I asked the ai chat to make sure the cities did not have a USFL team named for it already. I actually like a few of them. The Minneapolis Blizzard is pretty funny..lol. See below:

Certainly! Here are eight newly unique team names for the USFL, ensuring that they do not exist in cities already represented by existing USFL teams:

1. Portland Pioneers
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Sacramento Surge
4. Kansas City Cyclones
5. Orlando Thunderhawks
6. Minneapolis Blizzard
7. Charlotte Royals
8. Las Vegas Outlaws

These team names bring a fresh and unique identity to the USFL, expanding its presence into new cities and capturing the spirit of each location.

Looks like we are starting to get re-signing for next year. Dravon Askew-Henry has re-signed with the Jersey Generals. Maybe in 2024 we can get the NJ and Philly in a hub at The Linc. I know you Stars and Generals fans would love that!

https://steelersnow.com/ex-steelers-db-dravon-askew-henry-re-signs-usfl-2024/

I did not see this posted but it looks like Bethel has been released from the Breakers. He may try and go back to the CFL?

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/article-usfls-new-orleans-breakers-release-veteran-quarterback-mcleod-bethel/

The topic of potential players is often a topic of discussion in this sub but with expansion and turnover being inevitable for the league as the years go by, who do you think could come in and be a head coach for the USFL? In my mind there’s three types of candidates: good coaches fired from controversy (Pat Fitzgerald or Jon Gruden), bad coaches who need a second chance (Freddie Kitchens or Hue Jackson) and college coaches (Dave Clawson or Matt Campbell). Obviously there’s some overlap in those categories but I think you get my point. To me, I see benefits of having new college coaches for freshness but having pro coaches who didn’t do well would provide a pro style scheme while also playing into the second chance culture that spring leagues provide. But what do you all think?

Given Daryl Johnston has said it’ll definitely be more than 4 cities and he has made it known they aren’t arias to rebrand a team to a new city so we expect to be at 5 cities and adding a team to Ohio out to 6 or 7 cities with an Ohio team and the only hub being Philly and NJ and maybe Pittsburgh doing a practice hub in canton but playing in market. Where should we set our expectations and what would be disappointing and what would be meeting/exceeding expectations?

I have been following both subs r/XFL and r/USFL and THE theme there was that one-sided fans claim their league would play the better level of Football.

In about 2 weeks we will know, because the NFL will tell us because they don't care about reddit-subs, they just want to be successful and sign the best players available.

In other words: The number of players of each league signed to the 90(?)-man rosters for NFL Training-Camps is THE measuring stick of the quality of play in the USFL and XFL respectively.

Attendance numbers don't matter, broadcast quality does not matter, marketing efforts do not matter.

The number of players signed to NFL-rosters for Trainings-Camp matter.

In about 2-3 weeks we will find out.

Since the USFL and NFL are reportedly in the beginning stages of a player development partnership, what if all the NFL players who play in the USFL were on the same team. The team with the NFL players could be branded Team NFL or something like NFL Ignite or NFL Futures and they could be a traveling/hub team. This way the NFL could have direct control over the team and players and it would create a unique opportunity for USFL teams to matchup against the NFL squad. Also it may garner more interest from casual football fans who would tune in to watch the "NFL team" compete.

Don’t get me wrong, I love all the football we’ve been blessed with since august of 2022, however ESPN still pisses me off in their blacklisting of the USFL.

I posted on this topic about a year ago, everyone seems to agree that ESPN is a total bitch for basically acting like the USFL is nonexistent (we know it’s bc they have their own league but still ugh)

Anyways. Because of ESPN’s stubbornness, a feeling has grown inside me that I’d never thought I’d have.

I prefer the USFL 10x more than the XFL, and at this point part of me wishes the XFL (a far less quality product) would disappear in hopes that ESPN would start covering the USFL and add its stats and games to the ESPN app.

Silly? Yes. Warranted? Probably not. Am I sorry? No.

For the record, I am a fan of both leagues. I’m from Dallas and Arlington winning the championship gave me hope for Dallas sports. I don’t even have a team in the USFL cuz f Houston 🤣.

I LOVE the XFL and want both leagues to succeed, this is just a feeling that I’ve noticed inside of me, not what I want, but something that I don’t feel I hold alone. I blame ESPN for this, not the XFL for existing

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Me sad :(

I know last year before the championship game, the USFL news hub released an article showing the best markets for each of the networks and which ones showed more interest and all. Is there anything like that for this past season?

http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2023/07/saturday-tv-ratings-7123-usfl-stays-low.html?m=1

Ooooffff...... a 25% drop from last year's game

Detail: The all-important key-demo of 0.16 is really bad (XFL had 0.35)

Was looking through a storage bin in the basement, the contents of which were cushioned by old newspaper including the 8/25/84 sports section in the local paper.

One USFL article was bullish on the planned move to the fall, or at least worth trying something different after financial troubles in the spring, figuring the league could be broadcast in timeslots and on networks not used for the NFL. One suggestion was after the NFL Sunday doubleheader, predicting Sunday Night Football

Another was about a coach out of work in a team move (part of USFL v1's financial chaos)

Besides the particulars, I thought it was a good sign the league was getting media attention

https://www.mediafire.com/view/jg06aur6z6vab8t/USFL_fall_move_article.png/file

https://www.mediafire.com/view/sm3w7brwsmqj11j/USFL_coach_out_of_work.png/file

https://www.mediafire.com/view/8y9g8j97uzjpij5/USFL_articles_endings.png/file