Comments on: UFL debut draws small crowd

By: bobo8192

bobo8192 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:04:17 +0000

nerd they do stream games for free on the UFL website. If you go to the website before a game they'll have a link it's free and good quality. And for those of you who want to watch highlights from the first game here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlHM67VlaG4

By: JoeSixPack

JoeSixPack — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:41:20 +0000

They need to hire me as their PR and Marketing person. It’s kindof tough to draw an audience when no one knows you’re playing.

By: nerd

nerd — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:03:20 +0000

If they’d stream their games on line for free, they’d develop a HUGE following.

By: dgreg87

dgreg87 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:47:34 +0000

I dont think ufl is horrible, of course it isn’t nfl. You will see the diamonds in the rough show up, like losman.

By: KILLER FIN

KILLER FIN — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:16:57 +0000

This would probably bring in more revenue if it was at a spring/summer type thing!!! But what do we the fans know??? Big time TV executives suerly don’t know!!! THAT IS OBVIOUS!!!

By: jupe

jupe — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:48:04 +0000

It was amusing to see Denzel Washington being stopped and asked to produce his ticket/pass inside near empty Sam Boyd Stadium. His was one of the few recognizable faces during the entire broadcast.

By: realityonetwo

realityonetwo — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:22:37 +0000

Like most people, I have absolutely zero interest in the UFL. A semipro league that plays during the NFL season? Why would anyone care?

By: KP

KP — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:58:11 +0000

Nebraska @ Missouri was a better watch

By: tian

tian — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:52:53 +0000

I would have wanted to watch it, as well. But I have Directv an they made the business decision to not carry Versus, because they said that the costs were so much, they would have to drive up prices in order to provide it.
So the UFL needs to get a channel that satellite TV provides. I mean, Directv has NFL Sunday Ticket, and a lot of football fans got Directv just because they are cheaper and have Sunday Ticket.

By: ProfessorEmmitt

ProfessorEmmitt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:43:17 +0000

“They did a good job flying around the football field and carowzing the football carrier.”

By: Duan

Duan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:40:46 +0000

In all honesty, the game play was good!
The uniforms are terrible – why put all the teams in the same kind of uniform, that shows a lack of creativity!?
I hated the locker room deal at half time.
But the game play was pretty decent.
The league won’t gain credibility until the end of the season, then you have to wait and see if any of the palyers get picked up by the NFL. Then they have to do well once they switch over.
So basically there needs to be some kind of success story. If there are a couple, then the league will make it and I hope it does. There needs to be a minor league, because come November they will need some replacements for all the injuries that are bound to happen.

By: Rawhide

Rawhide — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:26:31 +0000

Are there stats from this game ANYWHERE? The UFL website has the score, but nothing more.

By: texasPHINSfan

texasPHINSfan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:55:29 +0000

i’m actually someone that WANTED to watch the game but couldn’t, because i don’t get “versus” or whatever that channel is called.
this league can’t even remotely be considered serious until they play games on major networks, or at least stations that both satellite & cable receive.

By: Patrick Moran

Patrick Moran — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:35:46 +0000

yeah, but who keeps a live running dairy (for a half anyway) of J.P. Losman.. That would be me! (sadly) http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2009/10/running-diary-j-p-s-debut/

By: Philly5IsAlive

Philly5IsAlive — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:34:01 +0000

I like the UFL’s approach. Theyre not trying to market their product and let people down. Instead theyre just a start up league and getting their ducks in a row.. the product will sell itself when its there.

By: Opie

Opie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:32:23 +0000

shawnc16: Hilarious!
Two words: Train Wreck

By: Harm City Homer

Harm City Homer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:30:53 +0000

My biggest complaint was the uniforms. I had to turn the color off to even watch it, but it was watchable.
I knew a lot of the players from college or the NFL, and I think there is plenty of room for real pro football. The NFL cuts enough prospects every year to fill out a 6 team minors, and that should keep those street free agents off the street and in a program, getting good coaching and reps. This should be good for the NFL and replace/ upgrade NFL Euro, and replace some of those reality shows and sit com watching during hte week.

By: Bob S.

Bob S. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:26:56 +0000

Re: “The Posse was one of the least successful CFL teams, both on the field and off”
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But their QB Anthony Calvillo has been a star and still is in the league now with Montreal Alouettes.

By: blackandteal

blackandteal — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:20:59 +0000

@Samuel L. Bronkowitz
Kentucky Fried Movie FTW

By: giantphan

giantphan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:14:39 +0000

sam l bronk
direct tv is giving away the first month of their hockey package for free ….. check channels 769-784
phred

By: El Duderino

El Duderino — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:13:59 +0000

One game and everyone starts bashing. The uni’s need to go but I didn’t think that the game play was horrible. Its minor league football, lets not hold it to some crazy standard.
I’ll take a peak when I cant find a hockey game on

By: Child Please!

Child Please! — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:12:01 +0000

Samuel L. Bronkowitz says:
October 9, 2009 10:52 AM
I guess that shows how often I watched Versus. I, however, do feel sorry for my hockey-loving brethren that are directv subscribers…
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I was just hoping they were on strike again. Who watches hockey during football anyway?

