BLUE REIGN

In the waning moments of Super Bowl XLI, Colts fans at Nick's English Hut did not want to jinx their team. They were afraid anything could happen with time still left in the game.\nOnce the clock hit zero, they were able to start the party.\nThe Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 on Sunday night to give the Circle City its first major championship -- and many in the Bloomington community celebrated, too.\n"(The) Colts are a team of destiny," junior Ty Ferraro said. "It's meant be -- everything lined up for them this year. Peyton Manning's the best quarterback in the league."\nDespite the number of IU students from Chicago, the crowd at Nick's English Hut was full of Colts fans.\n"I love my Colts," senior Katie Fagan said after the game. "They (were) absolutely fantastic today. (Colts coach) Tony Dungy deserves this more than any other coach in the NFL. I just love it."\nThe IU campus roared in rejoice as the Colts finally won the big game that had eluded them so many times.\nDespite their love for the Colts, many fans seemed to find more joy in downing the Bears and quarterback Rex Grossman.\n"Grossman has done nothing but fallen on his ass all game," freshman Will Paine said at Reed Center. "Rex Grossman is nothing."\nBears fans who had predicted a Chicago victory were proven wrong by the Colts. \nBefore the game, hopes for both teams were high. \n"It's going to be a lot of happiness," IU alumus Bob Lukemeyer said at Nick's before the game. "People are going to be happy just 'cause both teams made it this far. But of course Bears fans are going to be a little upset as the Colts come to victory."\nAnd for one Bears fan, there was a silver lining even in defeat. \n"My grandpa was telling me this was the first time an African-American (coach) had been in the Super Bowl, and this is Black History Month, and it makes me proud to know that vacancy has been filled by Tony Dungy," freshman Bianca Crenshaw said at Read.\nThe Colts fans were ecstatic with the win but persisted to rag on the Bears.\nAfter the game, fans started filing outside to celebrate their team's wins. Cars honked at each other as they drove down Kirkwood Avenue.