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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 4236228, member: 2839"] It was only supposed to be moderately humorous and I 100% understand the point. I also think there are many in the same boat as you. At this point, I really only watch UConn events and only because I am emotionally attached to the school. OTOH, More often than not, I watch off a recording. I still have football season tickets because it is an all-day event with my friends, but on bye weeks and for away games, I can mow the lawn or something during the first half and catch up by fast forwarding over commercials and between plays by the final "gun." Bowl season used to be the Most Wonderful Week of the Year and it was glorious to nurse a hangover on New Years Day, given a decent game was on from about 10;30am until the end of the Sugar Bowl. Today, I realistically couldn't care much less. I don't remember a single play from the National Championship game. Part of it is having familial obligations, but I attribute a good part of my apathy to conference realignment and professionalization of college sports. It's why AAA baseball, the G-League, AHL, or MLS don't get the coverage as MLB, NBA, NHL, and Barclays. Once the veil of amateurism is completely pierced through, I'd rather invest my scarcest resource (time) in watching the best. In relation to NIL, I think the money will slow down in football. 5* freshmen and the true developing stars (particularly quarterbacks) may be able to back up the Brinks truck, but the run of the mill middle linebacker won't because they aren't as recognizable due to the helmets. For instance, I know Khalil Mack was a world beater at UB, but because he didn't play for a team I follow (UConn and Michigan), I wouldn't have (and still can't) been able to pick him out of a line up. [/QUOTE]

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