Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show - Seemingly every city, village and municipality is making a pitch for the Bears (Hour 4)

Episode Date: February 11, 2026

In the final hour, Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote discussed how every city, village and municipality seems to be making a pitch to attract the Bears to build a new stadium in their area. After that, they reacted to Cubs manager Craig Counsell naming righty reliever Daniel Palencia the team’s closer as spring training opened.

The score. Nobody has said anything to me from the Bears, but if Indiana comes with a sweetheart offer, which they might do in the next two weeks because their legislative session ends, and Illinois still hasn't dotted the eyes and crossed the tease on their thing, you know, the Bears could walk. Do I know that for sure? Could it just be leveraged? I don't know.

But everything seems to indicate that it's like 50-50, and Hammond is a serious contender. This is Rahimi Harris and Brodia. 443, the score. That was Fox 32 reporter Parish Shuts talking about the Bear Stadium developments. And yesterday, I got sent to my email and I was all excited because I was like, mail time. I got a letter, a press release from our friends in Portage, Indiana. And they said there was going to be a press conference at noon on Wednesday, February 11th, which is today. And it was going to be unveiling plans for,

something called Hallis Harbor not Hallis Hall Hallis Harbor Do we need like dramatic music for that? I don't know I felt like it I didn't do it a good enough job I don't have enough bass

I feel like it needs to be like fun music it's like a water park it sounds like a water park Come on now to Halis Harbor! I don't think it's action point you know the Johnny Knoxville Jackass movie What is the music?

Isn't there an amusement park in Indiana? There's always fun in Indiana. Isn't there a water park? Well, there's the dunes. Those look pretty neat. Yeah, the dunes are fun. I do want to go to those. But yes, leaders in Portage, Indiana made a pitch for a new Bears stadium. And the concept is called Hallis Harbor. And they sent us a video. So we get to play for you now. Is it bad? Oh, sorry. No, go ahead. Before we play the video. No, I was just going to ask, is it bad the first time I heard the words, Halis Harbor.

I thought of like a six flags ride where there were bears themed things going on, but it's a water ride and you're going around and getting wet like every time you go down and splash. That's what I think of. This is the music right here. How dare you do that to the Cubs? By the way, Grody, you are thinking of deep river water park. That's an Indiana. Is that it?

There's always fun in Indiana. I think that's what it is. I don't know if that's the same slide. That's it. Some of the roller coasters that they're really bears, it's like Luke Getty's offense and the right. just sits there. Was that the Great American music that you were playing right there?

That was, okay. Vanga Boys. Vanga Boys. You remember Kyle Tucker answered those really awkward questions during the Vanga Bus song? I think that you might have been off that day. Oh, that was in the background? Yeah. But yes, you are correct, Grady.

That is when Six Flags had the old man as their mascot. That was the music. Oh, and here's the answer to what I was attempting to sing. It's Indiana Beach. I think that's the song. The theme that I was singing, there's always fun in Indiana. believe it was Indiana Beach. Multiple textures have now said that. So Hallis Harbor would just be added to the mix. I still want to go to the dunes. I'm just going to put that out. Maybe not now.

Like today's probably not the best day. But yes. So without further ado, the pitch for Hallis Harbor. You, the Chicago Bears, have an opportunity to call an audible. For years, you've been searching for an execution ready site with the space to build not just a stadium, but the elevated experiences your team and your fans deserve designed to your exact specifications expanding bears fandom on your terms a venue designed to rival the most advanced immersive environments in the world built to host super bowls global events and the biggest moments in sport and entertainment and bigger than that over 300 acres to activate this will be an entire city purpose built as an immersive bears destination where sport, culture, and entertainment

converge every day of the year. Welcome to Hollis Harbor. Right here on the Chicago Land Shoreline, a fully privately financed site, zero taxpayer burden, zero debt on the team, zero compromise. Our offer to the Bears is to use this, rent-free.

Set minutes from major highways, a dedicated rail stop, and the shoreline itself, designed for a roadside. arrival, access, and safety. The capital is ready. The land is available now. Shovels can be in the ground as soon as June, 2026.

