Maybe we're not seeing a trend in people getting fed up with football in the United States. But there is a growth industry in books airing complaints about the game.
Diane Roberts put a book on that shelf a few years ago with . She starts with her own ambivalence, being occasionally repelled by the sport but still attending every home game at Florida State, and broadens the focus to the country at large.
Some of the concerns about football generally are deeper for college football: players don't get paid and often don't get educations. We revisit this interview from 2015.