I love live sports. I haven't been to an NFL game in 25 years. It's more than that for the NHL. I manage an MLB game about every other year (not counting Spring Training). You can get good tickets AND carry in water and peanuts to NASCAR for $50 so I go at least every other year.
What I do watch today is amateur sports. I love watching HS and AAU softball and baseball and this is a hotbed for it. When I left Spokane I was a season ticket holder for the Junior Hockey team and the A league baseball team. Such fun at a reasonable price.
Fandom has gone from screaming at live events to watching commercials. It's sad, but possibly unavoidable in the current market.
Thanks for a great read. Very nicely done.