UnitedFootballLeagues.com Forums are Up and Running

Posted on June 27th, 2008 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News, General.

We’ve added a new Fans Forum section where you can talk about everything UFL, we’ll be adding topics and categories over the coming weeks but feel free to start your own today.

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Job Hoppers Welcome to an Extra Couple $100 Grand

Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News, General.

Have you ever quit one job to go and work for another company? Why did you leave the first company; more money, a promotion, or an expanded role?

Let’s face it, there’s not a single one of us out there who if presented with the opportunity to be a bigger contributor with more pay and possibly an expanded leadership role wouldn’t strongly consider a little job hopping. Now look at it from a professional athletes perspective, $250,000 or $350,000, third string or first team, tackling dummy or all-star; the point is it doesn’t take rocket since to figure out that if there’s expendable capital that’s able weather 3 years of losses you’ll be able to get some talent and no doubt some job hoppers.

Every year 100’s of players don’t make an NFL roster just due to slight in efficiencies in their game, and every year you’ve got someone like a Tony Romo that comes out of no where to shock the system (some credit to Bill Parcels). The UFL can capitalize on the diamonds in the rough that the NFL passes by, just because you didn’t make the roster in Dallas doesn’t mean that you can’t play in Austin or San Antonio.

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UFL Globalization will be Paramount in their Success

Posted on June 20th, 2008 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News, General.

Going international is something all major American sports have tried to do; baseball has an great South American and Japanese following, while Basketball has clearly taken global to a new level. It’s interesting to see that “American Football” has not seized this opportunity to find new and untapped talent all across the globe.

Interested to see what sort of readership visits us over here and to get a better understanding of what sort of global following the UFL might have I did a little review of our site traffic and found a wide array of visitors and interest from all over the world. Currently we’ve had visitors from over 75 different countries, but only the 10 are listed below simply for thought purposes.

  1. Canada
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Germany
  4. Spain
  5. Mexico
  6. Japan
  7. France
  8. Australia
  9. Italy
  10. Belgium

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2008 Season Canceled; 2009 Likely to be the Inaugural Season

Posted on May 15th, 2008 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News.

So it was recently announced that the 2008 Opening Season of the United Football League has been canceled, and that the opening season will likely be 2009. From a business perspective it’s evident that the UFL is doing everything they can to ensure that they’re not a 1 and done league like several of their predecessors. According to Reuters, League Commissioner Michael Huyghue said that many of the owners for these teams are actually expected to come from owners of MLS soccer teams that can suffer losses of $25-$30 million each year for 3 years, but that he did expect to start seeing profits somewhere around the 3-5 year markers. Each owner would still be required to put up $60 million of their own funding just to get started, so obviously they’ll need a few folks with deep pocketbooks.

He made it apparent that they plan on keeping their finances very tight to avoid the failures of leagues like the XFL. While they will be going after NFL talent, they will not be going after high profile marquee players. Most of their efforts will be focused on talented players who were cut or that have seen little playing time but could contribute to producing a world class product.

Television deals are still in the works and as of yet it appears that none has been reached. Since games will be played on Thursday’s and Friday’s, pulling fans should not be an issue, especially if they season ends at Thanksgiving when the NFL’s Thursday night games kick in on the NFL Network.

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Ed Reynolds confirmed as Security and Administration Director for the UFL

Posted on April 10th, 2008 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News.

UFLAccess.com has confirmed through a source close to the league that former NFL assistant director of football development, Ed Reynolds will be in charge of the Security and Administration for the United Football League. He has a long football history serving in several positions including that of former player for both the New England Patriots and the New York Giants during his career from 1983 through 1992. This addition gives the UFL another National Football League executive that can help to increase the leagues chances for success.

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Football Starved - Bring on Friday Night National TV

Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News.

I can’t get enough; football, football, football and if I didn’t mention it I need just one more night of football. Saturday is college game day, Sunday is NFL game day, we’ve got Monday Night Football and now the NFL Network has their Re-Play on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. My two boys are years away from High School and I grew up in Houston so I don’t have a strong tie to any of the area schools. So every Friday night I’m stuck watching cheesy family sitcoms and high school highlights; I’d love to kick back after a long week with a pizza, some wings, some ice cold beverages and high-speed professional football game. The UFL is planning to give me that chance and if they put a team down in Austin I’ll be rooting for a Friday and Saturday team from the Lone Star state. Don’t get me wrong, come Sunday I’ll be backing the Cowboys, you know, Tony Romo and company, but at least now I won’t be waiting to get my football fix.

