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I am going to piggy back a little of the talk from my good friends at Bears Goggles On. They do excellent work and all of us bloggers are on a mission to keep things real.
The Chicago Bears have jumped on the bandwagon of professional sports teams by nicknaming its fans. In our case, we are considered the 4th Phase. We are told to make a lot of noise on defense and help bring the thunder on offense by the stadium announcer Jim Riebandt. (look, he’s a DePaul guy, so I have to give him a huge shout out…and for the record…”there’s a timeout…(fans scream “where”)…on the field…(fans scream “oh”)” was started by DePaul fans when we actually drew well).
Let me start off by saying that fans have little to nothing to do with team success. Sure, it can make things louder in a stadium and disrupt cadences and what not, but do you think really good teams have won or lost road games based on the opposing fans? In fairness, the Chicago Bears are not the ones that started this fire.
As a quick reminder, the other three phases are offense, defense and special teams. My wife likes to point out at games that all four phases aren’t working too well at all times. She feels as the 4th Phase we are doing our job (with the cheering and support), but the other three phases are not up to that same standard.
I think the Chicago Bears have the best fans in sports. In my seats, I sit next to an 86-year-old gentleman. He has been going to games for over 60 years. 60 YEARS!!! The season tickets have been in my family for over 60 years as well. It is a right of passage to attend games. Four generations will own my Chicago Bears tickets and the beat will always continue. Don’t let the National Media let you think any other way, they’ve got no clue about the loyalty and dedication of Chicago Bears fans.
Instead of pandering to us by calling us the 4th Phase, rebuild the winning tradition. That is what we deserve.
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