Patriots Daily - Six Thoughts on the UFL

[PatriotsDaily.com]

For our half-dozen points this week – and considering the drought of NFL action – it seems like a good time to take a look at the United Football League.

More football? Intriguing. You’re reading the words of someone who appreciates Canada’s wide-open-spaces version of the game, as well as Arena ball’s claustrophobic freneticism. (Good news, AFL fans: after having to sit out this winter, they’re trying to refresh for the 2010 season). It’s admirable that a group of businessmen want to start up another moneymaking league not called the NCAAs.

Six In One – The UFL

 

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I still think this will fail miserably.

 

[FFDan]

It certainly doesn't have much hype surrounding it. If they had a team in this area I would probably check it out.

My gripes are with the locations. Basically three corners of the US and it looks like they've backed off LA. There is nothing in the middle of the country. And if they are exploring a Mexican team, why not beat the NFL into Montreal, Toronto or even Vancouver?