The officers of the board of directors are generally president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and member at large. Could a return of perhaps the most notorious alternative pro football league be in the cards? Why would I want to be an owner of a team if its a hub city? Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. February 10, 2022 / 4:38 AM The purple and orange with a logo of a steelworker using a sledgehammer, only lasted one year here and were the worst team in the league back in the 1980s. Im hoping Woods and Fox Sports arent low balling this, because fans will bail quickly if its a misrepresentation of what the USFL was. Keep the bullshit BLM politics out of the USFL and it has a chance, people are hungry for sports without pol, I agree with 4th&long Fox needs cheap content that it can control unless someone comes forward with $200 million dollars we are probably looking at hub cities and a very tight geographic footprint bus travel and short plane rides USFL will pay their players unlike TSL Two or three stadium leases using two camera crews per weekend vs 4 and also not having to move the Camera/broadcast crews around has to save a lot of money , I wonder if having ten teams isnt a mechanism for getting a certain number of football content hours to Fox? And while there is merit to that story, the truth is that the USFL got to the brink of looking for a savior and a last-second act of desperation because virtually the entire league had horrible team owners who either failed to live up to their financial commitments or were grossly incompetent. Steve Spurrier already had a taste of spring pro football with the Orlando Apollos in the AAF back in 2019. 2 school in Ohio before landing in Oxford. "To attract Mike Riley and Todd Haley, two former NFL head coaches, Bart Andrus, a former head coach in NFL Europe and CFL, plus an experienced college head coach in Kevin Sumlin, to . Joining him were some familiar faces, and great names to have in a startup. In any variation of extra-point attempt, a defense can return a fumble, interception, or blocked kick, but will be rewarded with only two points should they reach their opponent's end zone. XFL News Hub is not associated or affiliated with Alpha Opco, LLC ("XFL") in any way. Post Week Two Power Week two TV ratings are in for the XFL 2023 season. [29] The day after that the league announced the draft order for the 2022 USFL Draft. Ivey, Republican lawmakers, I am an affirmative action baby; so are you, Hey, Republicans, anti-voting rights is anti-American, even anti-Republican. [28] The following day, on February 17, 2022, the league revealed uniforms for each team. However, they may not necessarily play in San Antonio, at least not in 2022. One of the valid reasons for hub city sites was to deal with the current pandemic, but from a financial standpoint, the strategy made perfect sense. Its quite telling that on the day of the USFL announcement in June that Doug Flutie was front and center in the promotion selling the return of the league with a New Jersey Generals hat on. If the teams are still tied after three attempts, teams play multiple rounds until one team scores, which wins it. Fox Sports owns a. Years from now, 2022 will be talked about as the year sports changed Birmingham, How USFL came to Birmingham and almost didnt, First game of Birmingham-based USFL will be simulcast on Fox, NBC, Reggie Bush visits A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club, promotes USFL. When the news officially broke many assumed that The Spring League would become the feeder league to the USFL. And how will the new owners of the property make the league work? Brian Woods, USFL VP football operations There's also this: Almost all players, according to Woods, will be paid $4,500 each week they are active on a team's 38-person roster, along with an. It's been almost 40 years since another professional football league gained the traction of the original USFL. [66][67] Additionally, the Generals rights are owned by The Spring League, another Woods entity. We have to be ready to welcome other countries and visitors. The FXFL had a myriad of financial and legal issues, and long after the smoke cleared, settlements were made, with plaintiffs being rewarded $300,000. So, either veteran could be a part of the mix for the USFL in 2022. Team names from the USFLs past, like the Generals, were already in play with the Spring League, but others like the Stars, Showboats, Gold, Gamblers, Express, Bandits, Breakers, and Blitz were all trademarked in early June. Several sources have indicated to me the genuine possibility that because of the short amount of time remaining for the USFL to set up shop in markets before their 2022 season, and for financial reasons, that the league could decide to play in an expanded hub city model next spring. The league will be mostly comprised of younger unknown players. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'xflnewshub_com-leader-2','ezslot_24',135,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-xflnewshub_com-leader-2-0');Utilizing a hub city model in 2022 would save the USFL on travel and facility expenses and potentially sell the leagues teams to markets, prospective owners, and sponsors. Not much really. Chief Strategy Officer Ezra Levine is one of the leagues minority investors. Could Canada Dust Off the Canadian Football Act, to Stop an XFL Invasion? On November 15, 2022, the USFL and the City of Memphis, Tennessee announced that the Tampa Bay Bandits organization would effectively be relocated to Memphis as the Memphis Showboats, taking on the name and identity of the team from the original incarnation of the league. Lending credence, respectability, and hope towards Brian Woodss chances of making his vision work this go-round is the involvement of FOX. If the right elements are there in place after the first season, it's