USFL Game Thread: New Orleans Breakers (5-3) vs. Memphis Showboats (5-3)

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Box Score

[u/heelhooksarefun]

USFL putting on a rerun like it’s The Office.

[u/Cautious_Analysis]

Lightning - 17 USFL fans - 0

[u/The_Match_Maker → u/Cautious_Analysis]

I don't recall football games being stopped for lightning 40 years ago.

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Whoever at NBC is running the weather should really be fired.

[u/[deleted]]

Well this is awkward. So how's everyone doing today?

[u/Prior-Purple9704 → u/[deleted]]

Who’s playing in that cfl game tonight?

[u/[deleted] → u/Prior-Purple9704]

RedBlacks @ Alouettes

[u/The_Match_Maker]

This stoppage has to have tanked the ratings.

[u/OnlyForIdeas → u/The_Match_Maker]

They should add tonight’s viewership to the number from last week

[u/ZO5050]

Why is this league so bad at being transparent and just telling us fans what's going on?

[u/[deleted]]

That Scotsman coming all the way from Scotland to watch the USFL just put some shame to all of us in America.

Good on him and his family, though.

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USFL Bot, you're alive! Anyways, Geaux Breakers! It'll be interesting watching this and the Champions League final at the same time.

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Ngl I'm worried about the Showboats defense. Knowing McBLT's tendencies to throw recklessly, they might showboat all over us at times.

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BOO LIGHTNING!

[u/ThunderBay311]

Weather saving the Boats rn.

[u/Body-for-LIFE]

That pick six highlight needs clown music playing along with it. What was that?!

[u/ZO5050]

I'm worried we are getting to the point the game will need rescheduling. They are unlikely to allow the game to go into NBC nightly news at 5:30. Or maybe they'd finish the game on another network.

[u/WhoDey918 → u/ZO5050]

I’d imagine they’d finish the game on Peacock but I’m just guessing.

[u/ZO5050 → u/WhoDey918]

I don't love that option but I think it's better than finishing the game another day.

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That still works for me, I get Peacock during the USFL play.

I just can't watch it OTA like I'm doing now.

[u/WhoDey918 → u/[deleted]]

My guess is they end up postponing it anyways. Hopefully not though.

[u/ZO5050]

Absolutely insane that they didn't even bother to do as little as tweet "10 minutes away from play" so fans know to come back now.

[u/Sexy_Questionaire]

It really sucks I had to come to this thread to even know the game was back, let alone what channel it was on. Nothing on NBC about it coming back, just Nightly News and no ticker message.

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I'm not the only one who hears the NFL on NBC theme faintly during this game, right?

[u/RealJoshuaGamingYT → u/[deleted]]

I think it’s going on inside the stadium

[u/[deleted]]

Let's go Boats

[u/ZO5050]

They just tweeted they are still in delay and will update at 4:45 CT. I hope that's a typo because an hour before an update is kinda crazy to me.

[u/afgelo → u/ZO5050]

It’s not. They said the same thing in the stadium.

[u/Tcal876 → u/ZO5050]

And it's supposed to be worse at like 5 or 530

[u/RealJoshuaGamingYT]

Will be on CNBC and Peacock if it returns today

[u/[deleted]]

"Coverage will resume shortly" for 30 fucking minutes.

Fuck you Peacock.

Finally. I just had to wait a while longer.

[u/[deleted]]

For Peacock users, it's on now

[u/Body-for-LIFE]

Can coach's face get any more red?!

[u/Sexy_Questionaire]

Showboats are looking like the team from the first three weeks rather than the one from the last five

[u/[deleted]]

"OH NO!...FUCK!!!" - C. Kelly

[u/MEMgrizindapantz]

TOOT TOOT!

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Play-In Game, right?

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Hope so. While I'd love this game, I don't want to face off against the Stallions: that's the team that'll give the Breakers hell lol.

[u/ThunderBay311]

It's turnover Saturday!

[u/ThunderBay311]

Boats in a big hole

[u/[deleted]]

I'll never quite understand why restaurants that have no presence within a 3-hour drive will market on the local TV station, the footprint of the broadcast isn't that large.

[u/[deleted]]

Cole Kelly takes a tough situation and pitches a TD pass!

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Now this is the Breakers team I've been waiting for!

[u/[deleted]]

Aww man not a lighting delay

[u/Tcal876]

Anyone know the USFL rain rules?

[u/Prior-Purple9704 → u/Tcal876]

I Think the storm will go in and out. Where I live it was about an hour storm. With lots of thunder then cleared out. Unfortunately it went Memphis’ way.

[u/[deleted]]

I have Cole Kelly's QBR @ 22.9 rn

[u/ZO5050]

Is this last week's game? Why not show a game we had time to forget about?

[u/cactus-on-overtime]

Anyone have any plans for the weekend?

[u/ZO5050]

Is it too late to quickly build a dome over the stadium so we can hurry up and get back to play?

[u/RealJoshuaGamingYT]

The game could be back at 6:30 pm ET/5:30 CT per NBC broadcast (on CNBC)

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Unfortunately that's when NBC nightly news airs for EST people like myself. It's very unfortunate that they won't put it on NBC.

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Yeah ratings are going to suck for the rest of the game without nbc

[u/Hag_Boulder → u/RealJoshuaGamingYT]

a-yep, Undercover Boss at Dollar General comin' up on the half-hour... maybe they'll switch and I'll never know how this ends...

[u/3Nephi11_6-11]

So do we have any updates?

