The Bears announced training camp dates today. Here they are along with everything else you need to know once camp opens at Olivet Nazarene in Bourbonnais.
The following has been lifted from an official release from Halas Hall, by the way:
BEARS TRAINING CAMP - July 30 - August 20, 2010 - OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, BOURBONNAIS, ILL.
FAN INFORMATION: The gates to training camp open one hour prior to the start of all day practice sessions and two hours prior to the start of all night practice sessions. Admission is free to the public for all training camp practice sessions.
ALL PRACTICE DATES AND TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. FANS AND MEDIA CAN GO TO CHICAGOBEARS.COM FOR UPDATES.
JULY
Day Date Practice Time (CT)
Friday July 30 3:00 pm practice
AUGUST
Day Date Practice Time (CT)
Saturday July 31 7:00 pm practice
Sunday August 1 3:00 pm practice
Monday August 2 Noon practice
Tuesday August 3 3:00 pm practice
Wednesday August 4 7:00 pm practice
Thursday August 5 3:00 pm practice
Friday August 6 7:00 pm practice (Soldier Field)
Saturday August 7 OFF DAY
Sunday August 8 7:00 pm practice
Monday August 9 3:00 pm practice
Tuesday August 10 7:00 pm practice
Wednesday August 11 3:00 pm practice
Thursday August 12 3:00 pm practice
Friday August 13 Travel to San Diego
Saturday August 14 BEARS AT CHARGERS
Sunday August 15 OFF DAY
Monday August 16 3:00 pm practice
Tuesday August 17 7:00 pm practice
Wednesday August 18 3:00 pm practice
Thursday August 19 3:00 pm practice
Friday August 20 BREAK CAMP
DIRECTIONS TO BOURBONNAIS FROM CHICAGO: (approximately 60 miles) Take I-90/94 South to I-57. Take I-57 South to Bradley/Bourbonnais Exit 315. Follow the exit ramp as it curves to the right onto Rte. 50 South. Turn right onto Armour Road. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Convent St., which is also Rt. 45/52. There is also a Speedway gas station on corner. Follow the curves past the side entrance to campus on the left and continue to the main entrance that is lined with 10 flags.
ABOUT OLIVET NAZARENE: Founded in 1907, Olivet Nazarene University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university -- a service of the Church of the Nazarene, theologically grounded in the Wesleyan tradition. Of the 30,000 Olivet alumni across the country and around the world, over 10,000 live in a 60 mile radius of the Chicagoland area. About 4,600 students (2,600 undergraduates) from 40 states and 20 countries attend the University. ONU fields 17 intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women. The Tigers are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA, Division I), Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA).
Rookies and vets still reporting on the same day with the Bears?
3 weeks until Camp Lovie begins, lots to look forward too; Flag football, swimming, weight training, arts and crafts, canoeing, and the anual softball tourney, Camp Little Bear headed by team Lovie vs. the Packer Boys from camp Fudge.
Inside word is Olsen and Cutler from the Bro Bear Cabin are leading a panty raid against the Cheerleader camp across the lake, Camp DCC. There could also be some intra-camp rivalry between the Bro Bear Cabin and the Mosnter Bear Cabin which is headed by Urlacher. I guess Cutler doesn't want Brian to come on the Panty raid after Brian called him a P####.
Bill Murray has been hired as the Camps new head counselor, so it should be a rip roaring good time.
Dan Lefevour should be given a chance at these training camps to compete for the back up job.
Yipee hooray xmas came early! Go bears! I now they will win the superbowl just like they do every year! Go bears! Anytime trhey play I fall into a happy happy nappy. Go bears go bears go bears!!!