UFLA Year in Review: Why the UFL Might Last

On Christmas night, I was watching the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary on the United States Football League (for the third time), and it hit me.

The United Football League has an extremely good chance to accomplish what the USFL never could – lasting non-National Football League professional football success.

UFLA Exclusive: UFL Commissioner Huyghue Discusses the “Premier Season”

Below is an interview by UFL Access lead writer Nation Hahn with questions contributed by UFLA writer Fran Stuchbury, conducted with United Football League Commissioner Michael Huyghue following the announcement of the United Football League’s “Premier Season”.
From the United Football League press office: “Michael has over 20 years of NFL management experience and is considered [...]

UFLA OpEd: Nation’s View on the “UFL Premiere Season”

Nation’s View on the UFL Premiere Season Announcement
Allow me to be blunt – this premier season is not exactly what I, or many of you, wished to see. In a perfect world eight teams, or more, would take to the field next fall and play out fourteen games to wild acclaim. Of course, in a [...]

United Football League Officially Announces for 2009

Below is the official press release announcing the United Football League’s kickoff in 2009. Please stay with UFLAccess.com as we have plenty of exclusive coverage, including an interview with UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue which will be published at 1 PM EST.
 
 
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ANNOUNCES “UFL PREMIERE” SEASON
TO KICK-OFF OCTOBER 2009
NEW [...]

The United Football League: A Primer

The United Football League first appeared in May of 2007 in a New York Times Magazine feature. Since that date I have followed the progression of the league as a fan and as a reporter. We now stand in February of 2009 and the league, after some starts and stops, is set to announce more [...]

How I Became Interested in the UFL

The United Football League burst onto the scene in May, 2007 with a New York Times magazine feature regarding the venture. This article caused a minor stir as it noted that Tim Armstrong of Google and William Hambrecht of some Wall Street renown were putting up several million dollars to get a new professional football [...]

Armstrong Bullish on Sports Investments

United Football League investor and Google Inc. vice president Tim Armstrong is as aware of the American economic downturn as the rest of us, but he sees the situation a bit differently. Should investors keep their wallets chained up and locked away?Armstrong says no. 
“Sports tends to cut through economic situations and is a long-term investment, [...]