Chicago Bears Win-Loss Game

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1:50Coming up, UFC broadcaster Daniel Cormier. And now, sitting in for a ridge, it's WWE superstar Seth Rollins. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, we are back here. Hour number two of the Seth freaking Rollins show. I can't get over it. It's still just so nice. It's so wonderful. Yeah. I'm going to sell these cups in the parking lot. That's right. Put them in the trunk, man. Put them in the trunk. We had a great first hour. Talked to Terrence Crawford a little bit about his fight with Canelo Alvarez coming up. We got DC Daniel Cormier, UFC Hall of Famer legend, coming up later in the show.

2:38This hour, we are going to talk American football. We are going to talk Chicago Bears. We are going to talk my opinions. You are going to get my wish list for the Chicago Bears for the 2025 season. We are going to go through every single game on this schedule. And I am going to predict, like Nostradamus, the future of the Chicago Bears football franchise. Nostracethus. Yes, Nostracethus. I mean, I am the architect. I am the visionary. I am a seer of all things before they happen. So we'll see. And in case you are just tuning in and you have no idea who this strange voice is filling in for rich eyes.

3:22And I am WWE superstar, multi-time world champion, Seth freaking Rollins, the familiar voices, Chris, Jason, TJ, they are all here. Why are you wielding that? You got to, you got that Singapore cane. That's the kendo stick over. What are you doing with that? I don't, I don't know what's gone. I'm glad you're far away now. I just stay ready, Seth. You never know who might make a run in, you know what i mean i have a weapon over there back is to the door i gotta protect you if necessary because you can't move around that well right now so i'm here have you have you ever actually been struck with that thing i have not full force i've taken steel chair to the back have you really yeah my my samoan uso to now hit me once and uh that was like 15 years ago and every wednesday i still feel it yeah that's right it just kicks in on a wednesday afternoon i understand that let me tell you something about that kendo stick over there that is excruciating yeah it is so painful people think oh it's just a little stick a little whack yeah it's like being stung by a thousand bees at one time as tommy dreamer told me it is so bad it's literally the only wrestling weapon that its only real function is as a weapon yeah a steel chair you sit on The table you put stuff on, this kendo stick is just meant to beat people down.

4:42That's it. That's it. It's just meant for pain and suffering, and that's it. And it's horrible. We're also going to get to some callers. We have power rankings later. We have big power rankings of professional wrestling finishing moves. That's going to be a lot of fun. I like that. If you want, you can call us. The lines are open. We've got a few waiting, but the lines are open. 844-204-RICH. R-I-C-H. Still couldn't get that Seth number going, but maybe next time. Maybe next time. You can watch us live on the Roku Sports Channel. Listen to us at the Infinity Sports Network. Sirius XM, channel 375.

5:21Follow us. Rich Eisen Show. Rich Eisen Show. We need to get a Seth Rollins show at going. We need to do that. I'm just saying, for the future. We're not taking over anytime soon, but you never know. You never know. You never know. You never know. That chia pet grows in three days. You know what I'm saying? Exactly. You got to plant those seeds. You got to plant the seeds. That's it. It can't grow unless you water it. So here we are, you know. Sprinkle, sprinkle. Water and fertilize. Sprinkle, sprinkle a little bit. Yeah. It's Nick Sirianni. What's going on over there, Brockman? What's on your mind, man?

5:53What are you thinking about? You know, I'm monitoring the British Open. Open championships going on right now. Crossed the pond. Round one. A bunch of guys I've never heard of are in the lead. That's cool. God, is that where golf's at right now? Well, it's just first round in a major. You always get some randoms kind of at the top. But then, you know, as the weekend hits, the cream always rises to the crop, to the top, like Macho Man used to say. Matt Fitzpatrick, he's a major winner. He's at minus four. I'm monitoring Rory, a big Rory guy. You're a Rory guy. Big Rory guy. I always have a wager or two on him for the majors.

