Personally, I don't watch sports. However most of the right wingers do... and this is really pissing them off.
"I can't have football"!! "Waaaaaaa!!!
The right is ALWAYS angry, ALWAYS! Anger is what fuels them and the republicans know how to feed that anger. When the far right is angry they vote. When the far left is angry they pout. We out number the right, but it doesn't matter if we don't vote or vote third party.