With the US, we like pro sports. We dont have the Olympic spirit to do it for the honor of competition as a large group. Bigger is better for entertainment; that is why Top Gun works. The problem is Scale competition is not about the crowd but about the contestants, so unless there is a spin put on it, the average guy does not get it. That is why there is Top Gun envy, that everyone at regular contests should not have; because, it is a show in the form of a contest.