6:25Okay. And then I'm thinking about, you know, thinking about the NFL stuff. We're thinking about Major League Baseball back tomorrow. There are many summer leaves going on. You know, summer's kind of a lull, but there is stuff popping, so I like thinking about all that. You want to take more calls, or do you want to do it right now? Yeah, let's just do it. Open up with a call. Let's bring in a call. Let's go Tanner in Iowa. Let's go more Iowa. Iowa, baby. Tanner, what's up, man? Hey, how's it going? Hey, now. Good, man. How are you? Are you driving? What are you doing? I'm driving in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

6:59Cedar Falls. You and I, baby. and I was going to say first off I loved your intro for the Iowa Hawkeyes when they played I think it was Washington yes one of the best intros I've ever seen in my life but what I was going to say is I don't know if you know who Caden Proctor is he's a two time trader to the Iowa Hawkeyes Alabama Crimson Tide off in Slyman And he was asked who, if he considers himself the greatest Iowa athlete that ever come out of Iowa. And he said he didn't want to be named. And he said Kalen Clark, which I agree. But it's kind of disrespectful to Seth Rollins that he didn't say.

7:50Seth Rollins, 1B, and Kalen Clark, 1A. So I just thought I'd say that. I appreciate that. I also agree with you that Cooper Eugene should have won the Super Bowl MVP. That's right. Like I said, Iowa bias. It's just a fact. That's all it is, man. Pick six in the Super Bowl. Come on now. So what's the question, I guess? I guess it was just a comment. But I guess the question would be, Where do you consider the top five Iowa athletes that ever come out of the state of Iowa? And also, if you're ready for the Vikings to beat the Bears week one. Oh, shame on you. Shame on you. Shot out the door. There is no chance we are losing to J.J.

8:43McCarthy week one. Not a chance. Monday Night Football, I believe, as well. If I'm not mistaken, no chance Caleb's going to own the Vikings. That's what's going to happen. That's how I feel about it. Top five? I don't know if I can do a top five. I mean, Caitlin's certainly up there. I'll throw some at you if you want. I think Dan Gable. Dan Gable is number one. Roger Craig's from Iowa. Roger Craig is from Iowa. Davenport, actually. Yeah, yeah. I had a Roger Craig autograph when I was a kid. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world because he was from Davenport, and I was like, oh, I think his sister, somehow I had a connection.

9:17I want to say her name was brenda we might need to check that i don't want to i think it was brenda this was a long time ago i was like five or six years old if i can remember that that'd be pretty crazy but somehow my family had a connection to like a family member of his we were able to get an autograph because that's how it was back in the day like you couldn't get there was like sports memorabilia thing that didn't exist like fanatics like that whatever that world was like didn't exist you couldn't get on the internet and just order a roger craig because there was no internet didn't exist so it It was like a friend of a friend somehow got me Roger Craig's autograph.

9:51I mean, he's up there. What an underrated. Dallas Clark. Ahead of his time. Dallas Clark. Kittle. Kittle. Yep. Kurt Warner from Kentucky and I. Warner. Yeah, man. Yeah. What a stud. What a story. What a stud. He's incredible. Smart guy, too. Really smart cat. Lolo Jones is from Des Moines. Really? Yeah. I did not know that. Dang. All right. Okay. I'm into that. I can throw myself on that list. Of course. Yeah, I do. It's my show. I can do what I want. You can do whatever you want. I'll put myself on that list. Your name's on a mug. That's right. Who else is named on a mug? You know what I mean?

10:24Come on now. So, yeah, that's cool. I dig that. That's a good question. Sort of question. But, yeah, man, there's no chance. Bears are going to beat the Vikings. I'm still stuck on that. That hurt my feelings a little bit. Iowa's a weird place because we got all sorts of, you know, I'm a Bears fan, but you got Packers fans. You got Vikings fans. In the last decade, now I've got a bunch of Chiefs fans, acting like they were Chiefs fans the whole time. Right, right. Come on. Yeah, Elvis Gerbach, you were a fan of Elvis Gerbach. Well, I was in that weird spot where you can kind of pick and choose who you want to root for.

