Well, my story is not as good as Orion's but here goes. I was born and raised in Queens NY, and the only teams that matter in that area are the Giants and the Mets. But I can recall back to first Superbowl I ever remember watching, it was The superbowl where the Bears played the Patriots in 1985. Everyone was pulling for the Bears to win, except me. I liked the guy on the patriots helmet, it kinda reminded me of an action figure of some sort. So I became a Patriots fan from that moment on. Now for the good part. When it was time to go to college, I chose Chapel Hill, and of course I had to move here and live in the dorms. Over the course of time I went to few Panther games and I had a really good time. So I figured while I was here in Chapel Hill, I mind as well support my local team. Buts its hard because my sister is enrolled at Harvard, and she gets to see all the Patriot games, she even gets to attend a few here and there. Plus there is also the saying that its not where you are from, but where you currently live. So while I am here at Chapel Hill, I will remain faithful to the Panthers, but my heart still bleeds for the Patriots. Still to this day, the best game I ever saw in person was the 2001 AFC title game, Patriots vs Raiders. The snow, the fans, the yelling and screaming, the frozen beer, to the famous tuck rule..it was awsome. who would have ever thought they would play each other last year in the superbowl. I still don't think I have recovered.