The UFL kicks off tonight (1 Viewer)

[McBokonon]

If Mizzou/Nebraska doesn't float your boat, you can sink your teeth into the California Redwoods vs the Las Vegas Locomotives tonight. This titanic struggle will be aired on Versus as well as streamed online here at the UFL website.

Denny Green and Mike McMahon do battle with the Loco's Fassel and JP "Where did it all go wrong?" Losman.

Are you ready for some football or a reasonable facsimile thereof???!!@#

 

[Sleeping King]

Las Vegas is a 7 point favorite.

Notable Las Vegas players

JP Lossman, DD Dorsey, Teddy Lehman, Sammie Parker

Notable California players

Shane Boyd, Mike McMahon, BJ Sams, Bobby Sippio

I'm in.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

yet another reason to be pissed about the Directv/Versus situation. I was actually looking forward to watching Losman.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

I thought Dorsey made the Bengals.

 

[H.K.]

Las Vegas is a 7 point favorite.

Notable Las Vegas players

JP Lossman, DD Dorsey, Teddy Lehman, Sammie Parker

Notable California players

Shane Boyd, Mike McMahon, BJ Sams, Bobby Sippio

I'm in.

Huge Sippio fan , saw fromer AFLer Chris Griessen on a roster, too......I also see Tatum Bell is working again, as well....

 

[Osaurus]

Tuskers

 

[Doug B]

Wow, pretty low-profile opening week. Might be a good thing, though.

 

[valhallan]

1.01 Tatum Bell, RB - Florida Tuskers

 

[gnarboots11]

Ya baby! Redwoods bringin the heat.

HOOK EM REDWOODS!!!

 

[gnarboots11]

Tuskers

Tuskers? More like Suckskers!REDWOODS MOP THE FLOOR WITH YOU JERKS!REDWOODSHOOWWWW!!

 

[TommyGilmore]

Is He Hate Me on a team?

 

[McBokonon]

Tuskers

Loving the Haslett double finger-point here."Yeah, baby, it's Tusker time. Giggity."

 

[Osaurus]

Tuskers

Tuskers? More like Suckskers!REDWOODS MOP THE FLOOR WITH YOU JERKS!REDWOODSHOOWWWW!!

Redwoods??? Clever name.....when I think of redwoods, I think of old things....like their coach.....OVAH!!!

 

[TitusIII]

I hope this is a hit, in a similar manner to the Premier League/Football League in English soccer. As anothe poster said yesterday, a relegation/promotion system would be cool....send the Browns down for some seasoning, bring up the Tuskers!

 

[Bogart]

Im in. Will be online watching some Bobby Sippio.

 

[cheese]

I thought Dorsey made the Bengals.

He was cut for Brian Leonard.

 

[Tom Cody]

Simeon Rice of the Sentinels will lead the league in sacks!! Go Sen.......ok, I just can't do it. It was just interesting to see his name on the roster.

 

[Couch Potato]

If the league were made up all of former Miami Hurricane players, then it would really be the UFL.

 

[MaddHatter]

A quick breakdown of the UFL

 

[Zoomanji]

Las Vegas is a 7 point favorite. Notable Las Vegas playersJP Lossman, DD Dorsey, Teddy Lehman, Sammie ParkerNotable California playersShane Boyd, Mike McMahon, BJ Sams, Bobby SippioI'm in.

I like Vegas giving the points

 

[fsufan]

i think they would get more interest if they played their games at a different time of the year, not during the college and NFL season. when us football junkies need a football fix

 

[QuizGuy66]

I thought Dorsey made the Bengals.

He was cut for Brian Leonard.

Actually I think he was specifically cut when they added Andre Smith (ending his roster exemption) so he could workout with the team.-QG

 

[QuizGuy66]

What no FBG Ultimate UFL League?!? :(

-QG

 

[Tommy Collins]

yet another reason to be pissed about the Directv/Versus situation. I was actually looking forward to watching Losman.

Same here. I just checked and didn't see Versus anywheres on my DirecTV. Do they not carry the channel?

 

[McBokonon]

yet another reason to be pissed about the Directv/Versus situation. I was actually looking forward to watching Losman.

