Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
So do you know anything about the United Football League (UFL)?
If the answer is no, that's OK.
I know it's a new football league that's coming this fall, but there's no way it can compete with the National Football League, right?
The NFL is the top dog, always will be.
It seems like the UFL is going to be a minor league feeder system to the NFL with former NFL players hoping to revive their career, along with coaches trying to get another taste of the NFL coaching ranks.
It's pro football so it can't be that bad, right?
The UFL just landed the face of the league, as of right now, with the signing of former first-round pick J.P. Losman, better known as Loserman to Buffalo Bills fans who didn't see much from their former starting QB.
It's a good start for the new league, however, which will play games on Thursday and Fridays in the fall with the season starting in October. The championship game is slated for Thanksgiving weekend.
There are four teams in the UFL's first season -- Las Vegas (where Losman will play), New York, Orlando and San Francisco.
The head coaches are an impressive bunch, all former coaches in the NFL. The head coaches lined up are: Dennis Green, Jim Fassel, Jim Haslett and Ted Cottrell.
The UFL knows it's talent and skill will not compete with the elite NFL, but knows it's a way for players who feel they've been overlooked by the NFL brass to try to get their careers back on track (Losman no doubt) or get a shot at big time football.
The league will be talked about on every sports talk radio show or television station for days and weeks on end if they lure Michael Vick to play for them. He would no doubt be the face of the league, and the league would get the exposure they so desperately need and want --both good and bad -- but people would definitely be talking about the league and know what it's all about.
The defunct XFL had that buzz surrounding it years ago, but it fizzled faster than Losman's starting job in Buffalo.
I'm going to check this league out, you never know if your favorite NFL team will give one of these guys a shot.
It's football anyway, and just imagine watching UFL games on Thursday and Fridays, college football on Saturdays and various games televised during the week on ESPN, and the NFL on Sundays and Mondays?
Maybe that will be enough to get my weekly fill of football?
Are you going to tune in and give the UFL a shot, or do you think it's going to be a waste of time?