The only variable left is the decision to move forward. It's a destination with its own identity, its own gravity, and a future worthy of the Bears' legacy. When you're ready to act, there's nothing standing in the way. Hollis Harbor, your destination awaits. Now, I must admit, this video was very well produced and edited. Well, apparently when you've got billions and billions of dollars at your disposal, that's a little video because I heard zero tax burden, zero team debt. Now, you add those two things up and tell me, where is the money coming from for this stadium?

Is there a private financier that I am unaware? Do they have a whale that they are waiting to go ahead and finance the whole project? Explain that to me. And if so, are they single? Right. Is it a furry godmother? Because if it's not public money and it's not the bear's money, then whose money is it? And I'm talking about the neighborhood of $5 billion here.

More than that when you're throwing the infrastructure, because I don't think portage is ready for that type of. And as one of our callers mentioned, the remediation of the land as well. So where's it coming from? How? How are they doing this? Does it matter? Does it matter? Absolutely.

How they're doing it because they're not going to get them. If there is a money source that has that kind of funding, yes, I'm 100% asking. This is why I would say to this gentleman, I would say even if you're not going to put a bearish, even if this doesn't happen, shot in the dark, can we come there and hang out? It sounds great. It really does. And to put a cap on it too, oh, I just, yeah, the Indiana song that I was attempting to come up with. Grody, it's, there's more than corn in Indiana at Indiana Beach. We slowly patched it together. That's what it is. Am I correct? Can we confirm that? That sounds familiar.

See, I blew the lyrics. Everybody was texting, there's more than corn in Indiana. I was like, yeah, okay, yes. Also, also, there's more than corn in Indiana. My entire reaction to this video and this production and this idea of portage is summed up by 719 on the text line. This pitch sounds like a pharma commercial side effects are nausea and death. Okay, so theoretically, theoretically, I guess that there would be tax incremental funding that maybe Indiana has set aside to make something like this happen. And perhaps that is a bridge to this, but is it a $5 billion bridge? Well, you know, we'll just start building that bridge and then we'll add on as we see fit.

Can I share what stood out to me about this whole production, this whole video from the city of Portage, Indiana. It was this part. Shovels can be in the ground as soon as June, 2026. What? How? How?

We've heard that before. We've been hurt in the past by shovel promises. We've also gotten snazzy production. Remember when the city of Chicago used Chicago broadcast icon Bill Curtis in the video about like stay? I think it was the whole thing was to keep the bears

in the city of Chicago. Was that at that presentation? I should remember since I was there. I think so. I fell asleep during the prayer. I ain't that's what happened. Oh, the day. The prayer.

You're not supposed to admit to falling to sleep in church. Oh, yeah. I thought you were a religious, man. You fell asleep during the prayer. Well, you know, as a Catholic person who did grow up and still goes to church occasionally, your mind will wander during a 50-minute Catholic Mass. That's 10 Hail Mary. I don't mind.

Tell you what. The devil's workshop. Let me tell you about Hail Mary. Let me tell about the Our Father. That's a prayer right there. The nuns would have loved you. Let me talk about the Lord's Prayer. But does anybody know where this money is coming from?

Because I needed to make sense. Not to kill the vibe or anything. They might have it buried somewhere in Portage. You know, there's a cash buried somewhere in Indiana Beach. So here's a quote. Here's a quote from Portage Mayor Austin Bonta. And excuse me if I don't, if I got that wrong. Bonta, Bonta, Austin.

Bears. Bears. Bears. That's his name. And this is a, this is Dremont Terry from. Channel 2 reporting this, CBS. He says, we also have a partner

who's available to offer a financial deal to finance the stadium so that they will be able to utilize it rent-free at no cost to the taxpayers and at no cost to the bears. Is it the devil? Who did you make a deal with? Mr. Mesostophiles himself.

