I don't have cable TV, so I get four channels, and don't really see any of this stuff.
My main beef with football, is that I live in Ohio, so I get to see the Packers play maybe three games a year, and I NEVER get a Longhorns game. The two years in a row they played Ohio State, and the national championship, were the only UT games I've seen in years.
The money machine in all pro sports just pisses me off no end. I paid for the Indians ballpark, and the only way I can see a game is to buy a ticket. taxed out the wazoo for a ballpark, for an orginization that will only allow itself to be broadcast on cable. No local affiliates can broadcast the games. That sucks.