Other UFL - United Football League

[Exe Gesis]

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It's good that the UFL is bringing in that rule, because it will apply a little more pressure on the NFL to adopt it as well, rather than it just being in College.

I'd like the NFL tho to do it this way...
Each team starts possession from their own 40, instead of opposition 20. This way it wont make TDs or even FGs automatic.
And that if after perhaps 3 or 4 possessions each, if teams are still tied, it ends as a tie....cos tied games shouldn't be eliminated from happening.

 

[ozcoltsfan]

Re: United Football Leage info

JP Losman signs:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/sh...man-will-be-the-face-of-footba?urn=nfl,177959

 

[Nappies]

Interesting that the UFL website lists 7 'locations' for 4 teams.

The other three 'locations' that do not actually have a team are Los Angeles, Hartford and Sacramento. I presume San Francisco will play a game in Sacramento, Las Vegas will play a game in Sacramento and New York will play a game in Hartford?

Also 2010 potential markets are listed as Salt Lake City and Monterrey, Mexico.

As has been discussed on this board, there is also this comment:

There are nearly two dozen large cities in North America representing over 45 million people, who for the foreseeable future, will not get to call an NFL franchise their own. The UFL is planning on filling this void with four teams in 2009 and 6-8 teams in 2010.

 

[Wizard]

As i said in an other thread, will not even bother following this rubbish until there are a minimum 10 teams.

 

[Wizard]

Brooks Bollinger lite it up for 4 TDs in the first outing on the weekend.

I assume the T. Bell mentioned is Tatum?

 

[Marklar_33]

The last 2 posts are contradictory

 

[Exe Gesis]

Anyone got any youtube videos of UFL highlights?
I'll have a look too, but if you find some, please post it, would be interested in having a look at the standard of play and of course the uniforms.

 

[Wizard]

Go to TenYardTorrent, you can download full games there.
I believe the UFL are streaming games live online as well.

Anyone seen crowd figures?

 

[Wizard]

http://www.ufl-football.com/hdnet.html

Not 100% sure but i think you can watch games there as well.

 

[ERead]

Cool, their website is just like NFL.com, where you can watch video highlights of games etc.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Re: United Football Leage info

The first ever UFL sellout
Posted by Mike Florio on September 21, 2010 7:47 PM ET
At a time when more than a few NFL teams are struggling to sell all of the tickets to their games, one of the five UFL teams has managed to fill up the home stadium in the franchise’s debut.

The UFL announced today that the Omaha Nighthawks have sold all seats to Friday night’s game against the Hartford Colonials.

Sure, Rosenblatt Stadium holds only 24,000 — but that will still beat the league’s regular-season attendance record by nearly 10,000.

The Omaha roster includes plenty of players with NFL experience, including Wendell Bryant, Maurice Clarett (OK, Clarett really doesn’t have much NFL experience), Ricardo Colclough, Damion Cook, Devard Darling, Dusty Dvoracek, Robert Ferguson, George Foster, Jeff Garcia, Charles Grant, Ahman Green, Morlon Greenwood, Cate June, Jeb Putzier, Aaron Rouse, Stuart Schweigert, D.J. Shockley, and Gary Stills.

The game will be televised on HDNet at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Colonials are 1-0; Omaha didn’t play in Week One.

Gonna have to find a stream and watch a game one of these days.

 

[JeffDunne]

Re: United Football Leage info

Cate June

Who did she play for?

 

[Exe Gesis]

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Jeff Garcia sparks come-from-behind win for Nighthawks
Posted by Mike Florio on September 25, 2010 12:10 AM ET
The Omaha Nighthawks, a brand-new UFL team stocked with former NFL players in uniforms that conjure memories of the Mean Machine from the Adam Sandler remake of The Longest Yard, made a big splash in their Friday night debut before more than 23,000 Nebraska fans.

The record crowd saw quarterback Jeff Garcia throw a 12-yard touchdown pass to receiver Robert Ferguson with only six seconds on the clock. With the extra point, the Nighthawks took their first lead of the game — and erased a 23-10 deficit they faced at the start of the fourth quarter for the 27-26 victory.

Per Eric Olson of the Associated Press, the game also featured the pro debut of Maurice Clarett, who has returned to football after a failed NFL stint and a successful incarceration. Clarett returned a kickoff and nearly blocked a punt.

Garcia, who completed 23 of 39 passes for 226 yards, threw three touchdown passes on the night, outdueling Josh McCown of the Colonials, who connected on 22 of 25 passes for 264 yards and two scores.

Former NFL tailback Ahman Green, 33, gained 49 yards on 12 carries for Omaha.

The game could have gone to overtime if Hartford kicker Taylor Melhaff hadn’t missed an extra point in the second quarter. Instead, the game generated the smallest margin of victory in UFL history — a record that will stand at least until the UFL incorporates the extremely rare 1/2-point play.

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[Wizard]

Re: United Football Leage info

Wonder if Jeff Garcia has any interest in coming to Arizona???

 

[Exe Gesis]

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So which team are you all gonna support for the 2011 season?

Las Vegas Locos here.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Re: United Football Leage info

Gotta love the blow-up UFL doll mascot...

 

[Exe Gesis]

Big fan of the UFL blow-up mascot, lmao...

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[Exe Gesis]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

Here's game highlights of the UFL 2010 Championship game...

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[Exe Gesis]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

Gruden interviewed on the sidelines of a UFL game.
Gruden's brother, Jay, is the HC of the Florida Tuskers team.

[youtube]RQPdw3kLK9w&NR[/youtube]

 

[drd23]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

GG, did the fact that the Locos have won the last 2 UFL championships have anything to do with you picking them? Not trying to be a front runner I hope

 

[Exe Gesis]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

Nah, was a big Outlaws fan when the XFL got running. Girl was seeing at the time was into them too, so we went to a few games before the league went bust.

see early 2009 post on page 1...

I'll be rooting for the Las Vegas team for sure.

 

[DB10]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

Virginia Destroyers

got to keep it local.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

Virginia Destroyers

got to keep it local.

Yeah I'm going with the Hartford Colonials to keep it in New England.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

Here's some good UFL-wide highlights...

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Btw, it'd be awesome if 2K Sports did an official UFL game for 2011.
Pants-creaming.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Re: United Football League - Discussion

Just a little trip down memory lane, some XFL highlights...

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