Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson

Well, I have finally had a chance to sit down and write this. Life has been hectic lately. But this is one of the few happy things to talk about.

But it finally happened. The heartbreak of 2010 and 2014 finally went away for Team USA Men’s Hockey.

I waited my entire life for this day. I got up real early and was wide awake for this entire game. The night prior, I saw a game that was very fitting with the Illini blowing a 23-point lead and missing a bunch of free throws to lose. Sound familiar? Anyway, this hockey game was one of the craziest ones I’ve seen. I was confident about the team from the start. The women’s team beat Canada in overtime days prior for the Gold medal. I was ecstatic.

But this one was deeper emotionally. The women have won Gold in ’98 and ’18. So I’ve seen that. I wasn’t alive in 1980.

A team that was well-coached and had the chemistry. It’s a shame our other teams aren’t well-coached or have players who will actually do what they need to do to win a game.

I saw the Blackhawks win three Cups last decade. I saw the Bulls win all six as a child. This Gold that Team USA Men’s won is right up there. It’s my team. Hockey is the only Winter Olympic sport I watch. Basketball for the Summer games. I’ve seen Team USA Basketball win countless gold medals. This was the only one missing.

I’m happy I witnessed it.

Another football season is over and for the next two months, not much will happen. Sure, free agency is next month and I am certain Ryan Poles will continue to try to put bandages over problems that need a lot more work.

This was another season of a head coach doing stupid things for the Bears. I am not saying the Bears would have won the Super Bowl. But I am saying the head coach cost them the last game as mentioned. I am still waiting for a press conference where George and Ryan are letting everyone know that they spoke to Ben Johnson about his idiotic decisions that cost this team this season. And that if he did that stupid shit again, he will be gone immediately. Then the very next week, noted dumb fuck Sean Payton did the same shit that cost his team a trip to the Super Bowl. So I guess we aren’t alone.

Another situation where stupidity is rearing it’s head: Kevin Warren. This fucking guy is a disaster for this team and is somehow convincing George (who also isn’t very bright) that a new stadium is a must. How many times have we been here? Go to Indiana. Go to Arlington Heights. No, go to Indiana! How about stay in Soldier Field? Stop fucking with tax dollars all because there is this fetish for a new stadium that will take hours to get to. Oh, and moving to Indiana? That lake effect snow will fuck up anyone’s drive there to see the home team that only has three wins in December. Talk about misery.

This universe of my teams is just in shambles. The Bears are continuing to create ways to fuck things up. The Blackhawks are going to miss the playoffs for the ninth year in a row (the 2020 consolation doesn’t count). The Bulls have never been more irrelevant in my life. Illini football is okay. But never good enough to get into the playoffs. And Illini basketball? Don’t even get me started, especially after the last two games that I watched.

This is the same shit I’ve been writing about for the majority of these 17 1/2 years at this website. It’s these teams just suck and find ways to make us miserable. The Bears are at the top of that list. If you go back to a random post six years ago, you can see I am writing the same shit about them. The coach is a dumbass. Management is rotten. The team finds ways to lose. It truly is a collective team effort. As always, however, it starts at the top.