I will most definitely be watching the NFL and cheering for the Titans... Never understood people who claimed to love football but didn't want to see to see it played at the highest level. That's like saying "I love Mexican food" and Taco Bell is my favorite restaurant...
Tl;dr version of the below: its oversold for what it is.
No real passion imo at the NFL level. I have been to 4 maybe 5 different NFL stadiums for games, never once felt close to an SEC game. And not just talking the Vols, Bama, SC, and Auburn had more passion. Most fans are there to socialize, crowd noise is always piped in, which SC does too to be fair. Even among the players it's more about them than the team. Some of that is the celebration rules, but you also dont get the "Rudy" moments. It's just so much more a business than a sport at that point.
And for me it bothers me that players change teams so much, and yes coaches bouncing around college bother me too. Hard to say player X really cares about the team or the city considering a large number will bounce, or get bounced around. This goes for fans too, perfect example is Peyton. How many were colts/Broncos fans based on Peyton playing there, on this forum?
I also hate the media coverage of the NFL. It's like watching the coverage of tebow. They always act like it's the best thing ever even when its routine AF. And 8t gets wall to wall coverage. They will break down standard passes from the NFL all day, while entire college games, even big ones, get a 15 minute breakdown before they return to the NFL bs. Then you throw in the BS from espn about what different players do in their off times, or what was said on twitter, or betting, meanwhile I have to wait 4 hours for a blip on college ball.
It also doesnt help my attachment to the sport when these guys act like rock stars. People cant relate to that. You get your Cam Newtons up there dressed in whatever is "fashion" that day for pressers after he put in a mediocre performance and clearly doesnt give a crap.