15 years ago I was coughing up $250+ per season for Direct TV season pass. Now I actually didn’t remember it was even football season until noticing this story.
90% of sports is garbage today.
I agree. I was one of those kids in the 1970s who could name almost any starting lineup in baseball, collected cards, etc. I enjoyed sports in the 80s for the most part. But then, other interests were found. I haven’t watched a Super Bowl since Cincinnati-SF Part 2 (what was that 30 years ago?). I don’t gamble on pro sports so why watch the NFL? Baseball has become a tedious joke and has been for decades. What big city can outspend the other big city. Yawn. Basketball: hey look I can bounce the ball and then shoot three pointers. Real skill there. Hockey has become comparatively neutered. Then of course there is the societal and political element which permeates now more so than ever.
ESPN and its ilk helped the spiraling of such interests. Not promoting the sport as much as it promoted certain players and then making them first-name stars. “Lebron Tweeted this today” with bad beat music in the background.