Week 1, How did the preseason MSM darlings do?

For this particular week? Yeah. But I think he’s talking about all the “favorites” to make the Super Bowl. Of which the only teams that actually won were the Packers and Ravens. Neither of which looked particularly great in the process.

Apparently, if the Saints aren’t number one in absolutely everything, we’re being slighted.

Odds list != MSM darling list

The odds are for vegas and people who bet on games.

The MSM doesn’t follow the odds. I’m not saying we’re being slighted much anymore. We’re still be underrated by many, but others at least remember that we exist and we’re pretty good.

It seems some of us have become so accustomed to being slighted by the MSM, we’ve grown addicted to it. There is never going to be unanimous agreement about the Saints or any other team.

Both ESPN and Sports Illustrated have us ranked #1 in their power rankings as do most other sports outlets. From what I heard, the MSM predictions for the Vikings games was about 75-80% in favor of a Saints victory. Even the “swami” picked them (which actually had me a little concerned).

It’s no secret that Green Bay is the “trendy” pick to win the Super Bowl but it’s nothing more than a guess. Most sports writers or commentators always mention the difficulty involved for any team to repeat (which is an accurate observation), but I’ve not heard too many of them say the Saints don’t have a legitimate shot at it even when they’re picking someone else.

The Saints won the Super Bowl. We don’t need a consensus agreement by the MSM to know they are the best team in the NFL until some other team proves otherwise. Let’s get used to it and enjoy it while it lasts.

And let’s leave the whining about the MSM not liking our team and not getting the respect we deserve to Christopher Gates.

If that’s the case, the Patriots seem to be slighted even moreso. All I ever see are Brady and Moss jerseys here in the Gulf South.

Child, please.