Fans - the next closest thing to being on the team

There is an age old debate on whether or not sports fans, either professional or college even both, should be allowed to refer to their favorite team as a part of themselves. We all hear it all of the time, "Oh man WE did awesome last night", "did you see US win?", "OUR defense sucks. The list of these could go on forever. I want to know why is it that people tend to include themselves in with their favorite teams? You don't make ANY of the money that team is making, you definitely don't spend any of the money that team is spending, and my bet is you don't even watch half of the games that team plays. Yet you can sit there and have the audacity to include yourself as a part of the team. I just don't understand where all of this stems? If you are a fan that's fine, be a fan, but do it in a sense that makes sense. You're NOT part of the team, as much as you want to be, you're not. So get over it, refer to the team by there name and that's that. They're your favorite team I get it, but your name is not on their paycheck or their helmets, and usually not their stadium, so layoff and enjoy it like the rest of us. -JW-