We have a partner, Donvino Corleone. Thank you. Like what? This is a movie. Who's the thing? the benefactor? Who is the financing? Is it like Landman where you realize you're doing a deal with somebody but you deal with it after? Because you already

drilled for the wells? And then it turns out it's your enemy. That was the plot of Landman. I don't think it can be the press release. I want to know. I shouldn't even want to know because you're right, Grody. Ain't nothing happening in Portage, Indiana at the end of the day. But I'm still super curious as to what

the plan is and what the plan is. No, no, no, no, no. I'd like to go. honestly, whether they build a stadium there or not. He's like, who is this person that has all this money that they're a partner up with? And I want the gentleman who narrated the production to be our host. Because he sounds like he is delightful and he would be able to show us all the cool places. I want the guy with the voice that did the voiceover to be the guy funding this whole thing. That's what I want.

That'd be amazing. 847, Mark Cuban. He is the benefactor of Indiana football. That's the other part. Is he too busy? paying for the Dallas Mavericks because they're rebuying the Dallas Mavericks? Oh, that is a whole...

That's a whole other story. Yeah, I know the details. The Adelson money and the whole background of it. What? Gambling's not coming to Texas? If the Bears seriously... Why did they think that was even a possibility? Sometimes you've got to know your environment, know your audience? I mean, I was joking about making a deal with the devil. I would never say that on the air there. They would think that I'd blast beam them all.

Would the Colts be pissed if the Bears actually did build a stadium in Indiana? With the Pacers? Yes. I mean, there's anything they could do about it, other than just be angry? Why funny, you should ask that question, Mark Grody, because we have audio from Cam Buckner referencing the side effects of that very thing. Well, well, well. Yeah, in fact, he talks about just the ramifications that exist due to the bears wanting

to do this. Hey, hey, mine out of the gutter. You fell asleep in church. I said Rams. I think the Indians. You said ramifications. I said ramps. The Indianapolis Indians, they've been looking for an upgrade for their baseball stadium.

They may have something to say about this as well. I mean, we saw that happen here. Don't you remember when everybody got on board? Because all the teams were like, oh, you're giving away public money. We deserve some. We deserve some. We deserve some. And everybody made their case.

The soccer team. The red stars. Were the red stars? Yeah. The Reds. Yeah. They're like, Whoa.

Where's ours? And they also made a very valid case as to why they deserve that public money. What about us? Yeah. And that's just smart business. Like once you find out that that's available for teams, they're going to do their job. Oh, you have money.

Which is why I'm like, wait, you have a benefactor who is, as I understand, you know, I guess we haven't ruled out a guy like Jeff Bezos or something like that. I'm just naming billionaires at this point. But you have a benefactor who somehow makes this all make sense. My whole thing is that there's a billion out there trying to make something happen. It's called buying an actual team. That's the point. Yeah.

That's how billionaires work. They're not sitting here. Oh, I want to open up a center and have, no. I just don't. Why would you not say who it is if this is all public? Maybe that person wants to remain anonymous until we have a partner. Well, who's the partner? It just makes me think, Leila, that it's just the reason I'm not as intensely wanting those answers is because I just don't think any of this is serious at this point. And fair enough, but as somebody who just is naturally curious, I'm like, oh yeah, no, I'm just giving you like where I'm coming from and maybe that could help you to understand that they're not serious.

about it so they're not going to reveal or actually have a 10-part plan. They're as serious as one of those high school kids who says, oh, yeah, my girlfriend, she doesn't go here. She goes to, you know, that's why you've never met her. That's what it's giving, right? I have a girlfriend. I did it. Right.

Right. Yeah, that's why this is so confounding to try to figure out here. Well, what about, can we hear this? Can we hear the Cam Buckner? We actually got the report from WBDM's Mike Krauser if we want to take a listen to that. So there's a little. Even better. It's only like a minute or so, but it's a little reset for anyone just joining us on 104.3, the score, about this story.

The city's proposal is essentially to create a new town on 300 acres near the lake. It would be called Hallis Harbor, a stadium, residences, retail, and entertainment, says Mayor Austin Bonta. We have the land, we have the water, we have the location, we have the financing and the local leadership ready to embark on a major development. It would be financed by Lou Weissbach, the CEO of the Stadium Capital Financing Group. He said it would be the stadium of the Bears' Dreams. Here's the plan. Essentially takes a specific number of seats for a specific number of concerts, not football games, and gives us the ability to provide all the capital up front, which is very important.

