With the flurry of news surrounding Mark Cuban at the announcement that he has verbally committed to purchasing a UFL team, he felt like he should offer some insight as to exactly why he made that decision. Clearly the failure of previous leagues is fresh on everyone’s mind with the one-and-done season of the XFL in 2001, but Mark is not Vince McMahon and where Vince played on the XFL’s “Entertainment” factor the United Football League will be a better structured business. Simply based upon my early findings it’s clear that these guys don’t intend to lose money. Let’s face it when Cuban bought the Mavs he was ridiculed and told that was a horrible investment; who’s laughing now?
Unlike the XFL, the UFL players will earn a substancial income; initially it will be the middle tier players, not the NFL stars but not the NFL scrubs either. The beauty of their plan is to go after those good players that will most likely be cut because as the NFL star players earn more, more low cost players must be left on the roster to accomodate the salary cap. Other decisions like the choice to go after cities that currently do not have an NFL team, but have the facilities and capacity to accomodate a team makes perfect sense - no sharing the market. Finally, the choice to play on Friday night is the perfect move; sure high school football is big but I and millions of other football fans out there don’t have kids in high school and could not care less. Give me a great product on a Friday night and I’ll be glued to the set.
Jonathan Baker
…sure high school football is big but I and millions of other football fans out there don’t have kids in high school and could care less.
The correct phrase is - “could not care less”. You are trying to convey that you care so little that you can not care any less than you do now.
And besides.High school football only lasts so long.I could sure use a little UFL right now.
Right now if Mark Cuban would be worth a damn at being a professional football team owner I would be ready for him to jump ship and buy the Kansas City Chiefs and turn them into a winner.AS LONG AS HE LEAVES THEM IN KANSAS CITY,OTHERWISE,FORGET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Los Angeles Mavericks anyone?
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