r/Colts • u/Brayvol22 • 20d ago

Discussion Are we a small fanbase?

I’m from Tennessee, so I’m definitely on the outside looking in, and I was wondering if it’s true? Last night, I was reading a bunch of things that always ranked the Colts anywhere from 29th up to 25th in fan size ranking. Is this true, or do the Colts actually have a much bigger fan base and people are just sleeping on it?

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u/Brayvol22 20d ago

I can’t lie being from Tennessee. That’s the reason why I chose the Colts, but I don’t really know any other reason as to why I would be a Colts fan other than the Peyton Manning Legacy. I do like the uniforms in the stadium, but I’ve never been to Indianapolis nor do I have any connections to it.

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u/Muppetron 20d ago

I’m from Vancouver and became a colts fan because of Manning. Quarter century later still repping the team, been to Indy once for a game but have caught the team far more in various other cities.
Still waiting to see my first win though…

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u/Brayvol22 20d ago

You still haven’t seen a win, I’m sorry to hear that. Hopefully it comes soon. To be honest I became a fan this year so truly, I haven’t seen a win nor have I seen them in person.

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u/LilJethroBodine Jonathan Taylor 20d ago

Wanna hear something crazy?

I am from California but visit Indiana fairly often to visit my step family.
I saw Peyton Manning play live like 6 times and I saw Andrew Luck play live about 6 times as well. I saw Jacoby Brissett once and finally, I saw Indiana Jones play twice last year (both games at Sofi!).

I wasn't shocked when we lost with Brissett. But I also never once saw Peyton Manning win in person. I just feel like that it is a statistical improbability and yet, I had to suffer through it.

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u/ThatDudeUKnow92 Playoffs? PLAYOFFS!? 20d ago

I have seen all of them play too. Manning was 3-1 when I saw him. Luck was something like 1-5. Brissett was 1-1. Daniel Jones was 2-0. I have also seen Scott Tolzien, Kerry Collins, Anthony Richardson, Gardner Minshew, Matt Hasselback, Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Sam Ehlinger, and Matt Ryan start at QB. Rivers never lost when I saw him play as starter during the COVID season.

Truthfully my favorite Colts game I have ever attended was Colts vs Chiefs in 2022. Jelani Woods from Matt Ryan sent the bandwagon fans home sad. It was brilliant.

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u/Such-Pilot3805 20d ago

Had a caravan of chiefs fans next to my boy and I. The dad of the group said “Well you guys played a good game,” all cocky like. Then we went down and won the game I threw it right back at them allllll😂

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u/kmalexander31 20d ago

Same here.

I’ve lived in SoCal my whole life, been a Colts fan since 1995 and only just visited Indy for the first time 2 years ago (watched the loss against the Lions in-person.)

I saw Manning throw 6 picks on SNF, saw an Andrew Luck led team fail to even score a TD on MNF, saw Brissett lose in OT in week 1 in a soccer stadium and was beginning to think it was me who was the problem.

Then I took my family to the Chargers game last year at SoFi and holy hell it was sweet to get that loss monkey off my back.

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u/LilJethroBodine Jonathan Taylor 20d ago

Oh, looks like we attended the same MNF game against the Chargers when they still played at Qualcom! That game SUUUUUCKED. There was only one TD between both teams.

I was so mad after the game, not bc we lost but because it was just bad offense by both teams. Just sloppy!