I have said this before but the game may never truly fully recover. I love GT FB and have been a fan for a long, long time but have appreciated finally having free fall Saturdays. I will watch if it's on but am happy to do other things as well, especially with the weather is as nice as it has been around my area this fall. This is why I have always loved night games - you get to have your cake and eat it too.
It's not just FB either. I skipped the Sunday round of the Masters and went fishing. I would never have dreamed about doing that ever before. Sure I skipped the regular tournaments all the time. But something about watching the Masters and not seeing azaleas and fans just made it seem "blah" to me.
I’ve become very similar this year, and it’s weird, but also kind of refreshing. Even before the beginning of the season, I realized I wasn’t going to be as invested in football (college FB & basketball, PGA golf are “my” sports) this season as I normally am, with the doubt that it could end at any time. But I really had an eye opening experience this past week/weekend with The Masters...that’s my favorite sporting event period, having been 20+ times in my life and growing up in GA playing golf. I don’t think there’s ever been a year since I was 10 years old (maybe younger) that I haven’t watched the as much of the tournament as I could. This years Masters I barely watched any of it, just catching bits and pieces in passing while it was on TV at work...and I manage a golf course! Golf is literally my career, the Masters being the premier event of golf and my favorite without question, and I couldn’t get into it at all. COVID has definitely affected sports for me, and I’m not sure how long this effect will last.
