UFL playoffs and championship

[PromoTheRobot]

https://www.theufl.com/schedule

 

Birmingham is a 3X defending champion going back to when the USFL and XFL were rival leagues.

[SoCal Deek]

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there….does it make a noise? 

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there….does it make a noise? 

 

Soccer, tennis and baseball is all that's on Sunday.

[That's No Moon]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there….does it make a noise? 

I know it's not great football, but there have been several close games with interesting finishes.

[eball]

2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there….does it make a noise? 

Nobody keeps trying to promote 2nd rate football more than promo…

 

[Walking Tall]

I can’t name one player in that league and I’d prefer to keep it that way.

Edited yesterday at 07:09 PM by Walking Tall

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, eball said:

Nobody keeps trying to promote 2nd rate football more than promo…

 

I like football, and it's no more second rate than college.

[Sierra Foothills]

6 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there….does it make a noise? 

 

I think a more appropriate question is:

 

What... is the sound of one hand clapping?

 

(this is a rhetorical question... no need to answer)

 

[Steptide]

Said it a few times this season, but this league has improved. Be it, probably with some help from the refs. Most games come down to the final few minutes, and there have been some crazy plays this year. Hopefully these games are good 

[SoCal Deek]

17 hours ago, That's No Moon said:

I know it's not great football, but there have been several close games with interesting finishes.

I’ll take your word for it that there have been ‘good games’. My comment is on the fact that from what I’ve seen there are next to no fans actually going to the stadiums to see them. And that’s despite the fact that the league isn’t new and has a complete monopoly on network television football coverage for the entirety of spring. I’m not sure when someone decides that this simply isn’t working. 

Edited 11 hours ago by SoCal Deek

[Mr. WEO]

17 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I like football, and it's no more second rate than college.

 

an entire football watching nation would likely disagree this is true.  

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

19 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Soccer, tennis and baseball is all that's on Sunday.

NASCAR. And it’s been on prime and the broadcast has been excellent 

[Buffalo716]

18 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I like football, and it's no more second rate than college.

while that is technically true 

 

I liken the college game to the best amateurs.. not the worst professionals 

 

Even these college kids getting paid is going from best amateur to worst professional kind of... Sure they deserve compensation 

 

Some kids are getting paid more than professionals

[That's No Moon]

3 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

I’ll take your word for it that there have been ‘good games’. My comment is on the fact that from what I’ve seen there are next to no fans actually going to the stadiums to see them. And that’s despite the fact that the league isn’t new and has a complete monopoly on network television football coverage for the entirety of spring. I’m not sure when someone decides that this simply isn’t working. 

I didn't say there were "good games", I said there were close games.  That's different.  The quality of the football isn't great and part of what makes some of the games close is the ridiculous mistakes the teams make.  I won't say that I sit here and intently watch, but it's something to passively have on while I'm doing other things.

 

Ratings have been down which is a bigger problem than a lack of in-person attendance.

 

The league's biggest problem IMO is two-fold and they touch on each other. One, the NFL isn't involved and doesn't treat this like a farm system which is what it really is. Thus they don't promote it at all which would help them a lot. Two, the QBs play is bad and all the decent or even generally promising QBs are on NFL contracts.  If the NFL were to embrace this more as a developmental league, like the Euro league used to be, and even send their #3 QBs it would improve the product quite a bit. As it is, there just aren't any actual QB talents out there to be had and it shows.

[WotAGuy]

Agree that it’s more about eyes on TVs than eyes on the field. The league was created for TV, not for attending fans. Loss of viewers and loss of TV revenue is what will end the league. 
 

As for the NFL using it as a farm league, they already have the NCAA for that.  And it’s a highly developed farm league that serves the NFL extremely cheaply and well. 
 

If the NFL thought there was money in a spring pro league, they would have made it happen a long time ago. 
 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by WotAGuy

[SoCal Deek]

2 hours ago, That's No Moon said:

I didn't say there were "good games", I said there were close games.  That's different.  The quality of the football isn't great and part of what makes some of the games close is the ridiculous mistakes the teams make.  I won't say that I sit here and intently watch, but it's something to passively have on while I'm doing other things.

 

Ratings have been down which is a bigger problem than a lack of in-person attendance.

 

The league's biggest problem IMO is two-fold and they touch on each other. One, the NFL isn't involved and doesn't treat this like a farm system which is what it really is. Thus they don't promote it at all which would help them a lot. Two, the QBs play is bad and all the decent or even generally promising QBs are on NFL contracts.  If the NFL were to embrace this more as a developmental league, like the Euro league used to be, and even send their #3 QBs it would improve the product quite a bit. As it is, there just aren't any actual QB talents out there to be had and it shows.

I assume you know that when someone wraps something in SINGLE quotation marks it means they’re paraphrasing something, right? Double quotation marks means you’re quoting something exactly.  Regardless, I would say that most close games are good games no matter what the sport. 

[The Cincinnati Kid]

Ballad of the Offseason Blues

 

I.

When April’s end had come and gone,

The Draft now in the rear,

The fan sat restless on his couch,

His Sundays strangely clear.

The picks were made, the grades were in,

And now began the drought—

No passes thrown, no chains were moved,

Just talk and swirling doubt.

 

II.

He clung to tweets from beat reporters,

On third-string guards with “pop,”

And watched a clip ten thousand times—

A UDFA’s one-hop.

“He’s got the tools, he runs real fast,

He might just make the team!”

He whispered like a midnight priest

Still chasing last year’s dream.

 

III.

He followed every rumor trail

Of veterans unsigned,

Debating cap and scheme fits while

He slowly lost his mind.

The news was thin, the takes were hot,

The quotes recycled twice—

“A culture guy,” “great motor,” and

“His instincts are precise.”

 

IV.

He found himself at 2 a.m.

Watching a Spring League stream,

Where quarterbacks wore single digits

And rosters changed mid-scheme.

A fix, he said, a fleeting hit,

A stand-in for the rush,

Though half the plays were broken screens

And punts went off the bush.

 

V.

Then one night drunk with YouTube tabs,

He wandered far afield,

To hurling’s ancient warrior sport,

Where sticks are never healed.

He learned of scrums and Irish flair,

Of sliotars whizzing fast,

And watched a rugby match or two—

He even made it last.

 

VI.

But still he dreamed in spiral throws,

In drives that chewed the clock,

In goal-line stands and frozen turf

And hits that made men rock.

The calendar moved inch by inch,

Each day a stubborn stone,

Until that whisper, “Camp begins,”

Reached deep into the bone.

 

VII.

And now he counts each minor sprain

And watches drills on loop,

As helmet cams and hype combine

To reel him from the stoop.

He knows this lull, this aching wait,

Will end and bring delight—

But still he bears the Offseason Blues,

From draft ’til camp ignites.
 

*Courtesy of ChatGPT*

[PromoTheRobot]

If you are watching, keep an eye on the Michigan QB as a backup for Josh. Mobile, big arm.

[That's No Moon]

1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said:

I assume you know that when someone wraps something in SINGLE quotation marks it means they’re paraphrasing something, right? Double quotation marks means you’re quoting something exactly.  Regardless, I would say that most close games are good games no matter what the sport. 

I generally assume that people use punctuation incorrectly, particularly less commonly used punctuation.

[NoSaint]

On 6/7/2025 at 1:07 PM, eball said:

Nobody keeps trying to promote 2nd rate football more than promo…

 

20 years of dedication. It’s hard to just turn it off. I’m glad he’s had the ability to slowly ween from it.