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?
I would like to see another league make it, but its hard to see it happening. There are just too many leagues that have tried and failed to make it. Think XFL, USFL, WFL, and the WLAF. The WLAF, or NFL Europa, failed even with backing from the NFL.
ReplyDeleteAnother big issue for the UFL is that the USFL is planning on coming back in 2010 as a spring league. And the new USFL, from what I read on Wikipedia, says it will be "NFL Friendly" and allow players to cancel contracts if they get a chance to play in the NFL. Its seems like a new USFL could be a minor league football system.
Personally, I would like to see a spring league do well. Imagine fantasy football from say March through June, and then again starting for the NFL in September.
Although I will say this. The UFL website looks good and legit. The new USFL website looks like a it was done by some college kid living in his parents basement.
ReplyDeleteIt looks to me like the UFL is trying to start the league the right way. They were able to get some legit coaches who have had trouble getting back into the NFL. I guess we'll see how good the players are. It's definitely a wait and see thing for me.
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