after winning the super bowl you are allowed to talk all the trash you want. no matter if it makes sense or not.

Just because you are allowed to doesn't mean you should. It's less classy than walking off the field early.

LAS VEGAS -- Nevada sports books lost a record $2.6 million on Super Bowl bets when the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots 17-14, gambling regulators said Tuesday.

A flood of small bets came in on the Giants, who were 12-point underdogs against undefeated New England, the Goliath that looked unbeatable.

"People came into Las Vegas and they wanted to root for David," said Jay Kornegay, the executive director of the Las Vegas Hilton race and sports book. "The anticipated large wagers that we expected on the Patriots just never materialized."

Kornegay said the amount wagered was weighted to the Giants by as much as 60 percent -- heavy action that caused many books to shift their opening lines from the Patriots being favored by 14 points down to 12.

Making matters worse for the casinos, many gamblers bet the Giants to win outright on the "money line" and won payouts of up to $475 for every $100 wagered.

Another large group took the Giants plus 12 points and got paid roughly even money.

Still another big segment bet a two-way parlay that the Giants would cover with the 12-point spread and that the total points scored in Sunday's game would be under 54 -- for a payoff of more than 2.5 times their bet.

"They're still cashing at this moment," Kornegay said. "The last two days, all I hear is, 'I told you so.'"

The total amount bet at Nevada's 174 sports books was $92.1 million, the third-highest amount ever, but down for the second consecutive year after a record $94.5 million was bet in 2006.

The last time the casinos lost money on the Super Bowl was in 1995, when the San Francisco 49ers blew out the San Diego Chargers, 49-26, and Nevada books lost $400,000, said Gaming Control Board analyst Frank Streshley.

Much of the "smart money," or bets from experienced handicappers, went with the Patriots, but the public favored the underdogs.

"The Giants turned out to be public darlings, and Eli Manning went from kicking him off the curb five weeks ago to the kid they'd like to see succeed," said Jimmy Vaccaro, a Las Vegas-based oddsmaker for AmericanWagering.com and host of a radio sports talk show.

Even in Las Vegas casinos, the fans backed the Giants in large numbers, he said.

"When the Giants did something good, it was about 70-30 applause as opposed to when the Patriots did something good," Vaccaro said.

There is something that made me lose ALL respect for the Giants. They are STILL talking trash. Talking about how they ended a dynasty, and the Patriots are done, and they are about to become a new dynasty.

The Giants are not a team built to win 12+ games a year, and consistently compete.

You still haven't learned, total games don 't matter as much as playoff games and wins. Since 2000, there have been 3 wildcard teams that have won the Super Bowl.

Giants 4-0 this year on the road every game and Super Bowl Champions.

Also, the way that they stood up to your mighty Patriots, you are no expert to say that the Giants won't compete. Manning got confidence playing againist your Pats defense in Game 16 and went on a great run. Steve Smith was hurt for 10 weeks and he is progressing greatly. Bradshaw is coming on and with 2 very good RB, they can eat up the clock againist anyone. And the line that destroyed Brady will be back next year.

Keep telling yourself that

I told everyone that for months and that is how we won every playoff game. So keep on being arrogant and cocky, like the cheating Patriots, but the NFL leading Giants sacked the QB 53 times and basically showed Brady getting his ass kicked.

As I said all year, the Pats and Moss weren't the same the second half of the year. I just looked and in the last 10 games, they only had 3 blow-outs but lots of close games. Many of which were saved by the refs. Not even close to a deserving team of a perfect record. Only a loser in the end.

Anyway, go enjoy the off-season all Pats, and remember cheaters never win.

Keep telling yourself that

Just because you are allowed to doesn't mean you should. It's less classy than walking off the field early.

If the Giants would've lost, they would've burned their shirts.

At least the Patriots actually HELPED people.

The Giants are a classless organization.

Stupid Jacobs tripped himself up. Why doesn't Coughlin use Bradshaw more?

great judge of talent levy, but that is what comes with being a bandwagon fan.

Ugh. Eli Manning out a month, Brandon Jacobs 3-5 weeks, Osi day to day. The Giants season is over before it begun :mad:

Right here Bandwagon, 2 post I found from you.

Shit what kind of fan would say this.

So every Pats fan who thought their season is over after the Brady injury is a bandwagon fan. Bill Simmons you were just called out as a bandwagon fan


A bandwagon fan is a fan who hops from team to team like, say, from the Giants to the Jets. I have been true to the Giants since I got interested in football, you on the other hand are a hermaphrodite (and not in the Corpse way)

I'm predicting a Dallas and Washington rematch in two weeks...

wel then you are just a pathetic fan, giving up cause of minor injuries, you really don't know the Giants very well or had faith in them ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU CALLED YOURSELF A FAN.

AND SHOW ME WHERE I EVER PICKED THE JETS OVER THE GIANTS, I JUST SAID THE JETS COULD GET TO THE SUPER BOWL! WHICH DOESN'T EFFECT THE GIANTS IN ANY WAY!