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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 932007" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>What's fascinating to me is that I have totally lost interest in the NFL. Years ago...well, decades ago, I was a passionate NFL fan. But somewhere (maybe when I turned 50 or so??) I just lost interest in the NFL. It had so clearly become a business on both sides, there was no more rooting interest for me than there was for IBM (I'm dating myself there) or GM or any other corporation. I think free agency likely did that to me, as it felt like any loyalty between player and team was gone.</p><p></p><p>Now, my rooting interest for college basketball is WAY down. This is true because (1) GT sucks and (2) free agency (again).</p><p></p><p>I am holding onto my interest in college football...for the moment. But if the whole portal and NIL thing means that every time we get a star we lose him the next year, then poof...I'll be gone again.</p><p></p><p>I guess I am the odd duck these days compared to the average American sports fan. I used to root for teams because I identified with them...there represented my city or region or trudged up the same Hill I used to every morning for class. Now, I have begun to think of them as rich elite snobs who are just out for my money. Not a whole lot of difference between them and strippers or hookers. (Note, I am not disparaging strippers or hookers, they are simply unregulated capitalism at work.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 932007, member: 944"] What's fascinating to me is that I have totally lost interest in the NFL. Years ago...well, decades ago, I was a passionate NFL fan. But somewhere (maybe when I turned 50 or so??) I just lost interest in the NFL. It had so clearly become a business on both sides, there was no more rooting interest for me than there was for IBM (I'm dating myself there) or GM or any other corporation. I think free agency likely did that to me, as it felt like any loyalty between player and team was gone. Now, my rooting interest for college basketball is WAY down. This is true because (1) GT sucks and (2) free agency (again). I am holding onto my interest in college football...for the moment. But if the whole portal and NIL thing means that every time we get a star we lose him the next year, then poof...I'll be gone again. I guess I am the odd duck these days compared to the average American sports fan. I used to root for teams because I identified with them...there represented my city or region or trudged up the same Hill I used to every morning for class. Now, I have begun to think of them as rich elite snobs who are just out for my money. Not a whole lot of difference between them and strippers or hookers. (Note, I am not disparaging strippers or hookers, they are simply unregulated capitalism at work.) [/QUOTE]
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