how is it that you want to crown teams like the Cardinals and Texas Tech BEFORE they have done anything
First off, let me say that I NEVER had the Cardinals making the Super Bowl; personally, If the Giants were not to repeat, I see an AFC team possibly winning.
Personally, I'm a guy who likes to see new teams make great runs. I'm someone who tires of the same old stuff. In Tech, I saw a team that I thought could end the Texas-Oklahoma monopoly on the Big 12.
It reminds me of your Panthers in 2003; in an NFC that was about the Eagles, Rams, Bucs, and Packers as the dominant teams, your Panthers shook things up and made their great run.
It's a case of 'new kid on the block'.
the Giants who are the defending champions and have the best record in the league can't get an ounce of respect from you?
I've seen plenty of Super Bowl champs look great in the regular season, yet falter in the playoffs while trying to repeat (Rams, Ravens, Colts). Last year, I learned my lesson on assuming that the league's best team will just waltz to the Lombardi Trophy.