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USFL returns in 2010 (1 Viewer)

We are looking to start the season with 12 teams. The following states have been awarded:WESTERN DIVISIONCalifornia (2)Nevada PortlandTexasLouisianaEASTERN DIVISIONFloridaArkansasNew YorkMichiganOhioAlabama
 
Tom Shapiro

Commissioner

Michael Dwyer

Founder/Chairman & CEO

Vivian I. Anderson

President of Accounting

Joe Dwyer

Director of the USFL Hall of Fame

Bill Dwyer

Director of the USFL Fantasy Football Leagues

Michael Cully

President of Marketing / Merchandising

Allen Cully

VP Marketing / Internet

Robert Matranga

Liaison to the office of the USFL

Phillip A. Friedman

Administrative Assistant

Jill Wery

Executive Assistant

 
Intersting, fans can buy stock - can we put together a FBG franchise, and use our combined knowledge to dominate the league?

If they put a team in Philly, I'm there - go Stars!

I've still seen more Stars games in person than NFL games.

 
Any handicappers out there?

Is the under/over about 5 weeks for the league to last?
I would be surprised if they didn't give it a full season. To be honest, I always felt the USFL's demise was due to financial mismanagement more than anything else. Btw, they have a blog for Q&A.

http://www.newusfl.com/USFLBlog/files/1d0b...35f16323-9.html

It says they'll be bringing back team names, although this would obviously cause a conflict of interest for Portland and Louisiana/New Orleans. As a Pacific NWer, I'm hoping Louisiana wins the battle for the Breakers.

I'm in. I'd rather watch bad football than good basketball (or baseball for that matter) any day.
Amen, brother.
 
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Any handicappers out there?

Is the under/over about 5 weeks for the league to last?
I would be surprised if they didn't give it a full season. To be honest, I always felt the USFL's demise was due to financial mismanagement more than anything else. Btw, they have a blog for Q&A.

http://www.newusfl.com/USFLBlog/files/1d0b...35f16323-9.html

It says they'll be bringing back team names, although this would obviously cause a conflict of interest for Portland and Louisiana/New Orleans. As a Pacific NWer, I'm hoping Louisiana wins the battle for the Breakers.

I'm in. I'd rather watch bad football than good basketball (or baseball for that matter) any day.
Amen, brother.
Portland BreakersLouisiana Katrinas ?

 
Fans can buy stock in any team

No touch-backs on kickoffs (ball kicked out of the end-zone spotted at the 15 yd line)

FG's of 51 yds or more willbe worth 4 points!

A 3 pt PAT from 10 yards out.

1 foot in bounds for a catch

No kneel downs

A safety is worth 4 points

Overtime is the same as college

I'd like to change my under/over to 0 weeks, they won't get media support.

 
So I am starting a USFL fantasy league, 10 team PPR no IDP ..If you are not going to be in the league all spring long don't sign-up...$73.48 sign-up including MFL. Hurry before the league folds.

 
Big USFL fan for personal reasons. Because the NFL has such tight marketing controls, whenever I'm doing a movie or TV show and we have to show someone watching football on a TV, we use old USFL games because we don't have to worry about clearances and stuff. So I get to pick old Houston Gamblers games or whatever I want. Good times. You'd be surprised at how often old USFL stock footage is used on TV. There's even some woman's health commercial out there that shows USFL cheerleaders.

 
some of these new rules are pretty hokey - no touchbacks? yeah, it's still a touchback, just at the 15 instead of the 20. 4 points for a FG? no thanks. 4 points for a safety? get real. 3 points for a PAT from the 10? LOL.

at least they're going to get OT right.

 
Unless Cliff Stoudt is brought back by the league in some capacity, and they then pass out complimentary snowballs to all fans in attendance at whatever venue he appears at, then I'm wholly uninterested.

 
You can even apply to be a coach right on the site, lol!

sign up to coach
Ok guys, this is legit! I applied for a HC job about 3 mins ago, and after a grueling interview process, I got hired!They have an extensive testing program before you can even be interviewed. If you pass that, then you go into a room where your interviewed by a group of people that keep hitting you with random questions. If you make it through that, then you have a one on one interview with a potential owner. If you make it through that, then you have to sign a secrecy agreement and you take the final step on being a coach in the up and coming USFL!

I'm probably not supposed to tell you about the process, but I followed my dad's advice of "Never sign your real name!" on the secrecy agreement, so I think I'm OK!

First is the test, in less than 10 mins, you have to spell the word "football" It took me less than 7 minutes, but I cheated. I googled it on my Ipod.

Next they put you in a room full of guys that looked like Jeff Pasquino. They keep yelling at you, "Say football, say football, say football!" If anybody gets a hint of an eastern European accent, they don't let you coach.

Then came a strange interview with the owner, he had a Jamaican accent, and asked me if I was growing. I told him I didn't think so, because I'm almost 40 and I think I stopped growing at around age 21. He says, " Yeah man, growing is a young man's game!". He says " When your older you should collect from the growers!" He then said I was hired on the spot, and made me sign the secrecy agreement. I signed it, "John Turduckenn Madden"

As far as the final step goes, I did what I was supposed to do. I paid the $19.95. In 6 to 8 weeks,I'll be the HC of the Ohio team to be named later!

You guys should get in on this!

