Perception is like Global Warming..
It’s all freaking BS.
Keep on “perceiving” though if that is what you need to get by.
Perception is what it is ... like it or not.
Other than in the New England area the most favored/popular team in the SB is Seattle ... in large measure because the Patriots have cheated in the past, almost certainly cheated with deflategate ... and most sports fans detest those who cheat.