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So It’s the UFL (United Football League)

OptimisticTexan said:
Staying with the Gamblers name and look would’ve been a much better move. At least they’ll have the first pick next season……of what, I haven’t a frickin clue. Is it D II or D III talent?
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Hopefully the UFL (or something) will be back next spring. I do like having football in the spring. The guy running this years Roughnecks was running the Gamblers last season, and the Gamblers were just as bad a team then as they are now as the Roughnecks. That coach has to go.

I didn't pay attention to the UFL draft and not even sure how it works.
 
Did a little digging. In the dispersal draft after the two leagues merged, most of last years Roughneck players moved to San Antonio, Arlington and DC. And of course Wade Phillips left for San Antonio. This years Roughnecks drafted players is a real hodgepodge of players from previous USFL teams. More info on how that worked here.
 
Thorn said:
This is the last weekend of the regular season for the UFL. Next weekend the playoffs start. I'm rooting for San Antonio. Last game for the sad sack Roughnecks is 6PM Sunday evening on FOX. Enjoy. It wouldn't surprise me that something happens to the Roughnecks this offseason. I read somewhere they are thinking about moving the Roughnecks and the Michigan Panthers to new cities. Who knows what this league will do. I wish we could get the Gamblers back if Houston is going to have one of the UFL teams, but under "new management". LOL
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Yeah, it's funny that the Roughnecks fans were pushing for the Roughnecks brand over the Gamblers brand and they said the Roughnecks fans would carry over the fans from the XFL. As it turns out they were wrong. Most of them have made the excuse that it was due to the Roughnecks being part of the USFL brand. I say bologna. I doubt the casual fans were turned off all that much on how the roster was filled. The casual fans were not motivated to support Houston and most of the league had the same problem.

I am not saying that spring football stands no chance but they need a fair share of bigger name players and ownership with reasonably deep pockets, The NFL's minimum cap should be paid for the services of the UFL's best. Perhaps a bit more than that.

They need to market better and have more community involvement from what I have read. I say all that based on Daryl "Moose" Johnston saying they have no plans on being an NFL product. If they are not directly owned by the NFL then they need to at least do a little more investment wise to show they are for real. Get a few huge name bust players to use the league for another chance at the NFL and that alone would draw more attention to the league.

The UFL will never be anything like the NFL so let me make that clear, but if they plan on going it alone without much help or
big money from the outside, the league will wither away and die as a hobby that never had a chance at being a much of a money maker. I am hoping they will stand alone as this nations top niche league!

There is no reason the UFL can't be the top niche league in the USA while standing on it's own and being respected! All that I said is probably poppycock and wrong but that is how I see things at this time.
 
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TxnsJuggernaut1 said:
Yeah, it's funny that the Roughnecks fans were pushing for the Roughnecks brand over the Gamblers brand and they said the Roughnecks fans would carry over the fans from the XFL. As it turns out they were wrong. Most of them have made the excuse that it was due to the Roughnecks being part of the USFL brand. I say bologna. I doubt the casual fans were turned off all that much on how the roster was filled. The casual fans were not motivated to support Houston and most of the league.

There just is no appetite for alternative spring football in most of the US! Not as it is constructed anyway. I doubt a perfect season with the Gamblers name and brand brought back and a championship to boot would have motivated fans much. I am not saying that spring football stands no chance but they need a fair share of bigger name players and ownership for each team with deep pockets, The leagues minimum cap should be paid for the teams regular players and they should bay better forv their best players. They need to market better and have more community involvement from what I have read. I say all that based on Daryl "Moose" Johnston saying they had no plans of being an NFL product. If they are not directly owned by the NFL then they need to at least do a little more investment wise to show they are for real. Get one or two huge name bust players to use the league to have another chance at the NFL and that alone would draw more attention to the league.

There is no reason the UFL can't be the top niche league in the USA while standing on it's own and being respected! All that I said is probably poppycock and wrong but that is how I see things at this time.
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IF the league continues to survive, and IF the teams can have at least some consistency retaining players from year to year, the league will naturally improve it's product just from (hopefully) good coaching. Which some of these teams obviously don't have. This type of league needs to invest their money in coaching and infrastructure first, the players will happen as time goes on. There are plenty of decent football players that just aren't quite good enough for the NFL.

Roughnecks are a perfect example of bad coaching. Wade Phillips and Skip Holtz of Birmingham are perfect examples of the type of coaching you need in a minor league.
 
