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Ever since a court awarded the original USFL $1 in damages in their Donald Trump-led challenges to the NFL, which brought the upstart league to its ultimate demise as it tried to move seasons, the specter of spring football has existed. There is an insatiable need for football, the player pool is crazy deep, the …
The quest for success for spring football continues on, and personally I hope the models that both the USFL and the XFL have created work, and find great audiences, sell tickets, and give athletes, coaches and industry professionals at every level an opportunity at career success. Make the pie bigger. But will it work? Still …
I’m a fan of the disruptive underdog, so my hope is that every spring football league coming and already here finds its financial foothold and its audience. I’m less concerned about the field talent, although the stories are vast, I’m more interested in those making the sausage for Fan Controlled Football, the USFL, the future …
Into the cauldron of uncertainty in sports Friday fell the PLL, which postponed the start of it season, and the XFL, which to the surprise of almost all of its staff went from a cancelled season to a cancelled business, as almost all employees were released following a conference call late in the morning, as …
This should have been a landmark weekend for all those around the various ventures Vince McMahon oversees; the XFL, now with warmer weather coming, new faces established, media partners engaged and innovation in game presentation rising, would continue to see an uptick as March Madness came to an end, while thousands would have filled Raymond …
As the XFL reaches week two and beyond, the tempered enthusiasm now moves to what’s next and sustainability for the longer term. In truth its hard to say for sure what the viability of a spring football league, outside of the CFL, will actually be; many have tried, and none, other than a bit of …
In the past few years MLB has held a weekend where players can express themselves with self designed cleats and other pieces of equipment, much of which is tied to cause. The NFL has selected one weekend every season for the popular “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign, which raises thousands of dollars for the cause …
There have been scores of stories, texts and social media discord in the past 24 hours about the tweet Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey posted, and then detracted regarding his thoughts on the ongoing protests about Human Rights violations in Hong Kong. The debate over whether the NBA should have supported Morey’s stance or …
“I’m mentally exhausted.” And with that, at age 29, Indianapolis Colts star quarterback walked away from the game Saturday night. Now to be sure the mental exhaustion is tied to the myriad of injuries Luck has battled, and overcome, in his career, but to be able to speak clearly and publicly about the challenges he …
So there it was Thursday night in prime time on ESPN. Spring football; full stands, established brands, some recognizable stars, a distinct game presentation, lots of tradition. It’s called the Canadian Football League. Right now by some count there are at least seven versions of spring or summer “football” out there in some form or …