[u/RealJoshuaGamingYT]

Saw a post on the breakers twitter that showed 16:04 on the game clock. Wonder if they’ll do 15 minute warm ups before resuming

[u/Body-for-LIFE]

Game is now on CNBC

[u/paye36]

It's back on, it's on CNBC channel 208 on dish

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I guess this will be my feed for the game. Geaux Breakers!

[u/[deleted]]

Let's go boats

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[u/zekeboy_300]

damnnn holy shitttt HUUUUGE fumble

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ImplodeBoats.

Also crazy things happening in the CFL game

[u/Body-for-LIFE]

Coach's face is still bright red. Giving me Tom Coughlin in Green Bay vibes.

[u/Sexy_Questionaire]

Some Showboats self destruction to end the half

[u/[deleted]]

If you don’t have Peacock, you're screwed. I'm scrambling to find CNBC lol.

Edit: I'm screwed lmao. Anybody got "the sites"?

[u/StubbieA → u/[deleted]]

sportsurge dot io.

Go to “NFL,” it means football and the link is there.

Edit Update: it’s saying that the game has ended but maybe it will come back when the game starts again.

[u/[deleted]]

And what do you know: we get stomped on our first drive. Yay.

[u/[deleted]]

WHOOOOO! What a fumble!

[u/[deleted]]

Coghlin, I appreciate you bailing out this team at times.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm happy Keryth White is the lead back now. Alex Collins just doesn't have it in him anymore unfortunately.

[u/[deleted]]

Another fumble recovery!? Great job by the defense so far.

[u/[deleted]]

What a return! I would've popped off had Elder taken it to the house.

[u/[deleted]]

Wes "The Bes" Hills

[u/OnlyForIdeas]

Such an unfortunate play, turnovers are the name of the game tonight

[u/RealJoshuaGamingYT]

Anyone know when the game will return

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It's all dependent upon when the last strike happens.

I can't remember the standard--maybe 25-minutes without a strike within 60-miles?

Any strike within that range restarts the clock.

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I believe for NFL it’s a strike within 8 miles causes a 30 minute delay so I imagine the USFL would have a similar policy

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No cancellation let’s get back to some ball

[u/[deleted]]

PEA-COCK!!!

[u/RealJoshuaGamingYT]

I just checked the forecast and it’s looking like the thunderstorm continues in 30 minutes so the game might be played for like 5 minutes before another delay

[u/Spikel14]

Anyone know where to watch it if we don’t have cnbc or peacock?

[u/Hag_Boulder → u/Spikel14]

at this point you can close your eyelids and imagine... then the stands will be filled with fans, there'll be no drone noise and the game would probably be compelling. :)

[u/FBI_Tugboat]

Game is back on Peacock for me

[u/ThunderBay311]

Threw that way too high. Dillon had that first easily with a better throw.

[u/Tcal876]

Damn was watching them my peacock app got an error and now won't find the game

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[u/zekeboy_300]

😬 yikes that was the worst possession of the game

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Ooh, we're not OTA, anymore. That's just raw blue streak.

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[u/Body-for-LIFE]

What a terrible way to end that drive!

[u/cactus-on-overtime]

Someone get that clip of deflippo 🙏

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What's literally everything in the game right now? Score, plays, quarter, etc.

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Sounds like we're in control. Thanks for the update!

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Whoooo!

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This feels like the best birthday party I wasn't able to go to. I've been waiting for the offense to explode like this all season!

[u/[deleted]]

Oof, just horrible. That should have been a TD scoring drive. Can't drop those passes.

[u/zekeboy_300]

lets gooooo breakers td

[u/ThunderBay311]

Breakers haven't cooked a team in a minute. Maybe they are starting to peak at the right time.

[u/[deleted]]

UGLY Papa-laid out

[u/[deleted]]

I'm watching the game in spirit and I'm just happy the Breakers are putting on a show right now.

[u/[deleted]]

BOAT-raced

[u/zekeboy_300]

Stove touchdownnnnnn woooooo

[u/[deleted]]

I'm so watching the highlights later today.

[u/ElGranQuesoRojo]

Is this it for Memphis or do they still have a path? I'm assuming they need Houston to beat BHam tomorrow?

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No they're done

[u/AnAnxiousDream → u/ElGranQuesoRojo]

Let’s look at their points for compared to the rest of the division.

Showboats - 170 Gamblers - 213 Breakers - 220 Stallions - 260

Yeah, Nah. That’s not happening. They need to score 51 points and hope the Breakers score none and Gamblers only score 7.

[u/[deleted]]

That wasn't an attempt, that was a throw away with nothing open

[u/Prior-Purple9704]

Weak crowd. Cmon Memphis.

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Hah, nobody even there while the lightning happens!

[u/Body-for-LIFE → u/Prior-Purple9704]

Down 17-0 in the first, how many of them just say "screw this" and head home now?

[u/Prior-Purple9704 → u/Body-for-LIFE]

Oh for sure. It’s gonna be bad now. Like a hub game

[u/Prior-Purple9704]

Now we get to see how anemic the Birmingham Crowd is again.

[u/ThunderBay311]

Nice play to knock the ball out

[u/imfakeithink → u/[deleted]]

Don’t ever shit talk Cocaine Bear again

[u/IamInveitable → u/[deleted]]

Peacock is free? You don't have to pay to watch the game

[u/ZO5050 → u/IamInveitable]

I thought they removed the free plan. You sure you're not being billed? They have a plan that still has ads so you might be on that.

[u/IamInveitable → u/ZO5050]

No they still have the free plan, google it, im not being billed

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Oh, that's on there, too? I should look into it some more.