The mayor believes it's an easier destination to get to than Arlington Heights, if you're traveling from downtown, there's also the train, and he noted you could come by boat and tailgate in the harbor. In Portage, Mike Krauser, News Radio 1059 WBBM. Thanks, Mike.

Can I put it in football terms? Pass. I'm actually planning on going to Arlington Heights tonight because there will be a gathering there of officials, and I just want to hear what they're saying. Putting your ear to the ground. Just, yeah. I just bring that.

There's all sorts of stuff fluttering about here. So what you're basically saying is we'll pay for it later. Isn't that the American way? That is the American way. There's always money in the banana stand pitch. I got four credit cards right here. Pay later. Is there money in the banana stand?

You have four credit cards? I think three, actually. Oh, yeah. The three credit card system we're running right now. You know. I have one. Got to keep the credit honest. Will Hallis Harbor have bumper boats?

I think that's a valid question. Bumper bolts are fun. Lakes are fun. All right, I'm going to do some digging into this. We've had quite a bit of news come through because pitchers and catchers reported today over at Cubs camp in Mesa. So why don't we begin with the question

that Craig Counsel was asked, if the season started today, who's throwing the ninth inning? If it was April 1st tomorrow, with Palencia get the night then. Yeah. Yeah, that's great. Is there, I mean,

is there a better alternative at this point? I think Palencia is ready. Sir Anthony Dominguez. Wait. Hey, those socks might be looking to flip him, right? That would make it make sense. I mean, based on what he did in the playoffs last year, I thought that was him coming of age.

I know it was just the one game where he really, against the Padres, where he was really good, man. I thought that was the symbolic Palencia game. I don't know that I trust Palencia to the degree that you two do, but I'm interested to find out what he can do. More pressure situations coming. Did I declare Daniel Palencia in my trust tree? I think I have in the past.

I think we all have had him there for moments, yes. But you like that, Lales? You like Palencia being the ninth inning guy on a team, let's be honest, guys, that will be expected to win the division. Well, they said that they wanted to address pitching, more so than offense, and they made a lot of acquisitions in their bullpen. So if they still feel like Palencia is the dude, then I guess Palencia is the dude. I like them starting with that. And if it doesn't work, then you better have a plan B.

But I like Palencia getting the ball the night that need to start this. What letter would you put next to the plan if we're talking about Porter Hodge? Plan. Like, where is he in the plans? See? Huh. Okay. Yeah, I would put him.

up there. Our guy, Ben Brown. That's what I'm saying. Like Ben Brown comes up as a possibility for everything in the rotation. He can do everything. Starter, long guy, seventh inning guy, eighth inning guy. There's the-crowdy. Closer.

There's the realistic boring pick. And then there's the Mark Grody, I find this interesting and crazy pick. Well, I don't know that Ben Brown's that crazy based on what he's able to do, maybe not as consistent as you like, over the course of his career. They've got to find a place for him. There's no doubt about that. But yeah, I don't know. I know it's been thrown about before. So that was Craig Counsel's answer regarding who's throwing the ninth. He was also asked about managing the bullpen with new faces in that rotation. Yeah, I mean, I think to a certain extent that's always how it's going to be.

But it's a pretty established group with the players that we signed. I don't think we're thinking about a lot of new things necessarily. They're good at what they do. We know what they're going to do. I think prioritizing their health over the course of the spring is job number one and the foundation of being healthy. There's always going to be surprises on that area of your team. That's how the area of your team is going to work.

You talk about the bullpen specifically? Yeah, yeah, the pen. Yeah, of course. Like, it's the project that is a bullpen, the project never ends. Like, it's just, you're always building and cutting from your bullpen. And I have to give the Cubs credit. I thought they did as good a job with their bullpen as any other facet of the team last year. Yeah, Thielbar is back.

