Lee. Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I don't want to pile on to the UFL's issues, but couldn't they get away with a D-II or D-III stadium in a lot of cases? I realize their attendance wasn't great, but at this point even a 20-25000 seat stadium might be seen as cavernous if average attendance is only 10-12k.I'd have to think that it's better to play in a smaller venue and pack the place, than go big and feel insignificant. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Not that anyone here is paying attention to the United Football League, but not surprisingly all four existing franchises will be getting new uniforms this year.From a Q&A w/ the commissioner posted today: Question: Are the teams upgrading their uniforms this year? I think colorful, yet tasteful, uniforms and helmets will create a buzz with the folks. - RoccoCommissioner Huyghue: Each franchise will have new uniforms in 2010. The uniforms from last year were a one year experiment designed to build the ?brand? of the United Football League as a whole. We have heard the fans loud and clear in terms of what they want to see and what they do not want to see from our uniforms in 2010. Each of our teams will have a far more unique look this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 well hey. I pay attention and I think the UFL is good for a small league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Utah should get a team if Dave Checkett's group can be convinced to invest in the league. With the economy the way it is, why would the soccer-specific satdium owners try to book more dates? You see how aggressive Jerry Jones has been about dates for his stadium. The only problem with Red Bull stadium is that its owned by Red Bull, and after a run-in with the NFL about trying to buy an NFL E team for Austria, I doubt they want anything to do with the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Not uni-related, but ESPN is reporting today that the UFL is working to make the NFL a 30 percent owner of the league.Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickV Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Not much enthusiasm here in San Antonio for the UFL, in fact several city leaders have come out against the league. Worried it will compete for sponsors with the new NCAA football team to start play in 2011, the Universtiy of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners. Head coach will be Larry Coker, of University of Miami fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Not uni-related, but ESPN is reporting today that the UFL is working to make the NFL a 30 percent owner of the league.LinkAsk the Arena League how that ended. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Competition is good. San Antonio should realize that. Even if it does only employ three more people.A lot depends on an MLS strike. Then stadiums will be forced to look at other sports to retrieve revenue.As much as I am a football fan and I do hope the league can make it, there is too much football, period. Look at the EPL - they have games practically every day and soccer is played year around. Can you really get excited about the Hartford Colonials? Then again, maybe Las Vegas would be a good club for Tim Tebow to be on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Can you really get excited about the Hartford Colonials? Sure, if you live within easy driving distance of Hartford (which is about 2 million people). Best thing the UFL can do is focus on being local pro teams to smaller towns. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannerman Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Ask the Arena League how that ended.Given that the NFL had a chance to buy a majority stake and didn't, then I'm not sure the point of your comment Now, if we want to rant about how the AFL was doomed by the influx of NFL-related ownership, I'll get on that train. Olympic Broadcaster Logos - BevReview.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 well hey. I pay attention and I think the UFL is good for a small league.Likewise, for a small league, it was pretty good. Needs some improvement, but it could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Who thinks the Redwoods will continue to be the Redwoods? It's not a bad name, pretty unique IMO and hte logo wasn't bad after you understood it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_Barlik Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Who thinks the Redwoods will continue to be the Redwoods? It's not a bad name, pretty unique IMO and hte logo wasn't bad after you understood it.1. Don't think it will happen.2. Redwoods appears to be a lousy name if the opinion of the masses means anything3. The logo was by far the worst in the league (IMO) of the 4 team logos....4. Even if you did understand it, it stil didn't look like an "R" to most folks....Sacramento Syborgs perhaps? (Note: Syborg is a take-off on cyborg, a tribute to Silicon Valley...Sacramento Sycamores (if you want to stay with trees.....)Sacramento Sunshiners (i.e., beachcombers)Sacramento Somaliers (i.e., wine experts)???   5-time Defending NL East Champions  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Well, that's 4 names worse than "Redwoods". Got any more?Sommelier, by the way. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 2. Redwoods appears to be a lousy name if the opinion of the masses means anythingJust as an aside - it doesn't. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Sacramento Somaliers The prefer to just be referred to as Somali. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Sacramento Syborgs perhaps? (Note: Syborg is a take-off on cyborg, a tribute to Silicon Valley...Sacramento is located approximately 100 miles away from what is considered to be "Silicon Valley". Sacramento Sycamores (if you want to stay with trees.....)While the California Sycamore does grow in the Sacramento area, it is far more abundant in Southern California. Oaks are the dominant native tree species in the Sacramento region.Sacramento Sunshiners (i.e., beachcombers)There are small beaches lining the riverbanks in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, but they don't put me in the mind of "beachcombers" the way that coastal beaches do.Sacramento Somaliers (i.e., wine experts)Again, while there are wineries in the Greater Sacramento area, I don't immediately connect the region to the wine-making industry the way that I would associate Napa Valley, etc with the practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideRight Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Sacramento Sasquatch'Nuff Said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 LOL> Nice one. I would think of Sasquatch as more of a Northwest name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therebelas Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I don't want to pile on to the UFL's issues, but couldn't they get away with a D-II or D-III stadium in a lot of cases? I realize their attendance wasn't great, but at this point even a 20-25000 seat stadium might be seen as cavernous if average attendance is only 10-12k.I'd have to think that it's better to play in a smaller venue and pack the place, than go big and feel insignificant.Agree. For example, if Memphis were to ever get a UFL team, it might be worth their while to try to play at AutoZone Park versus the Liberty Bowl. I'm sure it wouldn't take too much doing to configure it to football especially since there is very little if any overlap with the Memphis Redbirds. Also, the backdrop of downtown is much nicer than where the Liberty Bowl is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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