jams, baby.
He's dead. What's his name? DX is pretty funny.
That's right. Chris Warren.
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Chapter 7: How does the discussion shift to Caleb Williams' MVP candidacy?
Tributosaurus, one of these nights. I love that. I'm working through this. Number two.
DraftKings has Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' odds to win NFL regular season MVP for the 2026 season listed at plus 1,500. Are you buying or selling Caleb as an MVP candidate next season?
Buy, because all he has to work on is the mundane. He doesn't have to work on the special. He's just got to work on some more plays with structure and his receivers have to catch the ball. Don't listen to me about it. Ben Johnson said it in his interseason press conference. That's why I said it. I'm just repeating head coach. So if that's the case, I like his chances.
He doesn't have to work on the special. He has that part down. He just has to work on like the plays and structure, which is coachable. So when you consider that piece of it, why shouldn't he be? If he had the completion percentage, He probably wasn't going to get to Drake Mays completion percentage in the regular season. That was outstanding. Say he has a 65% completion percentage.
What does that do for his yardage? And what does that do for his MVP candidacy? As long as the Bears are winning games, I got to go buy on the plus 1,500. In fact, I am going to place a wager today if I can get that plus 1,500 on Caleb Williams. I know it's far out, but I have a bonus bet I have to use. So that's what we're going to do. Listen, Caleb Williams has the weapons.
He has the improved... athleticism, awareness, whatever you want to call it. It felt like at the end of the season, he had finally mastered Ben Johnson's offense. Year two is only going to be better if he can grow to reach for that C over there.
Oh, I got you.
Yeah, yeah. If he can go ahead and just stay healthy. There we go. I like his chances. The only thing he can't do... It's play left tackle, so that's my one reservation on this, but I figure that Ben Johnson and Ryan Poles will somehow figure this out. Well, I knew this was going to happen.
I might have even talked about it yesterday, and I know I talked about it on Take the North, and that is we are heading into a bear season. We are going to hear things like this. We are going to answer questions like this. Can the Bears go? It's what we do after Bears have successful seasons. We take it to a 10. So this question is perfect for it. And to answer the question, yes, a candidate.
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Chapter 8: What are the final thoughts on the Bears' future and the upcoming season?
But to say that he can't be a candidate, I think for MVP would probably be crazy at this point. So, yeah, I do think he could be a candidate. I'm buying.
Number three. It's five on it on 104.3 The Score with Laila Rahimi, Marshall Harris, and Mark Grody. And if you listen to our 11 o'clock hour, 1125, there was some discussion about Matt Shaw. So here's a little more on Matt Shaw.
Do you think a solid spring training from Cubs infielder Matt Shaw would make him an attractive enough of a candidate to garner trade interest from teams around the league?
No. No. I don't think it would because I think he already is attractive enough to garner trade interest from teams around the league.
And that was reporting by our own Matt Spiegel.
Yeah. Like, let's be honest here. Matt Shaw has many years of control. He's already got gold glove caliber defense at third base. You could talk about his offensive approach is still on the come, but that's okay. I think there are many, many teams right now who would take a shot, a stab at Matt Shaw.
The problem is the Cubs know this, and so the price that they're asking for him is probably way too high. I don't think anything's going to change as far as this goes. Because if he's good enough to quote-unquote make himself more attractive, he's also good enough to just be on the Cubs and be a cost-controlled option for the Cubs.
So the answer is no, but not because I don't think that he can get to where teams want him. I just think he's already an attractive enough guy to garner the interest. I think that's how I feel. Matt Shaw's years of control plus the upside he had in the second half of last season, that's enough to have teams be interested. What have we said about third base?
It's not just a problem offensively for the Cubs, or wasn't, previous to the Alex Bregman signing, previous to Matt Shaw's upward surgence when it comes to offense. Third base was a problem league-wide in offensive production. And frankly... probably remains one this year. That's a position of need. So when you consider that, his value inherently goes up just because of that.
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