TxnsJuggernaut1 said:
Yeah, it's funny that the Roughnecks fans were pushing for the Roughnecks brand over the Gamblers brand and they said the Roughnecks fans would carry over the fans from the XFL. As it turns out they were wrong. Most of them have made the excuse that it was due to the Roughnecks being part of the USFL brand. I say bologna. I doubt the casual fans were turned off all that much on how the roster was filled. The casual fans were not motivated to support Houston and most of the league had the same problem.

I am not saying that spring football stands no chance but they need a fair share of bigger name players and ownership for each team with deep pockets, The NFL's minimum cap should be paid for the services of the UFL' and they should bay better for their players.

They need to market better and have more community involvement from what I have read. I say all that based on Daryl "Moose" Johnston saying they have no plans of being an NFL product. If they are not directly owned by the NFL then they need to at least do a little more investment wise to show they are for real. Get a few huge name bust players to use the league for another chance at the NFL and that alone would draw more attention to the league.

There is no reason the UFL can't be the top niche league in the USA while standing on it's own and being respected! All that I said is probably poppycock and wrong but that is how I see things at this time.
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- Any examples of any of these 'huge name bust players'? Sincerely not sure who that might be.

- Is it not already the top niche football league in the country?
 
JB said:
Rueben Foster for one, Corey Coleman, Vic Beasley also
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Not bad examples at all. Thanks for that.

That said I don't see how those guys move the needle in any real way whatsoever. I'm just one guy, but I follow football from national signing day through college to the draft and through the NFL and onward - and I'm clearly not keeping close tabs on US(FX?)L rosters or I'd have known those guys were at that level - but those are 3 guys I had full on evals for coming out of 'Bama, Baylor, and Clemson and hadn't heard even a hint that they were still playing any kind of pro ball. I can't imagine a casual fan would bat an eye much less be enticed to watch a game because of any of them.

It's cool that there's a league where they can still find work though.
 
Thorn said:
Roughnecks lose to the only other team that also had only one win for the season, and now have the worst record in the UFL for this season. And the lowest attendance. It will surprise me if something isn't done with the Roughnecks this offseason. At the very least they need a new coach. And new helmets. If the Roughnecks do survive and come back next season I don't think I can handle those frigging helmets again.
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Playing at Rice probably didn't help with attendance. That and they sucked and also the newness has worn off.

The original Roughnecks had some excitement because it was new and they were winning. But in the end it's 4th preseason game talent level football. It's not very good.

Bring back the Thunderbears!!
 
MLS is showing other pro leagues on how to be successful. Soccer was never thought to be a big deal here in north America, yet when run right, "as it has been for awhile now," it for sure deserves to be called the top niche league. One major slip by any of the big four leagues and the niche league label will disappear. The UFL is not getting ahead of itself and football is north America's favorite sport so right from the start the UFL is holding the best hand. Let's see how they play that hand if the two leagues are around for the next five or so seasons and how well they are doing. I don't give a flip what the TV ratings are for the UFL at this time, they need to resemble building the way MLS has done in my opinion to take the mantle of top niche league. I don't think every aspect of the MLS is right for other leagues but other leagues could learn from the resurgence of the league. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/27/the-rise-of-major-league-soccer.html#:~:text=The league garnered the attention of top international,sports markets and increasing popularity with younger generations.

As far as big time bust go, that may be getting ahead of myself a bit but there are some big names thought to be bust the UFL could convince to play for them and those big names will ultimately draw in fans. I am not a big time follower of NCAA football but I know the biggest names and having them become members of UFL will for sure be good for business. https://www.thesportster.com/football/nfl-qb-draft-picks-where-are-they-now/

Just in Qb's alone it can't hurt kicking some tires.https://www.thesportster.com/football/nfl-qb-draft-picks-where-are-they-now/
 
If gross targetting rules don't change, the USL might as well go WWE.

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Teez Tabor brazenly targets A.J. McCarron’s injured ankle
Published June 6, 2024 07:52 PM

In the NFL, it’s frowned upon. In the UFL, it could be good for business.

San Antonio Brahmas safety Teez Tabor admits that he has targeted, and will target on Sunday, the injured ankle of St. Louis Battlehawks quarterback A.J. McCarron.

The two teams played last weekend, and they meet again this weekend in the UFL’s XFL Conference championship.
McCarron returned to action on Saturday, after missing two games due to the injury. Tabor, via Greg Luca of the San Antonio
Express-News, was candid with the quarterback about his intentions.

