I agree that professional sports is a bore, that's for sure. If you like football and really want to get that excitement it used to bring to you back, I recommend watching college sports. College basketball and football are, to me, much more exciting than the pro variants. Without any money on the table nobody is playing just because, everybody is playing out of love for the game, so all the players try harder and emotions run higher. NBA basketball is a snooze fest compared to college. For me anyway.