Originally Posted by
BillyD
I think it's because of the "America's Team" thing, which is pretty silly.
It's not that they have a dominating record comparable to the baseball Yankees, which is why many hate the Yankees, or like Apple, which is why many hate Apple.
It could be cheerleader envy, though.

If anyone is America's Team, it's the hated <strike>New England</strike>Boston Patriots.
Edit: Apparently BBCode doesn't work on my phone.