'I've always felt that Ryan's biggest risk in mixing politics with football was that it would alienate him with some fans, and unnecessarily cause them to turn on him with even greater zeal if the wheels fall off any more than they did during the 0-2 start. There was also the chance they would turn on the team, too, which made a lot of us wonder if the Pegulas had any regrets from Rex's national-headline-making intro.'