If you listened to Vegas on Conference Championship Sunday a couple weeks back, you would have heard that the Colts were favored by 3+ to 4 points. Since then the spread has grown to as much as 6 points with the Colts still being the "favorites", but.....are they really???
I've been hearing it here and there for almost two weeks now...how the no. 1 offense Saints are going to make their first Super Bowl appearance ever and go against the cerebral Peyton Manning, his varied veteran & rookie targets, and that quick Colt defense. I've been told Drew Brees is as close to a real saint as you can get, so of course, Super Bowl XLIV is going to be a shoot-out. Well, that doesn't make it seem like we're favorites, does it?
But what really got me heated was a poll I (why did I even bother to click on it?) which I read on AOL yesterday where they asked 50 celebrities (mixed entertainers, athletes, broadcasters, TV hosts, etc.)....read carefully.... 
"Which team do you think is going to win the Super Bowl and what will the final score be?"
Now, let's overlook (for now) that fact that the responses were about 70% in favor of the Saints. But when asked what the score would be, almost everyone explained their prediction with "because that city deserves it" or "it would be good for the city of New Orleans" . (Sidenote: the stupidest answer to me was "because Reggie Bush deserves a Super Bowl ring". That was from Usher. Seriously? Reggie Bush of all their players?!? I don't get it.
Okay, hold up. First of all, I completely understand the sentiment in New Orleans with their long-suffering football franchise finally getting to the big game--I have a lot of family in New Orleans, some of whom lost their houses completely, my uncle and cousin lost their business, etc. My other cousin has had season tickets for the Saints for over almost 20 years now, and was almost embarrassed by that fact before this season. So, I totally understand why it would be great for that city.
My frustration stems more from the fact that nobody is answering the question they were asked! 
Why the Saints would win the Super Bowl is not because the City deserves it or it would be good for the City of New Orleans. Winning the Super Bowl is good for any city!!
Why the Saints would win would be if their offense keep our defense guessing and chasing them, and they kept our offense off of the field for even less than 14 minutes the entire game, and they score every drive, and Reggie Bush performs better than he has for 75% of his time in NO, etc.
It seems like on paper we're technically the favorites, but if--I should say when-- we win this Sunday, we'll just be the team that stole the feel-good story from "America's team" (I saw that quote also...apparently, Dallas is out as America's team and New Orleans is in?!)
Since the Super Bowl matchup has been solidified, the reaction from strangers on the street to my Colts scarf or tee shirt or pennant hanging on my office wall has been, "Oh, but it would be nice for the Saints...and Drew Brees is amazing."
HELLO?!?! It would be wonderful for the Colts, for us the fans, for the City of Indianapolis, and for the no. 1 QB of this football era, Peyton Manning. Why are you making me feel guilty for cheering on my team?? Plus, imagine how Peyton must be made to feel about possibly taking a Super Bowl win against the City in which he was raised and his family still lives and loves????
It seems like almost a lose/lose situation for us Colts supporters. Losing the Super Bowl would be beyond-words awful....but win the Super Bowl and we'll be portrayed as the selfish team, and the public and the media will find a caveat to say that Peyton won't be the best until he wins another Super Bowl, blah, blah.
Of course, I'm not stupid. I'll take the win in the Super Bowl and the guilty (but ECSTATIC) feelings afterwards. 
GO COLTS!!! I LOVE THIS TEAM! 