The Tennessean's article on Peyton Manning fans in Tennessee

by Brad Wells on Dec 6, 2009 8:26 AM EST in Colts Analysis

Gary Estwick of Nashvillie's newspaper, The Tennessean, stopped by during the week to talk about the Titans and Colts on our podcast. Gary also wrote an article for his paper about a significant number of Peyton Manning fans who live in Titans country, and how the annual Titans v. Colts games pose a little bit of a problem for the Volunteer State.

Nashville's Cynthia Kear said she's rooting for the Titans to win at Indianapolis on Sunday, but she's also supporting Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
"Technically, I cheer for the Titans," she said. "But the first quarter, I'll cheer for Peyton Manning. I want him to do good. … I'm not a Colts fan at all."

Confused? Don't be. This is a pigskin problem in the Volunteer State twice a year, when some fans have to decide whether to support the Titans or the most famous University of Tennessee football player of the last century.

More than a decade after Manning became a Colt, the situation still divides families and friendships, at least temporarily. This time, however, the decision could be especially difficult.

The article is a good read, and I recommend it for those of you looking to "gear up" for the game today. The article also quotes yours truly, who does his best not to sound like too much of an idiot.

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nice!

SB got some love in his article! I guess not all MSM think bloggers are weenies.

@lefpsyd

by lefpsyd on Dec 6, 2009 10:27 AM EST reply actions

Ha! Cynthia is a co-worker of mine. I’m a transplanted Indy fan now living in Nashville and she and I had that conversation just about the first time we met.

Awesome…

by Back 2 the Boogaloo on Dec 6, 2009 10:49 AM EST reply actions

:D

I read it yesterday, really good read!

by Sir Sci on Dec 6, 2009 11:13 AM EST reply actions

"I do want him to do good"

Grammar FAIL. It is Tennessee, though. ;-)

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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I need to find another stupid artifice to put here

by LV Steelers Fan on Dec 6, 2009 11:47 AM EST reply actions

Hey, back off of Tennessee

before your lil’ Pennsylvanian butt get a good ol’ country butt kicking!!! :-)

Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!

by KMR24 on Dec 6, 2009 11:55 AM EST up reply actions

If we play the Saints in the SB...

… I’ll be able to relate.

However, I will still be rooting for the Colts over Drew Brees. I’d love to see him win a super bowl, but you can’t root against your team for a former college player.

While it’s always nice to see Boilers do well in the pros, and Drew Brees is a tremendous ambassador for Purdue, I just can’t root for him over the Colts, no way.

by Nate H on Dec 6, 2009 5:31 PM EST reply actions

Come on, use common sense. There’s no oxygen there, no bars, and the dating scene is deader than dead. No way a university goes there. Are job recruiters gonna just fly there to interview sceniors? I don’t think so.

You’d sooner see Brady throw multiple picks in a December loss to Miami than a university on the moo—what?

Never mind.

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

by Bobman on Dec 7, 2009 2:38 AM EST reply actions