If Orange Fan Fest was a sign of things to come, it looks like Syracuse Athletics might be back on the right track.
I think we use hyperbole and symbolism and things of that nature like a crutch in our society. We say the team that "wanted it more" won and we love to talk about "when men were men."
That said, I do believe in "culture." I think it's a tangible thing that you can find in corporations, homes and sports teams even if they're not doing so consciously.
It's not always there. Sometimes people are the way they are because that's the way they are.