Hypothetical Question: How would you react?

[Brian Fein]

I think all the people saying "I don't think they'd act like that" is the reason why I'd be mad.  It would be a stab in the back and a disappointment to know that all along we thought they had team pride, and it was all a ruse for them to pimp their personal accomplishments. 

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

And even if the 1972 really wanted the Phins to lose in that game, I bet they'd not get involved.  They'd probably pretend that they were pulling for them, if only to preserve their own legacy.

You are probably right.  IRRC One member of the squad, (It might have been Mercury Morris, but I am not 100% sure) said that he never wanted any team to ever do it, not even the Dolphins and then two days later said that he was misquoted and would pull for the Dolphins. 

[Dave Gray]

^ Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was him.  Dolphins fans are the 1972 teams' bread and butter, not general football fans.  They'd be smart not to upset them.

[Brian Fein]

If they did that, then suddenly they would be disowned by Dolphins' fans and hated by everyone.  Like Dave said, they'd be smart not to upset them.

Besides, I think Mercury Morris is the only one that cares, and thus acts as the mouthpiece for the team.

[Pappy13]

Well in my opinion the whole thing is completely overblown anyway.  I read an article a while ago that said that the Dolphins from '72 had NOT gotten together to celebrate when the last team lost for the year in years and that it only ever happened a few times.

People make it sound like they have a bottle of Champagne chilling every year just so they can pop it when the last team loses.  It's nothing like that at all in reality.  Sure, they are proud that they are the only team to ever accomplish it, but Morris is the only one that seems to use it to get his 15 minutes of fame every year.