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More Cities Added to the Mix

Posted on October 11th, 2007 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News.

Originally 5 cities had been rumored as possible homes for UFL teams in 2008; recently that list has been expanded to included the following: Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Ala.; Columbus, Ohio; Louisville, Ky.; Memphis, Tenn.; Oklahoma City, OK; and Raleigh, N.C.

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United Football League Launches Campaign Giving Fans a Voice in Selection of Team Markets

Posted on October 10th, 2007 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United Football League (UFL), a new professional outdoor fall football league scheduled to debut in August 2008, is inviting fans to help determine which markets will host teams for the league’s inaugural season through an innovative program with TicketRESERVE.

The UFL and TicketRESERVE campaign enables fans the opportunity to purchase reservations for season tickets in an interactive web based marketplace prior to the league’s official launch. The eight cities that generate the most ticket reservations will be designated as the leading markets to host a franchise. The online market will open at 8:00 am EDT on October 9, 2007 at www.ticketreserve.com.

The campaign will focus on 12 potential host cities, including: Austin, Birmingham, Columbus, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Raleigh, Sacramento and San Antonio.

“The UFL’s mission is to deliver high quality and accessible pro football to fans in underserved markets around the country, and we felt it was important to give these fans a voice,” stated Michael Huyghue, UFL Commissioner. “This program will give us a good gauge on market interest and gives fans the power to help impact where our teams land.”

Fans can simply visit www.ticketreserve.com and pay an upfront cost of as low as $5 per ticket to reserve their seats. Should their city get selected, the investment acts as a deposit directly towards their ticket purchase. If their city does not get awarded a UFL franchise, the money will be fully reimbursed.

“Forming a new league based on the actual consumer demand ensures fans have a vote in selecting which markets will host a franchise,” said Rick Harmon, Chief Executive Officer of TicketRESERVE. “We are excited to be a part of the first professional league that offers sports fanatics the opportunity to bring a team to their city.”

In addition to the TicketRESERVE reservation data, the UFL will consider market research and other factors in determining the final team markets.

About the UFL

The UFL was developed to meet the unmet needs of football fans in major markets currently underserved by professional football. Featuring real, outdoor professional football played in the fall, the UFL will include eight teams comprised of world class football players. Scheduled to debut in August 2008, the UFL is headquartered in New York City and led by Commissioner Michael Huyghue.

About TicketRESERVE

TicketRESERVE (www.ticketreserve.com), founded in 2001, is dedicated to providing consumers with access to the biggest and most prestigious live events. Through the purchase of FanFORWARDS, loyal fans can guarantee themselves a seat at their coveted live event and, if necessary or desired, trade the contract 24/7 real-time on the TicketRESERVE website marketplace. TicketRESERVE pioneered the Pre-Primary or Forward market to give live event fans the opportunity to experience the excitement of watching their favorite events, in-person. TicketRESERVE is a proven and economical alternative to current primary and secondary ticketing operations. The company is based in Chicago.

Contacts

Edelman for UFL
Steve Maliszewski, 312-297-7411
Steve.maliszewski@edelman.com
or
Clutch Media & Marketing for TicketRESERVE
Michael Hopkins, 914-899-3191 ext. 102
mhopkins@clutchmedia.net

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The Commish - Of The UFL is Michael Huyghue

Posted on September 17th, 2007 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News.

In an effort to solidify their intentions, the United Football League has hired former NFL executive and player agent Michael Huyghue as their new commissioner. Still slated to begin play in August of 2008, Huyghue was hired based upon his 20 year tenure working as an attorney with the NFL’s management. During his time there he worked with both the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars as well as a player rep for the Carolina Panthers first-round draft choice Jon Beason as well as more recently suspended cornerback Pacman Jones from the Tennessee Titans.

Personally, I’m glad they went after someone with NFL experience it makes the odds of success even that much better, and knowing that average NFL team carries a value of around $900 Million it’s easy to see why one would want to own a football team.

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Michael Vick a UFL Star Quarterback

Posted on August 9th, 2007 by ChrisSloan.
Categories: News.

So it’s a long shot, but Michael David Smith from AOL started an interesting discussion. If Michael Vick were to be convicted of dog fighting and banned from the NFL, could he be the showpiece for The United Football League? It’s an interesting discussion that Michael started in response to Peter King’s comments over at SI.com.

I think I wondered this week if that new football league — you know, the Mark Cuban league — would take Vick as its marquee player. Don’t scoff. Imagine the TV ratings that league would get with Vick quarterbacking the New York Whoevers on Opening Night 2009.

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