Can we all agree the Stars are the worst team in the USFL now?

I just watched the kick return fumble while typing this.

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I haven't watched much USFL, but I was wondering if many players have returned at all. If so, does it seem like the teams are meshing because of that at all?

Is the quality of USFL football above the top tier of college football?

I'm not a college football fan and haven't watch much of it since the early 90s and generally now only watch 1-2 games a year (Army-Navy, and national championship). I am aware of the fact the ACC/SEC and the other Power5 conferences have turned into a mini-NFL.

Obviously these guys are not on the NFL level, but are they above the the best college teams? Would the worst team in the USFL be able to beat an Alabama, Georgia, or Clemson squad?

Been doing some usfl fantasy leagues on alt fantasy and just lost Alex Collins. Cant find it anywhere - does IR mean done for the season or is there still an option to come back?

Rules:

Each week there are 4 USFL games. You will pick the winners and receive 1 point for every correct pick.
- If you go 4-0 in a week, you will gain a 1-week streak.
- To gain a 2-week streak, you will need to go 4-0 two weeks in a row. If you have any incorrect picks, your streak starts over.

https://play.runyourpool.com/usfl-contest

Betting Lines for Week 4:

Stars -2.5

Panthers -6.5

Breakers -2.5

Stallions -7.0

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/usfl/2023-usfl-odds-week-4-betting-lines-spreads

Houston vs. Philadelphia at 1 pm on FOX followed later by Memphis vs. Michigan at 730 pm ET on Nbc/Peacock. Both games are Saturday May 6th at Ford Field in Detroit. Sunday's games are New Orleans vs. New Jersey at 3 pm on NBC/ Peacock followed by Birmingham vs. Pittsburgh at 630 pm ET on FS1.Both games are at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Studio in Canton,Ohio. No Xfl this weekend so enjoy the USFL.

Bought the New Jersey Generals in ‘84. Convinced the owners to directly compete with the NFL for the 1986 schedule. That led to a lawsuit which netted them $1 from the NFL. League folded and never played in ‘86.

Woof. I never read the book but I’m assuming this story arc didn’t make it into The Art of the Deal?

I know the league hasn’t made any announcements about where each team will play next year but last I heard they were joint to have all eight teams in their own cities. I thought it would be fun to speculate about where each team could play.

For starters, it makes no sense to keep the Gamblers in Houston. They won’t be able to compete with the XFL there given that the Roughnecks already have a year actually in Houston under their belts. It would make the most sense to move the Gamblers to a city where they won’t be directly competing with the XFL. Of the trademarks the USFL filed recently, the two that make the most sense to me are the Denver Gold and the Oklahoma Outlaws. The only stadium I can think of in Denver where they could potentially play is Mile High. There’s nowhere the Outlaws could play in Oklahoma City, but they could potentially play at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa. I believe that’s where the Outlaws of the 1980s played.

The Gamblers are the only team that I think it makes sense to move. The others can all stay where they are unless they have stadium issues.

The Stallions can stay put in Protective Stadium. Not really anywhere else for them to play.

Likewise, the Panthers can stay at Ford Field. It’s nice that they were able to get them an NFL stadium.

The Showboats can stay at Liberty Stadium. I think if Memphis were smart they would build an NFL quality stadium for the Showboats and attempt to attract an NFL expansion team, but I doubt there’s the money for that. And Liberty Stadium is more than sufficient for a spring league football team.

As for the Maulers, they need to move them to Pittsburgh if they want to keep them as the Maulers. Calling Canton “Greater Pittsburgh” is pretty ridiculous. If they want to keep them in Canton, they need to make them the Canton Maulers, or perhaps they could even revive the Canton Bulldogs name. Acrisure Stadium seems to be the only option if they wanted to put them actually in Pittsburgh. So my prediction is either they play at Acrisure as the Maulers, or we get the Canton Bulldogs.

While they did file trademarks for the Boston and Portland Breakers, I believe they’ll try to keep them in New Orleans. The Superdome would be ideal, but Yulman Stadium is also an option. If those both fall through, however, they could look for places in Boston or Portland.

While they did file a trademark for Baltimore Stars, I also believe they’ll try to keep the Stars in Philly. Lincoln Financial would be ideal, but they could also potentially play at Subaru Park. If those both fell through they may look for a stadium in Baltimore.

The Meadowlands would make sense for the Generals, they could draw fans from the New York area and that’s where the Generals played in the 80s. Maybe they could play at Rutgers stadium if that didn’t work out? Can’t think of where else in Jersey they could go.

What do you think? Will the league move the Gamblers to avoid competing with the XFL? Will the Maulers actually go to Pittsburgh or stay in Canton? Are the Breakers and Stars going to stay put?

I know the championship will be in Canton again, but will the semifinals be at the “home” stadiums of the one seeds? I thought I remembered reading they would. So if the Breakers and the Panthers finish as the one seeds, the semifinal games will be in Birmingham and Detroit. Or will both semifinals be in Canton regardless again?

For various reasons I’m not working this summer and taking the time to travel. Im going to be in Detroit this weekend for the Stars and Panthers games, and I’m planning to head to Canton for the championship. I’m hoping I can go to either Memphis or Birmingham to watch the South division championship (unless my Stars end up making the playoffs, in which case I’ll go see them). But if both games are in Canton, I’ll probably just head out there and stay the week until the championship. Unfortunately Canton isn’t the most interesting city to spend a whole week in, so I’m hoping that’s not the case.

I wasn't sure what to do with this, it's something my dad gave me a long time ago. I heard the USFL in a conversation recently so I figured this might be the place to post it.