Week 1: Bears at Colts - 8:15 pm Eastern, NBC

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I've heard the following gems the last two days (among others):

1. The Bears where attempting to intentionally injure Peyton Manning.

2. Freeney was being held and tackled all night ("But I'm so proud of him for not fighting or arguing. Just shows what a class act he is.")

3. Particularly enjoying the secretary in our office who chastised all Bears fans as sore losers because there weren't very many at the airport to welcome them back after the SB loss ("That just wouldn't happen here, we love our team.") saying she turned off this game in the 3rd quarter because the Colts were playing so bad. In it through thick and thin, I see.

 

I know there are people like this in all fan bases. I'm just exposed to the Colts fans because of where I live and I'm soaking this one in because I'm still bitter about the abuse I took after the Super Bowl.

 

I like Indianapolis Colts fans. They are just really getting into this football thing. They were so bad for so long and never really had a huge fanbase because of bitterness from the Baltimore situation (those fans didn't follow the team after the move). I liken it to the Brewers. They don't have much of a history so they are just getting into this fanatical trash talking stuff.

 

Colts fans have definitely gotten behind their team. I don't envision them entirely jumping ship either if things get down for a few years now that they've gotten into it. The succes the team has had the last 6-7 years is fantastic and really rare in the NFL anymore. I think they're just accustomed to winning at this point and go into full meltdown and the slightest sign of failure.

 

Yeah, that's when they become legit fans. When they suck and the fans still care about them. I think the Colts are there now, probably as of the last 3-4 years. The stadium is proof.

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Yeah, that's when they become legit fans. When they suck and the fans still care about them. I think the Colts are there now, probably as of the last 3-4 years. The stadium is proof.

i think the string of success the last several years was what they needed to bring them in and now they're hooked. i mean that in a good way.