USFL
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There’s a Marshall player in the USFL and the league could provide opportunities for other players in the future. It’s sports, talking sports on this forum.
None of the pseudo leagues ever work.
USFL x2, XFL, World Football League. The only thing remotely successful is Arena.
USFL x2, XFL, World Football League. The only thing remotely successful is Arena.
Is your post of any value whatsoever.
Marshall plays D1 football and the USFL is a pro league that might provide opportunities for Marshall players.
You could have added to the thread.
Arena is basically dead now, too. It was at its peak when it was edited down for TV. Live, the games drag on, and to me that’s been the league’s downfall.
The USFL is filler programming. The deal belongs to Fox, which then sold half of the games to NBC. The costs are very low. Players are making a flat $45K for the season. UAB gave them the use of the stadium free. After paying off the incidentals, they sell more in ads than they spend to make the show.
Yes, the lack of a live gate is difficult to watch, just as MACtion's fan free football is, but it was never a part of the math of this league.
However, why they don't just round up some boy scouts or church groups or even just a couple of bus loads of Birmingham's many bums, and fill the seats is hard to understand.
Yes, the lack of a live gate is difficult to watch, just as MACtion's fan free football is, but it was never a part of the math of this league.
However, why they don't just round up some boy scouts or church groups or even just a couple of bus loads of Birmingham's many bums, and fill the seats is hard to understand.
I think the new XFL could make it, but I don't see both the USFL and XFL surviving at the same time. XFL need to go to the biggest markets that don't have a NFL team and figure out how to parter with the NFL to be the "developmental league". It might do OK & play with smaller stadium (SBC or MAC type stadium) that holds 25k crowds.
It won’t make it past year 2-3. Not enough eyeballs on sets. It’s a piss poor league and totally bush.
Well, time will tell.
But last week, the 3 events on OTA TV got ratings of 0.73, 0.48 and 0.42.
The point to remember is Fox (and, via its contract, NBC as well) these guys $45K/season. Stadium rent is zero. Of course there is insurance, food, uniforms, coaches, and all of that, (no travel, the city names are just marketing, all of the games are really at UAB) but they are pulling down ratings that are not that much different from sports like playoff hockey or regular season baseball, did last week, or, to put it more into perspective, about half of what a mid-major football game gets, or about a sixth of what the best college game of the week gets in the fall. And more than regular season NBA or NHL get. And the networks are paying HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS for rights. Fox and NBC don't need a heck of a lot of people when they are getting the games for so cheap.
But last week, the 3 events on OTA TV got ratings of 0.73, 0.48 and 0.42.
The point to remember is Fox (and, via its contract, NBC as well) these guys $45K/season. Stadium rent is zero. Of course there is insurance, food, uniforms, coaches, and all of that, (no travel, the city names are just marketing, all of the games are really at UAB) but they are pulling down ratings that are not that much different from sports like playoff hockey or regular season baseball, did last week, or, to put it more into perspective, about half of what a mid-major football game gets, or about a sixth of what the best college game of the week gets in the fall. And more than regular season NBA or NHL get. And the networks are paying HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS for rights. Fox and NBC don't need a heck of a lot of people when they are getting the games for so cheap.
I prefer watching the USFL vs most of what’s currently on TV. I hope it stays around.
One thing that kills these leagues the level of play, especially from the QB, is pretty subpar. You start watching it because it's football and you want to watch football, but the games quickly become boring. Especially if there's not really much crowd reaction. There's no tension or suspense to these games as they really don't matter. It really is just like watching spring camp football. It's just something to buy time until real football starts up again in August. You're not stopping what you're doing to watch these leagues.
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