Horseshoes don’t always bring good luck… September 11, 2008
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I am happy to report…Da Bears stomped the Colts.
I have to be honest. When I was driving to Indy to go to the game, I kept thinking, ‘Why am I wasting the gas to go watch my Bears get destroyed?’ I reminded myself that fans are fans in the bad times too. If you’re not there in the downswing, then you’re just a bandwagon jumper.
So there I was, in my navy and orange, looking like a gigantic pumpkin in a sea of blue. I was a little on edge, waiting for the verbal taunts as I entered Lucas Oil Stadium for the first time (by the way, the stadium is awesome). The Colts fans were surprisingly classy. They probably felt sorry for me and just let me go without taunting. I figured I’d get it after the game, though.
But Horseshoes don’t always bring good luck. It was especially sweet ruining opening night in their brand new stadium. Yea, they have the ring, but that was two years ago. What have you done for me lately?
After the game was over, as I was walking to the car (a little taller and a lot prouder), I knew there was no need to say anything. After all, everyone saw me. I was the only 10 foot pumpkin walking down Merrill in a sea of 0 and 1 blue!
May we meet again in Tampa!
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah…. Go Blue Forever. I thought you were a Hoosier?!
The only time I pull against the Colts is when they play Halas’ boys.
But, on a side note, I wonder who most of the Indy Colts fans pulled for in 1980 and 1981 and 1982 and 1983 when the Colts were the Baltimore Colts. And I wonder how many of the current colts fans were Colts fans for the first three seasons in Indy when they never had a wining record? My guess is not as many as there are today. And I’m guessing there won’t be as many a few years after Manning retires, either