If you havent heard Mark Cuban is trying to create a football league that rivals the NFL I dont think anything can come close to the NFL so how long you think this dunb league will last? Will it beat Vince McMahons XFL (3 Months) LOL
2007-06-01 04:47:05 · 22 answers · asked by Martino78 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Real smart.....compete with the NFL with players who can't make it in the NFL. I think Cuban realizes the only way he can hold a title trophy at the end of the year is to own a whole league.
Hey Cuban, I have an elementary school down the street from me that has a soccer field which could be converted over to a MCL (Mark Cuban League) stadium to seat upwards of 25 fans. Give me a call and let's talk!!
2007-06-01 05:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it can make money if Cuban does it right.
Start the season around St. Patricks Day
Championship Game July 4th
Use publicly funded NFL stadiums to play in
Have a good salary cap, after all it will be a buyers market . If a player doesn't get drafted by the NFL or gets cut after an NFL training camp ,where else is a guy with maybe a bachelors degree and no work experience going to get a job that pays 100+G's a year ?
The key to the league making money is to take advantage of the slack time in sports programming between when football ends & baseball heats up.
What you guys aren't getting is that Cuban's leauge will be competing with golf, basketball ,baseball and hockey for a TV audience not the NFL.
2007-06-01 12:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NFL by itself is too strong for any direct competition.
The XFL had a couple good ideas, but for the most part was a waste of time.
The CFL (Canadian Football League) has its own fan base and set of operations apart from the NFL.
The AFL (Arena Football League) has been around for years and has a solid fan base. It continues to hold well and doesn't try to force itself onto some traditionalists regarding the game. It's a good league with solid fast paced action.
I don't know what Mark Cuban has in mind, but if he plans on going head to head with the NFL, he won't do well at all. If he finishes one season, he will be lucky (a la XFL once again).
2007-06-01 11:53:32 · answer #3 · answered by icehoundxx 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you guys aren't giving this idea enough credit. Isn't there a huge demand for pro football in this country? Don't you wish (like I do) that September will come quickly so we can get back to football season?
If Cuban does it right, I think it can absolutely succeed. It has to be 11-on-11 football, and it has to run during the NFL offseason. I hope Cuban gives it a shot, because I guarantee you that most NFL fans will at least give it a look.
2007-06-01 12:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by D-Low 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are 2 or 3 rounders we are talking about. Sometimes these are the ones that blow up and are big. Most are 2 or 3rd rounders that just blow up. It will last longer than Vinces's XFL because it won't be trying to just get JUST the male viewers or pornolize the way football is played. Cuban's league still will be football as opposed to in between WWE and NFL Blitz.
2007-06-01 12:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by TJ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I for one enjoyed the XFL, and I really don't know why everyone hated it so much. As far as my prediction for mark cuban's league, it will probably end up with the same fate as the xfl, 3-4 months and it will be done.
2007-06-01 17:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by Rich B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honestly if the UFL starts there league 1 week after the Superbowl and finish maybe 2 weeks before the NFL season starts they can be successful for a couple of years but after a few years they will fold like toilet paper.
2007-06-01 13:24:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it might last a little longer but not by much if it does. Its going to be the XFL meets the CBA (when Isiah Thomas ran it) . . . i think its going to be such a flop, The AFL has a too strong a hold i believe when it comes to being the 2nd Football league in the US.
2007-06-01 12:43:13 · answer #8 · answered by Guillermo T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They want to place the teams in non NFL cities (LA, Las Vegas, Orlando, etc.). In a sense, it could work, but the problem is, is that there would be way too much competition for viewership and corporate sponsorship against all of the other sports.
It will truly be up to the fans if they want to support it, and it will truly live or die just based on that.
2007-06-01 19:58:26 · answer #9 · answered by Josha S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he runs it in the spring as a minor league, maybee he can con the NFL into sponsering his effort, since most players can't stand playing in Europe.
2007-06-01 11:56:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