athletes who are so proud to be there. will: i agree. ashley: it is such a shame that they, the numbers are so down because they want to be there. it is not their fault other people are protesting the fact that they're american and american values. will: i totally agree. by the way, andy billings, director of sports communication program university of alabama, pretty much a worse case scenario for nbc. when you look at the numbers hard to be pleased with them. probably nbc's worst-case scenario, but probably a worst-case scenario they would have predicted months ago. pete, people are turned off, if you turn on the olympics, might see a protest or a political debate. one thing i will say, i mentioned this, the olympics you need rivalries. that is what sports is about. it's a celebration of achievement and celebration of tribal rivalries. although the united states does have a geopolitical rivalry of china, it hasn't reached that