More Cities Added to the Mix
October 11th, 2007 by ChrisSloan
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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November 3rd, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Please consider(as reported in Newsday 11/03/07)LI NY for a team. The Giants & Jets belong to NJ (Jets are leaving Hofstra training facility)
Other suggestions.
1.
Play your games and schedules head to head with the NFL. This may sound crazy in the begining, however starting your games at halftime of the nfl games ensures a switchover audiance (from a boring or blowout NFL game ,and continues with Nfl game ending audience)
The last football being talked about on sunday nite & monday morning would be UFL football.
2. Do not repeat past start up league errors of ending season in November ; Nov. is the start up month for real fan interest.Ending in Nov. means leaving the NFL the only game town.
3.
If you setup divisions east& west for startup ;the last 4 weeks of play should be within division play (reconizing 8 team start up is difficult)in order to provide some assurance that 2 best teams meet for a 3 game championship series.
4. I wish the United Football League the best of luck in it’s startup & future success. In my opinion the league is wanted and needed. When you start & play a complete season (hopefully 16 games) The NFL cannot claim that Superbowl determines the world champion of pro football.
November 8th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Why not a team in Milwaukee?
November 8th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Rochester NY !!!
Rochester NY !!!
Rochester NY !!!
Please consider Rochester NY
November 9th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
One thing you could do is have a Lamar Hunt type owner invest in Omaha,Nebraska and bring a team there.You could even invest in smaller cities like Spokane,Boise,Tucson would be great because they have 400,000 people with no pro teams period,and like El Paso with 500,000 and over a million and a half just across the boarder in Ciudad Juarez and also Ft.Worth as well as Hartford,Wichita,Savahhnah and all kinds of smaller cities that a potential owner could bring a regular business into and grow a smaller city into a larger city that could have an United Football League franchise so that is another way to go.
November 9th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS:
Austin Ambush
Birmingham Explorers
Columbus Shellers
Las Vegas Dice
Los Angeles Dynamite
Memphis Steam
Mexico La Banderillo(Mexico City)
New York Fireballs
Oklahoma Revolvers(Oklahoma City)
Orlando Wonder
Carolina Cats(Raleigh,North Carolina)
Sacramento Comet
San Antonio Showdown
And as for the other cities:
Milwaukee Barnburners
Rochester Excelsiors
Omaha Hot Dogs
Spokane Explosions
Boise Combines
El Paso Amigos
Fort Worth Stompers
Tucson Twilight
Hartford Crowns
Wichita Burner
And another thing:the divisions will be called UFL EAST AND UFL WEST AND NOT Eastern Division and Western Division because UFL EAST AND UFL WEST JUST SOUNDS COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!So I will give you more ideas in the future like the bonus point line(opponates 40-yard-line where a touchdown pass is worth 7 points instead of 6 points and a field goal is worth 4 points instead of 3 points.It’s right up Mark Cuban’s NBA alley).Thanks alot and much success,Roger Evans.
November 9th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
P.S.:Louisville Sparks
November 9th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
You know you could have the Portland Timbermen from Portland,Oregon and ask bill gates if he would be interested in owning a team and the New York Fireballs might just be perfect for Donald Trump.
November 11th, 2007 at 9:39 pm
Since the Falcon’s can;t get it together PLEASE come to ATLANTA, Ga.
I have no problem working to make it happen….What are your views on women’s football? That is my thing but I would love to have a great football team. Can you make it happen?
November 14th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
You know you could have the Women’s United Football League in the spring.
November 16th, 2007 at 8:42 am
Birmingham needs this!!!
November 19th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
ugh… those are just some horrible franchise names
i sure hope the UFL elite can think of something better than the majority (not all) of those
November 20th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
What is wrong with my nicknames?They’re AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!Let’s here your ideas for nicknames Dann.
November 20th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Why no midwestern or northern cities? I’d like to get into this league but I’d have to drive several states just to see a game.
November 25th, 2007 at 2:07 am
I guess ann can’t come up with any nicknames so MY AWESOME NICKNAMES STAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 27th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
WHY NOT MILWAUKEE? GREEN BAY PLAYS ALL THEIR GAMES IN GREEN BAY. WAY BACK WHEN, THE PACKERS USE TO PLAY 3 GAMES IN MILWAUKEE. I THINK MILWAUKEE WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE A PRO FOOTBALL FRANCHISE.
