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  • @Hollywood-is-him
    @Hollywood-is-him 5 місяців тому +19

    Another dub vid as usual

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  5 місяців тому

      🔥 Much love

    • @UnkleRuckusNoRelation
      @UnkleRuckusNoRelation 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@DefendingfootballOakland Invader, Oklahoma Outlaws, Arizona Wranglers, Tampa Bay Bandits, and how can you leave out the Philadelphia Stars the only team to match and really exceed Birmingham's domination in the USFL (at least played in every USFL title game but 1 with 2 out of the first 3 titles) Giddy up!

  • @StephenEdgington
    @StephenEdgington 5 місяців тому +25

    Being a Chargers fan, I would love to see a team back in San Diego

    • @jakeetc7736
      @jakeetc7736 4 місяці тому

      Chargers Fans exist?

    • @StephenEdgington
      @StephenEdgington 4 місяці тому

      @@jakeetc7736 they sure do and Jim Shadys gonna take us to our first Super Bowl win.. who’s your team?

    • @jakeetc7736
      @jakeetc7736 4 місяці тому +1

      NGL, I’m bandwagoning for teams who haven’t won the big game get

    • @MrChihuahua1074
      @MrChihuahua1074 4 місяці тому +3

      I wouldn’t mind if the San Diego Fleet from the AAF would come back to the league.

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому +1

      How about bringing back the Birmingham Bolts but put them in San Diego? From Chargers to Bolts!
      The San Diego Bolts!!! ⚡⚡⚡⚡

  • @kpowers
    @kpowers 5 місяців тому +39

    I do hope the UFL will be a permanent fixture and will partner up with the NFL. I would like to see what FOX and the USFL were trying to do and bring back all the former USFL teams. I know it will probably take up to 10-15 years with future expansion. Well, this is what I wish the UFL would eventually be like with a league of 28 teams. Once again there would be 2 Conferences, the USFL conference and the XFL conference. Each conference would have 14 teams in them with 2 divisions (with 7 teams in them). The USFL conferences 2 divisions would be the North and South divisions. The North division would consist of the Chicago Blitz, Denver Gold, Hartford Federals (formerly the Washington Federals), Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars, and the Pittsburgh Maulers. The south division would be the Austin Gamblers (formerly the Houston Gamblers), Birmingham Stallions, Jacksonville Bulls, Memphis Showboats, New Orleans Breakers, Orlando Warriors (formerly the Orlando Renegades), and the Tampa Bay Bandits. The XFL conference would have the East and West divisions. The East division would consist of the Arlington Renegades, DC Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, Ohio Guardians (formerly the Orlando Guardians, and yes they play in Canton Ohio), Oklahoma Outlaws, San Antonio Brahmas, and the St. Louis Battlehawks. The West division would consist of the Arizona Wranglers, Los Angeles Express, Portland Vipers (formerly the Vegas Vipers), Salt Lake City Gunslingers (formerly the San Antonio Gunslingers), San Diego Wildcats (formerly the LA Wildcats), Seattle Sea Dragons and the Oakland Invaders (it would probably be San Jose or Sacramento, Northern California for sure for the Invaders since the stadium in Oakland is in dire need of repairs). I know there will be people saying the San Diego team should be the Fleet but that was an AAF team (and the UFL does not have the rights to them) and besides the USFL/XFL would rather bring back the Express and Wildcats. The regular season would be a 13-game season

    • @UnkleRuckusNoRelation
      @UnkleRuckusNoRelation 4 місяці тому +2

      No they need to stay away from the woke NFL

    • @AdrianHart-kw6pw
      @AdrianHart-kw6pw 4 місяці тому +2

      Goated comment

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 4 місяці тому +2

      @@UnkleRuckusNoRelation I do hate the woke aspect of the NFL, not as bad as the NBA, but some kind of partnership would be beneficial to the UFL

    • @UnkleRuckusNoRelation
      @UnkleRuckusNoRelation 4 місяці тому

      @kpowers Only for financial security because the NFL barely resembles football these days.

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 4 місяці тому

      @@UnkleRuckusNoRelation Yes no woke crap.

