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(12-08-2021 01:30 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Starting to get a bit skeptical that the USFL thing is going to work out. Not sure this Legion deal gets done if there was high probability of a spring full of USFL games at protective.

That's ridiculous. When the BJCC announced the deal with the USFL, they mentioned all the dates they would have to block out, specifically mentioning holding 8 dates for the Legion games and three-five days for an already scheduled concert. That is why some of the USFL games will be played at Legion Field.

This is nothing new, this is not a surprise and was all taken into account before the BJCC-USFL announcement was made.

(12-08-2021 06:27 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(12-08-2021 01:30 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Starting to get a bit skeptical that the USFL thing is going to work out. Not sure this Legion deal gets done if there was high probability of a spring full of USFL games at protective.

That's ridiculous. When the BJCC announced the deal with the USFL, they mentioned all the dates they would have to block out, specifically mentioning holding 8 dates for the Legion games and three-five days for an already scheduled concert. That is why some of the USFL games will be played at Legion Field.

This is nothing new, this is not a surprise and was all taken into account before the BJCC-USFL announcement was made.

Great. So what’s the holdup then?

(12-08-2021 07:43 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  

(12-08-2021 06:27 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(12-08-2021 01:30 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Starting to get a bit skeptical that the USFL thing is going to work out. Not sure this Legion deal gets done if there was high probability of a spring full of USFL games at protective.

That's ridiculous. When the BJCC announced the deal with the USFL, they mentioned all the dates they would have to block out, specifically mentioning holding 8 dates for the Legion games and three-five days for an already scheduled concert. That is why some of the USFL games will be played at Legion Field.

This is nothing new, this is not a surprise and was all taken into account before the BJCC-USFL announcement was made.

Great. So what’s the holdup then?

Holdup on what? The USFL has announced the teams has set up player combines in both California and Atlanta. Word has leaked out that they are talking to Steve Spurrier about resuming head coaching duties with the Tampa Bay Bandits... What else do you think should have happened publicly at this point?

(12-09-2021 11:25 AM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(12-08-2021 07:43 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  

(12-08-2021 06:27 PM)blazerjay Wrote:  

(12-08-2021 01:30 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  Starting to get a bit skeptical that the USFL thing is going to work out. Not sure this Legion deal gets done if there was high probability of a spring full of USFL games at protective.

That's ridiculous. When the BJCC announced the deal with the USFL, they mentioned all the dates they would have to block out, specifically mentioning holding 8 dates for the Legion games and three-five days for an already scheduled concert. That is why some of the USFL games will be played at Legion Field.

This is nothing new, this is not a surprise and was all taken into account before the BJCC-USFL announcement was made.

Great. So what’s the holdup then?

Holdup on what? The USFL has announced the teams has set up player combines in both California and Atlanta. Word has leaked out that they are talking to Steve Spurrier about resuming head coaching duties with the Tampa Bay Bandits... What else do you think should have happened publicly at this point?

The USFL has not officially announced Birmingham, nor have they confirmed reports on Birmingham in any official capacity. Every piece of press material they have released to this point lists site TBD. There have been ample opportunities, in either an official or unofficial way, to confirm what has been reported. They haven't. Why?

Birmingham has not "officially" confirmed it's a done deal, either. Public facing, all they've done is approve the funding. We haven't actually seen, publicly, that the USFL and its backers have accepted those terms. Maybe they have. Hope so. They haven't said that, at least in the public arena, as of this morning.

This league ownership group has a checkered history, particularly around hotels and paying their bills. This includes active litigation. Given that the league will be heavily reliant on its broadcast partners to launch, and is seeking public assistance specific to their past problems (hotel subsidies), it's a legit question to ask whether this is truly a done deal or if other cities are pursuing or the league ownership group is still shopping.

Been around the block a half-dozen times with start-up teams. Screwy things happen.
Given this ownership group's history, it's not an unfair question to ask especially in a city that also has a long, checkered history with start-up leagues.

Maybe AL.com should ask the question if there's anyone awake over there.

The USFL has not officially announced Birmingham, nor have they confirmed reports on Birmingham in any official capacity.

Brought this up a month or so ago and was a concern of mine. Some second hand stuff and assumptions. That said I expect the games to be here and Birmingham has a team but it would sure feel better and have better optics if they would go ahead and officially confirm these things.

Getting AL Dot Com to ask an important question, unless it is related to Saban's stool sample consistency, is like pissing in the wind.

I feel confident the *USFL* will happen, less so that it couldn't go sideways about Birmingham as the hub city. Have to think there are reasons they haven't publicly confirmed the location yet.

I thought it was all done. Although I did read somewhere, few weeks ago that there was talk of playing games throughout the state, including Montgomery and Mobile. Not sure why these leagues can’t get their act together and make it happen. They all seem to be half baked when they go live and can’t keep it together for a complete season. I think if they could put a successful season together, and get past that hump, season 2 would be a big success. I think at this point people/fans just want to see it’s going to last a full season before the invest time and money into it.

(12-09-2021 01:26 PM)Usajags Wrote:  I thought it was all done. Although I did read somewhere, few weeks ago that there was talk of playing games throughout the state, including Montgomery and Mobile. Not sure why these leagues can’t get their act together and make it happen. They all seem to be half baked when they go live and can’t keep it together for a complete season. I think if they could put a successful season together, and get past that hump, season 2 would be a big success. I think at this point people/fans just want to see it’s going to last a full season before the invest time and money into it.

Went to the first XFL game at legion field. They had Thunderstruck blaring on the PA half the game. There were like 55k people there. It was exciting and felt like being in a rock & roll, Wild West, anything goes version of the NFL. I stopped at the one of the spots they had setup around the stadium after the game and upgraded to a season ticket. I was all in!

Next home game there was no thunderstruck because AC/DC had sent a cease and desist. There were 22k people there, and it felt like being at a morgue with the only “football” talk heard from people sitting around me being complaining that none of our players had anything cool like He Hate Me on the back of their jerseys. By the third home game attendance was so bad that they resorted to signing Jay Barker as a QB to try and get bama fans to show up. Then the following game the loudest the still smaller crowd got was chanting “We want Barker” after every incomplete pass as he tried to hide from embarrassment on the sidelines.

By that point the writing was on the wall that XFL wasn’t long for the world. I’m still pissed at myself for buying season tickets and made a vow to not go to another professional football game in Birmingham unless it’s been here and thriving for a couple of years or is an actual NFL team.

https://www.wbrc.com/2022/01/21/legion-f...t-atl-utd/

Birmingham has been announced and hired a coach already in Skip Holtz

(01-21-2022 09:23 AM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  Birmingham has been announced and hired a coach already in Skip Holtz

On purpose?

Did we lose a bet or are we being punished already?

(01-21-2022 09:23 AM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  Birmingham has been announced and hired a coach already in Skip Holtz

The Legion team already have a good coach