could be very likely that Pittsburgh can see the Maulers in Pittsburgh," according to Woods. The question is two-fold, which teams will launch in season one of the new USFL, and where will they play? [52] For the 2022 regular season, tickets would be sold at $10 per person, with children aged 15 and under free, for the two semi-final games tickets are sold at $15 per person and children under 15 at $5 those prices are increased by $5 for the championship game. any number could plant in home cities in partnership with local investors/owners, or any number could utilize a hybrid model, playing games in Birmingham and at home. [58][59] Players were required to pay their own rent, but the league offered a reduced hotel price at a cost of $75 per room per day, with an option for two players to share a room. [60], On December 15, 2022 USFL player representatives (United Football Players Association and United Steelworkers[61]) and the league parent company FOX Sports tentatively agreed on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement starting at the 2023 season, six months after the league players voted to unionize. It is being co-founded by Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, which also airs on Fox. Woods eschews terming the USFL as a minor league for the National Football League, though he certainly sees it as atomato, tomahtodevelopmental league for players within a pulled muscle of making an NFL roster or as an alternative to the plethora of collegiate players in the transfer portal seeking an opportunity to show they deserve an opportunity to play on Sundays. Brian Woods, the founder and CEO of The Spring League from 2017 to 2021 and a co-founder of the new USFL, will serve as the league's President of Football Operations. Brian Woods is the co-founder and president of football operations for the new league. Hal Mumme Talks The Spring League, Air Raid, USFL, XFL, Fun of Coaching. So it makes sense that the USFL would try to reach into the nostalgia playbook and look to bring on some familiar faces with ties to the leagues past. No flip-wrist band with hieroglyphic shorthand for who all must make this spring football thing work. People like to blame Trump for the fall of the USFL but the truth is, it was a dumpster fire the 1984-85 seasons. The USFL is partnering with Strayer University to offer further educational opportunities with free tuition for any player who comes into the USFL and wants to finish their degree or pursue an advanced degree. Players also received win bonuses of $850 per win and $10,000 for winning the championship. Hes a self promoting lazy old coot. All rights reserved (About Us). Still, unless things have changed in their strategy, there have been no indications suggesting that FOX is willing to spend tens of millions of dollars on the USFL property in significantly funding all of the leagues teams and operations. Despite very little promotion and fanfare this spring, TSL broadcasts averaged 408,000 viewers per telecast Saturday afternoons on the FOX Network. Woods believes it might have survived. The USFL will play 40 regular-season games here but skedaddle for Canton, Ohio, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where it will host its three playoff gamestwo semifinals and the championship gameat Tom Benson Hall of Fame Field. By Kevin Kelley - June 3, 2021. We have a very strong relationship in that respect. The United States Football League will launch a comeback in 2022, it was announced Thursday. December 27, 2022 2022 saw the USFL return to the field, this time under the FOX umbrella. Along with Brian Woods and FOX positioning their football partnership to capitalize on the opening created by the absence of the XFL. Brian Woods, the founder The Spring League, is the USFL's president of football operations, while Fox NFL and college football rules analyst Mike Pereira will act as the head of officiating.. He's been in the industry for a while now and has had his fair share of struggles and detractors. Perhaps its because of FOXs involvement or the theory that sooner or later, its going to work. the league will not finish its first season in Birmingham. Our plan in the USFL is not to be a developmental league. Is there any contact information for the League? From a storyline and marketing standpoint, it makes perfect sense to bring the former Gators coach back to the sidelines. The USFL could save a lot of money in expenses and ultimately buy themselves another year. Mailbag: Would Russell Wilson even want to play for the Eagles? 2023 WWB Holdings, LLC. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'xflnewshub_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_9',130,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-xflnewshub_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); The USFL presents Brian Woods best chance of making it as a football league owner. Woods was not willing to be specific about that, though he did say younger players would be allocated with additional money for the sacrifice they make for leaving school early. All rights reserved. Originally launched in 1983, the USFL consisted of 12 teams. His lazy butt was gifted a team that won in the decidedly average spring league. Had the original USFL incarnation not hiked up its britches, led by one full-of-himself Donald Trump, and tried to bully the NFL into a merger by shifting its schedule to the fall of 1986. Required fields are marked *. [37], On February 28, 2022, "The Real USFL, LLC," a group fronted by Larry Csonka (acting in his capacity as general manager of the original Jacksonville Bulls) and claiming to represent the interests of the owners of the former USFL franchises, filed suit to stop the current USFL from using the name or trademarks associated with the original league. Brian Woods has resurrected the USFL, with FOX as the broadcaster and equity partner. Many of those issues have