You follow sports teams in hopes of finding joy and a meaningful distraction from the monotony and struggles of everyday life.
In return, you get this.
Actually I hate Michigan and their football team because pretty much everyone I've ever met who went there is obsessed with telling me about it. You went to college 20 years ago Dave, no one cares.
Let's be honest. The reason many people hate @UMichFootball is because @UMich is one of the top universities, public or private, in the world. By every metric -- from academics to campus life -- UM is superior. Most of the haters couldn't get in to UM... so they are jealous.