“I told him straight up, any time it’s a legal hit, I’m trying to inflict bodily harm on you,” Tabor said. “That’s just what it is. Any team between those white lines, I’m trying to hurt you. I told him if he runs around the corner again and he sees me again, it’ll be another one of those things that’ll happen again.”

NFL players rarely if ever talk that way in the years since the Saints bounty scandal. Tabor, a 2017 second-round pick of the Lions who spent time with six NFL teams before joining in the UFL, pulled no punches and made no apologies.

“I’m not a dirty player at all, I don’t think so,” Tabor said. “It was a clean play. A legal play. It’s Armageddon. It’s the art of war. You’re the quarterback. If you don’t play, we win. So the object of the game is for you not to play.”

That same mindset applies this weekend.

“Oh, he’s hurt and running?” Tabor said. “Yeah, of course. We’re coming Sunday, too. So tell him, wrap it up. The defense knows. Everybody knows. Get down, right? Just play football. Play in between the game, play between the rules, and you’ll be safe. Slide, get down, run out of bounds, throw the ball away. Be safe. No harm, no foul.”

McCarron cried foul after Saturday’s game. Via Luca, Fox microphones caught the exchange between McCarron and Tabor.
“You’re too good of a player,” McCarron told Tabor. “It don’t matter. You keep being dirty. That’s fine.”

Said Tabor in response: “I’m coming after that. I’m going to see you next week. I’m going to come at you again.”

Tabor’s comments came after both head coach Wes Phillips and defensive coordinator Will Reed denied any intent to injure McCarron.

While the NFL’s ongoing push to promote health and safety (which in turn lays the foundation for a push to 18, 19, and eventually 20 regular-season games) has made it unfashionable to say the quiet part out loud, the truth is and always has been that, if the opposing team’s key players can’t keep playing, a win becomes more likely. Still, there’s a line between clean, legal hits and dirty play.

That line becomes even more blurred if the players and coaches aren’t talking about the potential benefit from the application of clean, legal hits that knock the other team’s quarterback out of the game. In the UFL, Tabor is talking about it.

What will UFL management do? On one hand, they need to protect their players. On the other hand, controversy is good for business. Frankly, aren’t you more likely to watch Brahmas-Battlehawks on Sunday than you would have been before reading this item?
 
AcresHomesTexan said:
Thanks for posting for me
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Breakdowns on players from each team on the all UFL list.

Showboats 1
Roughnecks 1
Battlehawks 5
Brahmas 2
DC 2
Panthers 7
Renegades 3
Stallions 6

The Showboats and the Roughnecks, with the two worst records in the league, have only one person making the list. Panthers, Stallions, Battlehawks with the most are in the playoffs of course, along with the San Antonio Brahams who only had two. Mike Nolan, the coach of the Michigan Panthers who had the most on the list, also got the UFL coach of the year.
 
TxnsJuggernaut1 said:
MLS is showing other pro leagues on how to be successful. Soccer was never thought to be a big deal here in north America, yet when run right, "as it has been for awhile now," it for sure deserves to be called the top niche league. One major slip by any of the big four leagues and the niche league label will disappear. The UFL is not getting ahead of itself and football is north America's favorite sport so right from the start the UFL is holding the best hand. Let's see how they play that hand if the two leagues are around for the next five or so seasons and how well they are doing. I don't give a flip what the TV ratings are for the UFL at this time, they need to resemble building the way MLS has done in my opinion to take the mantle of top niche league. I don't think every aspect of the MLS is right for other leagues but other leagues could learn from the resurgence of the league. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/27/the-rise-of-major-league-soccer.html#:~:text=The league garnered the attention of top international,sports markets and increasing popularity with younger generations.

As far as big time bust go, that may be getting ahead of myself a bit but there are some big names thought to be bust the UFL could convince to play for them and those big names will ultimately draw in fans. I am not a big time follower of NCAA football but I know the biggest names and having them become members of UFL will for sure be good for business. https://www.thesportster.com/football/nfl-qb-draft-picks-where-are-they-now/

Just in Qb's alone it can't hurt kicking some tires.https://www.thesportster.com/football/nfl-qb-draft-picks-where-are-they-now/
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If you think the UFL is going to someday compete with the NFL, you are going to be very disappointed. The UFL isn't the AFL or even the original USFL, where top talent was filtering into those leagues. Billy Cannon, Lance Alworth, Joe Namath, Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Reggie White.

