O.K. I realize that I might have left that a bit open ended so let me try again as well as address your second point:
Yes. Nothing is quite as compelling as high-school football drama. 
Ah yes, the classic "I've never seen the show and I think it's like this so I'll stereotype it and rip on it."
The first season was really cliche but since then it's opened up to a lot more than that.
But hey, why change your pre-conceived notions about it.
