Jigga Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 The good news:ESPN reported that Marty Schottenheimer will coach VirginiaHowever, they also reported that Chattanooga could be home to the 6th franchise this year, coached by Jim Bates. Personally, I want a 6th team, but Chttanooga? Seriously? That's smaller than Omaha.Too bush league for my tastes.Although if they moved the Locomotives there the Chattanooga Choo-Choo's would be fun If that team was named the Chattnooga Choo-Choos, I would buy all kinds of merch. Someone, please make this happen. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Choo-Choos versus Locos. Epic train battles await! Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakonius26 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 The good news:ESPN reported that Marty Schottenheimer will coach VirginiaHowever, they also reported that Chattanooga could be home to the 6th franchise this year, coached by Jim Bates. Personally, I want a 6th team, but Chttanooga? Seriously? That's smaller than Omaha.Too bush league for my tastes.Although if they moved the Locomotives there the Chattanooga Choo-Choo's would be fun I couldn't agree more. In a way, I hope this league sticks around for a bit, because everything it does makes me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I like the idea of Minor League football. NFL Europe saved the career of Kurt Warner, whose Hall of Fame career is in the bag instead of stuffing bags at the local A&P. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 The good news:ESPN reported that Marty Schottenheimer will coach VirginiaHowever, they also reported that Chattanooga could be home to the 6th franchise this year, coached by Jim Bates. Personally, I want a 6th team, but Chttanooga? Seriously? That's smaller than Omaha.Too bush league for my tastes.Although if they moved the Locomotives there the Chattanooga Choo-Choo's would be fun There's a good debate to be had about how much market size really matters to a league like this.It's probably a lot easier to spark some excitement and fill a stadium in places like Chattanooga and Omaha, where they're just glad to have a pro team, than in bigger markets like Orlando or San Antonio. (Though, admittedly, that's just an assumption.)While being in big markets helps in luring a big national TV deal, my guess is the UFL thinks it will remain attractive to second- and third-tier networks regardless because of the perceived nationwide demand for any and all football programming.And certainly, it sends a better marketing message for the UFL to broadcast games in packed stadiums compared to ones that are mostly empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 The good news:ESPN reported that Marty Schottenheimer will coach VirginiaThe bad news: Virginia will go undefeated in the regular season and then lose their first postseason game. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 The good news:ESPN reported that Marty Schottenheimer will coach VirginiaHowever, they also reported that Chattanooga could be home to the 6th franchise this year, coached by Jim Bates. Personally, I want a 6th team, but Chttanooga? Seriously? That's smaller than Omaha.Too bush league for my tastes.Although if they moved the Locomotives there the Chattanooga Choo-Choo's would be fun There's a good debate to be had about how much market size really matters to a league like this.It's probably a lot easier to spark some excitement and fill a stadium in places like Chattanooga and Omaha, where they're just glad to have a pro team, than in bigger markets like Orlando or San Antonio. (Though, admittedly, that's just an assumption.)While being in big markets helps in luring a big national TV deal, my guess is the UFL thinks it will remain attractive to second- and third-tier networks regardless because of the perceived nationwide demand for any and all football programming.And certainly, it sends a better marketing message for the UFL to broadcast games in packed stadiums compared to ones that are mostly empty.OK, this is the problem. Major league teams or not, Omaha isn't exactly a tiny city, while Chattanooga kind of is. There's a diminishing marginal rate of return here that I think is going to kill the franchise. 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...
tvko Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Chattanooga would be a disaster. I was thinking Des Moines, but 2 teams in that area might not work.Schottenheimer was a good hire but now the Destroyers will never win in the playoffs. Oh well, they can enjoy the regular season You know what they say, "Traditionalist's can go die in a hole if they don't like it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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