A Colts’-Eye View

Colts Locker Room screenshot from Google Maps

Google Maps is now offering football fans an inside view of their favorite team’s stadium…that is, if your favorite football team happens to be the Indianapolis Colts.  Even so, this sneak peek, behind the scenes view of the stadium is fascinating for any fan who has ever wondered what players and VIPs see behind closed doors.  According to the Google Maps blog, this new feature allows fans “a VIP, 360-degree interactive photo tour of Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts.”
  


View just outside Colts Locker Room from Google Maps

I explored the maps and was very impressed.  Seeing up close the hidden view players and coaches have of the stadium is amazing.  The locker rooms, Quarterback Suite and Tunnel views were all amazing.  However I actually thought the coolest part was that I could virtually walk from the locker room, under the ‘Let’s Hunt!’ sign, down the beige hall with the blue stripe, past the Gatorade machine and onto the field.  Something about the detail, seeing the completely mundane underbelly of the stadium, just made the experience so much more real and so much more amazing.

No word yet if Google Maps plans to map other NFL stadiums.  In the meantime, exploring the labyrinth of Lucas Oil Stadium will have to hold fans over until football season this fall.  Ref. google-latlong.blogspot.com, Wired.com Picture Ref. maps.google.com

Colts Quarterback Suite screenshot from Google Maps