Wooooo!
I’m sorry, but I still haven’t gotten over it. The New York Giants have pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history in beating the New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.
I’m not even a Giants fan, but yet my Dad and I were jumping around the living room in celebration after this one. New York’s victory not only made their own fans’ season, but almost everyone else’s too. It didn’t take long either for the Patriot fans to start making excuses.
“The refs were against us,” one girl claimed on a MySpace defense bulletin, forgetting to take into account the countless pass interference plays Randy Moss has gotten away with this whole season.
“We’ve still got a better record,” another exclaimed, also forgetting to take into account which team is holding that Super Bowl trophy.
And all this is exactly why I’m so happy with this upset of all upsets. It’s not even the Patriots that I dislike as much as the New England fans. Instead of congratulating the Giants and admitting they were outplayed, they give nothing but excuses as to why this shouldn’t have happened. As much as I don’t like the Patriots, I give them the ultimate props on their season. Perhaps this is another case of gaining more of the world’s respect in defeat than in victory. The Patriots mowed over so many of their opponents this season, and were truly the definition of a juggernaut. However, one of the most difficult things to do in sports is to run the table, and New England and its fans found that out the hard way.
So I will do what New England fans have trouble doing, and I will congratulate the Patriots on an amazing season. We may never again see an offense duplicate their performance in our lifetimes.
However, mostly I will now enjoy the peace and quiet. No more Patriots fans yakking it up. The Giants now take over as my 4th favorite team, an honor that I promised any team that could take down the Patriots. Not to mention, the Manning’s are now one of my favorite sports families of all time, as Eli’s win was the first against New England since Peyton did it himself. There really are not the right words to describe my emotions right now. So once again, I will leave you guys with all I can think to say.
Wooooo!
I’m sorry, but I still haven’t gotten over it. The New York Giants have pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history in beating the New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.
I’m not even a Giants fan, but yet my Dad and I were jumping around the living room in celebration after this one. New York’s victory not only made their own fans’ season, but almost everyone else’s too. It didn’t take long either for the Patriot fans to start making excuses.
“The refs were against us,” one girl claimed on a MySpace defense bulletin, forgetting to take into account the countless pass interference plays Randy Moss has gotten away with this whole season.
“We’ve still got a better record,” another exclaimed, also forgetting to take into account which team is holding that Super Bowl trophy.
And all this is exactly why I’m so happy with this upset of all upsets. It’s not even the Patriots that I dislike as much as the New England fans. Instead of congratulating the Giants and admitting they were outplayed, they give nothing but excuses as to why this shouldn’t have happened. As much as I don’t like the Patriots, I give them the ultimate props on their season. Perhaps this is another case of gaining more of the world’s respect in defeat than in victory. The Patriots mowed over so many of their opponents this season, and were truly the definition of a juggernaut. However, one of the most difficult things to do in sports is to run the table, and New England and its fans found that out the hard way.
So I will do what New England fans have trouble doing, and I will congratulate the Patriots on an amazing season. We may never again see an offense duplicate their performance in our lifetimes.
However, mostly I will now enjoy the peace and quiet. No more Patriots fans yakking it up. The Giants now take over as my 4th favorite team, an honor that I promised any team that could take down the Patriots. Not to mention, the Manning’s are now one of my favorite sports families of all time, as Eli’s win was the first against New England since Peyton did it himself. There really are not the right words to describe my emotions right now. So once again, I will leave you guys with all I can think to say.
Wooooo!