  • @gaye_alisir
    @gaye_alisir 4 місяці тому +10

    I got to go to one XFL game saw The SeaDragons and Ben DiNucci. I regret not going to more. I am so happy to see the UFL going on. I hope they us back - and heck eventually all the teams back. Imagine UFL 2K 2025 video game - with create a team and stadium.

  • @user-jd2vz4my1w
    @user-jd2vz4my1w 5 місяців тому +30

    If the UFL signs big TV network contracts, then go to 24 franchises by adding the Chicago Gladiators, Philadelphia Stars, Tampa Bay Corsairs and Portland (Oregon) Pioneers. Expand the schedule to 12 games and hold the title game on the Fourth of July.

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  5 місяців тому +2

      🔥

    • @jakeetc7736
      @jakeetc7736 4 місяці тому

      Can you give us the structure and scheduling for the 24 team UFL?

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  4 місяці тому

      @@jakeetc7736 Probably in the offseason!

    • @jakeetc7736
      @jakeetc7736 4 місяці тому

      ⁠sure

    • @rickygreider4281
      @rickygreider4281 4 місяці тому

      Who in hell is the Chicago gladiator's???????? I'm from Illinois never heard of them.🇺🇸

  • @colincuratolo1645
    @colincuratolo1645 4 місяці тому +8

    The teams I would add onto the UFL
    1. New Orleans Breakers
    2. Seattle Sea Dragons
    3. Orlando Apollos
    4. New Jersey Generals
    5. New York Guardians
    6. Oakland Wildcats
    7. Omaha Nighthawks
    8. New Mexico Vipers (Vegas relocation)
    9. Salt Lake City team
    10. Columbus team
    11. Oklahoma City team
    12. Louisville team

    • @colincuratolo1645
      @colincuratolo1645 4 місяці тому +1

      HM: Portland team

    • @deereddd_7-Thirteen
      @deereddd_7-Thirteen 4 місяці тому

      Baton Rouge Breakers instead of New Orleans. The New York Team should be in Albany and The Jersey team should also be in the capital. A team in Virginia or West Virginia instead of Baltimore . Salt Lake City is a great idea

  • @Dark0Shadow79
    @Dark0Shadow79 5 місяців тому +14

    My 20 teams: Hartford Colonials, New York Guardians, Philadelphia Stars, Canton Legends, Pittsburgh Maulers, Florida Tuskers, Jacksonville Bulls, DC Defenders, Arizona Vipers, Memphis Showboats, San Diego Generals, Oakland WIldcats, Portland Breakers, Seattle Dragons, Michigan Panthers, Arlington Renegades, Omaha Nighthawks, Birmingham Stallions, San Antonio Brahmas, Houston Roughnecks, St.Louis Battlehawks

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  5 місяців тому

      🔥🔥🔥

    • @seankeys3383
      @seankeys3383 4 місяці тому

      Gotta have New Orleans Breakers in there tho!

    • @gaye_alisir
      @gaye_alisir 4 місяці тому

      Aye Seadragons ftw. Leggo.

    • @trabro8
      @trabro8 4 місяці тому

      Let’s go Hartford colonials!!

  • @JaxJags
    @JaxJags 4 місяці тому +4

    They should make a Wyoming wild cats team

  • @emerson6774
    @emerson6774 4 місяці тому +6

    I just want any professional sports team in Kentucky. Is that to much to ask for

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому

      The Louisville Blue Devils?
      Kentucky Racers?
      Louisville Sluggers?
      Kentucky Stallions?

    • @emerson6774
      @emerson6774 4 місяці тому

      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 I have lived in Kentucky my entire life and have never heard of three of those, and Louisville Sluggers is a bat making company.

    • @chriswise7978
      @chriswise7978 2 місяці тому

      Why keep putting teams from cities that have nfl teams? The reason st. louis and Omaha had the best fan bases is because thats their only team to follow. Louisville, Columbus, Little Rock, San Diego, Portland, St. Petersburg, El Paso, Hartford, Richmond, Des Moines, OKC, Tulsa would all have excited fan bases imo

  • @Daniel-id6le
    @Daniel-id6le 4 місяці тому +6

    Go to cities NFL scorned. San Diego, Oakland. Also go to cities where the is no NFL teams. St. Louis, Memphis, and Birmingham are great examples.

