They have a history of missed opportunities, and great players that came and went. As a Tigers fan, relatively speaking, we have a vastly more extensive and storied history to draw upon for sustenance and they don’t.
Comparatively speaking, for generations we have experienced cycles of manna from heaven, and wandering aimlessly in the desert. We have known heartbreak and deliverance, and they have known very little deliverance.
So get why it’s important to them.