The UFL is MINOR LEAGUES!! If you wanna talk about the UFL standing on it's own like minor league baseball does, then yeah, I don't see why they can't stick around and give football degenerates (not meant as derogatory) something to do in the spring. Sounds perfect for that while also allowing those players that can't quite make an NFL roster, to get some much needed experience to hopefully get them on a roster.

But a few years down the road thinking it will challenge the NFL? Not gonna happen. The NFL now, unlike in the 60's, can't be touched moneywise. Back then you could get a few billionaires together and challenge the NFL. And they did and were successful. In the 80's the NFL was already getting untouchable as the USFL simply didn't have enough money to keep up. Today? Forget about it.

I love football but I didn't watch a single second of the UFL this year. But I don't watch a single second of minor league baseball either, and I love baseball. That doesn't mean they can't be successful and have a following doing what they're doing. Minor league baseball has been around for decades. Difference is, of course, minor league baseball players are paid by the parent team. The NFL ain't paying UFL players. And some minor league teams are owned by the parent club. The Astros, for example, own Sugar Land (AAA) and Corpus Christi (AA).

As for MLS, you can bring all the Beckham's and Messi's over at the end of their careers you want, it's not going to make much difference. Until those types of players play their primes here, and more importantly, make the cheddar they do across the pond, MLS will never unseat one of the big 4. Next year will be MLS's 30th season. Are they even on the same field as 3rd level clubs in Europe?
 
Speedy said:
I love football but I didn't watch a single second of the UFL this year.
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I watched pieces of a lot of the UFL games. It isn't that bad to watch, the talent (most especially at QB) is obviously not NFL level. What does make watching the UFL difficult is all the distractions they throw up during the game. They spend as much time on live sideline interviews with players and coaches and they do showing the frigging game. If they'd just show the game without all those ******* distractions it'd be just fine to watch. It's no different than an NFL game where both teams seem to be having a bad day. LOL
 
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Speedy said:
If you think the UFL is going to someday compete with the NFL, you are going to be very disappointed. The UFL isn't the AFL or even the original USFL, where top talent was filtering into those leagues. Billy Cannon, Lance Alworth, Joe Namath, Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Reggie White.

The UFL is MINOR LEAGUES!! If you wanna talk about the UFL standing on it's own like minor league baseball does, then yeah, I don't see why they can't stick around and give football degenerates (not meant as derogatory) something to do in the spring. Sounds perfect for that while also allowing those players that can't quite make an NFL roster, to get some much needed experience to hopefully get them on a roster.

But a few years down the road thinking it will challenge the NFL? Not gonna happen. The NFL now, unlike in the 60's, can't be touched moneywise. Back then you could get a few billionaires together and challenge the NFL. And they did and were successful. In the 80's the NFL was already getting untouchable as the USFL simply didn't have enough money to keep up. Today? Forget about it.

I love football but I didn't watch a single second of the UFL this year. But I don't watch a single second of minor league baseball either, and I love baseball. That doesn't mean they can't be successful and have a following doing what they're doing. Minor league baseball has been around for decades. Difference is, of course, minor league baseball players are paid by the parent team. The NFL ain't paying UFL players. And some minor league teams are owned by the parent club. The Astros, for example, own Sugar Land (AAA) and Corpus Christi (AA).

As for MLS, you can bring all the Beckham's and Messi's over at the end of their careers you want, it's not going to make much difference. Until those types of players play their primes here, and more importantly, make the cheddar they do across the pond, MLS will never unseat one of the big 4. Next year will be MLS's 30th season. Are they even on the same field as 3rd level clubs in Europe?
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In terms of standing on it's own and drawing large audiences and Tv ratings, the UFL does not need to be the NFL or step on any toes in regards to the the NFL. I said noting in regards to the UFL going head to head with the NFL for players that the NFL would like to draft. However you didn't mention anything about there not being enough money for big name players who fell far from NFL expectations being singed into the UFL. You admit that talent wise you think the UFL isn't worth it's weight n gold. I agree that it isn't, but I also foresee that it will be a much better product in the not too distant future if they remain patient. I don't think the UFL players will be making NFL type money now or ever. However, each season there are some players who were given every chance to live up to their billing and for whatever reason they fail and are considered to be BUST. Signing a half dozen or so to the UFL is enough to strengthen the league perception wise. Fans will tune in for the human interest story and the names they recognize. That alone should bring many new fans.. Getting big name young and upcoming prospects who can't seem to break down that NFL door will lift it and without scandals and poor business choices the UFL will do well on it's own for quite some time!

