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speedkilz88

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Easy. Money. An actual, serious, NFL minor league would likely rake in billions.
To do that they would have to start recruiting/drafting high school players which would be direct competition to the ncaa. And they aren't going to do that.
 

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To do that they would have to start recruiting/drafting high school players which would be direct competition to the ncaa. And they aren't going to do that.
No they wouldn't. There are hundreds of thousands of players who are out of college, but not quite good enough for the NFL yet. Literally, the players that are already on NFL practice squads. Or the ones playing in these garbage alternate leagues.

By your logic, other sports leagues couldn't have official minor leagues. Yet they do.
 

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It’s tough for them to be going up against NBA playoffs and MLB.
 

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One thing I'll never get about these minor league football leagues is why can't ANY of them come up with uniforms and logs that aren't complete trash? Like they just scream "minor league". Looks like Madden create-a-team stuff.

Just makes the whole product feel cheap.
 

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One thing I'll never get about these minor league football leagues is why can't ANY of them come up with uniforms and logs that aren't complete trash? Like they just scream "minor league". Looks like Madden create-a-team stuff.

Just makes the whole product feel cheap.

They aren’t all that bad.
I am sure some people said the same thing when the AFL started to compete with the NFL.

It takes time to get used to something new.
How many people said, what would I want a computer for my home, what is it good for.
How many people said, why do I want a cell (portable) phone, it cost too much.

Probably even had horse and buggy People putting down gasoline powered cars.
 

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Starts tonight at 6:30 CST. On FOX & NBC.
I doubt I watch all of the game, may will tune in for a little while.

NJ Generals - Birmingham Stallions.

have not looked to see if any other games on other channels.

Why would they be on two major networks?? What kind of a stunt is this??
 

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I think the problem is everyone puts so much money into making it a huge event year 1 and it doesn’t return the same investment and it flops. They should start smaller, build a reputation in the individual cities and then go big once it’s a known brand. I had no idea USFL started today, and most casual people don’t even know what it is.
I know they’ve kind of tried it before, but I still think if the NFL would go all in on a minor league type system, they could make it work.
 

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I thought it was entertaining tonight. Some pretty nice catches.

Yeah QB play at times didn't look great but also made for some exciting moments for the defenses.
 
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