Not trying to change your mind...but I thought your loyality was (1) 49rs; (2) Dolphins. Why can you root for other NFC teams, but not other AFC teams. Just curious.
I cheer for the NFC in the Super Bowl for two reasons. First, I'm proud of the conference my 49ers play in, and when the fan debate turns to AFC vs NFC, I want plenty of ammo. Second, because most of the NFL fans that I despise the most (Jets, Raiders, Patriots) are in the AFC, so fuck 'em, fuck 'em all, and fuck 'em all sideways.
There is one other scenario where I don't cheer for the NFC in the Super Bowl, and that's when the Cowboys are involved. I'd eat raw roadkill with a dirty spork before I'd cheer for the Dallas Cowboys.
As far as my feelings about the Dolphins, we could probably spend a few days dancing around the semantic differences between:
"I like Team A"
"I'm a fan of Team A"
and "I am loyal to Team A"
Heck, we could get Spidey involved and probably stretch that bad boy out for a whole week. To answer your question though, I never used the word "loyalty" when talking about the Dolphins. My position on it is that I am a 49ers fan who cheers for the local team (Dolphins) as long as they aren't playing my 49ers.
"I like the Dolphins"
"I am a fan of the 49ers"
"I am loyal to the 49ers"
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