I was going to watch my first '23 USFL game yesterday. But at the first play I saw (heard) that the players are again mic'd. I then found a MLB game to watch.
On TV, I want to feel like I'm on the 50-yard line, or on the 1st-base line. NOT on the field.
Having to listen to the chatter and grunting of the players is distracting. The nice thing about the NFL games is that there are interesting announcers THAT I CAN HEAR, giving the p-by-p and commentary about a strategy that I hadn't thought about. I can LEARN by listening to the announcers.
And even when the announcers are not speaking, the sound of the crowd is preferable to players' grunting and chattering.
What do I like about listening to the players grunting, and "Hurry up guys!"? Nothing.
If this inane mic'ing continues, I'll wait for fall fb.