I’m a straight guy who despises football. Even the sports I have a mild interest in watching, I have little to no emotional investment in.

My brother however is so emotionally invested in football that he yells, and throws stuff when watching it. After his college team lost a championship last year he needed a week to “emotionally recover.”

It has never made any sense to me until reading your comment. I have never seen him cry over football. But he sure lets out a lot of emotions when watching it.