Same here. I just checked and didn't see Versus anywheres on my DirecTV. Do they not carry the channel?

Not anymore. I got free Center Ice out of the deal though. At least they're streaming it on the UFL website so we can get our Denny Green clock management clinic.

 

[VTjkru]

yet another reason to be pissed about the Directv/Versus situation. I was actually looking forward to watching Losman.

Same here. I just checked and didn't see Versus anywheres on my DirecTV. Do they not carry the channel?

Read up on it here: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/artic...ssetId=P6220002Im pretty bummed about it since hockey season is up and running. Comcast/Versus is being ridiculous

 

[Rushmore]

I thought Dorsey made the Bengals.

He was cut for Brian Leonard.

Actually I think he was specifically cut when they added Andre Smith (ending his roster exemption) so he could workout with the team.-QG

 

[lyon812]

I'm officially on board the Locomotives train.

QB J.P. Losman

QB Tim Rattay

RB DeDe Dorsey

RB Marcel Shipp

WR Samie Parker

OG Martin Bibla

OLB Ezra Butler

OLB Brian Toal

S Tony Parrish

 

[Steel Dillo]

Link For Anyone Interested

Game starts in about 45 minutes.

I'll be watching to see if the offenses have any interesting wrinkles... spread option, triple option, A-11, etc.

Seems like the perfect league to try some of these things on the "pro" level.

 

[Steel Dillo]

Game on!

 

[McBokonon]

Redwoods run onto the field in front of hundreds of booing Loco-maniacs!

 

[Steel Dillo]

Oh ####... Kordell on the sidelines.

 

[Steel Dillo]

Locos unis are definitely loco. Silver Jersey... teal blue pants....ew!

 

[PRAE]

i cant get video to work...

 

[Steel Dillo]

i cant get video to work...

It took a while for it to come on for me also. Just had to keep clicking the play button.I don't think they anticipated this much online viewing, so it may be slow.Pictures is pretty good once it comes on.

 

[Steel Dillo]

Redwood's unis look kind of like the Boston (?) Breakers from the USFL.

 

[Steel Dillo]

I expect a lot of picks. The Unis are too close to the same color.

 

[RC94]

Both teams' uniforms are pretty awful IMO.

 

[longlip]

how come the game isnt playing for me????

 

[RC94]

Some names we know in this game - Losman, Shipp, Dorsey, etc... The head coaches are well known too.

 

[Steel Dillo]

Can't be more than 500 people at the stadium. This league won't last long without butts in the seats.

They should have sold tickets for $5 to fill the stadium. At least they could have made money on concessions.

 

[RBM]

My favorite for MVP - Quincy Wilson

 

[RBM]

The league should fold just for these hideous uniforms. WTF were they thinking??

 

[morris4903]

I see that Tim Rattay is the backup for Las Vegas. And Tony Parrish is the starting safety. Both former Niners

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

The officials are rather dapper.

 

[Tom Servo]

yet another reason to be pissed about the Directv/Versus situation. I was actually looking forward to watching Losman.

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[Neal Cassady]

immediate observations:

i dont care for the team colors at all..cant tell whose who til the play dies down..on the other hand, i like the refs red shirts and black pants, very professional...jim fassel looks embarrassed to be there and can't wait to get a dewars on the rocks after the game...denny green looks like he needs to take a dump...why isnt jp losman the quarterback of the raiders?..in fact, i think las vegas could beat oakland..speaking of losman, does he remind anyone else of bobby boucher??..that kind of dumb ### look he gives the receiver every time they drop his pass...in twenty years, be prepared for this question..where were YOU when graham gano scored the first points in the UFL..just sayin...doug flutie is apparently a proud rogaine user

 

[fasteddie_21]

yet another reason to be pissed about the Directv/Versus situation. I was actually looking forward to watching Losman.

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Checking it out online at least.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Yeah not only are the uni's horrible, but they are quite similar. I'm shocked there haven't been nothing but picks thus far.

The game looks solid, though.

 

[McBokonon]

And Shane Boyd scrambles his way into obscure future trivia answer lore.