My Challenge to Colts Fans Going to the Game on Sunday
by LovinBlue on Nov 11, 2009 4:28 PM EST
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MAKE NOISE, and lots of it!!
Gregg Rosenthal of PFT just posted a non-news story (surprising) about how quiet the Luke is relative to the RCA Dome. He and other commenters took their shots at Polian (the old "pumped in noise" accusation especially). This "story" may be the best "locker room" material Colts fans can get.
In response, for those of you who will be at the game Sunday night, I plead with you to scream your heart out! Do it when the Pats offense take the field. Do it when the ball is kicked or punted to them. Do it when they huddle on offense. Hell, do it during timeouts.
Here is a good guide as to when to yell (yes, I'm exposing my own fanbase here because Cal fans generally suck at yelling at the right time, and we completely die out when something negative happens). I urge you not to succumb to the inevitable downs of the game. I did it in 2006 and missed the best playoff game comeback of all time.
So scream! It will hurt. It will be tiring. You will have a headache for a day or two afterward. But if your yelling disrupts Brady's timing even a couple of times in the game, it could make all the difference.
I plan to be yelling so loud that you will hear me from California.
Go Colts!!!
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You missed the comeback?
I’m sorry. That’s just horrible for a Colts’ fan.
And from another sister out here in California – my pleas go out to you as well! I know I’ll be hoarse (or horse hahaha) for a few days after.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
yep
threw my phone in disgust, and it broke in half… spent the afternoon replacing it and fuming
It didn’t really dawn on me for days that we had won. Made the SB a little less sweet for me, honestly. Must contain my emotions better!
How can you not love a team that does this?
Or throw your husband's phone next time.
Just a thought. =-)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 11, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
and it mentions that Manning said the new building is quiet, so...
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
maybe this was Manning's way to get the challenge out to the fans ;-)
How can you not love a team that does this?
I'm sorry.
I can’t answer you. My voice is still gone from the Houston game. The noise level was incredible in that game.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: This is my dad's favorite scene from one of my all-time favorite shows. Full of win, IMO.
the building is wide and spacious and doesnt hold sound well. Im sure they'll add a ton
of metal spacers or something to the building to increase the volume.
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
*as well
the RCA Dome was a sound box. They should have nixed the retractable roof and built a retractable “tight space” so that during colts games the area would have been as small as possible, making ears bleed
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
actually adding metal spacers
would spread sound. It would have to be a different material to concentrate it, but in this case I guess It wouldn’t matter
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
well
i was being sarcastic.. :P I think they are stuck with what they have, now. Which is a beautiful stadium, but not near the HFA they used to have.
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
lol
it could be done you know but yeah, this stadium, while beautiful in its own style, presents a lot of things like the noise, that amount of inner space and specially that useless roof. Its fancy and probably if you were in the south, it would be better but here its just pointless…
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Well I definitely took the RCA dome for granted
Obviously having an open roof would make a difference, but I didn’t realize it would go from two jumbo jets having sex in my ears to ordinary.
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
by SpazMo on Nov 11, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
lol
Damn, I miss the dome…and I never had the opportunity to go to a game there…
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 11:44 PM EST up reply actions
I was there too Cass, IT WAS LOUD.
Lovin Blue, Your wish is my command.
I’ll be so loud it’’ll hurt. My voice will be hoarse, and my husband will love it, cause I won’t be able to speak for a week.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Double awesome
Giving your loudest for the sake of your team. Losing your voice for the sake of your husband.
/fights off a tear
by coltsfanawalt on Nov 12, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
My advice to the powers that be,
PLEASE CLOSE THE ROOF!
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
What she said.
What’s the weather supposed to be like Sunday night?
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 11, 2009 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
High 60, Low 47, 30% chance of showers.
We’ve been having an Indian Summer here in Indy, unless things change drastically, it should be nice during the day and cool and crisp at night.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
..............
Sunday Night:
Rain Showers
Lo: 41° POP: 40%
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the lower 40s.
http://www.weatherforyou.com/weather/indiana/indianapolis.html
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: This is my dad's favorite scene from one of my all-time favorite shows. Full of win, IMO.
What? My forcast wasn't good enough? LOL
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Simultaneous posting,
but now that you mention it, your forecast is terrible. There are no quotes or anything.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: This is my dad's favorite scene from one of my all-time favorite shows. Full of win, IMO.
Weird, we were doing the same thing at the exact same time?
Must be a psychic connection or something, plus I don’t need quotes, my word is the truth. (most of the time)
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
I believe so.
It would be too cold to have it open on a fall Sunday night. Plus there’s a chance of rain Sunday. I would be willing to bet that it would be closed (Now watch you hit your 2-outer).
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: This is my dad's favorite scene from one of my all-time favorite shows. Full of win, IMO.
if its opened on sunday thats a pretty bad beat.
i was irked that it was opened this past sunday. Close it. Keep it loud. We’re 8-0, if we get #1 seed we don’t have to worry about playing outside. I like football weather as much as the next guy, Free and Mathis are twice as fast when there’s a ton of noise.
