I'm sure someone will point out that I'm not a true fan or some bs, but I can't think of any good reason to root for, say, the Cleveland Browns. And yet, every week you see thousands of fans coming out to blow their paychecks so that failure may continue to exist. They dress up, read the team blog, talk themselves into thinking this may be the week, and end up buried midway through the 2nd quarter like every other week for the last 25 years.
WHY? Sports are entertainment, and even when the product is terribad, why do honks still line up?? No one in the org cares about winning, and even when they stumble backwards into the playoffs once a decade, they're going to choke it away. Did anyone truly believe the Raiders wouldn't blow that game yesterday?
It's like when you go to the strip club and there's that one really fat, ugly girl. Not only is she unattractive, but incredibly mean as well. She'll scowl the entire time and you'll toss her a couple singles to go away. Wait long enough, and you'll see some self-loathing loser goaded into blowing $500 on her.