How Do You Balance Cheering for Fantasy and Real Football?

I have never really been someone that is big into fantasy football. I am in one league this year with some other Bleacher writers, but that is it.

I have not even made any trades, or accepted any of them. It is not that I am not into it, there is just a core problem I have in building my team.

As most of you know, I am a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. They are my team, there is no one that is a close second.

There are plenty of team I hate. The Ravens, Browns, and Bengals are the obvious ones, but there are others.

I hate the Cowboys because they are the polar opposite of my Steelers. I hate the Patriots because of their dynasty in the early part of the decade, not to mention spygate.

There are other teams that I don't hate, but yet, have a hard time cheering for. The Tennessee Titans were not on this list until the stomping of the Terrible Towel last year.

My point is, there are many teams that I do not want to see good.  Here is where the two worlds collide.

If I want to win in fantasy football, I have to pick some players on the teams that I do not care for.

Would taking Randy Moss or Tom Brady be a bad idea? How about the Ravens defense? All good people to have on your fantasy team. But how can you cheer for someone on a team you want to lose.

If the Steelers are playing the Ravens, and I have the Ravens D, do I get excited when the Steelers score? Or, do I get upset that my fantasy team is losing?

If the Steelers are competing with the Patriots for home field advantage in the playoffs, how can I cheer when Brady throws a score to Moss, if they are on my team?

Millions of people play fantasy football every year, and I would like to hear from all of you.

Where does your allegiance lie? How do you cheer for people that are not on your real life team? How do you keep them separate?