From Lifelong Colts Fan: Advice to Saints Fans

by GabrielF on Dec 1, 2009 2:42 PM EST

Congrats, Saints fans. Your team hammered the Patriots and has proven themselves to be the team to beat, at least in the NFC. It was a long time coming and I have some advice on how to conduct yourselves as fans of a Superbowl caliber team:

1) Drink in moderation until after the game; then you can go full bore if you'd like. You want to remember your team's performance and, on the sweetest of evenings, Bill Belicheat's face.

2) Get over the haters. Every jerk with an opinion or a TV gig will begin telling you why your team isn't as good as their record. It's OK, your team will keep beating their team.

3) You can no longer talk trash to your friends about their teams. You have no need to. The exceptions are Pats fans and Cowboys fans. That's just the way it is.

4) You cannot compare your team to the Pats, the 1972 Dolphins or the Colts. Each team is unique and did its own thing. The Pats, for instance, cheated. The Dolphins played in a different era and didn't have to play 16 games. The Colts are a completely different team, too, with one more Superbowl ring than the Saints at this moment and many more great seasons than the Saints. And, in fairness, the Colts had a rivalry with the Patriots, instead of just devouring them in the Superdome, like they were the only people there during Katrina and there was no food available, as the Saints did.

5) You can never talk about your team's run ending. Plenty of haters will do that for you. Just enjoy it like it's going to go on forever. The Colts were supposed to barely make the playoffs this year, according to many; BS. Favre has been having his final season since Benjamin Franklin was out in France, philandering with their women and lobbying for their support in the Revolutionary War. It's the start of a Who Dat era. Geaux with it. And we'll see you in the Superbowl.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors.

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Very eloquent and to the point, but . . .

I, too, am a lifelong Colts fan. Don’t forget their win over Dallas in Super Bowl V.
Hey, some of those French ladies old Ben was philandering looked pretty fine, as I recall.

by oldecoltsfan on Dec 1, 2009 4:12 PM EST reply actions

Ben was a faithful (common-law) husband

At least so far in the bio I am reading, but I am only 1/4 through.

The Franch society ladies DID like his big beaver hat, however. Maybe that was a metaphor….

You could also have added “don’t let it go to your head. Nobody’s perfect and there’s always something to work on/worry about. The year we dismantled the champion Pats on the road and started 13-0…. things happened. It’s hard to say what. There was no collapse and better pass pro on a few plays (or one less false start on Tarik Glenn on a 96 yard drive) might have resulted in B2B Super Bowl wins in 05/06. But that did not happen.”

Great points about Cowboys and Pats fans.

I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.

by Bobman on Dec 1, 2009 4:37 PM EST reply actions