I don't know about "homer" but I'm definitely a diehard.
I grew up 40 miles north of Houston and I've been a diehard Colts fans since I was 10 and could follow football on my own. My earliest memories of the Oilers were pretty positive. But around the mid-90's the vibe was completely different and everyone seemed to badmouth them.
And since my little league team every year was the Colts, I found the "real life" version of them on tv fascinating. That first year I kept up with them happened to be the '95 season and the playoff run and I was hooked.
Not long after, the Manning era started and I had no choice but to have a blast following them.
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