UFLAccess.com News Director Dusty Sloan looks at the United Football League’s expansion efforts, and why it is a good thing to look at markets not beaten down by the failures of past leagues.
There are potential United Football League expansion stories this morning from both the Omaha World-Herald and the San Antonio Express-News.
More United Football League news this morning from the San Antonio Express-News. Tom Orsborn of the Express-News and KLAS-TV’s Chris Maathius in Las Vegas have been all over this.
With the news from ESPN referencing a San Antonio franchise in the United Football League, Ron Bodine takes a look at the San Antonio market that could be joining the league in 2010.
Very few professional football leagues not named the National Football League or Canadian Football League get to see six years old.
No one knows what the odds are for the United Football League getting to that milestone. But it’s fun to speculate about what the UFL could look like by 2015.
The United Football League will expand by two teams. That much, we know. The question remains – which two markets will be joining the UFL? That is why we are keeping track of public statements, gossip, rumors, and trying to read the tea leaves. The “Expansion Horse Race” is our clearinghouse for that information. Refer back to the original Horse Race for the inaugural rankings. (Image left is copyright United Football League)
Why the UFL absolutely needs San Antonio.
The UFL, which recently completed its first season with four teams, has expressed an interest in expanding, and Jackie Sherrill (the all-time winningest coach for Mississippi State) could be involved with bringing one of those franchises to Mississippi.