Denny hired as a head coach...for the UFL

[abomb]

Fassell too. More to come.

 

[Renz]

WTF is the UFL?

 

[abomb]

WTF is the UFL?

http://www.ufl-football.com/

 

[Lloydian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Football_League_(2008)

ftfy

 

[D-Dogg]

Also Jim Haslett and Ted Cottrell as coaches.

Thanks for the wiki link Llloydian.

 

[Renz]

I'm sure it will be wildly successful.

 

[abomb]

I think this league could have some legs. Small number of teams in metro areas, known coaches, broadcasting in HD to 75M homes via Versus.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Is this league really going to happen? I will believe it when I see it. Just seems hard to imagine "in this unprecedented economic climate."

 

[Ryanwb]

I thought I heard they were pushing out another year? No?

 

[abomb]

This league would do itself a huuuuge favor by ensuring they have a fantasy game from day one. I could totally see my degenerate friends and I setting up a UFL league for fun over the summer.

 

[abomb]

I thought I heard they were pushing out another year? No?

Wiki says Oct 2009.

 

[TheCardFan]

I think this league could have some legs. Small number of teams in metro areas, known coaches, broadcasting in HD to 75M homes via Versus.

Agreed...there is some money backing this venture for sure.

What will be there angle to lure fans and where will they get the players?

 

[Lloydian]

When the WFL was announced, I got excited.

When the USFL was announced, I got excited.

When the XFL was announced, I was interested.

This one...eh.

 

[English on tour]

nice for LA to get some football

 

[40yearfan]

Fassell too. More to come.

Good luck to DG. I hope he does well.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Meh, sigh, meh, sigh

 

[82CardsGrad]

The NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, PGA and LPGA are all struggling due to the economy... dropping attendance numbers and record numbers of sponsors dropping out...
The UFL is so doomed it's sad...

 

[Zeno]

Probably a good place for practice squad type guys to get some playing time. It wouldn't surprise me if 20 these guys every year are at least NFL training camp invites, especially with coaches that have NFL experience.

 

[Shogun]

If the AAFL didn't get off the ground, I doubt this will.

 

[azsouthendzone]

I miss Denny kind of like I miss the O.C. .

 

[az jam]

Knock Denny all that you want but his first Cardinal draft was probably the best ever for the Cardinals: Fitzgerald, Dansby, Dockett and Antonio Smith.

 

[abomb]

Agreed...there is some money backing this venture for sure.

What will be there angle to lure fans and where will they get the players?

Apparently, Mike Vick.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/03/09/report-ufl-to-chase-vick/

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

I'll stick with MTL: More Taste League!

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Knock Denny all that you want but his first Cardinal draft was probably the best ever for the Cardinals: Fitzgerald, Dansby, Dockett and Antonio Smith.

True DAT!

 

[Ryanwb]

Knock Denny all that you want but his first Cardinal draft was probably the best ever for the Cardinals: Fitzgerald, Dansby, Dockett and Antonio Smith.

I wonder where that draft would rank in the greatest of the past decade? Rarely do you get 4 solid players out of 1 draft.

Probably the best ever was the 74 Steelers where they drafted 4 Hall of Famers.