stemmed from a lack of financingthe Spring Leagues very design of having players pay a fee to play points to that. Or perhaps, its because the AAF and XFL showed enough hints of how receptive the market can be towards pro football in the spring. Teams will attempt three alternating two-point attempts from the two-yard line. Nearly four decades after the most infamous spring pro football league flew too close to the sun and drowned into a sea of its own doing. Brian Woods, who founded The Spring League and served as CEO of the developmental organization from 2017 to 2021, will be the USFL's president of football operations. Theres no denying the reach and potential that FOX sports has for the USFL. "Making sure that we have the appropriate facilities especially for gameday purposes is important. Officials reached an agreement for the Memphis Showboats to play the USFL 2023 season at historic Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, home of the 1980s team that featured Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White. We feel like we can exist in the spring. In the early 2000s, he created the Fall Experimental Football League, a minor league whose main objective was development. Mumme is coming off of winning a championship in TSL with the Linemen. Daily conversations took place, pieces began taking shape, and in June 2021, FOX announced the new United States Football League would begin play in April 2022. Why would other cities cover a team that doesnt really play there? The clock will stop for first downs after the. So the likelihood of the Gunslingers riding again in the new USFL is a good one. When you account for all these things, Its easy to see why the suggestion of individual team owners is coming into play. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thats the end game here. [53], The league draws revenue of less than $10 million, making it ineligible to seek P visas for players from outside the United States; Liam Dobson, a Canadian offensive lineman, was disqualified from playing in the USFL because of the league's lack of revenue. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'xflnewshub_com-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_23',134,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-xflnewshub_com-large-mobile-banner-2-0');In June, the USFLs press statement stated that it would play next spring with a minimum of eight teams. Ive been told that the goal is to try and play with nine or ten teams or more if possible. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The real questions are how bold will the new league be and can it survive if it tries to be? Brian Lynch in Melbourne Beach, Florida. On January 25, 2022, the city of Birmingham announced that the league headquarters would be in Birmingham, and all games of the 2022 USFL season would be played at Protective Stadium and Legion Field. Despite that shortfall, Woods is confident in this USFLs incubator mode, which, he says will save millions in travel, insurance, and other costs. Blame Gov. The goal, like TSL, was to become a developmental league funded by the NFL. The only thing we know is Spring League Founder & CEO Brian Woods is a co-founder of the new USFL and that Fox also has a co-ownership stake in the league . Woods thought a spring football league would be intriguingand that the intellectual property of the former USFL could be available. [42] The league's rule variations and subsequent changes include the following: Games that are tied after regulation will be resolved with an overtime session that combines elements of college football's overtime system with penalty shootouts used in soccer and ice hockey. More specifically, we should have an announcement in the upcoming weeks in terms of the future of the league. 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Small deviations are being implemented because we feel like they can increase the tempo, and also make games closer. The FXFL ended up playing two shortened seasons (13 games total in 2014-2015) with only 4 teams max before ceasing operations. In fact, the XFL and TSL worked together in the lead up to the 2020 season and were in talks to make TSL the official D-League of the XFL. Were positioned very well and have met all of our critical deadlines. This article is about the new USFL. The old USFL went too big too soon. Woods has a very staunch hammer behind this venturea multi-year deal with FOX Sports, coupled with programming on NBC. The United States Football League (USFL) is a professional American football minor league[2][3] that began play on April 16, 2022. The move was necessitated, league officials said, by a too-close-for-comfort calendar conflict with the World Games opening ceremonies, long been slated for July 7 at Protective Stadium. [54], On March 3, 2022, the league announced fifteen states have approved legal, regulated betting on USFL games. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Its worth noting that the city of San Antonio went on record in the story that they havent been in touch with anyone from the USFL. When did Brian Lynch work at Beachside Assisted Living? There is no denying that Phillips would lend great credibility to the league. [19], On January 4, 2022, NBC Sports reported that a player selection meeting would be held on February 22 and 23 to set teams. Since last months announcement, followers and supporters of the spring pro football concept, which has seen a mini-renaissance, with the AAF and XFL drawing favorable interest and reviews in recent years, have been waiting anxiously for the first big piece of news to drop about the USFL. After some raised eyebrows, the league pivotedit will now charge players $75 per night, confirmed a league official. We are going to find out soon enough. It seems as if the USFL is actively targeting these markets to help build awareness where . Were going to have really