USFL 2022: The next great chapter of spring football

[Mightygoose]

That's the Rock's XFL. Not Vince's XFL.

That's right. Even though they were still interested despite the ratings for the McMahon owned league

Still makes me wonder if their delayed launched influenced them to align with the Spring League hence spawning this new USFL

 

[GKJ]

That's right. Even though they were still interested despite the ratings for the McMahon owned league

Still makes me wonder if their delayed launched influenced them to align with the Spring League hence spawning this new USFL

This is also only, like, a 7-week season including the championship, and also running in May-June, filling time with content. The XFL was February through May. Spring League has also been a lot of late nights, and weeknights, including airing against Smackdown on Fridays, and zero Sundays. I don't know what the ratings are, but it's not the same thing. Vince would not have went for this schedule.

 

[Voight]

The few XFL games I caught weren't actually that bad. I was mildly entertained.

But anyways. Kind of weird we've had like 2 or 3 spring leagues pop up like this in recent years after not much in that area the last 30 years.

 

[John Price]

USFL 1.0 would have been fine if a certain greedy owner didn’t talk other idiots into moving it to fall out of wanting to attack the NFL for his own interests. Everyone’s been chasing that initial USFL success since.

Yep. It was doing well and was stocked with talent.

People forget Jim Kelly, Flutie of course, and Steve Young are USFL alumni. Trump basically wanted them to compete directly with the NFL so he moved the season to fall. Good documentary on this which I'll get around to watching soon.

 

[John Price]

The few XFL games I caught weren't actually that bad. I was mildly entertained.

But anyways. Kind of weird we've had like 2 or 3 spring leagues pop up like this in recent years after not much in that area the last 30 years.

The demand is high

 

[Hasbro]

Yep. It was doing well and was stocked with talent.

People forget Jim Kelly, Flutie of course, and Steve Young are USFL alumni. Trump basically wanted them to compete directly with the NFL so he moved the season to fall. Good documentary on this which I'll get around to watching soon.

The one big mistake they made without Trump was expanding.

Had they kept up in spring and kept picking off NFL draft picks they would have been more viable.

 

[Unholy Diver]

The one big mistake they made without Trump was expanding.

Had they kept up in spring and kept picking off NFL draft picks they would have been more viable.

That must be why almost every team relocated multiple times and players were often lucky when their paychecks didn't bounce.

It was going to fail, Trump or not, they managed to steal good talent from the NFL by overpaying guys, which would have worked if they actually were drawing big crowds, but the avg attendance ranged between 22-25K over the 3 years, that is not sustainable when trying to pay NFL type contracts

 

[GKJ]

That must be why almost every team relocated multiple times and players were often lucky when their paychecks didn't bounce.

It was going to fail, Trump or not, they managed to steal good talent from the NFL by overpaying guys, which would have worked if they actually were drawing big crowds, but the avg attendance ranged between 22-25K over the 3 years, that is not sustainable when trying to pay NFL type contracts

Their end game was still going to end up being the same as it was in the ABA and WHA once they realized they were going to run out of money - hang around long enough to force a merger. Imagine if they could've waited out until the '87 strike.

 

[IceColdOx]

I wonder if that certain former greedy owner thinks this league will be Small Potatoes.

 

[Hasbro]

I wonder if that certain former greedy owner thinks this league will be Small Potatoes.

Doug Spedding? No. Never.

 

[John Price]

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Cool, now make a 4 v 4 hockey league.

 

[GKJ]

Cool, now make a 4 v 4 hockey league.

Someone is making a 3v3 league and has some serious investors.

 

[John Price]

 

[Goalie_Bob]

Michigan Panthers are definitely going 5-5 or 4-6.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

All teams playing in one site is a financially prudent move. I presume this will rotate per team.

 

[Terry Yake]

i have a feeling this will end up like the AAF or whatever it was called

plus, isn't the XFL supposed to relaunch soon too? there's no way two spring football leagues will work

 

[StreetHawk]

i have a feeling this will end up like the AAF or whatever it was called

plus, isn't the XFL supposed to relaunch soon too? there's no way two spring football leagues will work

I agree. Only need 1 spring league. Consolidate resources and pick the best markets. Ideally if possible when they begin to play in their home state in the future to use an MLS stadium if available.

 

[John Price]

i have a feeling this will end up like the AAF or whatever it was called

plus, isn't the XFL supposed to relaunch soon too? there's no way two spring football leagues will work

not for another year

 

[Hasbro]

Better branding, better history, no Vince McMahon…