Who should you cheer for?
Tom Petty, of course!
You should be rooting for the Giants, of course. There are two reasons:
- As jali already mentioned, because they’re the Giants.
- Fuck the Patriots. Fuck them up their stupid asses.
Basic jealousy. He already stated he’s a Chargers fan, and Eli told the Chargers where they could shove their #1 pick. So even though the Chargers got Rivers, Merriman, et al from the deal, they still cry every time Eli’s name is mentioned. Shame, really…the Chargers got some excellent players out of the deal. Just, you know, not Super Bowl caliber players.
I’m cheering for two things:
The commericials and if my square wins.
Giants all the way, baby.
Being a Colts fan, we no like the Patriots so much. 
Here’s a picture I took back in September with my cameraphone. The fix may be in. 
Low-expectation havin’ motha fucka!
I cheered for the team with the hotter star quarterback (Giants).
heh, even a hetero Giants fan like me can tell you did indeed go blind if you think Eli Manning is hotter than Tom Brady.
Pfff, Tom Brady is a bland-ass pretty boy.
Wow. Thank you so much for answering for me. Clearly you have excellent insight into my thoughts, and the feelings of Charger fans. Or perhaps you feel comfortable with generalizing.
I will respond to say that Jealousy has very little to do with it. Which is to say that jealousy would imply that I dislike Eli because he plays well and I feel he should have been our player. I think a poll of Charger fans would put you way off base on this.
You are, admittedly correct with the root cause. When we had the top pick in the draft, Eli essentially spit in the face of the organization and IMO it’s fans by announcing his intention to refuse to play for us. When he was drafted, he stood on the platform and pouted like a 5 year old.
He did all he could to make the team look bad. The team I have spent my football loving life rooting for.
So, despite the fact, that we did end up with several quality players. (And, by the way, I would dispute whether they are Super Bowl players- although that is another thread). Eli can have all the success he earns. (He and his team earned their win today) I just won’t root for him. Ever. You’re not going to piss on my head and tell me it’s rain, and expect me to like it.
(By way of contrast- My want for, say, the Patriots to lose was purely driven by jealousy… because they were so much better than everybody all year along. Well, until today.)
I laugh at you.
Tell yo’ grandkids what went down.
The better team won. Period.
Covering Moss isn’t an issue when Brady is being put on his ass by the Giants D-line.
Great game! I started out ambivalent and became more a Giants’ fan as the game progressed. Of course I’m very, very, very used to rooting for the underdog.