I think that we will be seeing the slow rise of televised "minor sports" and regional interest sports (softball, hockey, etc).
We are, IMHO, in the golden age of college sports viewing...
I am in my early 70's and remember that you may have seen your team once or twice a year being televised back in the 60s (and that was in a major sport).
You went to the stadium, ballpark, arena to watch your team or listened on the radio. Many read about the game the next day in the paper.
The mode of watching sports has been shifting. As travel costs rise and time is ever more parceled, at the same time that TV's are ever improving picture quality...more folks watch from the comfort of their living room, a few steps from their kitchen and their own bathroom. Hard to beat the convenience.
I just got through watching the Women's CWS....a niche sport, but still televised on ESPN. With the the expansion of the number of media actors, channels, transmission methods, etc...We will be able to watch many of the minor sports on our UHD 65" TV's...and those sports will grow audiences.
There will be more content, more aggregate sports viewing...and maybe over time, less dependence on one sport driving the media.
The times they are a changing...and, so far in my life, the changes have been for the good. Change is incremental and measured...but inevitable.