MLS have a development system that is working and as a stand alone sports league in the states they latched on to a business model of late that is doing quite well. Soccer in America is nowhere near what American football so if run right American football could easily surpass MLS within the next six or seven seasons,

What I don't want is for the UFL to be just another NBA G-League where the best you can hope for is maybe a few all stars every once in a while. The G League isn't worth a flip when it comes to developing talent.

I foresee the UFL becoming a solid stand alone league that shares some talent across the board but has the strength to keep most of it's best talent. Let the very powerful and wealthy NFL pay the UFL for the right to sign them! There is enough talent in the North American football world that players who were cut late in training camps, and the end of preseason, were simply a clean shave away from being in the league. Some of those cuts could have become stars. Talent evaluation isn't exactly an exact science. Look at the unsigned free agents that have made teams and even become stars. Alot of these guys getting cut would never have a fair chance without the platform the UFL gives them to live their dream! The UFL gives them that chance
but I don't want there to be any kind of minor league ties to the NFL. At least not for several seasons. My mention of known players also goes for coaches. Coaches who find themselves left out in duck duck go or musical chairs now have another platform.

Now as far as veteran players finishing out their careers in the UFL I find that a real possibility and it will for sure bring in the fans.

The NFL is KING of leagues in this country and that is a given. None the less based on certain criteria the UFL has set for itself, it will be in line with MLS for a short while and then surpass it. There is plenty of big money out there to at least make the UFL akin to a big five sports league here in the states!

People talk a lot about the original USFL and all the stars and HOF's in that league but there was plenty of bare bones talent for those players to compete with and some of those players just could not fit in with the NFL teams and the retracted number of teams and players to make the cut. Without those unheralded players the original USFL doesn't look so good. Just the recognition of some coaches and players could garner this league a lot of attention, and those who don't know better would lift it above where it should be talent wise. I am okay with the that. A lot of fans in the stands makes the product more exciting. Most fans are casual fans and the they just need some name recognition to cheer for the league and it's teams!
 
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Mollywhopper said:
I don't think mls is really niche anymore. Not if you're looking at attendance or revenue, where they're on par or better than the nhl.
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Yes you may be right MW. Thus it seems to me the UFL is following a sensible coarse to building itself up! Soccer/aka "football, according to everyone else outside the states," is not near as popular and if run right without doing too much to step on any NFL toes they should have a very nice following.
 
Thorn said:
San Antonio and Wade Phillips are going to the UFL championship game. Good for them. I hope they win, but it'll be tough beating Birmingham.
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Yes agree but with all the key starting Brahma players back for various reasons shows since last week's game
 
TexanBorn51 said:
Yes agree but with all the key starting Brahma players back for various reasons shows since last week's game
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A portion of this years Brahma players were taken in the dispersal draft and came from last years Roughnecks. Essentially what happened was Wade Phillips (coach of the Roughnecks last year) went to San Antonio and took some of his old Roughneck players in the dispersal draft when the leagues merged. The Brahmas this year are probably about half Brahmas and half Roughneck players from 2023. And both the Brahmas and Roughnecks were pretty good teams last year. Roughnecks were in the playoffs last year.
 
Who do you think are some UFL players who could get invited to an NFL training camp?

I’d love to see Breeland Speaks get an invite to Texans camp.
 
Thorn said:
A portion of this years Brahma players were taken in the dispersal draft and came from last years Roughnecks. Essentially what happened was Wade Phillips (coach of the Roughnecks last year) went to San Antonio and took some of his old Roughneck players in the dispersal draft when the leagues merged. The Brahmas this year are probably about half Brahmas and half Roughneck players from 2023. And both the Brahmas and Roughnecks were pretty good teams last year. Roughnecks were in the playoffs last year.
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Hey Thorn appreciate the several years here for me as well as other Texans. Thank you amigos!
Dispersal draft? idnk but I clearly see the close Texas football relationships. I'll have to read on about the difference between dispersal draft vs the draft part. thx 4 sharin
 
And what fate awaits the Roughnecks this offseason I wonder. The Roughnecks attendance record this season was really low, and considering how bad they were you have to wonder if changes will be made.

I just hope the league doesn't go crazy and add a bunch of expansion teams to quickly.
 
Thorn said:
And what fate awaits the Roughnecks this offseason I wonder. The Roughnecks attendance record this season was really low, and considering how bad they were you have to wonder if changes will be made.

