The UFL has a strong commitment to broadcast games in the 2010 season with Versus, NESN, KMTV (Omaha) and HDNET doing the games. Versus and HDNET return, with NESN and KMTV as the new partners for Hartford and Omaha respectively. Gives the league more exposure.
It was announced today that Norfolk, Virginia will be the 6th UFL team to begin play in 2011. Former Redskins QB Doug Williams will be the GM and Virginia businessman Jim Speros will be the owner. This is a smart move by the UFL and it proves yet again that they are moving to cities [...]
The UFL will go into the 2010 season with only 5 teams: Las Vegas, Florida, Hartford, Omaha and Sacramento.
Today, the United Football League announced an expansion team for Omaha, Nebraska. The yet-to-be named team will play at Rosenblatt Stadium for 2010 before moving to TD Ameritrade starting in 2011. To be honest, I thought that the stadium issue would be the one thing that would prevent Omaha from getting an expansion team. But [...]
Today it was announced that the California Redwoods would be moving to Sacramento and under a new name, which to me is a good thing as the UFL makes a move to have teams in non-NFL Markets. The team will play at Hornet Stadium. They become the second pro sports team in Sacramento, behind the [...]
With Omaha and San Antonio coming soon, it will be interesting to see where the next expansion teams will be held. I could see New York returning in the future if the UFL is at a point where they make enough profits to cover the losses of a NYC team. Other than New York, I [...]
While the NFL has the superior talent, the UFL has the second best talent among professional leagues.
Which NFL markets could work for the UFL in the future?