Fan raises enough money for "Fire Lovie Smith" billboard
by SackMan on Dec 23, 2009 1:00 PM CST
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A website called Bear Fans United was set up in recent weeks, with the goal of raising enough donations via PayPal to erect a billboard advertisement in Arlington Heights. Well, the group has met their goal, and the billboard is being put up today! The billboard itself was donated by a fan, and the website raised $3,000 to pay for the ad creation and installation. The billboard reads "Do the right thing. Hire an entirely new coaching staff and general manager."
However... Bear Fans United isn't about to stop there. They are trying to raise an additional $4,500 for a newspaper advertisement.
We are fortunate to have some very talented people who are willing to donate their time to help us develop a professional full page ad to be displayed in one of the big two newspapers in Chicago. The cost for us will be 4,500 dollars. The ad will run Monday, December 28th when the Vikings come to town to play our beloved Chicago Bears.
So... here's your chance fellow Bear fans and WCG readers. You want to make a difference, then make a donation.
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I love the idea...
and I´ll be donating to the cause. donate soon because they need to raise the money by the 28th. I think a professional full page ad would be very persuasive. At least I hope so.
Bear Down, Chicago Bears!
by topdoggkyle on Dec 23, 2009 1:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Typos in headers...
might have to change your name to SlackMan!
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by smudgers on Dec 23, 2009 1:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Enout of that...
Cut him some slack :-)
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Dec 23, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's a terrific idea
If every Bears fan put in $1, we could probably take out full page ads in the Sunday Tribune for a year, plus several bill boards around the city. LOL That would send our beloved McCaskeys quite a message, now, wouldn’t it?
We’d better act soon, though. Holmgren’s already off the market. He might’ve made a solid replacement for Angelo and/or Phillips.
"Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking." - Jim McMahon
by JimmyMack on Dec 23, 2009 1:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's a funny story
but I can think of better ways to waste my cash
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 23, 2009 1:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
You know i love the the bears and hate the current org.
But seriously, if you are going to donate money, there are a lot of hungry children out there this christmas.
by Jhitt81 on Dec 23, 2009 2:02 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Absolutely,
I will show my displeasure with the organization by not buying any jerseys or Bear wear this year. When I donate money, especially in this market, it will go to feeding hungry people or getting kids who might not otherwise get them x-mas gifts.
by Fridge72 on Dec 23, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Amen.
I think this is a little ridiculous. But we all know my feelings. Lol.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Dec 24, 2009 5:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The reason that this is ridiculous
is because most of the people contributing are likey part of the same groups paying millions for tickets, jerseys, hats etc.
The money that will speak to the organization is those millions, not 3k for a billboard. The best the billboard will do is increase media pressure on the organization. The money would be better off donatedto an organization that could use it. Needy ch
ildren, battered women, something like that.
Take the money to the media say ‘we donate this to a deserving institution, in hopes that the Chicago Bears organization realizes it has the best fans in the league, and should do right by them.’ This will get you just as much attention, and doesn’t make Bears fans look like selfish D-bags.
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by Kev H on Dec 23, 2009 2:51 PM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
So why not blame companies who buy billboards to advertise their product?
They should spend their money on needy kids too right?
Let people do with their money what they want. If they are willing to give $20 to the billboard, i’m sure they’ve donated more than that to charities. Stop acting like a pompous prick.
by GoCubbies34 on Dec 23, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He is just stating his opinion.
Feel free to disagree with folks without becoming insulting.
You are all gentlemen (and ladies) and good judges of cheap whiskey.
by Dane Noble on Dec 23, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course the people paying for this billboard
are the same contributing to merchandise and ticket sales because they are Bears’ fans! It is impossible to expect people to not buy Bears’ merchandise and this is a quick and effective manner in which to express opinion and get notice. I’ve already heard several things on T.V. about this which is only good publicity in the view of an ideal that I’m sure you support.
If you want to get preachy about what the money would be better off used for then you need to go a little deeper than someone taking donations to put up a billboard and run a newspaper ad. There are plenty of purchases made that the money could be better suited for good causes like you mentioned but that doesn’t mean that they are “selfish D-bags” because they are trying to have a voice when a lot of us feel we have none. People are free to donate to charities whenever they please and especially during this time of year many unselfish people choose to give to those less fortunate. I’m sure many of those same people who have donated money towards the billboard and newspaper ad have also given back to other causes so there is no harm and no foul done by giving another piece of their hard-earned money to something they feel strongly about. This is America.
by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Dec 23, 2009 3:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody in Buffalo took out a "Fire Jauron" billboard earlier this year
Is he still there? And by the way, the battered women thing is a scam – never donate your money to that. The majority of the women in those shelters are hooked on drugs and/or just looking for a place to crash…
"Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking." - Jim McMahon
by JimmyMack on Dec 23, 2009 8:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But just because some might be
“on drugs and/or just looking for a place to crash,” that doesn’t mean that they all are… It’s not a scam, and they need donations to be able to help those that really need it.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Dec 24, 2009 5:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We're already paying $1 billion dollars in federal money a year to this program
Courtesty of Joe Biden and his “Violence Against Women Act.” This is a hate-law that targets an entire demographic group of people – men. And they routinely turn men away who need their services, just because of their sex.
