Why I will root for the Colts

[spacecrime]

No one who has followed my off-and-on postings over the last few years could think of me as anything but a homer, and one whose dislike of the Dolts is exceeded only by my dislike of the Jests.

I thought there was no way I would ever root for Indianapolis, but, alas, that dam Peyton did me in. From Reiss's Peices:

Quarterback Peyton Manning
"I really appreciated it, Tedy Bruschi came up, Kevin Faulk, and Tom [Brady] just wished me luck. I just appreciated the class those guys demonstrated.

How can I take this other than support of BB and a direct slap at Tomlinson.

I can carry a grudge with the best of them, but I am not a churl. I will be rooting for Indianapolis against Chicago.

I'll still call them the Dolts, though.

Go Dolts!

 

[Halifax_Pats_Fan]

No one who has followed my off-and-on postings over the last few years could think of me as anything but a homer, and one whose dislike of the Dolts is exceeded only by my dislike of the Jests.

I thought there was no way I would ever root for Indianapolis, but, alas, that dam Peyton did me in. From Reiss's Peices:

Quarterback Peyton Manning
"I really appreciated it, Tedy Bruschi came up, Kevin Faulk, and Tom [Brady] just wished me luck. I just appreciated the class those guys demonstrated.

How can I take this other than support of BB and a direct slap at Tomlinson.

I can carry a grudge with the best of them, but I am not a churl. I will be rooting for Indianapolis against Chicago.

I'll still call them the Dolts, though.

Go Dolts!

I am totally with you, I like Manning, and I will be rooting for him in the superbowl for sure. It sucks we are not there, but 'it is what it is" ...I hope he gets his ring...

 

[PonyExpress]

I don't see what Manning's post game comments have to do with anything. They are a fancy offensive football team that has manipulated the NFL rules to promote arena-style play. They play in a dome and defeated our team in a game which included a bevy of questionable calls, tearing our hearts out. Their Qb has had his @$$ kissed since he walked into the league, their president is a true classless scum-b@g, their owner is from maybe the most notorious family in NFL history. They are the last team I would even consider rooting for. A few nice words from Manning after a crushing defeat change nothing. It was more about Manning's aw-shucks image than anything else IMO. I would have preferred a dead-fish handshake. Yes, I'm a sore loser.

 

[Armen Da Pats Fan]

I always root for the AFC anyway...

I cannot stand the NFC (or the National League in baseball or the Western Conference in the NBA...you get the idea)...

So, I guess by osmosis, I'll be rooting for the Colts, but honestly, I won't even watch the game nor one bit of the coverage leading up to it or after it...

This game is just so friggin' vanilla...Colts & Bears? Blah!

The past few years, we've been blessed with some great Super Bowl matchups, starting with Titans vs Rams, Ravens v Giants, the three Pats SBs, Raiders vs Tampa Bay, and Pittsburgh vs. Seattle last year...

But this year? "Gag me with a spoon! Like, fer sure!"

The BBC channel is playing a "Footballers Wives" marathon during the Super Bowl. Maybe I'll check that show out for the first time.

A&E also has "Law & Order" running all night on 02/04.

ESPN has the Euro Figure Skating Championships and ESPN2 has World Strongest Man competitions all night...

Now THAT'S good television!

Anything's better 6 straight hours of Peyton Manning, which is what it will be between the commercials and his doofus piehole on the screen all day!

 

[Tunescribe]

I don't see what Manning's post game comments have to do with anything. They are a fancy offensive football team that has manipulated the NFL rules to promote arena-style play. They play in a dome and defeated our team in a game which included a bevy of questionable calls, tearing our hearts out. Their Qb has had his @$$ kissed since he walked into the league, their president is a true classless scum-b@g, their owner is from maybe the most notorious family in NFL history. They are the last team I would even consider rooting for. A few nice words from Manning after a crushing defeat change nothing. It was more about Manning's aw-shucks image than anything else IMO. I would have preferred a dead-fish handshake.

I'm with you, Pony. I can't root for Indy out of principle. Besides that, I believe Manning was just acknowledging the fact that our guys were classy to him; I don't necessarily read anything in his comments reaching back to our time in San Diego. Plus it's easy to be gracious in the glow of victory.

 

[Hoodie]

No one who has followed my off-and-on postings over the last few years could think of me as anything but a homer, and one whose dislike of the Dolts is exceeded only by my dislike of the Jests.

I thought there was no way I would ever root for Indianapolis, but, alas, that dam Peyton did me in. From Reiss's Peices:

Quarterback Peyton Manning
"I really appreciated it, Tedy Bruschi came up, Kevin Faulk, and Tom [Brady] just wished me luck. I just appreciated the class those guys demonstrated.

How can I take this other than support of BB and a direct slap at Tomlinson.

I can carry a grudge with the best of them, but I am not a churl. I will be rooting for Indianapolis against Chicago.

I'll still call them the Dolts, though.

Go Dolts!

well you have fun out there all by yourself.

 

[RocketsPacers]

I don't see what Manning's post game comments have to do with anything. They are a fancy offensive football team that has manipulated the NFL rules to promote arena-style play. They play in a dome and defeated our team in a game which included a bevy of questionable calls, tearing our hearts out. Their Qb has had his @$$ kissed since he walked into the league, their president is a true classless scum-b@g, their owner is from maybe the most notorious family in NFL history. They are the last team I would even consider rooting for. A few nice words from Manning after a crushing defeat change nothing. It was more about Manning's aw-shucks image than anything else IMO. I would have preferred a dead-fish handshake. Yes, I'm a sore loser.

Manipulated the NFL rules? How? Pats fans whining about calls now? LMAO Yeah good thing you know you are a sore loser.:rocker:

 

[patriotspride]

go bears .how can any patriots fan in there right mind pull for the colts its easy to say nice things about a team or a player when you win .

 

[DisgruntledTunaFan]

Being a former long-time New Orleans native(and lived there when the storm hit)-as much as I wanted the Saints to go to the Super Bowl, the Mannings ARE the most prominent figures in this city.

Frankly-if it was a Colts/Saints Super Bowl, I would have been dissapointed by the outcome either way. Personally-I would rather see Peyton FINALLY get that monkey off his back. At least the Saints have built a foundation for years to come.