It's all but official. The "Suck for Luck" strategy,
whether real or make believe, has paid off and the Colts have the
number one pick in the draft. If all goes according to plan, next
Thursday evening Roger Goodell will say that magical phrase that
Colts fans have been waiting for, "With the first pick in the 2012
NFL draft, the Indianapolis Colts select Andrew Luck."
After a year unlike anything in
recent memory, the Colt's franchise is rebuilding and the
cornerstone of the new team will be the 23-year-old Quarterback
from Stanford University. It seems like eons ago when a young
Peyton Manning became the Colts quarterback and promptly turned
around a franchise and an entire state.
"For the last 10 years, the Colts' incredible success
has helped drive business downtown and it has been exciting seeing
the rebuilding process and fans supporting a current 3-seed Pacer
playoff team," said Dave Hornak, General Manager & Operating
Partner of Scotty's Brewhouse, downtown. "As the Pacers and Colts
go, so does Scotty's business…Scotty's is a big fan of the Colts,
looking forward to this upcoming season and to the future sucess of
the team. Go Blue! Go Colts!"
For the first time in about 13 years, the draft will
be very interesting for Colts fans. For the last several years, it
has been somewhat of a "yawn" as the team selected specific role
players to fill in holes on a team made of superstars but all that
has changed now. Gone are old favorites like Jeff Saturday, Dallas
Clark and Joseph Addai. Jacob Tamme and other key players have been
released or traded in major housecleaning of the team as
well.
"We're looking forward to a great crowd for the
draft" said Eric Schamp, COO at Scotty's Brewhouse. "Of course our
interest in the #1 pick in the first round is quite a bit different
than in previous years, but all the rounds will be exciting to
watch and see who joins the team as we move into the next era of
Colts football."
Scotty's realizes that, with their multitude of TVs,
wide selection of beer and food to fit every taste, they are the
ideal location for draft viewing and they want to make it fun for
Colt's Fans. During the night of the draft, Scotty's will be
offering a "draught for draft special". All draught beer pints will
be featured on special for $2.50 to $3.50.
"With all the hype about the draft this year, we thought it would
be fun to offer draught specials," said Ryan Kellerman, the
Director of Beverage. "Now, fans can make their own draught picks
while watching to see who the Colts select."
As always, the Brewhouse will have 30 draughts on tap to
accommodate every beer drinkers' taste. TVs with sound turned up
will be on at all locations starting at 8pm Thursday night for the
big event.
We want to hear from you. What would you do with the first "draft"
pick? You can choose a beer or a player. Tell us who you would pick
and why or what draught beer you would select and why. Post here
and we will pick 3 winners to each receive a $10 Scotty's Gift
Card.
