Indianapolis politician thinks Colts fans deserve a refund

[AR182]

think this needs one of these....:mj07:

Posted by Michael David Smith on December 29, 2009 9:48 AM ET

Two days later, Indianapolis fans are still furious that coach Jim Caldwell gave up on a chance at a perfect season and removed Peyton Manning and other key players in the third quarter of the Colts' loss to the Jets.

Those fans are joined in their fury by a powerful local politician.

Beurt SerVaas, a former councilman who overcame an oddly spelled name to become one of the most influential people in the city, has drafted a City-County Council resolution demanding that the NFL refund the money paid for tickets.

SerVaas was incensed that the Colts decided not to go for the win on Sunday and he doesn't think it's fair to charge full price for tickets to a game the Colts aren't trying to win. However, he apparently doesn't have anyone on the council willing to sponsor his resolution.

"Everyone likes to play Monday-morning quarterback," said Republican Ryan Vaughn, who is described by the Indianapolis Star as both the likely next council president and a season-ticket holder. "I think we have better things to do with our time than second-guess the decisions made by the Colts coaches."

Even if the council did pass such a resolution, the odds of the NFL refunding fans' tickets are exactly zero. But it's hard to blame the folks in Indianapolis for being angry.

 

[MadJack]

:nooo:

 

[The Joker]

But it's hard to blame the folks in Indianapolis for being angry.

Yep!

 

[MadJack]

They could boycott the playoff game(s) :shrug:

 

[AR182]

Plug gets pulled early on Polian's weekly radio show

Posted by Mike Florio

As it turns out, Colts coach Jim Caldwell wasn't the only guy taking heat for the ill-advised decision to throw back a chance at perfection like a fish not big enough to be a "keeper."

Team president Bill Polian has been getting hammered, too. And he faced the wrath of Colts fans during his Monday radio show.

And as pointed out by the folks at StampedeBlue.com, the one-hour program abruptly ended with 10 minutes to go, just as a caller had Polian on the run regarding Polian's position that injured starters shouldn't play in a meaningless game. The caller correctly explained that the decision to remove quarterback Peyton Manning and other healthy players had nothing to do with injuries.

At that point, the show went dead.

As StampedeBlue.com aptly puts it, "[J]ust like pulling the starters Sunday, Bill Polian seemed to pull himself out of the show early to avoid further injury."

Per the blog, Polian was "rude" throughout the show to callers who took exception with the decision not to go for the win.

Plenty of league insiders will respond to this news by concluding that Polian's temper has finally caught up with him -- and by taking a certain amount of pleasure in seeing him get what plenty of league insiders believe he deserves for years of subjecting folks in the business to the same attitude he demonstrated on Monday night when criticized for blowing a chance at perfection.

 

[Agent 0659]

They fuckin blew it. Idiots. Robbed 1 of the best QB-s ever of a chance at history. Why play them the week before, or the 1st half if you aren't playing to win?

I like how the Patriots were doing it, just blowing people out and running up the score.

Still can't believe they pulled this shit. It will hurt this team and now anything short of a Super Bowl will be a huge deal.

They basically forfeited the fucking game. :shrug:

 

[The Sponge]

They fuckin blew it. Idiots. Robbed 1 of the best QB-s ever of a chance at history. Why play them the week before, or the 1st half if you aren't playing to win?

I like how the Patriots were doing it, just blowing people out and running up the score.

Still can't believe they pulled this shit. It will hurt this team and now anything short of a Super Bowl will be a huge deal.

They basically forfeited the fucking game. :shrug:

The line was 7 and went down to three should have told everyone what was gonna happen with 80 to 90 percent of the money on Indy. How did the books know what the Colts were gonna do but nobody else was privy to this info? Might be why i made the Jets my best play of the day in the Hippo contest. If you are a handicapper u would have known that this was like stealing candy from a baby but guys don't know when they are being set up. Why didn't this coach do the same thing the week before? :shrug: Just my humble opinion.

