BYU at the end after discussing the various teams), I think your characterization of fans being "ungrateful" (as though you were quoting from the article) is yours and yours alone. I don't characterize "taking for granted" as at all equivalent to "ungrateful", the former being very passive and more "something is expected or something is not appreciated" while the latter is significantly more active and is more "distasteful, unpleasant."

No need to read into those comments and turn it into a martyr's battle cry.