You still have another guy that you did. I haven't figured out yet is Jordan Wicks, another former first round pick. Like, is he a starter? Is he a bullpen? guy. Is he a guy that's not even going to be on the roster to begin the season? But again, first round pick, and it's like you don't really have a home for that guy at this point. Yeah, he really was more home-based in Iowa last year than he was on the big league club. Yeah. And when he started his career, it started off well as a starter. And I thought, okay, the Cubs might have

somebody for the middle of the starting rotation. I don't know, but that's an interesting guy to see if they could fix him or let him get to his post. potential. It's a guy to circle too this year. Jed Hoyer also spoke, and he was comparing the expectations from last year at this time to this year. I don't know how to compare it, but I know the expectations are high, which I think is great. That's what you want. I think the excitement in camp is palpable. I think the players are talking about it. The coaches are talking about it. I think that they're excited about our team. They're excited about our group, both from a talent standpoint, also from just a camaraderie standpoint.

I think they, so many of the guys were here last year, and I think they feel like we had a really good season, but there's unfinished business. And I think that in a lot of ways, that's the best kind of spring training when there's a hunger. And so I think that the expectations don't create anxiety. I think they create hunger with this group. And I think this group's excited to get started. Unfinished business and unfinished development and maxing out of players all at the same time. Notice he didn't put like a specific expectation on this season. And that allows for Wiggle Room, I guess.

But let's be honest, he should be saying we expect to win the division. Yeah, that's the bare minimum. Seems to be, no, no, I'm not going to make any predictions. Yeah, don't. But it seems to me that that would be the bare minimum of what's expected. of this Cubs team this season, given what everyone else in the division is done in the offseason compared to you? I mean, the Zips projection was higher last year wins and losses-wise.

And I think a lot of that had to do with Kyle Tucker being on the team based on how they calculate Zips. And they didn't win it last year. I just, I don't know. It's going to take the Ruer's at this point underachieving. Like for all the talk we did about Jed Hoyer saying people have to overachieve and outperform expectations. I worry that based on what we know,

is trading away Freddie Peralta and Caleb Durbin enough to change the Brewers for rejected fate? Never enough. No, I don't think that that's going to change necessarily because you know they got another wave of young arms and everything else coming at you. The biggest thing for me is looking at that team,

as you mentioned, the Kyle Tucker injury, I feel like this team is better equipped depth-wise with their bats because of a guy like Matt Shaw. Well, and you do expect that PCA will be better than he was in the first half. Excuse me. In the second half? I wish he would be better than he wasn't the first half.

The falling away. So that's what I mean. Like there's unfinished business and there's also unfinished development on this Cubs team. Dakota has the Cubs winning the Central with 90 games and Milwaukee at a projected 80. Ooh. Now we know Milwaukee outperform the expectations last year. Like that goes, I think, without saying.

but we should reestablish it here for context. So that's a good sign when Pocoda has you as a 91 team, which was the goal, was it not? Yeah, it was. That was the question we were at. Will the Cubs win 90 games? We asked it a million times before the year last year. Because Craig Counsel set it up that way.

Did you want to go into Pat Hughes there for a second? No, I already did Pat Hughes today. We already talked about sweaters. Fair enough. Yeah. I just didn't know. No, I appreciate the offer. And there aren't a lot of teams projected here in the 90s or hires.

Seattle with 93. Then you also have the Cubs with 90, Atlanta with 90, and the Dodgers with 104. So their number is 104. That is hilarious. But like Piccota has Toronto projected behind the Yankees. With how many? 88 for New York, 87 for Toronto. Seriously, in Pocoda's history, how many times have they predicted a 100 win season for a team?

I mean, like it's, right? Like the Dodgers is the only team I could think of because of the unbelievable roster they've built over the last five to seven years where every year you could be like Hondo. And they give you like a curve of a margin for error essentially. And the Dodgers curve is so much farther ahead of San Diego, San Francisco, Arizona, and Colorado. They're their own league. That's the Dodgers. But that is a good sign that the Pocoda projection is bad. better. So that's the latest from Cubs camp. Obviously, this is something that we're going to work on

every day for you. And Bruce Levine is there, right? So that's part of it too. Bruce is in Arizona with reports. We love Bruce. We do indeed. Coming up next here on Rahimi Harrison Grotie, what would happen if you had to guard Michael Jordan for your job? We found out the answer for one NBA player next. Kendall 2 on Chicago Sports Radio, 1043, The Score. It became personal with me. This is Rahimi Harrison Grody on 1043 The Score. And this is quite the tale.

