The USFL is back…

[Chongo94]

Did y’all know this? Had no idea until I saw the coaching announcements today. Houston Gamblers are back in action!

Games are gonna be on Fox and NBC…starts up in April.

USFL 2022: Everything you need to know | FOX Sports

With USFL's inaugural season underway, here's everything you need to know about the league.

www.foxsports.com

 

[Chongo94]

 

[McFroggin]

XFL announced it is returning in 2023 as well.

 

[McFroggin]

Did y’all know this? Had no idea until I saw the coaching announcements today. Houston Gamblers are back in action!

Games are gonna be on Fox and NBC…starts up in April.

USFL 2022: Everything you need to know | FOX Sports

With USFL's inaugural season underway, here's everything you need to know about the league.

www.foxsports.com

USFL will have city names, but they plan to play all games in 1 location. It will be a tv play, that will move to the primary cities if it drives enough tv traffic.

I have more faith in the XFL

 

[Peacefrog]

Over/under on how many games each league plays before not being able to meet payroll? I’m going with 4.

 

[TopFrog]

No San Antonio Gunslingers? I enjoyed going to those games. Saw Herschel. Steve Young. Others who went to the NFL. Mora was a coach. Rick Neuheisel was the Gunslingers QB.

 

[Wog68]

The WFL had some great names including the Detroit Wheels. Mickey McCarty was playing for them when they folded in Shreveport at halftime. IRS agents took their uniforms when the Wheels came into the dressing room.

 

[Paint It Purple]

So, this is different than the SECFL?

 

[froginaustin]

SECFL will make payroll.

 

[tcudoc]

The United States Football League

The World Football League

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

Did y’all know this? Had no idea until I saw the coaching announcements today. Houston Gamblers are back in action!

Games are gonna be on Fox and NBC…starts up in April.

USFL 2022: Everything you need to know | FOX Sports

With USFL's inaugural season underway, here's everything you need to know about the league.

www.foxsports.com

My college roommate’s (who’s now my cousin-in-law) dad was an assistant coach under June Jones for the Gamblers back when Jim Kelley was their QB in the mid 80s. Had a good team there. Coincidentally, think he played at TCU in the late 60s as well.

 

[PurplFrawg]

They could have gathered a lot of attention if they had named one of the teams the "Redskins." too soon?

 

[Chongo94]

The United States Football League

The World Football League

Some of these logos are legit great.

 

[Chongo94]

My college roommate’s (who’s now my cousin-in-law) dad was an assistant coach under June Jones for the Gamblers back when Jim Kelley was their QB in the mid 80s. Had a good team there. Coincidentally, think he played at TCU in the late 60s as well.

Wow, small world, that’s really cool. Jim Kelley seemed to like his short time there if I remember hearing that correctly in an interview he once did.

 

[BrewingFrog]

Wow, small world, that’s really cool. Jim Kelley seemed to like his short time there if I remember hearing that correctly in an interview he once did.

There is still a picture of a young Jim Kelley and several of his teammates dining at a Clear Lake burger joint (Miller's) hanging in the place. My, how the years fly by...

 

[Hoosierfrog]

There is still a picture of a young Jim Kelley and several of his teammates dining at a Clear Lake burger joint (Miller's) hanging in the place. My, how the years fly by...

used to work out at a gym on Boone Rd in west Houston. I guess the Oilers wouldn’t let the Gamblers use their weight room, so we had our free weight room taken over by the Gamblers. Kelley only showed up periodically. Usually just to BS. Can’t recall him ever lifting.

 

[tcudoc]

Both the WFL and the initial USFL were able to recruit some big names to give the leagues a bit of initial star power. I think that is what separates them from the arena league and the XFL. Neither one of the WFL or USFL had staying power though.

 

[Chongo94]

Both the WFL and the initial USFL were able to recruit some big names to give the leagues a bit of initial star power. I think that is what separates them from the arena league and the XFL. Neither one of the WFL or USFL had staying power though.

I really wouldn’t mind a spring league being successful…gonna be really hard though to do.

 

[Brog]

They could have gathered a lot of attention if they had named one of the teams the "Redskins." too soon?

Is that word permitted here on FF?

 

[BrewingFrog]

used to work out at a gym on Boone Rd in west Houston. I guess the Oilers wouldn’t let the Gamblers use their weight room, so we had our free weight room taken over by the Gamblers. Kelley only showed up periodically. Usually just to BS. Can’t recall him ever lifting.

I don't think Dan Fouts ever lifted. Don't think Stabler did either. I even remember a famous Raiders comeback game against Denver where Stabler sat in the back of the locker room smoking.

Things were a little different then...