: The Bears could not have asked for more chance
: elements to go their way: Outdoors (vs. a
: Dome team), on Grass, in inclement weather.

Chuck
That's the conventional wisdom, but I think that the weather actually played to the Colts advantage. When the footing is bad you're much liklier to slip and fall when "reacting" (as on defense) then when "acting" as on offense.
I think the fact that all previous Super Bowls have been played in near ideal conditions is the reason why the team with the better regular season defense won almost every game.
Certainly much to be proud of in the Bears season, but I wouldn't have been at all surprised if they had won.

: It'd be nice to see a CTA series. I am not
: holding my breath though.

: To the World Champion '08* Chicago Cubs! [*1908
: that is]

As I mentioned below, I write a column for the Wall Street Journal. With Les Cubbies up 3-1 in 2003, I started writing a Mark Prior's advantage over the Red Sox column. I also booked a hotel room in Chicago for the World Series, and called my 85-year old uncle to tell him I was coming.
As bad as painting the logo on the field, I guess.
Dusty Baker did bad things to that pitching staff. With Prior, Wood and Zambrano healthy they would have been perpetual contenders.

FWIW, I used to live in Chicagoland, went to the U of C and lived there for a couple of years afterwards. I miss the baseball, but mostly I miss the food. Harold's Chicken. Ribs n Bibs. Hong Min in Chinatown. Giordano's Pizza. And a few other places gone but not forgotten.
Don't miss the Vienna beef hot dogs and the Italian beef sandwiches too much though.

best
Allen