I watch some of the video generated by the Maddon football video game, and find it almost as realistic as the real games. Someday, some entrepreneur is going to figure out that you can have realistic pro games generated by software. It will save a lot on player salaries etc. Then when the people at home start watching those instead of the real games (maybe they will all be online, and not blocked by the networks), they might not even want any more to go see real games at the stadium.
That takes away any real "chance," and wouldn't be enjoyable at all. People might watch others play a video game...and there is a market for that, but that will never replace the actual thing.
Maybe you're right, "fake" football will never be able to replace the real thing. But if the computer generated version is visually indistinguishable from the real thing, I don't see any reason why it can't be in a similar market as WWE. The events are scripted before hand, but fans still won't know what will happen. I think people are more ready to suspend their disbelief for entertainment than you realize.
