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Mark Cuban Considering Forming Pro Football League to Compete with NFL
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2887465
Quote:Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is part of a group considering formation of a football league that would compete with the NFL for players drafted lower than the second round.
Could this work? Interesting that the targets for this league will be the players drafted after the 2nd round of the NFL draft, which would have obviously been Wolfe and Free this year.
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05-30-2007 10:34 PM |
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RE: Mark Cuban Considering Forming Pro Football League to Compete with NFL
NIU02 Wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2887465
Quote:Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is part of a group considering formation of a football league that would compete with the NFL for players drafted lower than the second round.
Could this work? Interesting that the targets for this league will be the players drafted after the 2nd round of the NFL draft, which would have obviously been Wolfe and Free this year.
I read this earlier today and I personally don't think there is anyway that a league like this could compete with the NFL. No one is going to not cheer for their favorite NFL team in favor of some new team.
And if you were leaving college, where would you rather go, the NFL or some USFL type league? I know guys gave the USFL a chance, but I just can't and don't see it happening, and if it does it will be a bust just like the USFL and the XFL were.
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05-30-2007 10:39 PM |
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NIU02
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RE: Mark Cuban Considering Forming Pro Football League to Compete with NFL
HuskiesComeOnYouHuskies Wrote:I read this earlier today and I personally don't think there is anyway that a league like this could compete with the NFL. No one is going to not cheer for their favorite NFL team in favor of some new team.
And if you were leaving college, where would you rather go, the NFL or some USFL type league? I know guys gave the USFL a chance, but I just can't and don't see it happening, and if it does it will be a bust just like the USFL and the XFL were.
I agree. Unless they are going to offer these lower draft picks a ton more money than the NFL does, they will not compete. I think that the only way this league has a chance to exist is if its teams are located in cities that do not have a NFL team.
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05-30-2007 10:43 PM |
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RE: Mark Cuban Considering Forming Pro Football League to Compete with NFL
NIU02 Wrote:HuskiesComeOnYouHuskies Wrote:I read this earlier today and I personally don't think there is anyway that a league like this could compete with the NFL. No one is going to not cheer for their favorite NFL team in favor of some new team.
And if you were leaving college, where would you rather go, the NFL or some USFL type league? I know guys gave the USFL a chance, but I just can't and don't see it happening, and if it does it will be a bust just like the USFL and the XFL were.
I agree. Unless they are going to offer these lower draft picks a ton more money than the NFL does, they will not compete. I think that the only way this league has a chance to exist is if its teams are located in cities that do not have a NFL team.
well three of the potential cities are LA, San Antonio, and Las Vegas
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05-31-2007 12:08 PM |
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