November 27th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS
Portland Maulers
Boise Grizzlies
Sacramento Wolves
Utah Predators
Los Angeles Stallions
Honolulu Islanders
Las Vegas Marshals
Albuquerque Dons
El Paso Gunslingers
San Antonio Matadors
Oklahoma Wranglers
Shreveport Pirates
Mississippi Demons
Birmingham Generals
Memphis Bombers
Florida Sharks
Orlando Bandits
Raleigh Raptors
Virginia Monsters
Richmond Rebels
Louisville Express
Columbus Warriors
Iowa Cyclones
Omaha Monarchs
Dakota Bisons
Milwaukee Chiefs
Syracuse Redhawks
Hartford Buccaneers
Trenton Rangers
Providence Titans
November 29th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
There are so many good nicknames for future franchise teams. Search: high school nicknames
November 30th, 2007 at 5:01 am
Portland Pioneers
Las Vegas Gamblers
Los Angeles Stars
Mexico City Diablos
Green Bay Blizzard
Chicago Inferno
Columbus Explorers
Austin Outlaws
New York Americans
New England Trappers
Toronto Thunderbirds
Carolina Cougars
Memphis Kings
Orlando Waves
Kentucky Colonials(Louisville)
Birmingham Bulls
November 30th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
I don’t think UFL would have a team in NFL cities. Right? How about these new nicknames?
Anaheim Sultans or Gladiators
Boise Trappers
El Paso Gunslingers
Honolulu Islanders
Las Vegas Marshals
Los Angeles Stallions
Oregon Marauders
Portland Titans or Maulers
Sacramento Wolves
Utah Predators (Salt Lake City)
Austin Westerners
Birmingham Colonels or Generals
Little Rock Muckers or Trappers
Louisville Express
Memphis Fiddlers
Mississippi Demons (Jackson)
Oklahoma Wranglers (Tulsa)
Omaha Monarchs
San Antonio Matadors
Shreveport Pirates
Carolina Raptors (Raleigh)
Columbus Warriors (Ohio)
Florida Barracudas (Tallahassee)
Hartford Schooners
Milwaukee Exporters
Orlando Knights
Richmond Rebels
Syracuse Hawks
Trenton Rangers (New Jersey)
Virginia Phantoms (Norfolk)
November 30th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
I don’t like the Toronto Thunderbirds. How about the Toronto Voyagers and Vancouver Grizzlies?
December 1st, 2007 at 8:36 pm
The nickname are great. I find it very cool.
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:49 am
Voyager sounds like a crappy mini van or a bad 70’s cover band.
December 6th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Well some of you have some pretty good nicknames but some have already been used and some are just not really original enough.See,we don’t want to have old stuffy nicknames like in the NFL or college or high school.We want something new because it’s a new league and new fancy logos and uniforms and helmets(plus I am in favor of home and road helmety(hey look at Oregon)).You know lets spice it up and why not a few new rules.I like my idea of having overtime like high school and college but starting each overtime possesion with A TWO MINUTE WARNING(meaning they have two minutes to get the balls in the endzone whereas they have no time limit per overtime possesion in high school or college)!!!!!!!!!!!You see that way it makes it professional.Pretty cool eh?(I’m not Canadian,it just sounds trhat way.)And if Major League Soccer can build their own stadiums why can’t the United Football League build their own stadiums as long as they don’t need to be so big.Just some ideas to ponder.Keep up the good work people.Roger Evans.
December 10th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
How are Raleigh, NC being considered when the Panthers play just down the road in the same small state?
VIRGINIA IS THE LARGEST STATE WITHOUT A MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM PEOPLE!!! 8 million people!
Hampton Roads has well over a million residents not including Richmond which is just over an hour away.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:50 am
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December 27th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Stephen - In response to your post…
N.C. is not a small state like you state in your post. It is actually the 10th largest state in the country. It is also larger than Virginia in terms of population.
Raleigh-Durham is 2.5 hours away from Charlotte, which is not that close and is farther away than most Virginia metros are to D.C.
Raleigh-Durham-Cary is the 35th largest metro area in the country. Seeing that most pro leagues have 32 teams, the Triangle region of N.C. is just on the cusp of the ‘pro sports barrier’. With a growth rate of over 19% since 2000, Raleigh-Durham will likely be a top 32 market by 2010.
Anyway my point is that your comments are false about the Raleigh-Durham area and comparisons to cities/regions in Virginia.
