UFL/AAFL

[mbsports]

I would say Leonard Little is someone who I don't necessarily think should be allowed to continue in football.  In 98' he killed someone drunk driving, 6 years later he was acquitted of "driving while intoxicated" despite failing 3 sobriety tests.

He was suspended for 8 games for a manslaughter conviction...

That I think is repugnant.

[VCFL Commish]

Were are they going to get the players for the league.The way they are talking they want players with NFL experience in some way.If these players don`t make the NFL wouldn`t they have found there way into the AFL and CFL.The question is how this league will effect them with a 20 million dollar salary cap the other two leagues are going to lose players wouldn`t you think.
 I am not worried about the CFL they have seen these leagues come and go and with the unique rules some players are better suited to our game anyway but like to hear the views of you guys.

[garysorrell]

From what I have read, they will be paying salaries similar to the bottom 3rd of what NFL players make. So I assume the draw would be to make what you could make in the NFL, but start and get lots of playing time.

If the league can pay that kind of money, and has a TV contract of some sort, it could do well.

[mbsports]

And if you get big time playing time there then you have a good shot of showing your talent level is higher then maybe was noticed in the NFL and you can get back in at a higher slot.  Overall I think it is necessary to have a Spring League to further develop players but it has to be done right and so far the models brought up have been lacking.  People have to be able to see the games and follow the league.  NFL-E was a pain in the but eventually to follow.  One thing that I think leagues and series throughout sports get it wrong on is charging the fan to view a game online.  Honestly my eyeballs should be worth it to make it accessible.  Especially in a sponsor driven world my time is in fact your product that you're selling to advertisers and you have to give me a product worth watching.  If you expect me to pony up $14.95 a month just to follow it, you're going to find that model isn't going to work.  You're not going to have enough of a fan base straight off the bat who are willing to follow it just because it is football.  I think that has been one of the flaws the onus on the fans to make the league work.  Fans will support it if it is worth supporting and the level of play is there.  If that happens you'll get your ratings, you'll get what you need to sell to the sponsors.  I think one of the keys is to stay out of the NFL Markets for the most part - concentrate on serving areas that don't have access to the pro game at this point.  Second would be to make sure the model works for all parties and part of that is not overcomplicating it.  I don't really think a 50 yard FG is worth 4 points it is 3 points - make it worth 3 points.  Don't screw around with all these different rule sets, it complicates the game when what we really want is football.  You're not making it more entertaining, you're making it a pain in the bum to follow! 

Bah I have more but in the end I expect that the next Spring league will be more of the same and will fail for the same reasons the others have.

[Great White]

[font="courier new"]I would like to see yet another avuene for players cannot make The NFL, I must say I think it has long odds against it.[/font]

[VCFL Commish]

http://www.ufl-football.com/home
 
They seem to have updated their homepage with a welcome to Micheal Vick he wanted to play in the league.

[VCFL Commish]

http://www.newusfl.com/index.html
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2010)
 
http://www.newusfl.com/USFLAdvisory/advisory.html
 
http://www.newusfl.com/USFLfaqs/FAQs.html
 
 

New rules
Like the XFL, which adopted a number of unusual rules to drive fan curiosity, the USFL has announced it too will adopt a number of new rules[2](many of which were adopted from previous leagues):

• No pre-season, just a 16-game regular season (adopted from the World Football League, although the WFL played a 20-week regular season)
• No touchbacks on kickoffs; if the ball goes out of the endzone, it will be placed at the 15-yard line (adopted from Arena Football League)
• Field goals of 51 yards or more will be four points (adopted from NFL Europe)
• A three-point conversion will be placed at the 10 yard line (adopted from the XFL)
• One foot inbounds for a catch (a rule in virtually every league except the NFL)
• No kneel-downs (adopted from Arena Football League)
• Safeties are worth 4 points
• Overtime will be played like in college

No word has been announced on whether the league will continue to follow the path of the XFL and adopt other rules like the forward motion rule used by the WFL, XFL and arena leagues, as well as in Canadian football.

 
Anyone know anything about a new USFL
 
 

[VCFL Commish]

As listed above the New USFL is planning on using rules to open up the game from what the NFL does.I remember when Rocket Ismail let the Argo`s to sign in the  NFL he made a comment to the commish I forgot how small the field was could you make it 5 yards wider then laughted.
 So what do you guys think 7 1/2 feet wider on each side of the field I can`t see that effecting fitting in the staduim and it would add alot more room for passing and sweeps and not change the fundamentals of the game that Americans are use to.Like in hockey the field has gotten smaller in the respect that the players are bigger and faster and cover more ground quicker.

[Marauders]

I like the open ice in international hockey.
 
I'm not thrilled about messing with the football field size just because one can.  Expect more picks, as QB's have to throw longer sideline passes.