The World Football League - And What the UFL Can Learn From It

Nation Hahn @ February 21, 2008 # 2 Comments

This article is part of a multi-segment series on alternative leagues to be featured on UFL Access. 

 
The World Football League was the first major challenger to the National Football League following the absorption of the American Football League in the late 1960’s. The league brought the world singular nicknames such as the Philadelphia Bell and […]

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UFL Interest By City

Billy Kirk @ February 19, 2008 # 3 Comments

One of the nice things about sites like UFL Access is the ability to glean additional information about interest in the upcoming United Football League. We’ve examined anonymous user information we possess to gauge which cities our site visitors are visiting from, and thereby have crafted a list that ranks the originally rumored thirteen prospective UFL team […]

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Jack Mula Offered by UFL

Billy Kirk @ February 17, 2008 # 2 Comments

Access has learned today, per a Boston Globe report, that former Patriots general counsel/player personnel Jack Mula has been offered a president/general manager position within two United Football League clubs.
During the season, he [Mula] was one of eight candidates under consideration to become president of the Packers, but he elected not to pursue the position. The […]

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The UFL: Year Five

Nation Hahn @ February 17, 2008 # 4 Comments

[Editor’s Note: All the information presented below is speculative and for fantasy purposes only.]
Pardon me as I look at the United Football League after five years of operation (mostly because I want to write about something/kill time until the announcement).
Year One was a relative success as Birmingham, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Memphis, Orlando, […]

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Wednesday Night Roundup

Billy Kirk @ February 14, 2008 # One Comment

As we continue to wait for an official announcement, we’ve been hammering the league for some information. Access writer Nation Hahn spoke again with the league office today, and while they wouldn’t commit to a hard date and time launch specification, Nation opines on the possibilities for this in our forums and also brings a […]

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EA Sports, Video Games, And You (The UFL Fan)

Billy Kirk @ February 13, 2008 # One Comment

The following news may seem tangential - or even plain out of place - on a UFL blog, but bear with us. In the last day news broke that monster games publishing outlet Electronic Arts has locked down the NFL video game license for another three years. Originally holding exclusivity over all National Football […]

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Feature: Where We Are, Where We’re Going

Nation Hahn @ February 12, 2008 # One Comment

As we approach the announcement of the United Football League, I thought it might be helpful to provide a primer on the league and some of the key developments up until this point.
Last May I was at home – taking a vacation from my job – and I logged onto the NYTimes.com and saw this […]

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Possible UFL Draft Picks

Nation Hahn @ February 11, 2008 # One Comment

The other day we looked at NFL free agents, which Commissioner Huyghue informed us would be available for signing by UFL teams beginning March 1st, but I have been reviewing various mock drafts for more information. Obviously this is all speculation as people can rise or drop dramatically after the Combine (at which the UFL […]

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