 
Any handicappers out there?Is the under/over about 5 weeks for the league to last?
I would be surprised if they didn't give it a full season. To be honest, I always felt the USFL's demise was due to financial mismanagement more than anything else.
That, and the fact they decided to play in the fall.... head to head vs the NFL...... I don't know who that genius was.There's definitely a market for spring/summer football if the prices aren't too high. Maybe with the recession a bigger market than ever before for cheap "second tier" sporting events. If they were really smart they'd almost give away the broadcast rights in exchange for air-time on.... anything, even it was in the middle of the night.BTW I have to admit my x-stepfather had season tickets to the Portland Breakers and watching the mighty Breakers defeat the hated LA Express led by Steve Young is still one of my most fond sporting memories growing up. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuford Jordan!
 
Any handicappers out there?

Is the under/over about 5 weeks for the league to last?
I would be surprised if they didn't give it a full season. To be honest, I always felt the USFL's demise was due to financial mismanagement more than anything else.
That, and the fact they decided to play in the fall.... head to head vs the NFL...... I don't know who that genius was.
Aye. It was the brainchild of such people as Eddie Einhorn and Donald Trump, according to the Wikipedia article (which is pretty thorough; I learned a few things) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USFL
There's definitely a market for spring/summer football if the prices aren't too high. Maybe with the recession a bigger market than ever before for cheap "second tier" sporting events. If they were really smart they'd almost give away the broadcast rights in exchange for air-time on.... anything, even it was in the middle of the night.
When Arena football was in St. Louis (pre-Rams), I went to every home game. It was cheap and fun. Hell, I even watched XFL games, and if there's ever any games on for the All American Football League, United Football League, or United National Gridiron League, I'll watch 'em too. But the USFL for some reason excites me more.

BTW I have to admit my x-stepfather had season tickets to the Portland Breakers and watching the mighty Breakers defeat the hated LA Express led by Steve Young is still one of my most fond sporting memories growing up. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuford Jordan!
Haha, I hated LA, too, though my team was the Stallions. Go Stoudt!
 
the better come back as the michigan panthers.Still have a pennant up in my basement
Mine is autographed by Bobby Hebert and Anthony Carter. I was at the Playoff game against Oakland in the Silverdome.Good times, Good times....and oh yea, you are welcome for your sig one more time :thumbup:
 
some of these new rules are pretty hokey - no touchbacks? yeah, it's still a touchback, just at the 15 instead of the 20. 4 points for a FG? no thanks. 4 points for a safety? get real. 3 points for a PAT from the 10? LOL. at least they're going to get OT right.
What I think it means is that if the kick goes out the end zone it's at the 15, but a returner can't stay in the end zone and get the ball at the 20. You must return the kick.
 
chris1969 said:
Fans can buy stock in any teamNo touch-backs on kickoffs (ball kicked out of the end-zone spotted at the 15 yd line)FG's of 51 yds or more willbe worth 4 points!A 3 pt PAT from 10 yards out.1 foot in bounds for a catchNo kneel downsA safety is worth 4 pointsOvertime is the same as collegeI'd like to change my under/over to 0 weeks, they won't get media support.
Awful. They're being foolish here, in an attempt to have 53-51 games every week, they're bastardizing the rules of football everyone knows and likes. I won't be watching.
 
teamramrod said:
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
the better come back as the michigan panthers.Still have a pennant up in my basement
Mine is autographed by Bobby Hebert and Anthony Carter. I was at the Playoff game against Oakland in the Silverdome.Good times, Good times....and oh yea, you are welcome for your sig one more time :rolleyes:
thats sweet.
 
chris1969 said:
Any handicappers out there?Is the under/over about 5 weeks for the league to last?
Over. If they can make Portland a state they can surely keep this boat afloat for more than 5 weeks. And I'll watch. This week I watched a show about a bunch of skanks on Bret Michaels tour bus, I can definitely make time for this. :hophead:
 
chris1969 said:
Any handicappers out there?

Is the under/over about 5 weeks for the league to last?
Over. If they can make Portland a state they can surely keep this boat afloat for more than 5 weeks. And I'll watch. This week I watched a show about a bunch of skanks on Bret Michaels tour bus, I can definitely make time for this. :useless:
Please tell me this is shtick. Mix in a book or something for the love of (Rodney) Peete.
 
Intersting, fans can buy stock
I'll short as much of the stock I can get my hands on....
C'mon there's just tons of investors out there looking for a safe and secure investment like this.So what franchise is the FBG community going to focus on dumping all our :unsure: on? I'm sure with our collective pull, we can persuade them to let us even name the team something else. Repeat after me: Rancho Cucamonga Black-Eyed Joes. Just rolls off the tongue, don't it? :shrug: -QG
 
I went to the first-ever Washington Federals game. The return to RFK of George Allen as coach of the Chicago Blitz was going to be the USFL's big launch story, until a guy named Herschel Walker signed with the New Jersey Generals.

The Federals were probably the worst team in the league -- and that's saying something. Baltimore, however, likes to claim the Stars (even though they were a Philly team for 2 of their 3 years) so it can boast of having won championships in the NFL, USFL, and CFL.

 
I'm curious who the coaches will be...

Bring back Mouse and his Run & Shoot to coach the Houston... Texas Gamblers.

Kind of a shame that they didn't try to resurrect some of the old cities as homes. No more Denver Gold either.

 
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
the better come back as the michigan panthers.Still have a pennant up in my basement
The only MI professional football team ever worth a crap :bag: sweet helmets too!!
 
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I could see this working if they tried giving contracts to kids who don't have the grades for college, or kids that would rather have money than go NCAA.

 
I could see this working if they tried giving contracts to kids who don't have the grades for college, or kids that would rather have money than go NCAA.
That's why I'm curious about age or years removed from high school requirements. If the USFL can steal a few 4 or 5 star recruits they'll have a better chance to survive. Even if they're a bunch of Maurice Clarett's or Mike Williams', people will watch and pay a lot more attention to it.
 
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