00:00What? Well, you know, at times politics can be very complicated and nuanced and difficult
00:06to understand. I think at other times it's very simple. I think that collectively the people in
00:15Illinois who have to decide whether to what extent certain benefits are going to be given
00:20to the Bears to facilitate the construction of the stadium on the property the team owns in
00:24Arlington Heights, they have to come to a conclusion as to whether or not the Bears are
00:29bluffing about moving to Indiana. And if they guess wrong, hello, Hammond. We'll find out.
00:38But, you know, I look at this, and this is one thing that stands out to me. The moment that
00:43Indiana
00:45through its governor signed into law the package that the Bears wanted for the Bears to move to
00:52Indiana, what was the first thing the Bears said? We're still talking to Illinois. So I could
00:58understand why there would be people in the Illinois legislature thinking that they're
01:03never going to move to Indiana. This is about getting the best possible deal. And maybe we
01:08won't give them any deal. Or maybe we'll take it right up to the 11th hour and give them something
01:13less than what they're looking for and let them choose at that point. But I really do think that's
01:18what it comes down to. How serious are the Bears about leaving the state altogether? And I don't
01:25think it's unreasonable for the politicians to look at the overall facts and circumstances
01:30and make a bet that they're not willing to leave. The problem is, if you guess wrong, it's
01:37bye-bye Bears. They cross the border. Yeah, there's still the Chicago Bears, but there goes the team
01:44into another state.
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