Well, i'll be different here and agree with you. Big business has taken the fun out of it for me.
I loved playing the game. I was All Bay Area as the middle linebacker on a 9-0 undefeated team, went on and did very well in collage at the Univ of Az. All was well until i wouldn't take a painkiller shot in my lower back before a game. I went from king of the world to a "second stringer" that still played most every down of the rest of our 9-2 season...big business or Army, take your pick!
Once out of school, i knew lots of pro players and became a 49er fan. I still played softball and adult flag football on a 3 time state champion team(don't laugh, very physical game)and all went well until i didn't know any of the players any longer and the new guy's were all about the money.
I'll watch today's game but it'll be only the second or third game i've watched all season. The love of the game is gone...
Joey