10:54You know, like you're a Chicago Bears fan. I assumed you'd be a Cups fan, but you're a Cardinal guy. Cardinal guy, yeah. That's my grandpa. It's a family thing. It was passed down to me. You know, I had no understanding of it as a child, especially the Bears because we were just losing lots, lots of losing in the 90s. I mean, there was a nice little window there, had the super bowl um against the colts lost again but still you know we were winning some years there things were good with with lovey or at least sustainable um and then back to the losing so uh yeah i'd been no explanation just my grandpa that's the hat he wore he watched the game we went to church we watched the games that was it uh cardinals were good though because they won a lot a lot of winning they're there they're they just win yeah all the time even when they're bad they're like still over 500, you know, maybe squeaking into the wild card.

11:42So, yeah, man, very, very odd place, Iowa. I will say. Speaking of Kaylin Clark, guys, a little breaking news here. She announced that she's not going to participate in the upcoming three-point contest at the WNBA All-Star weekend because of the injury. She re-aggravated that groin strain this week against the Connecticut Sun. They were playing at Boston Garden. So, major bummer there. And then this week on Women's Sports Now, you can watch right here on the Roku channel. Christine Brennan joined the ladies to talk about, you know, she was very critical of USA basketball, leaving Caitlin Clark off the Olympic roster last year in Paris.

12:18They asked her, the esteemed journalist, who she would have taken off the roster to replace with Clark. Caitlin Clark was playing great by that point. Her statistics were much better than Diana Taurasi. So I'll pick Diana Taurasi. 42 years old, basically given a spot, of course, did not play. you know, in the, well, in fact, it led to a great line for me in the book, cynical line for sure, but Diana Taurasi and Caitlin Clark both played the same number of minutes and scored the same number of points in the gold medal game against France, which was a ragged one point victory. And of course, zero points in zero minutes played.

12:59Diana Taurasi was on the bench in Paris and Caitlin Clark was 4 ,000 miles away in the United States. Diana Taurasi's great. She's amazing. And she's cynical and acerbic. I personally would not treat a 22-year-old the way she did. I've mentored many hundreds over the years, 22-year-olds and younger. I would never, never be as mean-spirited, kick him in the shins as she was with Caitlin Clark. But, I mean, it's a free country. She can do that. When she said reality is coming and kind of laughed like, yeah, well, as we now know, reality was coming. you know, as Diana said, for her on that one. But, you know, but that's okay.

13:39I mean, that's not, you know, it's not the end of the world. But yeah, I mean, Diana Taurasi was given a spot to get a going away present. Let's just be honest. Women Sports Now, that episode is up now. New episodes every Thursday, of course, with Susie Schuster, Renee Montgomery, Sarah Tiana, and Colleen Wolfe. This week's guest, Christine Brennan. Wow. That was intense. I was not ready for that take, man. That was intense. uh you know kind of the sentiment at the time like if you're really serious about growing the game of women's basketball worldwide why wouldn't you have the most famous women's basketball player currently on the roster so that's you know christine kind of went in on all in on that last year and is you know has kept that that thought going she's a caitlin clark she is a like a lightning rod right yeah for for the good and the bad whatever the attention is and i can't think i can't think i mean i i wasn't around during the the jordan like rise you know being a bulls fan midwest i got the 90s and the championships and all the like love for jordan but i don't know i can't think of an athlete in a sport that has done like it's been so polarizing um for nothing you know for nothing for just she's just playing basketball you know i mean she's not like a political figure she's not she's not outspoken about anything she tries to just stay in her lane and do her thing and somehow she's been such a lightning rod for takes on both sides of it and i just i simply cannot understand i'm kind of like i'm not anti diana tarrasi either i think she's a legend she's a legend she's a goat but but i understand that perspective of like why are you why why would you do this like why are you dunking on the next generation like what's the point what do you get out of this what's the point you know and is it is it the tough love that you were raised on is it is that part of it that you think you're helping condition the next generation um to be tougher is there something to that i i don't know i've i've thought about this uh obviously caitlin from iowa so there's kind of like that sort of synergy there you know uh she probably thinks cooper de jean should be the mvp as well Probably.

15:55But there's so many cards that get played on her. Oh, she wasn't ready for the Olympics. The race card gets played on her for some reason as well, that she's getting all this attention because she's white. And like I said, she has done nothing but just try to stay, keep these blinders on and play basketball. And I just really can't wrap my head around it. And at the end of the day, I go, well, look, all the press is good press, right? All the press is good press. You know, yeah, spell her name right. Get it done. Women's basketball, women's sports are only on the rise. And so I guess you just take the good with the bad and you hide it and you be that.

