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This may seem silly, but i was just watching SportsCenter and they were about to do a segment on the final AFC playoff spot. In the open for it they showed highlights of all the other AFC playoff teams that were already in besides us! And the Chiefs highlight was Charles' TD run against us last week! Man its like they go out of their way to disrespect us or write us off. I know its not a big deal but COME ON MAN!

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They don't "hate us" at all.....    not even a little bit.

 

You've got some editor who is cutting the hi-lites....   sometimes with a producer, sometimes without.

 

Charles plays for KC...  the Chiefs are going to the playoffs.    So, they used a nice play that they likely had a very good camera angle on....

 

Don't read too much into stuff like that....   really....   it'll drive you crazy if you over-think things....

 

No one's trying to mess with Indy.....   they liked us when Peyton was here....   now they like us with Andrew....

 

No worries....     it's all good!

 

And I say that as someone with 30 years in media,  including 25 in TV News....

 

Really......    we're good!      :thmup:

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This may seem silly, but i was just watching SportsCenter and they were about to do a segment on the final AFC playoff spot. In the open for it they showed highlights of all the other AFC playoff teams that were already in besides us! And the Chiefs highlight was Charles' TD run against us last week! Man its like they go out of their way to disrespect us or write us off. I know its not a big deal but COME ON MAN!

I honestly believe that the big media channels don't cover us as much because we don't advertise. The week leading up to the Manning game was crazy because of the whole Jim Irsay thing, but we beat Peyton and that was all she wrote. We don't have Brandon Browner getting indefinitely suspended for PEDs, no Richie Incognito giving rookies swirlies in the locker room, etc. We focus on football and just keep our eyes forward. Honestly one of the most enticing things about being a fan of this ballclub is that we never let outside circumstances get to us.

 

Let them "hate" and/or "disrespect" us. We were the first of 12 teams with hats and a banner for the stadium while everybody else was getting love on ESPN. We focus on what we need to.

 

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This may seem silly, but i was just watching SportsCenter and they were about to do a segment on the final AFC playoff spot. In the open for it they showed highlights of all the other AFC playoff teams that were already in besides us! And the Chiefs highlight was Charles' TD run against us last week! Man its like they go out of their way to disrespect us or write us off. I know its not a big deal but COME ON MAN!

They don't have the airtime between Tony Romo and Mike Shanahan to give the Colts coverage.

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This may seem silly, but i was just watching SportsCenter and they were about to do a segment on the final AFC playoff spot. In the open for it they showed highlights of all the other AFC playoff teams that were already in besides us! And the Chiefs highlight was Charles' TD run against us last week! Man its like they go out of their way to disrespect us or write us off. I know its not a big deal but COME ON MAN!

I am okay with being overlooked by ESPN, the colts can just sneak in and win the Super Bowl while ESPN talks about who will be the new coach of the Jets next year and how RGIII is still the best qb out of last years draft class even though he got benched.

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I am okay with being overlooked by ESPN, the colts can just sneak in and win the Super Bowl while ESPN talks about who will be the new coach of the Jets next year and how RGIII is still the best qb out of last years draft class even though he got benched.

Espn is just the new MTV of sports.  I could care less what they do or don't talk about.

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They focus more on teams that are more likely to make a run in the playoffs.  Based on the way the Colts have dropped a few stinkers, they don't know if the team is seriously a contender or not, and in their estimation definitely not.  Collinsworth and many others have made their picks AWAY from the Colts in the last two weeks. I realize Collinsworth is not with ESPN but many have grabbed his coattails. I can't say I blame them, but I would like to have the real Colts please stand up.  Who are we?  Not really sure but I hope we are not the team that played the Rams, Cardinals, & Bengals.

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I look at ESPN like a big fraternity and most of the members don't like us or are not interested. It almost like they treat the Colts like they are not relevant and have a losing record. They would rather talk about the Redskins.

Exactly! Its just so annoying. It bothers me because its nice to be able to listen to what people who arent complete Colts homers have to say about them. Yet it never happens. It just seems like such a slap in the face to be the only one of five teams who didnt get a highlight, like they dont even consider us a playoff team. I just want to be recognized as the great team that we are. This might not be the best example but i think of it as having a son or family member who is fantastic at their sport yet they never get recognized in the paper bc they go to a "small" school. Eventually youre like WTH!

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They focus more on teams that are more likely to make a run in the playoffs.  Based on the way the Colts have dropped a few stinkers, they don't know if the team is seriously a contender or not, and in their estimation definitely not.  Collinsworth and many others have made their picks AWAY from the Colts in the last two weeks. I realize Collinsworth is not with ESPN but many have grabbed his coattails. I can't say I blame them, but I would like to have the real Colts please stand up.  Who are we?  Not really sure but I hope we are not the team that played the Rams, Cardinals, & Bengals.

But looking at it that way, why would KC be more likely than us to make a run in the playoffs? We just steamrolled them AT HOME and have lost like 4 of their last 5. The bengals were just beat down by the Steelers and "technically" only beat us by 7 at home if you disregard the bogus TD on 4th and goal. Honestly the only games i think we played terribly for 4 quarters are the Rams and Cardinals games, and both of those teams have been playing great. I think we have just as good of a shot at making the Super Bowl than anyone in the AFC.

