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The NEW U….FL. What to expect?
This October will see the
introduction of yet another football league in America. Move over XFL,
the United Football League looks to become a successful addition to the
football landscape. The odd thing is that we will see four teams playing
in four different colors that ALL look the same…EXACTLY the same. Only
in the UFL. Crazy talk? They don't think so. The first season will see
four teams compete in a 16 game schedule, with a championship game on
the day after Thanksgiving. Cities that will field teams include
Orlando, San Francisco, New York, and Las Vegas. The last three will
also play games in Sacramento, Hartford, and Los Angeles, respectively.
While all of this sounds fine and dandy, there are two news stories that
should really peak your interest. First, the league announced that they
plan to expand overseas in either their second or third year. Really?
That sounds pretty ambitious to me. While the idea of a truly global
sports league is appealing, I still think it will be incredibly taxing
on teams; especially if they are required to play regular season games
in a different continent. Now, if you have say a European Conference and
North American Conference where teams only meet for the championship,
that could actually work.
The second big story out of the league is their announcement that
Orlando has actually names their team mascot the Tuskers. I for one
can’t wait to find out what a Tusker is, and what significance it has
with Orlando. I also can’t wait to see the mascot, which has to be
giant running tusk. He alone would make their broadcasts on Versus
Network skyrocket.
So what should we expect out of this league? It'll still be a while to
tell but it appears that they are positioning themselves to not be
competition to the NFL but rather setup as a eventual farm system for
it. Should be very interesting to see the league develop.
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