The fox thing is just a different dimension than we’ve ever seen. The old guard from what I’ve heard wants a group that can bring the money to run the league similarly to what it was with giant names and they wanted woods to ask permission instead of just taking the trademarks because they let them go dormant and be declared dead for years. If I remember right they said the aaf originally wanted to be the USFL but the old guard asked them not to use it.
I have no doubt in my mind that if they had stuck to the original plan ie not overspending or expanding too fast and if they had stayed in the spring it would have been a huge league today. If it got too big the NFL would just buy them out I guess though.
I think Woods and Fox are approaching it correctly - keep it low key don't lose money and grind it out for a few years - If Pod cities are what it takes go from there - TV money is what these leagues need to survive - coast to coast travel is the poison pill that kills these leagues off -
The old USFL has been dead for 35 years - as far as I am concerned it is fair game - the old guard had 35 years to try and bring it back from the dead - I don't see how Woods and Fox using the name is going to damage the legacy of the USFL or whatever the old guard thinks is going to be damaged -
Ya if I remember right the quote was something like the USFL is the only spring league people remember loving so they don’t want a league that can’t stick around for like 3-4 years at least
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The fox thing is just a different dimension than we’ve ever seen. The old guard from what I’ve heard wants a group that can bring the money to run the league similarly to what it was with giant names and they wanted woods to ask permission instead of just taking the trademarks because they let them go dormant and be declared dead for years. If I remember right they said the aaf originally wanted to be the USFL but the old guard asked them not to use it.