This is why they needed to have someone that was committed to their success and not someone that was trying to get the patented products.
This is why they needed to have someone that was committed to their success and not someone that was trying to get the patented products.
Really? I see no similarities.First Trump and now this guy.
Tbf to Trump, he did try to do something that was trying to get the league to prominence but it just failed. I think the best way to go is to have some hard core investors that are willing to give it 3-4 to see if it has profit. That’s why The xfl will probably survive this time for at least 3 years. The AAF just took the wrong money in a desperate situation.How many hundreds of coaches, players and staff will lose a paycheck over this? How many fans will be disappointed? Some people just really don't mind screwing over others for their own benefit. First Trump and now this guy.
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I know that the USFL had it's problems (I think one franchise went from Boston to New Orleans to Portland over the three seasons of the league), but there was some solid core there that I really wanted to survive, and Trump, somehow, killed the league. What can I say, I was a big Stallions fan.While this might have been the result of a raid on their assets, the door was opened when the league was having trouble making payroll. This venture never had solid financial standing.
Really?
I posted some thoughts a while ago about the AAF and how I thought it couldn't possibly succeed with the way they were doing things (without external help). I have some interest in semi-pro football, I've got some memorabilia, I've had season tickets to the Rhein Fire, I'm not a massive fan but I've also looked up attendance and finances and what not. No one would really explain to me how it was going to work this time, so I could only conclude it wouldn't unless the NFL infused it with funds.I know that the USFL had it's problems (I think one franchise went from Boston to New Orleans to Portland over the three seasons of the league), but there was some solid core there that I really wanted to survive
1) the XFL has a huge advantage in that Vince has already put 275 million dollars in to pay players for 3 years regardless of profits. The AAF trusted a snake and didn’t hold him to a firm pledge.I posted some thoughts a while ago about the AAF and how I thought it couldn't possibly succeed with the way they were doing things (without external help). I have some interest in semi-pro football, I've got some memorabilia, I've had season tickets to the Rhein Fire, I'm not a massive fan but I've also looked up attendance and finances and what not. No one would really explain to me how it was going to work this time, so I could only conclude it wouldn't unless the NFL infused it with funds.
The only leagues with any sort of staying power have been the CFL, which operates outside of the United States, the Arena league and offshoots (which has still had plenty of trouble, but the arena format seems to help keep costs down), and really I'd say the NFL Europe. It was backed by the NFL and has some of the best attendance numbers, sustaining over 20K, but even then the NFL pulled the plug.
I still don't see where the money is coming from. In this case there was some gambling tech which might have been more valuable than the league itself, but that doesn't change the fact that the league was on bad economic footing. Similarly from what I've seen high costs and falling attendance undid the USFL.
The thing that surprises me in all of this is that they keep trying to make these leagues, even if there doesn't seem to be the market for it. Once novelty wears off, there's really not a whole lot to hold people's attention. I don't see how the XFL succeeds unless someone goes big on the content for their streaming service, overpaying to get a piece of the action, and even then that seems like a temporary reprieve. It will take something special to make this work, so I'm not pointing fingers when a league fails, except at the people who seemed to think it wouldn't.
So sad.
I wonder if any of the USC players Spurrier left holding the bag feel sorry for him...Orlando Apollos coach Steve Spurrier laments AAF's demise, says league founders were not truthful
“Everybody wanted to play out the season and everybody is disappointed,” said Spurrier, who came out of semi-retirement and was the first head coach named by the AAF. “Everyone was led to believe that the Alliance was well funded and we could play three years without making and money and this, that and the other. Obviously, everything that was said was not very truthful.”
Spurrier added the league hasn't officially shut down yet.
“It isn't official until it's official,” Spurrier said.
The league is expected to make an announcement about its future at 5 p.m.
If it shuts down, Spurrier said the team has already said its goodbyes.
So his coaching was all about "going out a winner." Curious.I wonder if any of the USC players Spurrier left holding the bag feel sorry for him...
I understand what you are trying to say.I wonder if any of the USC players Spurrier left holding the bag feel sorry for him...
Yeah, I am not sure if anyone cares how this effects those involved who are already wealthy. But a lot of coaches and players just lost their only income because they trusted the people who put this together. I am sure that some left other jobs for this opportunity.I wonder if any of the USC players Spurrier left holding the bag feel sorry for him...