There's no way the Bears are doubling or tripling the Packers profit.

As a result, the Packers’ profit from operations dropped from $54.3 million a year ago to $25.6 million this year. Net income dropped from $43.1 million to $25.3 million.

“I think you have to look at the last two years together to get a sense of more normalized numbers,” Packers Board of Directors Treasurer Mark McMullen said. “Over the course of the CBA, things will even out.”

Indeed, if the last two years of operating profit are combined and averaged, the $40 million dollar figure is very close to the number reported in 2012 of $43.0 million.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Pretty sure the city of Green Bay owns Lambeau, technically, but I'm also pretty sure they bend themselves over the barrel for the Packers when it comes to the master lease. For instance, how much money, if any, did the Bears make on the Hawks' Stadium Series game?

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

The Packers and Green Bay might as well be one and the same, really. Aren't there people from the city council or Brown County government on their board?

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

I believe Smug said Garrett's contract is up. He claims Jerry will offer him a new contract. Garrett will tell Jones to "go pound sand," then fly off to NY.

The fact Ryan owns the 20% is old news and yes, it was always was assumed he will try and buy them.

I will google up some comments from George mcCaskey within this past year, where he made some very strong comments about his family holding the Bears for generations to come. That is about as opposite as one could be from the McCaskeys holding.

Additionally, for those who dont know, Pat Ryan owns AON insurance and the guy loves sports. he attends Bulls and Hawks games and maybe you have heard of Welsh Ryan arena at Northwestern. Yes his name. Wont even get into the fact he was among a very select few who showed up at 8 AM to see the New Trier Freshman bball team suit up, as I played hoop with his son Pat jr. Been to their house (or Mansion) and they are the people you want owning the Bears.

Fitz is his guy though.....take that for what it is worth.

but he has to be pushing 80 at this point as well

That's not exactly foundational strength if he makes a play for the team

Do you know what kind of cash flow the Wirtz family has from Alcohol distribution, Apartment buildings, Equipment rental, etc. They could easily afford the inheretance tax. Plus they are smart enough to have an excellent estate planner. Its the essence of the issue with the Mccaskeys, they dont no any better.

I think in the book Halas, they talk about him buying floors of condos at the building on LSD and Hollywood to insure his privacy. Granted the building had small floor plates to start, but that was his objective to keep the family in hiding from the public, its what they always did and all they knew.

I saw when george took over as CEO he said he then reached out to other owners in town just for feedback on running an organization.

WTF? The guy who has been part of the Bears for 40 years calls the 45 year old President of the Bulls whose dad just gave him the gig to ask for advice? or then he said he called Tom Ricketts? the guy who now owned a team for 2 years? How do you work for the Bears for 40 years and not know what to do when given the reigns?

It is what it is! I feel very good in saying if Pat Ryan gets them, you will see a Jerry Jones, no expense sparred in order to win. That includes a new place to play. I dont know where that would be, it will happen and will be in the city.

That's what I wanted to hear.

That gives me more hope than any draft pick or FA signing. Now I really hope he gets the team. The only downside would be a reference to "big boy football" by Bernsie.

Pat Ryan, I think is worth $3 Bill, or more.

This is not a corporate purchase and has has more than enough goodwill and pull to get this done.

I believe Ginny and Ed had 6 kids, who all have kids....so, that means there is probably about 15-20 Mccaskeys that get a check and own shares of the Bears.

I will just assume there is a few people named Halas or on that side of the family with shares as well. Maybe another 5?

Thats a good number of people willing to buy in v GET THE MONEY NOW.

Look at it from your own view. if you are a cousin of the Mccaskeys twice removed, and get a check each year for $400K, plus your 2 season tickets, would you rather have that or a one time payment of $40 mill? I am taking the $40 M

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

As Northwestern's most prominent donor and trustee, Pat Ryan hasn't done a very good job of running the university generally or the football program specifically.

The president he hired, Morty Schapiro, regularly embarrasses himself at faculty meetings and has been largely unable to cultivate new donors for the school's capital campaign. Thus, many of the new buildings being constructed on campus are the products of investments by long-time donors such as Ryan himself. This crowd is steadily dying off.

The football coach to whom he remains committed is a barely competent huckster who has been unable to elevate the stature of the program.

Ryan definitely spends his money freely--but not necessarily wisely. Not sure he would be an improvement over the McCaskeys.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

I understand that their are a lot of McCaskey's drawing from the well. But I also know how the NFL money has blown up OVER the last 10-15 years.

So I know we're guessing. But if we were to pick up each McCaskey, flip them over, shake them down, how much money falls out of their pockets.

I have to believe that it's in excess of 500 million dollars of combined McCaskey money. That's a low estimate. Might be close to a billion. For christ sake, they inherited the team, and have been making yearly profits since the George Halas died in 1983. Over the last few years this team must have cleared 80 million per year. With the TV money and every seat being sold at the 3rd highest ticket price in the NFL. Not to mention their local sponsors.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

The tale begins in 1988. In order to prevent shares in the Bears from falling into unfriendly hands, .

Seacrest, please address

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Per Hub

He believes a Buy/Sell agreement is in place as to when Ginny dies Pat Ryan will be buying the majority of the shares of the Chicago Bears. he already owns 15%.

Hub believes estate taxes are estimated at $400 M, which is what they would need to be paid out.

OK, I kind of assumed this was going to happen, but did not think an agreement is in place as Hub claims and if this agreement is in place, why not just transact the sale now?

Can I help speed up this process?

The Old man had a right of first refusal clause in his will when he died. Any family member, including Muggs widow, had to offer the shares back to the family if they wanted to sell them.

The relationship with his widow was incredibly contentious. She fought them in court, but still had to offer the shares back to them, or provide a competing offer to buy.

This is how Reinsdorf's group ended up making an offer. She used him as a stalking horse knowing full well that he was unlikely to actually purchase the shares. Any beef he has is with himself.

Ryan and McKenna paid more than Jerry offered. And also received the right to be first approached on any future sale.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

The right to match offers was played out in the sale to Ryan and McKenna. And it is a matter of public record also. And McKenna was the the real lynch pin in that deal, not Ryan.

What's not a matter of public record is any mention of Reinsdorf ever offering to buy any portion of the Bears owned by a Halas.

I don't waste my time with the Cubs.