I believe the Raleigh-Durham area and the Hampton Roads area are both options for future pro sports. I’d give the edge to Raleigh-Durham though just because of the growth rate and economic conditions of the two areas, but I could see both areas getting a team in some sport in the next 10 years.
December 29th, 2007 at 6:10 am
Did somebody else stumbled over the similarities to the WLAF’s franchise locations in the US?
Orlando (Thunder)
Raleigh-Durham (Skyhawks)
San Antonio (Riders)
Sacramento (Surge)
New-York/New Jersey (Knights)
Birmingham (Fire)
Ohio (Glory)
December 29th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
im interested in trying out for the a ufl sacramento especialy how would a go about doing that? i also left a link to my highlite film it comes in 3 parts
January 19th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
• Austin Entertainers (Austin prides itself on its entertainment, particularly musical)
• Birmingham Iron (Birmingham is known for its history of industry, like Pittsburg)
• Columbus Massacre (Columbus is know for American Indian burial mounds).
• Las Vegas Teamsters (Las Vegas was founded by the mafia; Their uniforms should be flashy just like the city itself).
• Los Angeles Earthquake (‘nuff said).
• Louisville Kings (Louisville was named after King Louis XVI).
• Memphis Maniacs (That was a cool team name with great-looking uniforms).
• New York Heroes (A tribute to the fallen during 9/11).
• Oklahoma Frontier (A state know for its untamed land).
• Orlando Rage (Another cool XFL team).
• Sacramento Rush (As in the Gold Rush).
• San Antonio Rebels (The Alamo during the Texas revolution occurred near SA).
• Carolina Cult (It just sounds cool).
• Mexico City Aztecs (Cool tribe).
• Washington Warpath (a name fitting for our nation’s capital and reminiscent of the Redskins fight song)
January 19th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
I guess if Mark Cuban owns the Los Angeles team it could be called the Los Angeles Mavericks ha ha ha,get it?
February 25th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
I like Jay Cahill’s list of team names, especially the Shreveport Pirates. Being from Shreveport, I would love to see the return of the Pirates. The thing about Shreveport, we will support our sports team. We support the Mudbugs (hockey team) and the Sports (minor league baseball team), and we did support the original Shreveport Pirates until the evil CFL got rid of all the American teams.
February 25th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Here are some more nicknames…..
Columbia (S.C.) Knights
Monroe (La.) Warhawks
Austin Bulls
Virginia Renegades (Richmond)
Oklahoma City Rage
Sacramento Kings
Utah Cruisaders
Los Angeles Hammerheads or Stars
Las Vegas Gamblers
Memphis Showboats
Portland Stallions
Mexico City Aztecs
Kentucky Mustangs
San Antonio Outlaws
Orlando Sharks
Birmingham Storm
March 24th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
How about Greenville,SC? It is the 40th largest metropolitan areas in the country. They could use Paladin Stadium as the field.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Using 3rd round picks and below from the NFL draft, construct your dream UFL team.
Below is mine:
Player Pos Ht Wt College
QB Woodson, Andre’ QB 6′5″ 224 Kentucky
RB Charles, Jamaal RB 5′11″ 200 Texas
RB Smith, Kevin RB 6′1″ 217 Central Florida
FB Hester, Jacob FB 5′11″ 230 LSU
WR Doucet, Early WR 6′0″ 212 LSU
WR Caldwell, Andre WR 6′1″ 200 Florida
TE Finley, Jermichael TE 6′5″ 243 Texas
OT Hills, Tony OT 6′6″ 305 Texas
OT Nicks, Carl OT 6′5″ 341 Nebraska
G Zuttah, Jeremy OG 6′4″ 303 Rutgers
G Adams, Chester OG 6′4″ 331 Georgia
C Sullivan, John C 6′4″ 301 Notre Dame
DE Ellis, Chris DE 6′4″ 260 Virginia Tech
DE Harrington, Chris DE 6′5″ 264 Texas A&M
DT Okam, Frank DT 6′5″ 320 Texas
DT Bryant, Red DT 6′5″ 328 Texas A&M
OLB Adibi, Xavier LB 6′2″ 220 Virginia Tech
OLB Crable, Shawn OLB 6′5″ 241 Michigan
MLB Connor, Dan OLB 6′3″ 233 Penn State
CB King, Justin CB 5′11″ 192 Penn State
CB Molden, Antwaun CB 6′1″ 198 Eastern Kentucky
FS Zbikowski, Tom FS 5′11″ 210 Notre Dame
SS Barrett, Josh S 6′2″ 223 Arizona State