It is not only a scam, it also highly discriminatory against men. Of course there are legimate cases of men who are alcoholic, mentally ill, etc., who beat women – but overall, this issue (and it’s need for funding) has been blown way, way out of proportion.
"Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking." - Jim McMahon
by JimmyMack on Dec 24, 2009 7:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The natives are indeed restless
…and that’s a good thing. I saw Mike Adamle interviewed last night, and he said one thing that may bear repeating – this is a passionate town, and once you get the fans truly riled up and pissed off, you can’t stop that ball from rolling down the hill and smashing everything in it’s path. So it’s goodbye to Lovie and Jerry – and watch Lovie suddenly become a really talkative guy…when he starts on ESPN next Fall as their latest prize “analyst.”
Honestly, can you imagine the deafening boos raining down from the stands next year on Lovie, not to mention the catcalls being thrown at JA in the booth? Me, neither.
by Waylon on Dec 23, 2009 4:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's real simple.
Thanks to the power of the internet (and sites like PayPal), there’s no (monetary) excuse not to do the right thing and swallow the (overmatched and underpeforming) HC’s contract.
Are you telling me that there are not 11 million Bear fans worldwide that would NOT donate $1 to get rid of Lovie?
5 1/2 million to donate $2.
ONE MILLION BEAR fans to donate ONE f’ing dollar to buy him off?
Come on man. You could probably get some kids to break open their piggy banks for a cause like this.
This is so easy a Cave Man can do it.
by axthelm on Dec 23, 2009 4:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
too funny...
"Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate." ~Vince Lombardi
by Fire Ron Turner on Dec 23, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox
by smudgers on Dec 23, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
awesome
Price Check on aisle BOOM.
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 23, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes you are smudgers
Kids breaking open their piggy banks nationwide.
Reporter: "Jimmy, why are you busting open your piggy bank?
Little Jimmy: “Cause I’m sick and tired of my daddy bitching and moaning about Lovie Smith, so I’m doing this to help him out.” “Mommy says daddy might start drinking less if the Bears had a new HC.”
Reporter: “And there you have it folks. Little bastards like little Jimmy breaking open their piggy banks, all in the hopes of the Bears getting a new HC so daddy cuts down on his drinking. What a WONDERFUL story around the Christmas holidays!”
by axthelm on Dec 23, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
who will control the 11mil?
sounds good on paper…
by Da Sassage on Dec 23, 2009 5:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If we pursue Shanahan Denver will still be eating some of his contract.
Otherwise, fire Angelo, hire a smart GM and let him find a diamond in the rough that we can bring in for a relative bargain compared to the atrocious contract we pay for our current incompetent staff. A man can dream, right?
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
by Just Dave on Dec 23, 2009 8:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shanahan for......
General manager!!!!
If you live in Chicago you are a bears fan, if you move from chicago you stay a bears fan, if you move to chicago you will be a bears fan.
by chi-town on Dec 23, 2009 9:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I had similar thoughts...
$14 million from Denver for 2 years and $11 for Smith. Would we actually make a profit (if you don’t count the cost of replacing the rest of the coaching staff)? I heard that Shanny expressed an lot of interest in the Bears HC position, as well.
"Why does Jay Cutler look so bad running these awful plays behind an incompetent offensive line?" - VeryFakeAlDavis
by TrialsBass on Dec 24, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why not buy the team?
like the Pack. Plenty of European Soccer Clubs are owned by the fans they have more say in personell decisions. Interesting idea…
by BBANGUS on Dec 24, 2009 3:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I would love that, but it isn't happening
I’m sure that Bears fans couldn’t come up with over a billion dollars, but unless you have a team in Jacksonville or St Louis, or you’re Al Davis, you’d be a moron to sell an NFL franchise. This team hauls in a ton of loot, and continues to appreciate in value every year. No way the McCaskeys going to sell the team.
"Why does Jay Cutler look so bad running these awful plays behind an incompetent offensive line?" - VeryFakeAlDavis
by TrialsBass on Dec 24, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm I want Lovie gone too
But man this is so locals with pitchforks and torches. We bears fans are such a rabid bunch.
by Chitownproduct on Dec 25, 2009 6:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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