I mean, there were alot of things that went on behind the scenes to make Irsay leave, but I still felt sorry for the city. And then I imagined how people would feel if the Colts picked up and left Indy.

The funny thing is that I was in high school in Europe when I heard that the Colts left Balitmore and I remember very clearly thinking: I will never root for that team. In fact, I will root against them…funny how things work out, isn’t it?

It was an entertaining and somewhat informative piece. I enjoyed it.

Seriously?!? scroll down the list of Fanposts and read one entitled – “I hate Baltimore….the city”. Those band memebers and whiny citizens need to shut their damn mouths, it’s been long enough. Lest we forget that they stole the Cleveland Browns!! All that stupid short movie was trying to do was slander the Irsay family as ssa bunch of alcoholics, and somehow Art Modell is a damn saint for moving the Browns. The city of Baltimore did that to themselves, THEY MADE THEIR CHOICE, and tried to take the team, and it’s profits away from Irsay….

Some who were getting over it will get stirred again, some who never knew will hate now, whether or not they are Baltimore fans. Perhaps that is not the point of the film, but it will be the result.

Although it was interesting to see how the band continued on after the team left during the second half of the show, I actually was more interested in the first half that dealt with the move to Indy.

I also realized while watching it that we’re nearing the point when the Colts will have been in Indy longer than they were in Baltimore. They spent 31 seasons in Baltimore, and are now in their 26th season in Indy.

as I’ve said, enough is enough from this whiners, the PA announcer still introduces The Indianapolis Colts as, “That team from Indianapolis” at the Baltimore home games. It just so happens that “That team from Indianapolis” went into Baltimore’s house and beat them down on the road to the Super Bowl.

Who’s whining? It was a documentary about history. It was actually really fair as Irsay Jr. had a chance to speak. Our old Mayor Shaefer even said that Bob was a good guy for the most part. It’s business and I just enjoyed the show for the “movie” of it. It’s been 25 years so your right that the huge majority of those attending the RAVENS games don’t really have the attachment.

I think it’s neat to see the old players regardless of jerseys but the old guys are slowly fading away. We now have retired Ravens which is more emotional and new for me. I see McCrary, Burnette and Goose mingling with the fans and that is becoming my history.

Irsay sr. may have been a drunk, but Baltimore all but forced him to leave. The voters passed a law forbidding any new stadium be built, and for a decade the stadium wasn’t improved even when the City’s own group said it was terrible. I mean the teams had to share locker rooms! THEN, the legislature starts passing a law to seize the team with imminent domain. Anyone with a brain cell would have moved immediately when that happens.

Of course the documentary is just “lol dude was a drunk so who knows why he would abandon these great fans!”

A good accounting of the situation is on the Baltimore Colts wikipedia page.