16:38You go out and perform. And that's what she does every single night. You know, bummer that she's going to be out for a little while with this injury. Missing her at the All-Star Game, even in the three-point contest. That's a bummer. So they didn't say anything about her not playing in the game yet, though, or just she's not going to do that? It was just the All-Star. It was just a three-point shootout right now. No, she can't play in the game if she can't shoot threes. I would imagine she's not playing in the game. She didn't play last night. I mean, I could shoot threes with his knee, you know what I'm saying?

17:05But I wouldn't be playing in no game, so that groin can't be good if she's taking the three-point contest off. She's not going to play in the game. But like you said, it's very polarizing. Even yesterday, Brockman and I got into this heated debate about it. And I think the bottom line is this. Five, six years ago, we never would have gotten into. Three years ago. Three years ago, we wouldn't have gotten into this debate about the WNBA. What was the debate? Can you? You know, it's just, you know, people have the people saying she's the greatest of all time. And I'm kind of like, I can push back on that a lot.

17:38And then, you know, social media came after me one day because I said maybe she didn't deserve to be on the Olympic team. Not that I didn't like her. Not that she wasn't good. But, you know, she was a rookie. Maybe she didn't deserve. And that set off. Firestorm. Yeah, she, anytime you mention her name, man, it just brings out the best and the worst of people. And like you said, she's just a girl who seems like the female Kevin Durant. All she wants to do is ball. Yeah. All she cares about. but fan bases whether you like her whether you know you don't it brings out the worst in people sometimes I get it yeah man it's interesting but like you said she puts eyes on the W she really reminds me I don't mean this she's so this is a bad word it's a bad word to say she's so plain she's so but that's not an insult No, no, no.

18:35She's so uncontroversial. She's so normal. Like, I feel this way about Taylor Swift a little bit. I go, like, you know, like, Taylor Swift was this massive phenomenon. This is a huge thing, the highest grossing tour of all time. And, like, you know, look, I think Taylor Swift's got some bangers, you know. I think she's got some great songs. Like, she's just like a normal, like, just a normal thing. Like, she's not a gimmick. Like, she's not out there, like, doing a bunch of crazy stuff to get attention or anything. like that she's just like you you look at her you listen to her she's just like a normal thing i'm like how does this hysteria happen i felt that way yeah but where does it like i don't get it i don't understand like you know uh just to stay on the music like beyonce i get i get beyonce like beyonce is like this thing you know what i mean yeah she's a one she's one name she's beyonce destiny's child's game but she's like you know she's like this you see her and you go oh that's a star yeah you know i mean that's a star and she makes these bangers she's got this voice like she's got the move she looks the part like all this i get all this but then like you get a taylor swift or a caitlin clark and you're just like you're a baller you got these hits you put up these points put up these numbers but like you said you know her numbers aren't like the you know the craziest numbers you've ever seen in your life like she's not scoring 30 points a game or anything like that.

19:59For the WNBA, her numbers are pretty insane. They're great. They're fantastic. But she's not at the top. She's maybe top of the list in assists, I think. Like I said, she's not putting up Jordan numbers. She's not averaging triple-doubles. She's not changing the way the game is played. She's got the long ball, but it blows my mind a little bit. The fascination around her is shocking. But I love it. I love every second of it because these women are hustlers, man. And whatever spotlight you can put on them is fantastic. And the fact that she's got this and she's got this spotlight and, you know, the pay is coming up and all of that is great.

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23:02I did not approve this, but, you know, that's part of me delegating to you, our social media grandmaster. You put out on Instagram a photograph. It says Breaking Bears Trading for Russell Wilson. and and what's today's date what's today it is april 1st rich and that is what it is april fool's day so um it's five minutes to air and i have my phone's on the desk and it's buzzing and yeah and i i i see it is uh you know it's it's uh uh it's jeff garland is the caller there is the caller there on the rich jeff from chicago What's funny about it? Nothing's funny about it. Nothing is funny about it.

