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The UFL will move ahead with only four teams

The UFL will move ahead with only four teams

So, via an official league press release we learn that the United Football League has contracted another team. The official term they are using is the Hartford Colonials are ceasing operations, but in the end it all ... continue
More bad news for the United Football League

More bad news for the United Football League

As I was digging around for information on the post I just wrote about the UFL being a success or not, I came across another gem that seems to prove that the United Football League has not ... continue
Has the United Football League been successful?

Has the United Football League been successful?

I think we have some revisionist history going on here. I was crawling around the net today looking for stories to write about and I found a story with this headline of the official UFL website, "History ... continue
What’s next for the United Football League?

What’s next for the United Football League?

  When I start to think about the situation the United Football League currently finds itself in, a couple of phrases seem to come to mind. The first is short sighted, and the second is all of the ... continue
Bad news for the United Football league

Bad news for the United Football league

  The good news here is the United football League has apparently found a new outside investor. The bad news is UFL training camps have been suspended for 30 days. This is a major blow to this league ... continue
Virgina Destroyers sign QB Chris Greisen

Virgina Destroyers sign QB Chris Greisen

The Virginia Destroyers signed another former Florida Tusker to their roster recently, as they have added QB Chris Greisen. Many football fans will know Greisen as mostly a career backup in his NFL and Arena Football League ... continue
2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions schedule analysis

2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions schedule analysis

Of the five United Football League team schedules for the 2011 season, (the upstart leagues third) I like the schedule for the Sacramento Mountain Lions the best. The only fault I see is it is heavy on ... continue
2011 Omaha Nighthawks schedule analysis

2011 Omaha Nighthawks schedule analysis

While I understand the situation the powers that be within the United Football League are in, it is my job to point out where I believe they have gone astray. As a huge fan of this league, ... continue
2011 Virginia Destroyers schedule analysis

2011 Virginia Destroyers schedule analysis

The United Football League released its 2011 schedule, and while it does contain many must see contests we are also seeing the limitations of a five team league. The next goal for this league beyond surviving has ... continue
Colt Brennan signs with the Hartford Colonials

Colt Brennan signs with the Hartford Colonials

Once upon a time QB Colt Brennan seemed like a sure lock to be a NFL star. He put up big numbers in college, and even though he was a sixth round pick by the Washington Redskins ... continue
UFL still has some outstanding bills

UFL still has some outstanding bills

It goes without saying that the United Football League's 2010 season did not end on a very good note. The league ended up short on cash from some unforeseen costs related to transfer of ownership from a central ... continue
The UFL is set to announce a new TV deal

The UFL is set to announce a new TV deal

The United Football League has had a pretty good off season. After a PR disaster at the end of their second season, this league is getting all of its ducks in a row and getting ready to make ... continue
United Football League holds player draft

United Football League holds player draft

  So the United Football League took another step towards filling out its five teams 2011 roster on Monday as they conducted a player draft. This was not the big time TV event like the NFL draft, but ... continue
Next up for the UFL, find some big name QB’s

Next up for the UFL, find some big name QB’s

I cam across this pretty interesting piece over at uflacess.com. In short they were going over the QB situation for each of the five UFL teams. In a word it is not very good. Ya see the ... continue
Virginia Destroyers land legnedary coach Marty Schottenheimer

Virginia Destroyers land legnedary coach Marty Schottenheimer

While the Hartford Colonials made a big PR splash by hiring a character, the Virginia Destroyers went out and got themselves a bonified coaching legend in Marty Schottenheimer. That is right folks MartyBall is coming to the ... continue
Jerry Glanville to coach Hartford Colonials

Jerry Glanville to coach Hartford Colonials

The United Football League needed to make a big PR splash, it needed to give their fans some hope for the future of this league, and while this news doesn't quite do all that, this league just ... continue
UFL would like to pilfer locked out NFL players

UFL would like to pilfer locked out NFL players

The United Football League has the most to gain if the NFL Lockout continues deep into the summer. Year three of the upstart league will begin in August, a ploy to do battle with boring NFL pre-season ... continue
The UFL and its failure of leadership

The UFL and its failure of leadership

I don't think there is any way to spin what is going on with the United Football League. Many highly important things fell through the cracks, and it seems the league was relying on their Head Coaches ... continue
The UFL is being sued again

The UFL is being sued again

Once again we learn about a lawsuit from someone connected to the United Football League. This time the Mayo Clinic, in addition to Mark Cuban and a Sacramento PR firm, is suing the league over non payment ... continue
The Hartford Colonials have next to no coaching staff

The Hartford Colonials have next to no coaching staff

Granted the powers that be in the United Football League have not done much to give any of us confidence that the UFL can continue. The new expansion team, Virginia Destroyers, have fell flat on their faces ... continue
Have the Virgina Destroyers used up all their fans good will?

Have the Virgina Destroyers used up all their fans good will?

The folks the run the United Football League were hoping to launch the Virginia Destroyers much like they did the Omaha Nighthawks in hopes that the new team would be embraced by the local Virginia fans and ... continue
The UFL is being sued…again

The UFL is being sued…again

The UFL is trying to convince everyone that there are not on the death watch, yet the more and more we look at the 2010 expenditures by this league the more and more it actually looks like ... continue