"Incredulity is in the air. Nap Town is alive and thriving. The urban Super Bowl is a huge success, where everything is in walking distance, and everyone feels the electricity.

These are high times for Hoosiers, who may be the luckiest sports fans in history. And there are lessons to be learned for Arizona, the Cardinals and our own Super Bowl host committee.

First, imagine being a Colts fan, treated to 13 wonderful years of Peyton Manning. Following one awful season, they are about to hitch their wagon to a worthy successor, Andrew Luck.

That could mean nearly three decades of elite quarterback play, at a time when Miami is still trying to replace Dan Marino, when the Broncos are still trying to replace John Elway, when the Cardinals are still struggling to replace Kurt Warner.

The horseshoe on the Colts' helmet has never been more symbolic, even if it's something of a guilty pleasure. After all, the Colts wouldn't have a beautiful new stadium without Manning, and they wouldn't be hosting the Super Bowl without that new stadium. So Manning is the reason we're here, and soon, he'll be on the way out of town, just like the rest of us.

Yet there's also a sense of renewal from an organization that has long been controlled by Manning, the same way Brett Favre once ran the Packers.

"The problem with Peyton Manning is that you don't just get a quarterback," former Redskins star Joe Theismann said. "You get a coordinator and a quarterback.""