Superbowl Weekend

[redfiona99]

We come once again to the one week a year where anyone in the UK gives a damn about American Football.

Previously, I have had to ask for suggestions as to who to cheer for because, well, I prefer sport where I am at least actively engaged in cheering for someone. I mean, if I wanted to cheer for the winning side, I'd just need to ask G who he was cheering for and cheer for the opposition (seriously, he's 0-3 in the three years I've asked), but mostly I want to cheer for a supportable team, hence no New England Patriots because they are Man. Utd.

I was already tempted to cheer for the New Orleans Saints because my rugby league team at the Saints and, with the exception of football and rugby union, I'm normally in favour of cheering for a team with the same name. In the case of football and rugby union, I tell both Southampton and Northampton to get their own names and stop stealing other people's.

And then I read this - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/sports/football/03fujita.html - article on Scott Fujita of the Saints (link care of the awesome wishtheworst) and right now I will be screaming for the Saints to win just so he's on the winning team. That there dude is fantastic.

Comments

[wolfshift.livejournal.com]

I like Colts and Payton Manning, but I think I'll be rooting for New Orleans this time. They were really impressive this season, and Drew Brees is a great quarterback. They've also never won a Super Bowl before, so I'd like to see them do it. Also, I like their uniforms better (yes, sometimes, lacking any other deciding factors, this is how I pick which team to root for!). And Fujita is awesome.

[redfiona99.livejournal.com]

>>Also, I like their uniforms better (yes, sometimes, lacking any other deciding factors, this is how I pick which team to root for!).<< Perfectly good way of doing it I say.