good talent to display in this league. Charges at another hotel, though, will count towards the contractual room guarantee of around 40,000 room nights. Birmingham, Alabama, is where the league will be based in its inaugural season. I am a pro football writer who has extensively covered and reported on multiple leagues over the years; you can follow me on Twitter @byMikeMitchell. I wonder.. The Spring League first debuted on FOX Sports in 2020 when the league completed its first bubble season due to Covid-19. See the UFL, FXFL, Reggie Fowler, and Tom Dundon with the AAF. Glanville has coached in the Spring League their last two seasons. It will be a ten-game season with a postseason but if you're interested in attending a game, you won't see the Maulers in Pittsburgh for at least a year. If its still called that by the time 2022 rolls around. [7][8][9] Upon the conclusion of its first season, the league became the first high-level spring football league to complete a season since the original iteration of the XFL, following the early shutdown of the AAF and COVID-19-induced hiatus of the second XFL. Former Dallas Cowboys player and veteran Fox NFL analyst Daryl Johnston will be executive VP of football operations; Mike Pereira, a former top NFL official and now Fox Sports NFL and college rules analyst, will be the new leagues head of officiating; and Edward Hartman will be EVP of business operations for the USFL, while retaining his current position as SVP of digital partnerships and wagering at Fox Sports. TSL, through their attorney of record Eric Lamb, has specifically filed trademarks for former USFL branded teams such as the Arizona Outlaws, Orlando Renegades, Birmingham Stallions, Washington Federals, Jacksonville Bulls, Oakland Invaders, Michigan Panthers, Oklahoma Outlaws, Portland/Boston Breakers, and five different Austin team names. [30], On June 27, 2022, Fox Sports confirmed to Sports Business Journal that the USFL would return for another season in 2023. [55], USFL players and staff are able to receive a college degree "tuition-free and debt-free", through a partnership with for-profit universities Strategic Educations Capella University and Strayer University. The cable telecasts of the Spring League on FS1/FS2 averaged 81,000 viewers. Highmark Stadium could be their best option but it might be too small. Obviously its no mystery that an official relationship with the National Football League at some point would definitely bode well for us long term.. The United States Football League in the 1980s had a very favorable review, Woods recalls. I think thats a telling sign with other attempts at spring professional football in recent times. [40], On April 14 (two days before the scheduled start of the new USFL's regular season), federal judge John F. Walter of the Central District of California denied a preliminary injunction to bar the new USFL from using the original league's name and trademarks, remarking that while the plaintiffs were "likely to prevail" on their claim of trademark infringement, "any alleged harm" could be "easily compensated by monetary damages". Because any college player who signs with the USFL would forgo their eligibility, Woods says the league isnt trying to procure talent still enrolled in college. Each coach will be allowed one replay challenge per game, and will signal their intent to challenge by throwing a red flag. Then there are the costs of covering insurance, paying coaching, training, front office, and support staff. Enter former Tampa Bay Bandits head coach Steve Spurrier. [26], The first game was played on April 16, 2022 between the Birmingham Stallions and the New Jersey Generals at Protective Stadium. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The previous incarnation of the USFL did not. Catch all the action next year on FOX Sports.Listen as @USFLOfficials iconic #22 @DougFlutie weighs in on the leagues return in 2022. pic.twitter.com/K0Hw0N54rp. The USFL is back! It might still be a viable model even if better days are ahead in a post-vaccination world. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you want to be seen as a talent, the USFL is the place to show off your skills. The final two head coaches were announced the following week on January 27, 2022. We would like to have at least two to three players on each team that have ties to that market, Woods says. Woods said the league will issue standard contracts to every player, each receiving the same base compensation. The United States Football League announced Thursday that it . According to initial information, USFL players/staff would be housed in Birmingham during the season for an estimated economic impact of about $15 million (47,000 hotel nights), while the league would play the bubble season at Protective Stadium and Legion Field. XFL and USFL: What Does 2023 Look Like with Two Spring Leagues? Great job Mike. Since January, trademarks for the 1980s spring league had been acquired by Woods and TSL, sparking questions about their intentions. Previously, Brian was the Co-Founder at United Stat Read More Contact Brian Woods's Phone Number and Email Last Update 11/28/2022 11:16 AM Email b***@thespringleague.com Engage via Email Contact Number (***) ***-**** Engage via Phone Mobile Number Details are scarce as of now, with no team names, coaching hires or scheduling dates announced. In theory, the USFL would set up multiple hub sites that would house and train three to four teams at once. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com). Your email address will not be published. Its an assumption and a projection, and perhaps, I am putting the cart before the horse, but right now, the only horse at the starting gate is TSL. Therein lies the rub. And tens of millions of dollars is what its going to take, even if the league tries to operate on a shoestring budget. 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