Also, interesting side note: If the season ended today, we’d have a lot of time to fill. And also, the four divisional winners from the NFC? All dome teams: NO, Minn, Ari, Dal. YEAR OF THE ROOF.
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
Anything less than 72 degrees would be too cold to keep it open
/California girl born and raised
How can you not love a team that does this?
Yeah, of course, unless there's a full moon
to shine into Clark’s eyes, then they’ll open it
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
Showing the Chi-Town Love
I’ll be driving down from Chicago for this game. Since it’s one of only two games I get to see live this season (the other being the Broncos game) you better believe I’ll be screaming my lungs out.
LovinBlue-
I almost had the same thing happen to me. Had a party in Chicago and watched the NFC and AFC championships with some friends. After watching all my Chicago friends freaking out after the Bears win, I was extremely upset at halftime of the Colts/Pats game and seriously contemplated turning the game off and sulking. I reminded myself though that I turned off the Colts/Bucs game and missed that comeback, so I decided to stick through the game. Very glad I did.
btw
what’s up with those feces they found at the luke?
So, can the stadium be suspended, a fine or what?
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
maybe it was on purpose
for pats fans you know?
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
pretty long and elaborate scheme
to contaminate food from every home game since last year just to get at the small number of Pats fans who make the trek out there this Sunday.
Keep the faith!
See? It's working - lol!
Actually my husband forwarded me the story and said something about not having a stadium dog while I’m there. I responded that maybe it’s a good thing for the Jets that they’re not coming to town.
How can you not love a team that does this?
lol
you’re going alone?
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
I'll be there for the Denver and Tennessee games
once with my BFF and another time with another poster on this blog…
How can you not love a team that does this?
cool
I hope I can fly over there for a game in 2010.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
just joking man(?)
Its just gross and very, VERY disappointing. 1 year, NEW stadium and they don’t even worry about takin care of it.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
I was at the Houston game too
And while it was loud at some points, people didn’t even seem interested in the game during the second and third quarters. I remember the days of the RCA Dome when the fans would be loud all game long, and nobody would dare take a seat when the opposing offense was on the field. Now its become hard to get anybody to stand up before third down.
I know the seats at the Luke are comfy, but I want to echo the challenge. Colts fans, please: stand up, scream your head off, and pump some life into the defense! You’re at a football game, so act like it!
winning is so 2006,
we’re past these regular season games, get with it!
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
I'll be screaming from Florida
I just watched NFL Live on ESPN. Teddy Bruschi is such a tool. He said that the Colts/Pats rivalry didn’t really start until the 2006 AFC championship game and that the Pats considered the Colts a finesse team and much of a threat in the games that mattered. What a crock! That dumbass doesn’t realize that all regular season games matter. If they hadn’t been so busy cheating/stealing signals, maybe things would have turned out differently in the playoffs. Sheesssssh! Bruschi has this attitude of superiority and he’s really nothing but a giant buffoon.
Bruschi is an idiot. Enough said.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
+54
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
I hate Bruschi
I have ever since watching
a) His roid rage rampage run roughshod through our offense in the 2004 AFCCG (alliteration FTW!).
b) The 2004 Pats Americas Game(I wanted to see the first half when the Steelers ended their streak of wins, turned it off afterwards). It showed him scoffing at the idea that the Steelers were anything other than sad excuses for rivals.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 11, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
True
I was watching the 2004 America’s Game (can’t remember why), and it was simply horrible watching some Pats stuff, but having that douchebag Bruschi believing he was like one of the almighty God’s of football was simply annoying.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 11, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
Bruschi = Sugar Ray Leonard
I appreciate their skills and love for their sports, but anybody with millions in the bank and a family should not be endangering his life (TB) or his eyesight (RL) for one more adrenaline high, one more payday, etc.
for those of you too young, the background is that Ray Leonard retired as one of the gresatest boxers ever, smart, good looking, cute kid, endorsements, rich, undefeated (?) but left boxing after being diagnosed with a detached retina. 6 months later he was back at it. I used to like him.
Bruschi, I never actually liked him but felt he was good. Until he decided to return to football in his 30s after the hole in his heart was fixed. Christ, he had dodged a bullet his whole life and rather than surmise that he had been lucky up to that point, he decided it meant he was bullet-proof. If I was his wife I’d have severed one of his big toes to prevent him from ever playing again, yet leaving him with 99% of the normal functions of his body. Better than removing his spleen with a grapefruit spoon, which was my second choice.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
I've read his book
The decision he made to come back was not made lightly, either on his part or on the part of the Patriots. Owner Robert Kraft actually flew him to get other opinions from his own experts (in addition to Bruschi’s) to be extra sure. It was a problem that was fixed, not a condition that could have occurred again.
Keep the faith!
He's not only a jerk, he's a liar.
I remember when they won a playoff game in Foxboro and he left the field screaming in the camera about being disrespected and how they beat the Colts. It was a decent length and emotional rant. I hated him ever since.
This latest antic was a lie and a cheap shot at the Colts. Apparantly he has never changed and his bitterness has followed him into retirement.
by coltsfanawalt on Nov 12, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, and LB, this was an excellent idea.
reccd
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
Tommy's Secrets.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
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