The Anti-Fan

Okay, okay. I'm not a big football fan. But, I delight in rooting against certain teams. In my past it was always Purdue, Notre Dame, The Pistons, the Knicks and the Patriots. Over the last year and a half I have delighted in rooting against the Colts. Why you might ask? Well probably because I live in Indiana and it makes people angry with me. I rooted for the Colts for the better part of my life. I always had such high hopes, only to see those hopes dashed to the ground in the playoffs (at least over the past couple of years). Because I'm not a huge sports fan, it was very easy for me to stop rooting for them and start rooting against them. The year I stopped rooting for the Colts, they went to the Superbowl, and won it! Okay, I see the irony. But I continue to enjoy rooting against them, and I really do enjoy it. I tried to root for the Colts one Sunday earlier in the season when I was by myself watching the game , and I couldn't do it. I have become a real anti-Colts Fan. I even bought a Patriots stocking cap to wear around. It feels liberating to not get sucked into the Blue and White tide that swirls around me. I've seen more than a few people shake their heads at me when I walk into a store with my hat on. One of my good friends took my hat off and threw it in the snow. I picked it up, brushed it off and said, "It's undaunted. Just like the Patriots, still undefeated."

A psychologist would likely analyze me and tell me that I'm trying to protect myself from disappointment by not rooting for any team. And they could be right. But I do get kind of sad when the Colts win, so I'm not completely dysfunctional . . . am I?

On another note. We just recorded the music for a Neil Kring Cole music video that will be released next week - We Three Krings . . . stay tuned for more. If you want to check out the project we worked on last Christmas you can find it here: Neil Kring Cole.