Haha,
And on another note, it may be the perception and optimism of the team or teams they are rooting for. Such as that person's team or teams are not doing that great in November, but then they begin to have a fantastic December, and January, not so good, but March, all of the sudden it is ultra fantastic, and they make the Playoffs in April, but one team makes the Playoffs, and the other one may not, but perhaps both will make the Playoffs! And that would be super fantastic!