Expecting to lose and bashing the team is an easy out for some people. If they are always bashing the team and they do happen to lose, they can just say "See I told you we suck." If they win then they can go skipping around saying "Wow they proved me wrong" and acting all happy. In some cases, like R&R already spearheading the "Fall flat for Matt" campaign, they are just trying to cover all their bases. God forbid they say something good about the team, they open themselves to criticism and they just can't take that. Now people who choose to have hope and support the team have to be stronger people because they have to deal with these people who choose not to take risks and support the team. It is much easier for someone to bash the team and be wrong then it is to support the team and be wrong. That is why you see so many people bashing every little thing, because they just are not strong enough to put themselves out there and support the team and hope they win.