N/S USFL And XFL Are In Advanced Talks To Merge (1 Viewer)

[NatureBoy]

I hope NOLA gets a team. And it would be great if the USFL/XFL Championship game was held in New Orleans.

Last season the XFL Championship game was in San Antonio, with zero fanfare. The telecast was a snooze fest.

I have great memories of the USFL overall. The year we had the Breakers was really fun.

I've lived in Houston for quite a while now, and kind of liked that I could support (in person) the Roughnecks of the XFL, and root for the Breakers in the USFL. Joining leagues will take that away from me. I REALLY enjoyed the Roughnecks in 2020 and 2023. The 2020 season had the makings of something special until covid killed it. That said, it sounds like if Houston gets a team, they will go with the USFL Gamblers moniker. So I guess that will make my choice easy. Beat'em Breaker Blue (in memory of the Doug Kershaw song they played at the games in 1984)!

 

[DSnfla]

I hope NOLA gets a team. And it would be great if the USFL/XFL Championship game was held in New Orleans.

Last season the XFL Championship game was in San Antonio, with zero fanfare. The telecast was a snooze fest.

Yuleman Stadium would be perfect. It pretty much just sits there in the spring

 

[B-Train]

Yuleman Stadium would be perfect. It pretty much just sits there in the spring

That's what I've been thinking. No idea why they haven't even tried using that as a venue for the Breakers.

 

[NatureBoy]

That's what I've been thinking. No idea why they haven't even tried using that as a venue for the Breakers.

Because the USFL has played out of HUB's the last 2 season. Birmingham primarily.

 

[B-Train]

Because the USFL has played out of HUB's the last 2 season. Birmingham primarily.

I know they’ve been doing that, but this past season they started expanding the concept and half the teams started playing either in their own town or another hub. I think that Yulman would work perfect for the Breakers though

 

[NatureBoy]

I know they’ve been doing that, but this past season they started expanding the concept and half the teams started playing either in their own town or another hub. I think that Yulman would work perfect for the Breakers though

I do think Yuleman is the answer for the Breakers as a stand along. I don't think New Orleans would have been a good hub/partial hub though.

 

[Zztop]

seems official and will be complete by next season

XFL and USFL announce intent to merge beginning in 2024 season, unifying spring football leagues

There will be one spring football league in 2024

www.cbssports.com

 

[FloridaSaintsFan]

Rumor is six hubs next season after merger

 

[Zztop]

I just read that there will be several ways to watch United Football League (UFL) games

ESPN+ to Stream 22 UFL Games in 2025 | Cord Cutters News

The 2025 United Football League season is a few months away, but ESPN has announced that its family of networks, including ABC, will air 22 games with ESPN+ providing a simulstream. ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes will showcase ESPN’s presentation of the spring football league. A doubleheader...

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ESPN has announced that its family of networks, including ABC, will air 22 games with ESPN+ providing a simulstream.

ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes will showcase ESPN’s presentation of the spring football league. A doubleheader on Sunday, March 30 will kickoff the network’s UFL coverage in 2025 season. For the first time, the UFL Championship game will air on ABC in primetime on Sunday, June 14.

 

[St. Geezy]

this just makes me miss the old nfl europe league

NFL Europe - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yep…this was the pinnacle of the “other league” attempts.

It was even better before the rebrand and it was called the World League of American Football, with teams here on the mainland and in Europe.

 

[jahsoul357]

For the first time, the UFL Championship game will air on ABC in primetime on Sunday, June 14.

And hopefully, another championship for the home team......