The Bears will arrive at Olivet Nazarene University on Thursday carrying duffle bags, pillows from home and a whole lot of expectations.
They’re looking to make the playoffs for the second year in a row, a feat the franchise has accomplished once since 1992.
They believe they can win the Super Bowl. But there’s work to be done.
“I know there’s buzz right now around who we are, and everything — and I get it,” coach Matt Nagy said Sunday. “That’s part of it. But we haven’t done anything. And this is a new year.
“There are plenty of examples of teams that have had really good years and then come back, and, for whatever reason, they don’t.