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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

UFL--Can it coexist with the NFL?

With a new football league on the way, how successful will the United Football League be? The goal for the owners of the league is to have it compete with the NFL. This goal on the surface seems like a lot to expect. The NFL has been the best run league for quite some time in the United States, and this does not seem to change any time soon as it is getting more and more popular.
The UFL has already lined up Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban as one of the owners in the league, and hope that his presence as an owner will be able to bring other prominent owners to the league. With the Mavericks, Cuban has already shown that he has a win at all costs, and there is no doubt that he will do anything he can to make the league succeed. With the salary cap, the UFL believes that they will be able to pay some of the rookies who were drafted later more then the NFL would be able to offer. If the league is able to find these diamonds in the rough such as Tom Brady who was taken in the sixth round, the league will definitely be able to be more competitive to the NFL then leagues like the XFL. The league is scheduled to begin in August of 2008, but will not be attempting to take away viewers from the NFL as the plans are for the games to be played on Friday nights.
I am hoping that this league will succeed as I can never get enough sports. When the league kicks off, I will definitely be paying attention. With the league though playing on Friday nights during the football season, the UFL is going to have its work cut out for itself. With some great marketing and savy business moves, I dont see why the UFL can't be successful.
Paul Blackborow

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