LOL! The achievements of a sports team that play in my town, even though they are not from my town and don't live in my town, become representative of my town, and representative of me! The logic behind following a sports team erodes quickly if you think about it.
Yet, I will watch every game the Vikings play, cheer when they score and when they win. And I will be pissed off for an entire week when they lose. I have a lot of pissed off weeks coming! Thank the lord for bye week!