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re: UFL is surprisingly entertaining
Posted on 4/14/24 at 6:42 pm to New Money
Posted on 4/14/24 at 6:42 pm to New Money
This is a part I've never understood about the spring football leagues. I think it works best when the team cities are markets the NFL doesn't serve so it's more exciting for those areas.
If it was me it would be the following cities for the UFL:
San Diego
Salt Lake City
San Antonio (current)
Memphis (current)
Birmingham (current)
St. Louis
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Louisville
Columbus
All of these are essentially the top cities in the U.S. that do not have an NFL team and all are unlikely to get NFL teams going forward. All of these cities would also have college or other local stadiums that are ready to be used (without having to use MLS stadiums).
You would also have some potential ready made rivalries like San Diego-Salt Lake City, Birmingham-Memphis, Orlando-Ft. Lauderdale and Louisville-Columbus.
Putting teams in cities where the NFL already has a team is just a setup for failure. Those teams will always be second fiddle to the local NFL team and by a long shot.
If it was me it would be the following cities for the UFL:
San Diego
Salt Lake City
San Antonio (current)
Memphis (current)
Birmingham (current)
St. Louis
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Louisville
Columbus
All of these are essentially the top cities in the U.S. that do not have an NFL team and all are unlikely to get NFL teams going forward. All of these cities would also have college or other local stadiums that are ready to be used (without having to use MLS stadiums).
You would also have some potential ready made rivalries like San Diego-Salt Lake City, Birmingham-Memphis, Orlando-Ft. Lauderdale and Louisville-Columbus.
Putting teams in cities where the NFL already has a team is just a setup for failure. Those teams will always be second fiddle to the local NFL team and by a long shot.
This post was edited on 4/14/24 at 6:45 pm
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Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:37 pm to TheMountaineer
Ahhh we have it here in STL? We average like 40k
Posted on 4/14/24 at 11:23 pm to TheMountaineer
quote:
If it was me it would be the following cities for the UFL:
San Diego
Salt Lake City
San Antonio (current)
Memphis (current)
Birmingham (current)
St. Louis
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Louisville
Columbus
All of these are essentially the top cities in the U.S. that do not have an NFL team and all are unlikely to get NFL teams going forward. All of these cities would also have college or other local stadiums that are ready to be used (without having to use MLS stadiums).
I could dig that.
I'd probably add Oakland and Portland in, and maybe Omaha and Oklahoma City.
Posted on 4/15/24 at 9:05 am to TheMountaineer
quote:
Putting teams in cities where the NFL already has a team is just a setup for failure. Those teams will always be second fiddle to the local NFL team and by a long shot.
I upvoted you because I agree with you generally, but I’m not totally with you on this part.
I don’t think already having an NFL team absolutely means that fans won’t show up to support a different team in the spring league.
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