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I look at ESPN like a big fraternity and most of the members don't like us or are not interested. It almost like they treat the Colts like they are not relevant and have a losing record. They would rather talk about the Redskins.

After Chris Polian gets fired as Player Personnel Director(JAX).....ESPN will never be the same.....he was a true cancer to the staff on West 56th.

 

It is so great to have a family atmosphere in Indy...not just the Polian family.!!  Or Polian 'disciples' handing him big positions I feel some on here could do better....I do not like Chris Polian in the least...tore our scouting department apart!!

 

Old article....but interesting.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/49889/chris-polian-officially-joins-jacksonville-jaguars

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It's about like the Monday night football preview vs the chargers. Where they only showed andrew luck on the commercial and didn't even say who they were playing. LoL.

Im suprised they didnt photoshop him out of his Colts uniform and have him in just a plain #12 jersey like Eli Manning in the Citizen commercials.

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So which teams showed on espn on all the time have made the Super Bowl? haha

If you look at it more closely, ESPN plays to the favorites in a popularity contest sort of way. Its the ONLY way a team that has shown such mediocrity as the Dallas Cowboys keep getting air time like they have been legitimate Super Bowl contenders for years...they have gotten more coverage on ESPN than any of the past 10 Super Bowl winners COMBINED. And this team has been a 500% club since 1997. It just beggs the question...since "Americas team" is supposedly the Cowboys, is mediocrity what "America" really celebrating? ESPN is ridiculous.

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They don't "hate us" at all.....    not even a little bit.

 

You've got some editor who is cutting the hi-lites....   sometimes with a producer, sometimes without.

 

Charles plays for KC...  the Chiefs are going to the playoffs.    So, they used a nice play that they likely had a very good camera angle on....

 

Don't read too much into stuff like that....   really....   it'll drive you crazy if you over-think things....

 

No one's trying to mess with Indy.....   they liked us when Peyton was here....   now they like us with Andrew....

 

No worries....     it's all good!

 

And I say that as someone with 30 years in media,  including 25 in TV News....

 

Really......    we're good!      :thmup:

If that is true why is it when everyone thought we were gonna lose to the chiefs.  And we destroyed them.  That on mike and mike and on first take they talked about it for 2 mins.  But the cowboys or washington or any other big market they spent hours on. Just saying

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Far too often there is no real reason for hate in the world other than people not responding to the better nature of our angels. Hate is easy but it's a fire inside that demands to be fed and robs people of their time and peace. As others here have said just let it go and find the light that is the Colts success this year..... however much of it we are granted to have and just enjoy it without being robbed of the joy by someone else's negativity.

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If you look at it more closely, ESPN plays to the favorites in a popularity contest sort of way. Its the ONLY way a team that has shown such mediocrity as the Dallas Cowboys keep getting air time like they have been legitimate Super Bowl contenders for years...they have gotten more coverage on ESPN than any of the past 10 Super Bowl winners COMBINED. And this team has been a 500% club since 1997. It just beggs the question...since "Americas team" is supposedly the Cowboys, is mediocrity what "America" really celebrating? ESPN is ridiculous.

 

Americas team makes huge money!! ...  on the field make little headway.  Why is this not a path should ESPN follow?

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If you look at it more closely, ESPN plays to the favorites in a popularity contest sort of way. Its the ONLY way a team that has shown such mediocrity as the Dallas Cowboys keep getting air time like they have been legitimate Super Bowl contenders for years...they have gotten more coverage on ESPN than any of the past 10 Super Bowl winners COMBINED. And this team has been a 500% club since 1997. It just beggs the question...since "Americas team" is supposedly the Cowboys, is mediocrity what "America" really celebrating? ESPN is ridiculous.

Dallas is a big market with lots of fans and ESPN is in the money making business. It's not like ESPN is the C-Span of the sports world.

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This may seem silly, but i was just watching SportsCenter and they were about to do a segment on the final AFC playoff spot. In the open for it they showed highlights of all the other AFC playoff teams that were already in besides us! And the Chiefs highlight was Charles' TD run against us last week! Man its like they go out of their way to disrespect us or write us off. I know its not a big deal but COME ON MAN!

Your first line is the most accurate - it is silly.

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Espn believes Colts and Irsay did Peyton wrong...Peyton is their commercial boy and cash cow.

Not a surprise.

personally, I liked it last week when the anchor said "Colts are only team to clinch and they'll be the worst team in the playoffs"

Then we go and put Beatdown on KC and the sunshine band

Holy Smokes that is a terrible post.

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Holy Smokes that is a terrible post.

the part about hating us for doing Peyton wrong is really stupid.  Obviously it made a huge story and did good things for ESPN when we let him go, Denver signed him, and he broke the all time TD record...

 

but the part about them saying "Indy is the only team to clinch a playoff spot but they will be the worst playoff team" right before we beat KC makes me smile :)

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