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Usacomp2k3 wrote:I really think this has the potential to be successful, and I'm all for supporting a system that does put education first.
z-man wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:I really think this has the potential to be successful, and I'm all for supporting a system that does put education first.
And the people who started the USFL and XFL thought the same thing.
The All American Football League™ is a for-profit, professional football league.
Teams will initially operate as divisions of League whose football operations will be run by a quasi-independent board and General Manager. Some of the League's teams will be hosted by universities with Division IA football programs and other teams will play in independent venues. Games will be scheduled in the spring and early summer.
League teams will employ only those players who have both completed their college football eligibility and earned a four-year degree. This policy is expected to have a very positive impact on universities' NCAA Graduation Success Rate and their Academic Progress Rate. To the extent practical, graduates of host universities will play for the team hosted by their alma mater.
The League intends that each League team will sell memberships to its fans and supporters. Members may be entitled to renewable season tickets in preferred locations, preferred parking, and other "insider" benefits. The League also hopes to provide Members access to high-definition private broadcasts of League games.
Usacomp2k3 wrote:Except that this is more an extension to NCAA than it is a completely independent league. I also think that by getting some names that people know from college, that will definitely help. (Leak being a great example).
The All American Football League™ is a for-profit, professional football league.
z-man wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:Except that this is more an extension to NCAA than it is a completely independent league. I also think that by getting some names that people know from college, that will definitely help. (Leak being a great example).
Doesn't matter it has been proven time again people will watch College and/or the NFL after that it won't work. It has been tried and failed more then once. If the likes of Herschel Walker, Craig James, Marcus Dupree, Brian Sipe, Doug Flutie, Mike Rozier, Reggie White, Jim Kelly, Steve Young, Anthony Carter, Etc, can't keep the USFL up what makes you think Leak can sustain this one?
Oh and it is another league.The All American Football League™ is a for-profit, professional football league.
Says so right there.
BTW outside of Florida none one cares about Leak. He wasn't good enough to make the NFL. And this goes for every major College program, they have all had amazing college players who didn't cut it in the NFL.
Usacomp2k3 wrote:We'll see if people agree/disagree with me depending on how this league does
But the AAFL has no intention of competing with anyone, and that might be its saving grace. Instead, it's trying to appeal to the kind of (typically Southern) dude who dreams of a universe where college football never ends.
"What will make this league different is the relationship it will have to the university system, and the fact that its players will be recognizable to fans," says AAFL acting commissioner Cedric Dempsey. "We will only go where the interest in spring football is already very, very intense. A place like Gainesville, Florida, is probably a make-or-break city." Other universities that have signed options to host games include Purdue, North Carolina State and the aforementioned universities in Knoxville and Tuscaloosa. AAFL clubs will use existing stadiums and facilities at each college.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Usacomp2k3 wrote:(I'm looking at you, JAE).
What will the quality of the product be? NFL Europe was lame because the players just weren't very good.
Captain Ned wrote:z-man wrote:The same as NFL euro. It is going to be all the leftover players who were not good enough to make NFL squads.
I thought that was the CFL?
mattsteg wrote:
PRIME1 wrote:I truly think there is room for another football league. It needs to be more small scale, like minor league or something.
idchafee wrote:PRIME1 wrote:I truly think there is room for another football league. It needs to be more small scale, like minor league or something.
already been done
z-man wrote:As for the USFL they got screwed when Trump got involved and sued the NFL.
idchafee wrote:z-man wrote:As for the USFL they got screwed when Trump got involved and sued the NFL.
But....but.....they WON!
all $3 worth