The opposite of a fact is falsehood but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
Your theory is crazy but it's not crazy enough to be true.
Tell the truth work hard and come to dinner on time.
They read their sports pages know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans pro or con over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.