23:46Our friend Doug Robinson texts me, the Capitol left, Russell Wilson. He says, you know, Rich doesn't usually get the scoops. Adam Chester should be on this. Well, that should have made me suspicious. But no, I have so much respect for the Rich Eisen show that I know that they have connections that Nobody else has. That's true. Well, you know what, Rich? I'm not going to swear. But I got to tell you, your little social media boy, he's going to get his. Oh, my God. TJ, do you have anything to say to Jeff Garland? Yeah. Happy April Fool's Day. All right. Hey, TJ, you don't know what you brought down on yourself.

24:34You don't even have a clue. I'm ready for it. You know the power that I have? especially in practical jokes. I'm going to nail you so hard. Pause. You know what? I hope you enjoy your testicles right now because they're going to disappear. No, but I need them. Oh, my God.

25:01All right. Let's talk the Bears, baby. Seth Rollins here, WWE superstar, filling in for Rich Eisen on the newly named Seth Rollins show with the new logo and all that good stuff. We are going to talk Bears. We are going to talk Chicago Bears. I am, in case you didn't know, Chicago Bears. What? The Bears. Shocking. I know. Shocking. Chicago Bears, American football fan. I have loved the Bears pretty much my entire life. Look, I'm going to make a confession. I'm going to make a confession to you guys. I had a bit of an affair with the mid-90s San Francisco 49ers. Well, I mean, I guess I get it. You got caught up.

25:54Things weren't going well. You got caught up? Yeah. Things weren't going well with the Bears. Do we need to pull a couch over? You can lay down on the couch. You know, the names, you know, Steve Young. Big names. Jerry Rice. Jerry Rice. Ricky Waters. Not bad. Yeah, not bad. And for a season, prime time. Deion. Neon Deion. Deion. I loved Deion Sanders when I was a kid, man. Who did today? Who did? I still love him. I love him right now. Yeah, I mean, he's the best. He's awesome. But I mean, what was not to love, you know? Well, I was a Cowboys fan, so there was a lot not for me to love. Yeah, you were a Cowboys guy.

26:36That was the rivalry. So my brother, also a Chicago Bears fan, had a love affair with the mid-'90s Dallas Cowboys. Right, so me and your brother. Yeah, yeah, you'd be tight. Aikman, Smith, Irvin, the whole nine. Moose, the whole nine. You guys stepped out for a second. Yeah, we did. We had the starter jackets for these teams. We did the whole thing. Yeah, it was really a depressing time. But those starter jackets were a movement in the mid-'90s. That's true. It was started, I guess, for a movement. Yeah, but we could have had Navy and Orange, you know? But instead, I had Red and Gold. And I'm ashamed to admit it, but it's the truth.

27:11But I found my way back, man. I found my way back through Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs and Charles Peanutsillman and Devin Hester. And now I'm living in it with Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears. And I am back in full force. and I may be the world's biggest Chicago Bears fan. Certainly the most prominent, I would say. Or up there, at least. Up there. Yeah, I mean, there might be some people arguing with me on that, but I am, till I die now, loyalty to the Chicago Bears. But I got some nits to pick. Oh. Yeah. I got some nits to pick with the Chicago Bears. I have a wish list. Oh. I have a wish list for the Chicago Bears.

27:57If I had one, I got five. I don't got just one. I got five. I got a top five for the Chicago Bears 2025 season. I got a wish list for you, and we're going to kick it off with number five. You guys ready for this? Look at that. High five. Look at that graphic. One, two, three, four, five. Seth freaking Rollins. Top five. Jet out of my mind. Look at that. Kind of look a little bit like Jesus there. I like that. I like that. You were the Messiah, so it makes sense. I was the Messiah. You still are, I guess. I am, always, always. We can't take that from you. That's right. All right, number five. Listen, guys.

28:35Can we just do one head coach? Just one head coach this season. You know, I'll double up on it. Maybe just one offensive coordinator as well, please. Just one. If we could just Declan Doyle, just stay in that spot. We know Ben Johnson's running the offense, but just one. Just one coaching staff. Just lock in for the year. Get back to the old Bears ways and just not be firing nobody. We don't need in much chaos, okay? Number four. Number four. And this one, you know what? I'm going to say this. It's not going to be that hard. It's not going to be that hard because we should have been 2-0 against the Packers.