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I'm pretty shocked by my own disinterest. I played two guys in fantasy who weren't playing

I ask because at the time I posted this, there was only one thread about NFL on the first page, I've seen game threads get really small, etc.

For a brand as big as NFL its momentum and I think interest dwindles but eyeballs stay fixed until it reaches a certain point.

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I worry about oversaturation of the product, in addition to the fact that the NFL isn't exactly a beacon of institutional integrity anymore (if it ever was).

I feel like it's gotten to a point, at least with me, where I only have so much time in the weekend to devote to football, and I prefer to devote that time to college ball. I have a wife and a child, so I can't just plop myself on the couch on Saturday and then do it again on Sunday. I've got stuff to do around the house and only a limited window for football, and I'd hazard a guess that most non-single men are in that same situation.

Plus, my main obstacle to becoming a huge NFL fan is this -- you're really just rooting for a billion dollar corporation to beat a different billion dollar corporation. In essence, you're rooting for a billionaire and his team of millionaires, the latter of which really don't have any particular allegiance to that city or team aside from a paycheck.

College is different because it's more provincial, and you have a different sort of pride in a school because you went there or your relative went there or because it's been an institution for 150+ years. Not only did I attend Arkansas, but I'm fairly certain the Razorbacks are never moving to L.A. because they're getting a better deal from the city on new facilities. The politics of the NFL are enough to cause my fandom to dwindle.