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If I recall though it took the USFL a few years to gain credibility. I remember the Gamblers trying out players off the streets (remember the dude with the Mr. T haircut?). When they got Herschel Walker though it was the beginning of the end.
I actually enjoyed the lack of broadcasting and enjoyed the speed of the gameI dunno.. I missed the Saturday games and found out I don’t have cbssn..
I felt the Arizona game’s broadcast was garbage. There was no effort put into the broadcast itself. The gameplay was nice, but I’ve seen more effort put into high school game broadcasts on ESPN than the NFL network did on the Arizona AAF game.
The broadcasters didn’t seem to either know or have a reference sheet of info on the players. At one point calling a player by number only and saying he had a great camp. You couldn’t hear the referee’s calls because the audio was garbled. The green screen set they had was jacking up the ladies’ hair when they’d move their heads.. just a blur that wrecked havoc on my eyes.
It was very poor effort to broadcast the game. The gameplay itself was great, but I couldn’t keep watching the broadcast because of the poor effort put into airing it
If I recall though it took the USFL a few years to gain credibility. I remember the Gamblers trying out players off the streets (remember the dude with the Mr. T haircut?). When they got Herschel Walker though it was the beginning of the end.
I sure remember the league and watch the old Breakers games on YouTube during the offseason. The league itself was around for only a few years. The Gamblers might've had players off the streets, but they also had Jim Kelly, a future NFL HOF'er, plus several other players who started on NFL teams when the league folded. For whatever reason, I know that WR Clarence Verdin, a La. native, played for them and later played for the Colts and Falcons. Herschel Walker played for the N.J. Generals and played for them from the very start of the league. The real beginning of the end was chronicled in the 30-for-30 documentary "Small Potatoes." To avoid this being moved to the political board, I'll just leave that up to your own curiosity.
The broadcasters didn’t seem to either know or have a reference sheet of info on the players. At one point calling a player by number only and saying he had a great camp.