[manasecret]

I started liking the Patriots when I started college back in 2002 when the Texans first came online. I didn't have any real loyalty to the Texans, and my college buddies were all die-hard Patriots fans from the Boston area who couldn't keep their mouths shut about them. So I gained some interest.

Since parting ways with those guys, I still keep a small interest in the Pats. This season I liked watching them because it was amazing to watch a team that good, a team which seemed destined to win every game by some magic play (or call). That ended abruptly.

But I don't have any big vested interest in them. I'd rather revel in the misery of all of the Pats fans I know than let them have something to forever point to and tout.