Kenneth Sothman, Bears Superfan


Football! Football! Football!

That's what is on my mind this whole week, for not only do I have the Bears/Dolphins to look forward too (Since Colts are at night I'll be able to watch it!)plus the exciting Colts/Pats which definitely will be fun to watch, but I also have an extra added treat for I'll be on the sidelines for the Ball State/Michigan game at the Big House! Sure, the game could be an exact replica of the Bears game this past Sunday, but I can always believe in miracles. So onto some Bears stuff...

- Three hurrahs for our man Robbie, but let's not forget about our NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month Mark Anderson! Which brings me back to my argument, which unfortunately it seems the majority of you avoided, who's our most valuable rookie?

- And even though I believe the Bears are going to have their way with the Dolphins, which I'll get to tomorrow, it's good that the team is keeping their head focused in on this weekend, which the media seems to be having trouble with at the moment. I'm sure by now you guys heard how head coach Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants was getting rather upset about already hearing questions about the Bears when they're playing the Texans this weekend. But then again if I was Tom, I'd be too scared to even think about playing the Bears also.

- And of course the biggest reason Tom should be scared: points for, 221. Points against, 69. Have I mentioned that this Bears team is scary good yet?

- But even though I love how humble our Bears are, which I guess us bloggers get the job done bragging for them, I can't help but wish that eventually the cockiness of our team leads to Bernard Berrian naming himself "The Ochenta", or Rex becoming such a prima donna he wears a king's robe on the sidelines. I guess I can only hope...

- I'm very happy to see the Bears invested in the offensive line by keeping our big boy Olin Kreutz. I personally think the offensive line is just as if not more important to the offense then a good quarterback, for a quarterback can't pass if he's on his back. With the way things have worked out so far this year, I hope we can keep all of our big guys for awhile.

- It's really been bugging me inside that I haven't mentioned it yet, but after seeing a few of them on Sunday's game, I think it's time to point out the Chicago Bears "Rally Cap" is the ugliest piece of merchandise I've possibly ever seen. In fact, I declare it tops the Dallas Mavericks football jerseys as the worse looking fan item ever. For those who don't know, it's a mask that is being sold for 25 dollars with a screaming blue and orange face that's wearing a hat backwards, and saying it's hideous is just being nice.

- And of course, with my luck I'm guessing one of the bloggers on here owns two. I apologize to whomever that person is... but honestly, if you're gonna spend 25 dollars on something bad, at least put it into the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation. Trust me, you'll thank yourself later for it.

- I'm a little dissapointed at this point that on ESPN.com Lovie only has a 96% approval rating. Sure this is high, and leads the NFL, but for what possible reason would you disapprove him at this point?

- On a final note, I have to say Marcus would be very saddened if he was walking around Muncie to see the attitudes Colts fans carry around here at Ball State. The collective attitudes from the ones I've talked to, which don't get me wrong maybe I just talk to negative Colts fans and am missing the positive ones, give the same "We just don't have it this year", which is shocking since they're undefeated. But then again, they go through this every year, realizing they're one bad game from their starting QB away in the playoffs from falling apart. But then again I'm not a Colts fan, so I wouldn't know.