You know what? I love when Hall of Fame players give respect to other Hall of Fame players. And no matter how good you are at something, there's probably always someone better. And that's what I felt like I was, learning, listening to this specific information. This is the Club 520 podcast. Former Phoenix son, Kevin Johnson, got an assignment that all of us would be terrified by.

We're flying from Phoenix to Chicago. And I fall asleep on a plane. And then the head coach wakes me up, right? And he says, hey, I just want to let you know, man, game three is going to be your game. It's a cool. You know, I believe that. I'm going to have to bounce back. He's like, and you guard Michael Jordan.

And I'm thinking, we owe two. We got O2. Our best player is getting scorched like we all did. And now you're going to put me who had a rough two games

on Michael Jordan, right? So I go back to sleep, playing land, I'm like, damn, I had a nightmare. I was like, man, I thought the coach came and told me. I guard my two. walking off the plane.

We walk about the plane. The coach is right there. And I'm like, man, I had this dream that you came and woke me up and told me you are Michael Jordan. He said you are. God is my witness. I get on Team Bus. We take it from the airport.

We stay in at the hotel, downtown, Chicago. I get off the bus. I tell the equipment men to take my bags. I see a church across the street. I walk straight in that church. And I sit in front row, and I like, Jesus, I don't believe in you no more. There's no way if you loved me and died on the cross and did all the things. You would be having me guard Michael George.

I was like, that real talk right there. Oh, man. Why did you even get in the church? The church door will open. A lot of the churches are always open, brother. You obviously don't, no, I'm just kidding. Church doors open often during the weekday depending on where you are. His nickname is Bishop.

I can't believe it. That's gross. So I get in the front row and I'm doing all this. Chicago Church too. And I lost my face at that point. We got the Pope now, Kevin. Lost his faith. And Kevin Johnson.

You know what? That was the longest night of his season. And I'm not saying that in this like, oh, he must have been so mentally. No, no, no. That game he's talking about. Yeah. Three overtimes. And what did MJ score?

44 points. Mm-hmm. But, but, but it was 44 points on 19 of 43 shooting. And MJ was only three of nine from three. only three of six from the line, and the sons won that game, 129, 121, as Kevin Johnson had 25.7 rebounds, nine assists. He also turned the ball up for seven times. But they won the game.

Yeah, and then Jordan had 55 in game four. There's that. I think Kevin Johnson would have been more receptive to the question that I asked to a former Bears running back when I asked, are you angry at God? I think that Kevin Johnson would have been ready to answer that question. question at that moment. That's fair.

For shame, Mark. What prompted that question? Because, who God, and sick? I can't look at the name of the running back. Bears running back two years. Do you guys remember this? Ray, do you remember this? Who was I asking that?

I remember, I can't remember exactly, like, I remember you asking it to a Bears player. I almost wanted to give it to Kevin Jenkins, but I don't think it was Tevin Jenkins. He had a bad week or something, and then he was talking about, you know, God's plan. It was actually Deonté Foreman. That's what. it was. That's right. You're kind of shaking your head at God for a second, though? That was it. We don't have the full context. That was in your

open for a long time, that question. It was. It was. I'm having a trouble bringing things full circle today. The corn and in the, thanks to all the textors who put that together for me, the Indiana beach, there's more than corn in Indiana. Well, we've been trying to

figure out who the Bears' silent partner would be with Portage Park in this, and that took up a lot of our brain space. Yeah, it did. We have a little, we have the extended version of that conversation. Considering how effective you were last year, how frustrating it has it been for you to not be playing, especially when everybody goes down in that Washington game? It's definitely frustrating.

I mean, you know, because you know what you, you feel like you know what you can bring to the table. But, I mean, at the end of the day, I feel like God is in control of everything. And, you know, when God has a plan for you, you know, he's going to put you in a plan and he going to make you go through the ups and downs and the trials and tribulations. but, you know, when it's your time and he put you in position, you just got to go execute and make the best of it. So that's what I plan on doing.

