New pro football league to kick off in October

[Minstrel]

CHICAGO — The United Football League said on Monday it will kick off play in October with a smaller slate of teams than originally planned due to the U.S. recession.

Four teams will play in seven cities in the inaugural season, short of the six to eight teams the smaller rival of the National Football League had hoped to open with. League executives blamed the economy.

"We've all taken a dose of what the economy is today and realized that some contracted form of business with a eye focused toward smaller rather than larger makes a lot more sense," UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue told Reuters.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/sports-general/20090209/SPORTS-US-FOOTBALL-UFL/

 

[DaRizzle]

4 teams??? hmmm...must be a real battle to get in the playoffs

 

[Minstrel]

4 teams??? hmmm...must be a real battle to get in the playoffs

I wish the pool of NFL players were absorbed into this league. 4 teams picking from the talent in the NFL would make for some pretty interesting teams.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

I doubt this league will make it past its first season.

 

[SodaPopinski]

How do you have four teams in seven cities?

-Pop

 

[Minstrel]

How do you have four teams in seven cities?

-Pop

Split their home games between them, I assume.

 

[SodaPopinski]

Split their home games between them, I assume.

Wow. That sounds like a winning formula.

How many times is someone going to try to compete with the NFL head-on before they realize it's a losing proposition?

-Pop

 

[maxiep]

I'm looking forward to the re-emergence of "He Hate Me"

 

[Minstrel]

I'm looking forward to the re-emergence of "He Hate Me"

Easily the best part of the XFL.

 

[Ed O]

Easily the best part of the XFL.

Nah. The Opening Ball Grab or whatever they called it was best.

Ed O.

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

Good idea, bad timing with the economy. I don't think 7 weeks is enough to generate interest. Losing Cuban doesn't help either, he would have been one of the biggest selling points. The smart thing this league is doing is going after NFL draft prospects projected to go after the 2nd round, by offering more money.