I thought the point was not that nobody likes football for reasons unrelated to allegiance, but that there would not be the kind of support that sustains professional football without team loyalty.
Bait and switch! Eliezer wasn’t talking about professional football, he made the claim about football, period.
The actual claim is far, far less defensible than your altered version.
Bait and switch! Eliezer wasn’t talking about professional football, he made the claim about football, period.
The actual claim is far, far less defensible than your altered version.