Were you kind of shaking your head at God for a second, though? No, not really, because, I mean, honestly, I've been in this situation a lot in my life. It's not my first rodeo, just not my first go-round. I've been thrown in the fire plenty of times, and I've excelled. So, I mean, I'm taking the same approach, and I don't, I mean, I don't expect anything different. That was it. I guess I'm the only one entertained by that. I'm totally into.

I definitely am. I'm just like thinking about the process too. Like how Deonté would just be like, man. Well, no, I think that's the proper reaction because people are looking at me like, oh, man, you might get struck down here at Grody, angry at God, I don't know, shaking your head at God for a second. I think it was Herb Howard who was looking at me like, tis, tis, tis, tis, crotie. I don't know that I'd be doing that.

I got judged that day, I think, and deservedly so. Shout out to Herb Howard. he's going to be joining the show on Friday at 11 o'clock. Is he? 11 a.m. out. Oh, amazing. Why do you want to schedule her when I'm not here? I've noticed there's a pattern of that.

Of the in-studio guests. Well, I guess that's a lot of people in the studio at the same time. I'm about to say, that's four people. I just answered the question that I was asking. Why am I never here when these guys are in studio? Look at God answering your question immediately through you. Immediately. Grotty, are you shaking your head at God?

I am. I'm working through a lot today. That's okay. Yeah. Also, my research during breaks and such. as this is breaking news has led me to this. Yes. Has a real private equity feel to it, the Hallis City.

Hallis Harbor? Yes. The Harbour? In part of Indiana. Clay Harbor, you guys going to have him on when I'm not here? Yeah, tomorrow. Oh, of course. We'll talk Hallis Harbor with Clay Harbor.

No relation. That I know of. He does have a business degree from an Indiana school, no less. He's probably cheering all the way for the stadium to move. Clay? There's nothing he can't do. He's working on his NBA right now. What about Henry Melton?

What about Carl? Why does it always come back to Henry Melton? Carl. You know about Carl? Yeah, Carl is an Eagles fan. We have to ask Carl about how he feels about the new offensive coordinator who came from Green Bay. Yeah, that's an interesting question. I got a lot of questions about a lot of NFL teams.

Are you hanging out with Henry this weekend at all? No. You know I'm working straight through. right. You gave us your full schedule, which is a lot. But it's Valentine's Day. What happens to the single men in the streets on Valentine's Day? I think I'm going to do my taxes. Six words for you, Leila, for the love of the game.

That's what I'm dealing with on Valentine's Day. I'll be doing high school basketball. We've all got four days to get a date. That's on Sunday, right? If this is anything like our Chris Kindle market plan, it's not going to end up going on. Is that Sunday or Saturday Valentine's Day? I think it's Saturday. It is Saturday.

Yep, I can verify that. It's a worn township taking on Hensdale Central. Love is in the air. Where can we find it? Wait, where can we find the game? That would be on WCIU, aka the U. The U. The U's back this weekend with high school basketball.

By myself. Kenny McReynolds on the color. Shout to my guy. Butler on the sidelines. We're coming at you hard. Have you heard him do? It's pretty good, man. It's exciting.

It's very good. You guys are great. We're just trying to have a good time, Mark. Shout out to my guy George Castle who covers some of that, and he's very, you don't know him? No, but he told me he was listening last night when Triton won their 15th game in a row. There you go. He was? Yes.

Yeah, everybody, he watches because he writes based on the broadcasts because he's not at the game. George Castle, he's a classic baseball writer and he's covered the Cubs and socks for years and years and years and years. He isn't, we should talk to it. He's an Indiana guy himself. He knows all about the corn in Indiana, but he's a big Marshall Harris fan is the point. Appreciate that. Yeah. Thank you, George. Yep.

So Marshall, Kenny, and Kalia can be your Valentine on Saturday. Hanging out. Saturday and Sunday. Back-to-back games. Let's go. You know who else is in studio? Wait until you hear this. Lawrence Holmes and Matt Spiegel. Big if true.

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