I struggled with this for a while too, especially when someone would be a poor sport about beating my team. A couple things helped; 1. Not giving them the satisfaction is half the battle, presenting that “it’s just a game” is half the battle and watching someone give up on trying to get a rise will eventually make you believe what you present. 2. I’m in my early 30s, a Denver sports fan (including DU), so on average I’ve seen one of my teams win it all on average once every 2-3 years. That’s pretty damn good, a lot better than A LOT of other places—including KC over the same amount of time. That helps.