Um football sucks. I live in LA and no one misses it. Look at the kids that are 12-16 do they give a crap? NOPE. Useless.
If football sucks so much and people care so little about it, why have the last two Super Bowls been the most watched television programs in American history?
These days LA is more of a basketball town. When the Lakers are in the playoffs, Laker banners on cars proliferate, and when you walk into a convenience store or fast-food eatery, chances are that staff and customers will be talking basketball. We're also a baseball town in which everyone is either a Dodgers or Angels fan (I root for the Dodgers).
Pro football may not generate much interest, but college football does, and even in the off-season, you'll see people of all ages and racial backgrounds wearing USC and UCLA baseball caps.
As for me, I can hardly wait until October 1, when I'll be in the Coliseum to watch the Trojans battle the University of Arizona in USC's home opener.