I just hope the league doesn't go crazy and add a bunch of expansion teams to quickly.
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For 2025, UFL will return with eight teams in their current markets
Published June 20, 2024 07:18 PM

The Birmingham Stallions will get a chance to defend their UFL title in 2025. And the other seven teams from 2024 will get a chance to stop them from doing so.

Via Eric Williams of FoxSports.com, the UFL will return next year with the eight current teams in the eight current markets. There will be no expansion or relocation.

The goal will be to try to build on a successful first season.

“We are going to be able to dial into the details,” UFL executive V.P. of football operations Daryl Johnston told Williams. “We’re going to have a traditional offseason calendar where we can be ahead of the curve instead of being in a position where we have to chase it a little bit. . . . I think that’s something that everyone’s excited about.”

One goal will be to improve attendance in every market but St. Louis, where the Battlehawks averaged more than 34,000 fans per game. In the other seven markets, the average numbers were in the range of 10,000.

It will be interesting to see what the UFL can do. Year One counts as a success. Next year, we’ll see what happens.
 
Wow didn't expect that kind of loss yea but that final championship wipeout loss. Oh well Brahmas and Roughnecks next year ( Texas insert lol)and imo looked the same with Wade Phillips face during and after the game no? He had the look and response and respect after the game but it was time to pass the torch.
 
The 10 week schedule and a playoff or two and then it's the USFL Super Bowl. As an excited fan I'm just starting to get into and behold the championship game. USFL sets itself faster and lesser games is like a few blinks vs NFL season. lol Guess they have like a 3- 6 month frame for schedules and media sports contracts.
 
The USFL's structure is entirely different than the NFL's........................there are no individual team owners.

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Houston Roughnecks make a G.M. change, from Lionel Vital to Will Lewis
Published July 7, 2024 09:20 AM

The Houston Roughnecks (along with the other seven UFL franchises) need a new coach. The Roughnecks have gotten an new General Manager.

Via Pro Football Newsroom, Lionel Vital is out. Will Lewis is in.

The Roughnecks finished 2024 with the worst record in the league, at 1-9.

Vital worked for the Patriots from 2000 through 2004 as a scout for a year and then assistant director of college scouting. He spent 2005-06 with the Ravens. He joined the Falcons in 2007 as assistant director of player personnel. From 2013-15, he was the director of player personnel in Atlanta. He worked for the Cowboys from 2016 through 2021. Vital retired from the NFL in 2022, before coming out of retirement last year to take a job with the UFL.

Lewis flipped from coaching to scouting in the 1990s, working for the Packers from 1997-98, the Seahawks from 1999 through 2012 (as director of pro scouting and then V.P. of player personnel), and the Chiefs from 2013 through 2017 (as director of pro scouting). He worked for the AAF’s Memphis Express in 2019, the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks in 2020, and the XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas in 2023.

It’s unclear who makes the decisions about General Managers coming and going on UFL teams, especially when there’s no coach under contract. The UFL is owned as a single entity, with no individual franchise owners.

Regardless, someone decided to make the change from Vital to Lewis. With one win in 10 games, it’s not a huge surprise.
 
UFL returns on March 28, 2025
By Mike Florio
Published September 17, 2024 11:40 AM

We knew the UFL would be back for a second season. We now know when.
The spring league returns on March 28, 2025.

The same eight teams from 2024 will be back in 2025. The teams will again play 10 regular-season games. And 10 games will be played on Friday nights, because Fox has other sports that will occupy real estate on Saturdays.

It’s a challenge to pick the right week to start a spring slate of games. The XFL tried to do it the week after the Super Bowl. The USFL waited until after the draft. The merged league has essentially split the difference, for two years in a row.

The best news for the UFL is that it performed well. Better than most spring leagues perform. It’s not NFL football, but it’s close enough to provide a viable alternative to “no football.”

Can they get more fans in the stands? That should be the next objective. Beyond St. Louis, it’s not easy to put asses in seats.
Maybe that will change in 2025.
 
Thorn said:
Roughnecks had the lowest average attendance record in the UFL in 2024. I wonder how long that's gonna last.
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Maybe playing at Rice had something to do with it? They'll be back at TDECU next season.

Or maybe the excitement of something new has worn off and it'll be no different than attending a Space Cowboys game.

TxnsJuggernaut1 said:
I used to hate the uniforms but they are not that bad to me anymore. I think the Texas flag concept on the helmet is unique.
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Nah. Those are horrible unis.
 
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