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  1. On 2/23/2019 at 11:49 AM, British_Colt said:

    Colts fan from Kent, England.

     

    Spent a year at Indiana University, Bloomington in 2010-11. Was an NFL fan before that but didn't follow a team. Went to LOS to watch Peyton beat the Bengals that season and was a confirmed Colts fan from then on. 

     

    Came back in 2013 and saw us lose to the Dolphins at LOS, and hoping to make another visit for the upcoming season.

     

    Lucky enough to meet Andrew Luck at an event in London a couple of years ago and he signed a mini helmet for me.

     

    Was at the same event, and he signed my #12 jersey! Was a very entertaining evening and Andrew came across as a very classy young man.

  2. 13 hours ago, Kccolts said:

    I live in Kilsyth, (near Glasgow) Scotland

     

    I watch the games on Sky Sports and also follow the text updates via NFLscores or ESPN.com if the Colts games in not featuring on SKY or I am not near a TV.

     

    I would not watch a re-run of a full game, but will watch youtube highlights on the Monday following a game.

     

    If circumstances allow, I will watch an 8.25pm game (1.30am) kick off in Scotland in full with my son.

     

    As I have no doubt bored everyone on here, I have now seen the Colts live 3 times, once at Wembley and then in New York and Indianapolis last season.

     

    I would say that seeing the team live last October now rates No1 on my list of all time top sporting trips, even eclipsing going to France to watch Scotland play in 1998 World Cup Final.

     

    The reason for this is that I was able to do this trip with my Family whereas France was on my own.

     

    I am not sure if I will get back to Indy or USA to watch another game, but I have my memories to last a lifetime.

     

    I would encourage any other "worldwide" fans to try to make a trip across to see the team, you will be assured a great welcome, spend time in a lovely city, and enjoy a game in one of the best stadium in the world (in my opinion).

     

    I also love this Forum, getting an inside track on what is happening and also having a platform to ask the questions that few people in Scotland are able to answer.

    I concur with all of the above. Originally from Airdrie, Scotland.

  3. On 2/18/2019 at 11:05 AM, DaveA1102 said:

    1. I live in a small town called Alloa in the centre of Scotland.

     

    2. I subscribe to Gamepass and have Sky Sports too so watch all Colts games live although, if it is a late game here, I will usually get up early and watch it on replay before work rather than stay up late so that I can fast forward through ads. 

     

    Because most of the games this year were at the same time as Redzone, a lot of the time I bring down a second TV to the living room to watch the Colts game on one screen and Redzone on the other.  My wife is not a fan of this set up!!! haha

     

    3. It is rare for me to re-watch a game, mostly due to having a lack of spare time available with a very young family.

     

    On a side note in response to how I became a Colts fan.  I had been watching the NFL for a few years and decided I needed to pick a team.  Being a Glasgow Rangers fan, I wanted to pick a team in Blue and White to stay "on brand" (plus the blue really brings out my eyes, lol) and one of my favourite TV shows is Parks and Recreation and I saw an episode where they visited LOS, so that was it!

    Also a Rangers fan Dave. I think next year will be our year......

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  4. Scottish (no surprise - see user name!), but now living in the South of France. Watch on Game Pass and not a fan of re-watching us lose.

     

    Seen the Colts twice, at the LOS vs Seahawks in 2013, and in London vs the Jags. Hoping to see them in Indy again soon.

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  5. We have this same tired debate 2 or 3 times a year now. Get used to it. As long as the London games sell out like they do, they will be there for decades to come. The owners agreed to this, not Goodell. The world is a much smaller place now, embrace it rather than bemoan.

     

    FTR, I would not like to see an International franchise either......and the teams that mostly 'lose' a home game can hardly fill a thimble, never mind pull in 80,000 fans.

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  6. 2 hours ago, horseshoecrabs said:

    Hey guys ,

    To sum this season in a nut shell, We have  set the gantlet, for next season. Let's hope we continue to draft well and  get the FA players we need to personify, the mind set we have established  for our younger  players, We need  some more skilled players on offense  & defense  to enhance our current roster  next year. With a healthy Andrew Luck, the sky is the limit, So we need to strike now why the iron is hot next season  to bring a championship season back to the Colts!  With the right  roster, and not a lot  of  injuries , I feel that the coaching staff will  be even better next season , for us to make a run at the Super Bowl! Let us prepare  for next Season, and support our team for the run at Next's years  Super Bowl! We are close to Excellence guys! let's  believe. we can do this . I know this  is  a Rah Rah pep talk guys, but I truly believe , that we are close to doing this. 

     

    What coaching staff?

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  7. As much as I admire Frank, I find this (and others of this ilk) all a bit hokey. But we are in great shape and I really like where we are headed. Just not a fan of the 1-0 mantra etc. I personally don't think we need to brand 'doing your job' with something so tacky and contrived.

     

    But if it works for the organisation, who am I to judge.

     

     

  8. If being a 'bandwagon' fan means having the choice to say and to support what sporting culture and performance and management you prefer or appreciate for your team, then it is hardly a crime. I've never liked the phrase / concept, so no big deal here. But I understand the reverse opinion on this.

     

    So I give this the 'who cares'.

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  9. No big deal really. I too have a weekly routine, culminating on a Sunday lunchtime. I live in a small medieval market town in South France, and every Sunday at 12.05 the church bells toll. That is my 10 minute warning to get ready to go the local bar/cafe for the traditional  Sunday liquid lunch. Like clockwork. It's what professionals do......

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  10. 12 minutes ago, Superman said:

     

    Which seems to be the primary reason so many Colts fans think it was either pick Nelson or have a bad OL. But that's not a true choice.

    Maybe. But 'form' tells me we had to do something different, something drastic, as previous efforts did not deliver. There is no correct viewpoint. 

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  11. 1 hour ago, Superman said:

     

    It's much easier to protect the QB than most Colts fans seem to think. And I get that, to an extent, because we had such bad protection for several years. Our OL started deteriorating in 2007, and seemed to get worse every year.

     

    But you don't have to spend premium draft picks to get good OL play.

     

    And the reason protecting the QB is so important is because defenses put a premium on affecting the QB. You have the cart before the horse.

     

    Also, priorities in team building are not the same as determining draft value. There is some overlap, but you're conflating two issues. 

    In theory. We have watched the Colts oline whiff for years. This is a circular argument. I don't really care about the relative merits of pick value, what I see is working irrespective of the actual personel. Nelson is just one part of the equation, albeit a significant one. 

     

    Tally-ho chaps, off to Kansas we go........

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