The Recent Troubles may have converted many of us from NFL-first fans to college-first fans.
For example, it used to seem like nobody cared when the University of Georgia plays UT-Chattanooga. The latter has no good players. It will not be competitive, whereas the NFL has parity. Etc.
But at least UGA and UT-C are two separate organizations, honestly trying to beat each other. Like McDonalds competing with a mom-and-pop burger joint across the street.
But the NFL is like two McDonalds locations having a sales contest. Nobody cares much about who wins, as long as the owner makes money. The managers have some ego invested, but they will get over it if their boss (the owner) is happy. The customers want better burgers but they're not going to get them.