Quote:The merged XFL-USFL spring football league will be known as the UFL -- the United Football League -- its partners confirmed Sunday. ...

A news release listed five UFL "partners": the three XFL owners -- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (UM), Dany Garcia (UM) and Gerry Cardinale of RedBird Capital Partners -- USFL owner Fox Sports (represented by CEO Eric Shanks) and ESPN (represented by chairman Jimmy Pitaro). Disney/ESPN was the exclusive broadcast partner of the 2023 XFL season.

https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/3921...all-league

what else are arch-enemies cooperating on ...

BEGS THE QUESTION

smoking gun.

anti-trade / anti-competitition monopoly.

That's cool. Is Bob Stoops still involved with the USFL Texas team?

(01-01-2024 01:44 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  smoking gun.

anti-trade / anti-competitition monopoly.

received regulatory approval nov 30 ...

LICKETY-SPLIT

(01-01-2024 02:03 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  That's cool. Is Bob Stoops still involved with the USFL UFL Texas team?

arlington ...
as an aside ...
much prefer xfl ...

BRAND EQUITY

Seems like 3 teams in Texas is overkill and no teams in Florida, California, and New York ? I’d jump to 12 with LA, New York, Orlando and Canton. Also, Texas sure loves to keep old stadiums, why is the Astro dome and former rangers park not demolished?

(01-02-2024 10:04 AM)green Wrote:  

(01-01-2024 01:44 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  smoking gun.

anti-trade / anti-competitition monopoly.

received regulatory approval nov 30 ...

LICKETY-SPLIT

Not surprising. The one thing both parties can agree on is screwing the little guys...

I'm surprised those leagues are still playing. I know I couldn't name a single team without a cheat sheet, and probably wouldn't recognize a single player either. I wonder how much tickets cost, and how many of the people in attendance actually paid for their tickets.

What day(s) are games played on? I can't imagine their ratings are very good.

Quote:Three of the biggest sports TV companies in the U.S. are creating a joint streaming venture with all of their linear sports TV content, the firms announced Tuesday.

Why it matters: The new service is intended to reach sports fans ditching pricey cable bundles.

Each company — ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery — will each own one-third of the venture, and they'll need to select a management team, branding and pricing.

The new service is expected to launch later this year and be available through a new app, built by a team that will be separate from the management leaders at the three companies.

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/06/espn-fo...-streaming

NOT KIDDING