If Mark Cuban was a voice of sanity, this might work but I just don’t see it working with this loon at the helm. What’s the matter Mark? Jerry Jones isn’t returning your calls?
Of course, if there was truly more appettite for pro football than what is currently available, the ratings for the Arena Football League would be through the roof.
I miss the USFL. It was creative and entertaining. It needed more time to build it’s springtime niche and it could have been a great longstanding spring league. Instead Trump and some others got greedy and ruined the whole thing. Somehow, Cuban and Trump have more in common than just being “reality show” hosts. They’re both a little nuts.
BTW, those who don’t remember, the USFL gained one of the most hollow legal victories in the history of jurisprudence. They took the NFL to court claiming anti-trust violations and used Al Davis (the NFL’s version of John McCain) as their star witness.
The jury’s verdict: Yes, the NFL is a monopoly that restricts fair trade.
The award: One dollar. As is typical in such cases, the award was automatically tripled so the USFL won $3. Total.
The jury felt that while, the NFL is a monopoly, the USFL was to blame for their own red ink, not the NFL.
“Of course, if there was truly more appettite for pro football than what is currently available, the ratings for the Arena Football League would be through the roof.’
Arena football isn’t ‘real’ football. The high scores are like basketball games, there are only eight players on a side, and the field is more like a hockey rink. A good arena game draws only twelve thousand fans. It doesn’t scratch the itch.