By: giantphan

giantphan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:10:46 +0000

zeke, try
ufl-football.com
i havn’t checked it but i think thats the main site
that wasn’t a crowd lastnight, they just stopped in to use the restroom

By: sturow

sturow — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:07:34 +0000

Good game. Good to see Michna from the Arena league on the sidelines of LV. I hope he gets a chance. I will be attending the game in Orlando on Sat. Evening. I sure hope the uniforms get better. From the wide angle shots you could NOT tell the teams apart. A designer, not a football person put those things together. I also noticed that the ball they were using on the field is NOT the ball they talked and used earlier. The earlier ball looked like a college GST. The ball they were using last night was very close to the NFL ball. Any body know if they changed at the last moment. It is supposed to have a GPS chip in it as well. Did not see what it was used for last evening. I will give my impressions after being in the stands live on Sat.

By: SportsIQ

SportsIQ — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:06:53 +0000

I would be more than happy to watch UFL games…..but I can’t.
DirecTV and Comcast are in a dispute over Versus.
Because of their exclusive Sunday Ticket package, DirecTV is the greatest pipeline of hardcore football fans
With at least half of their games scheduled for Versus, the UFL will have an extremely difficult time attracting fans outside the home markets.
Here is the statement from DirecTV:
“Unfortunately, Versus is no longer available on DIRECTV. Comcast, the largest cable company in the U.S. and our largest competitor, owns the channel and has forced us to pull it down. Here is the situation.
DIRECTV was already paying Comcast more than any other non-Comcast distributor to air Versus – and now Comcast is demanding an overall rate hike of 20% on top of that. Comcast also forces DIRECTV to make Versus available to a much larger portion of our customer base at our own expense than they require from other TV providers – most notably, DISH Network. We simply cannot accept these unfair and outrageous terms. All we’re asking from Comcast is equal treatment.
Comcast and Versus are currently engaged in a noisy publicity campaign to distract attention from the fact that they are trying to take advantage of DIRECTV and our customers. The bottom line is this, if we were to accept their unreasonable demands, we would have no choice but to pass on the increase in cost to our valued customers. We do not want this to happen, especially in these difficult economic times. That’s why we’re standing firm in our negotiations with Comcast.
Regardless, we will continue to work in good faith with Comcast to try to reach a fair and just settlement. Our commitment to deliver the best TV service for the best price is and has always been our first priority. We truly appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.
“

By: Bob S.

Bob S. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:03:08 +0000

Uniforms dreadful? Wait till Sunday at 4:15 on CBS.
The Broncos will wear their repugnant 1961 uniforms on October 11 at home against New England. In the French’s Yellow Mustard jerseys with the Milk Dud brown pants and the vertically striped socks, the 1961 team was a national laughingstock.

By: Samuel L. Bronkowitz

Samuel L. Bronkowitz — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:52:10 +0000

Well, the UFL kickoff did provide me with one useful fact: I had no idea that directv had dropped Versus due to a squabble with Comcast.
I guess that shows how often I watched Versus. I, however, do feel sorry for my hockey-loving brethren that are directv subscribers…

By: blackandteal

blackandteal — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:50:05 +0000

I was flipping between the UFL game and the Nebraska @ Missou game and I actually enjoyed the UFL game more.
Now this may have been because of the rain, but that college game was sloppy. I also don’t find the triple option for a 2 yard game the most exciting offense to behold.

By: WinnerWinnerChickenDinner

WinnerWinnerChickenDinner — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:48:14 +0000

I tried watching the game, but the uniforms made my eyes bleed and I kept mistaking the officials for Tiger Woods on a Sunday.

By: SmackMyVickUp

SmackMyVickUp — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:44:20 +0000

Las Vegas unemployment hit 13.4% last month. (Doesn’t include me, but everyone knows someone who is).
Foreclosures have been among highest in the nation since the downturn.
LA Times writer said “You can’t build an economy around strippers and gambling and expect it to last.” They also built it around construction too, but that didn’t help much.
Not a great time to start anything here.
Groups working on building a stadium right off the strip, put on hold for economic conditions, unsure if it is still even going to be done. Sam Boyd Stadium is about as far on the edge of town as you can go – taxi ride being $40+ one way(guesstimate) from the Strip area makes it a hassle. Some shuttle buses going out there, but they don’t mention this often enough.
Casinos will make or break any sports adventure. If they get involved and push tickets as comps, push shuttle rides there and back, etc it could work. For now that just leads people away from them and they lose money. Until the proposed stadium right off the Strip is built by Casino groups(think it was Bally’s that made the proposal) then interest will always be minimal.
Last pro/semi-pro football team was the Las Vegas Posse of the XFL.
Wikipedia
The Las Vegas Posse was a Canadian Football League team that played the 1994 season as part of the CFL’s short-lived American expansion. The Posse was one of the least successful CFL teams, both on the field and off.
When the Posse started the 1994 season it was clear that CFL football would not last in Las Vegas. The team played at Sam Boyd Stadium on the eastern edge of Las Vegas, far from the central area of the city. The Posse practiced in a smaller-than-regulation field (only 70 yards long) at the Riviera Casino and Resort, where a sign read “Field of ImPOSSEable Dreams.”
The end zones at Sam Boyd Stadium were only 15 yards long, instead of the usual 20 yards. The stadium was uncovered and offered no protection from the infamous Las Vegas summer heat. Head coach Ron Meyer was seen at many a practice running drills with no shirt on in the sweltering heat. Local interest in the team was virtually nonexistent.
The Posse never had strong attendance, but when attendance started to decrease management unsuccessfully tried to sell tickets by employing tactics such as:
Advertising their scantily-clad cheerleaders, the “Showgirls”, and by staging halftime bikini contests.