 

[Big Daddy]

think this needs one of these....:mj07:

Posted by Michael David Smith on December 29, 2009 9:48 AM ET



Those fans are joined in their fury by a powerful local politician.

Beurt SerVaas, a former councilman who overcame an oddly spelled name to become one of the most influential people in the city, has drafted a City-County Council resolution demanding that the NFL refund the money paid for tickets.

SerVaas was incensed that the Colts decided not to go for the win on Sunday and he doesn't think it's fair to charge full price for tickets to a game the Colts aren't trying to win. However, he apparently doesn't have anyone on the council willing to sponsor his resolution.

Maybe he should ask the NFL why they continue to force season ticket holders to pay full price for meaningless pre-season games too :shrug:

 

[gardenweasel]

people forget super bowls....undefeated seasons?......doesn`t happen very often...

just ask mercury morris...lol

 

[MadJack]

The line was 7 and went down to three should have told everyone what was gonna happen with 80 to 90 percent of the money on Indy. How did the books know what the Colts were gonna do but nobody else was privy to this info? Might be why i made the Jets my best play of the day in the Hippo contest. If you are a handicapper u would have known that this was like stealing candy from a baby but guys don't know when they are being set up. Why didn't this coach do the same thing the week before? :shrug: Just my humble opinion.

 

[Old School]

better check w/Herm Edwards



:0corn

 

[ppabart]

why i made the Jets my best play of the day in the Hippo contest.

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

 

[The Sponge]

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

not sure what u are laughing about but when you are throwing up numbers like this u should be taken seriously. the best part is that i got ripped off three wins which really makes me 52-28. That smashes the leaders in the Hilton contest.

THe Sponge.....5-0........49-31
PO69..............3-2........46-33-1
TOWLIE..........3-1-1.....43-34-3
MOSUNIQ........1-3-1.....41-35-4
TRYTRYTRY.....3-2........40-37-3
KARA..............5-2........40-39
TOPSPIN.........3-2........39-38-3
BAGIANT.........1-4........37-41-2
CHACKIEE.......4-2........38-40-2

 

[The Sponge]

U and those eyes.

 

[hedgehog]

It was a meaningless game, they had nothing to play for. Except to get Peyton hurt and lose a chance at winning the Super Bowl, I agree with the coach for pulling his starters. Going undefeated means nothing if you don't win the Super Bowl, ask the Partiots...:shrug:

fans deserve nothing back, they were told in advance that they were most likely pulling the starters after halftime

 

[MadJack]

U and those eyes.

You're giving them a pretty good workout the last couple days. I feel them getting stronger :SIB

 

[The Sponge]

You're giving them a pretty good workout the last couple days. I feel them getting stronger :SIB

Cause ya quit smoking :clap:

 

[Agent 0659]

not sure what u are laughing about but when you are throwing up numbers like this u should be taken seriously. the best part is that i got ripped off three wins which really makes me 52-28. That smashes the leaders in the Hilton contest.

THe Sponge.....5-0........49-31
PO69..............3-2........46-33-1
TOWLIE..........3-1-1.....43-34-3
MOSUNIQ........1-3-1.....41-35-4
TRYTRYTRY.....3-2........40-37-3
KARA..............5-2........40-39
TOPSPIN.........3-2........39-38-3
BAGIANT.........1-4........37-41-2
CHACKIEE.......4-2........38-40-2

Fuck you, I will play you. Go ahead, let's here the rules.

 

[lewehands]

Bad move by Indy !!!!!! So glad I sold my tickets to that game and played the Jets however... :mj07:

 

[yyz]

not sure what u are laughing about but when you are throwing up numbers like this u should be taken seriously. the best part is that i got ripped off three wins which really makes me 52-28. That smashes the leaders in the Hilton contest.

51-28-1

That's the leader of the Hilton, so I don't see how the fuck you are "blowing anyone away". (By the way......they get credit for their wins. Not their "ripped off" wins)

Oh, and they pay $1,500 to play, and actually get paid at the end of the season, too.

You enjoy jerking yourself off over a record no one gives a shit about, stud.