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Four Legs Good, Patriots Bad

I want to shift our focus from the Rams for today.

Yes, I realize this is a Rams site and all, but it’s the week of the Super Bowl, so I don’t feel too bad about casting our 3-13 team aside for the time being.

Let’s, for the moment, talk about my one of my favorite sports topics: hating on the Patriots.

I hate them for a number of reasons: the arrogance, the cheating, the Super Bowl win over the Rams, the mere fact that they’re so dominant. Yet if there’s one thing I can’t stand about them more than anything, it’s the obnoxious fans.

Boston Herald blogger Jessica Heslam recently wrote that Patriots fans are “smarter, classier and healthier and own better homes than the riff-raff who root for the New York Giants,” and cites a study to support her claim.

Basically, she’s a typical Pats fan.

Ignoring for the time being that her column is (hopefully) tongue-in-cheek, I’d just like to examine her argument for a bit of pre-Super Bowl fun. Apparently having 3% more of your population with higher education experience in a sample is statistically relevant. Apparently Pats fans’ Lexus SUVs are more “understated” than BMWs and Land Rovers. (She must be looking at that modest $46,815 price tag on the GX470. I mean, yeah, that BMW X5 for a grand less is way too conspicous.) And apparently, all this contributes to making Bostonians better fans.

Excuse me if I fail to see that. This all not to mention the fact that Heslam faults Giants tailgaters for eating chips and nuts. Not sure what kind of prototypical football fan gorges on Heslam’s (and Bostonians’) organic food, but I guess we’ll let that slide.

What really gets me, though, is this particular gem:

We drink Amstel Light, not Bud Light. Giants fans slug back lots of whiskey.

Now that’s just uncalled for. Don’t get St. Louisans involved in this. I’m not even sure what she’s suggesting; are Giants fans even supposed to drink Bud Light?

Oh, and by the way, Jess - if you were unaware, Amstel originally comes from Amsterdam. Amsterdam, if you were unaware, is in the Netherlands. And Netherlands originally colonized - you guessed it - New York (originally called New Amsterdam). I guess your fancy Boston education never taught you that, eh?

I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m hating a little too much. But this is a city whose claim to fame in the beer business is Samuel Adams.

For extra credit, students, where does the recipe for Sam Adams originally come from?

Oh, right - St. Louis.

QED!

- If this rumor proves true, the Rams’ draft day strategy could pull an about-face. We’ll see how this develops.

- Looks like Al Saunders will be joining the Rams’ staff. Someone upstairs really must be smiling down on Scott Linehan. Elsewhere, Van Ram has a pretty good take on the situation.

- For those who missed out on the Madison Hedgecock stir last week, don’t worry: he’s at it again. Hedgecock is hitting the Rams harder now than he ever could on the field.

- Don’t forget to take a look at our friend 37’s position run-downs for the draft. Definitely some interesting stuff. Someone remind me why this guy hasn’t been hired by the Rams yet.

- Looking for a way to stay involved in football even when the Rams aren’t involved in the game’s outcomes? Place a prop bet! (You know… Where gambling is legal.) Anyway, for some really entertaining stuff, scroll down to the “who will have more” section.

- For more non-Rams related hilarity, it seems Jim Fassel is going to be back in the league sooner rather than later. Is it any wonder I’m so excited?

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