LBears fans are already planning the parade.
LOne guy says Chicago will be the most valuable sports franchise in the world in three years.
MThree years? From nine point seven billion to past Dallas at seventeen?
LThat's the post from Biggs on X. And you know what? I don't hate it.
MYou don't hate it because you don't run the numbers.
LRun the numbers: NFL valuations have doubled before. Chicago is a top-three media market. New stadium revenue could change the score.
MThe Bears are seven billion behind Dallas.
MTo pass them, Dallas has to stall and Chicago has to nearly double. In three years. That's a fever dream.
LThe Cowboys aren't winning anything either, and they're still number one because of brand.
LChicago has a huge fan base and a huge market. A new building could blow up the brand.
MDallas didn't build a new stadium to become number one — they just are.
MThe Bears could get a new palace and still be the same old Bears. A stadium doesn't make you the most valuable franchise on Earth.
LBut if they put a roof on it, host a Super Bowl, a Final Four, concerts every week, revenue is completely different.
LThat's how you close the gap fast.
MYou're going to bet on the Bears executing a business plan?
MThey've been promising a new stadium for years, and they haven't won a Super Bowl since 1985. Valuation follows winning.
LThe valuation follows revenue. The Cowboys haven't won a Super Bowl since the nineties.
LThe Knicks are valuable and they stink. You don't need wins to print money.
MOkay, that part is true. Market size beats win-loss records.
MBut the gap is more than seven billion. You need private equity, a new stadium, and a media deal miracle all at once.
LWe just saw NFL teams get sold at numbers people said were impossible five years ago.
LThree years in this league is an era.
MAn era of the Bears not making an NFC Championship game.
LNow you're just being mean.
MI'm being realistic. If the Bears double in value, I'll buy the hat.
LYou already have three hats.
MFine. I'll buy a fourth. But I'm not planning the parade.
LAlright, let's find a take that makes that one look reasonable.
MI've got one. A Vikings fan on X named Mr. Skoliosis just asked if Kyler Murray is the worst Vikings quarterback since Tarvaris Jackson.
LKyler Murray is not a Viking.
MThat's the best part of the question. He plays for the Cardinals.
LMaybe the fan knows something we don't. Maybe Kyler's been playing two positions and two teams.
MNo, he's in Arizona. Tarvaris Jackson was the Vikings quarterback. So the whole question is built on a bad roster.
LIt's also a low bar. But at least Tarvaris Jackson actually suited up for Minnesota.
MAlso, "Tavares Jackson" isn't even spelled right. It's Tarvaris.
LThe typo might be the most accurate part of the take.
MThis is like asking if Aaron Judge is the worst Red Sox shortstop. It's not even wrong, it's from another universe.
LCardinals fans are probably thrilled somebody's trying to trade Kyler without giving up a pick.
MVikings fans are already looking past the season. They're picking quarterbacks from other rosters as their worst. That's dedication.
LShoutout to the fan, though. You have to respect the confidence to post that without checking the roster.
LDifferent world entirely: a fan named trout westfallen posted on X, "there is no rigging in college football or nfl."
MHe's right. There's no credible evidence of systemic rigging. The league monitors officials, and the money makes it almost impossible.
LBut fans don't watch money trails. They watch a flag on third down and they think the whole thing is cooked.
MA bad call is not a fix. That's the entire argument. Officials miss things every week, but that's not the league writing outcomes.
LSo when a phantom hold kills a drive, what do you tell the fan who just lost a parlay?
MI tell him the ref blew it. Not that the NFL scripted his loss.
LI hate that you're right here.
MLook, if the league were fixed, someone would have talked. Too many people, too much money, too many moving parts. It would've leaked.
LBut college football has wild money. Is it crazy to think one ref could get paid?
MThat's a big leap from "boosters pay players" to "the whole sport is rigged." The post is talking about systemic rigging. That doesn't hold.
LFine. No credible evidence. But the anger is real, because the call comes at the worst time.
MBut a bad call feels like a fix when it costs you a game. That's why fans need the truth, not conspiracies.
LThe post is right, even if the pain is real.
MExactly. The games are real, and so are the mistakes. The fix is not.