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  4 місяці тому +1

      🔥

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому +1

      San Diego yes! St Louis yes!
      San Diego Bolts ⚡⚡⚡
      St. Louis Outlaws?

    • @ryanr9299
      @ryanr9299 3 місяці тому

      Omaha would have a big market. I think that's the first one they should head up next year 15,000 to 24,000 fans a game guaranteed

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  3 місяці тому

      @@ryanr9299 💯

  • @jacobrosa7653
    @jacobrosa7653 4 місяці тому +3

    How about the Iowa Barnstormers?

  • @user-dm6nu8io5m
    @user-dm6nu8io5m 4 місяці тому +4

    hey man! Chicago enforcers and Mephis Maniacs! lol

  • @manuelgrothe608
    @manuelgrothe608 4 місяці тому +3

    1. New Orleans Breakers-NOLA Superdome
    2. Philadelphia Stars-Eagles Field
    3. Pittsburgh Maulers-Acrisure Stadium
    4. New Jersey Generals-MetLife Stadium
    5. Vegas Vipers-Allegiant Stadium
    6. Tampa Bay Bandits- Raymond James Stadium
    7. Houston Gamblers-NRG Stadium
    8. Dallas Gunslingers-AT&T Stadium
    9. Arizona Hotshots- State Farm Stadium
    10. Seattle SeaDragons-Lumen Field
    11. Baltimore Blitz-M&T Bank Stadium
    12. Orlando Guardians-Camping World Stadium

    • @GloriaGrothe
      @GloriaGrothe 4 місяці тому +2

      Baltimore Blitz @ M&T Bank Stadium

    • @damascuslutin3956
      @damascuslutin3956 Місяць тому +2

      1. San Diego Breakers - Snapdragon stadium
      2 Oakland Outlaws - Oakland Coliseum
      3 Canton Legends - NFL HOF stadium
      4. New Jersey Generals - MetLife Stadium
      5. New York Guardians - MetLife Stadium
      6. Pittsburgh Maulers - Acrisure stadium
      7 Baltimore Nighthawks - M&T Bank stadium
      8 Las Vegas Gamblers - Sam Boyd stadium
      9 Tampa Bay Bandits - Raymond James stadium
      10 Orlando Apollos - FBC Mortage stadium.
      11 Atlanta hotshots - Center parc stadium
      12 Chicago linemen - Soldier field

  • @ninjadanny628
    @ninjadanny628 4 місяці тому +4

    As someone who lives in Orlando, the only real spring pro team we had full support for was the Orlando Apollos. People still talk about the Apollos here to this day. So replace the vipers with the Apollos and I would be happy.

  • @JD_M0rris88
    @JD_M0rris88 4 місяці тому +2

    Much appreciated the shoutout from my hometown Omaha Nighthawks.

  • @jmorty100
    @jmorty100 5 місяців тому +5

    Wow! Great breakdown very well thought out!! Thanks for sharing really enjoyed the expansion wish list! Go Hawks baby !!

  • @joshuabouley7674
    @joshuabouley7674 5 місяців тому +7

    Great video. Breakers and Dragons are locks. I totally agree on the Generals and Guardians. Vipers is a cool team name as well but needs a rework. Omaha is a great option and Nighthawks is an excellent team name. It’s funny you mentioned the “Canton Legends”. I had the exact same thought. Especially with the HOF there. Denver and Buffalo sounds good. I’m not sure about Portland. I hope it is a good option. It would help the west. San Diego might be good. I thought the Hot shots looked good. Also the Stars were iconic.

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  5 місяців тому +2

      Definitely agree, almost added the hotshots and stars back but felt the fanbases might not be as strong 🤔

  • @manuelgrothe608
    @manuelgrothe608 3 місяці тому +2

    1. San Francisco Demons-49ers Stadium
    2. Los Angeles Wildcats-LA Coliseum
    3. Los Angeles Express-SoFi Stadium
    4. San Diego Extreme-Snapdragon Stadium
    5. Chicago Enforcers- New Bears Stadium
    6. New York Hitmen-Jets Stadium
    7. Kansas City Rage-Arrowhead Arena(Chiefs Stadium
    8. Miami Maniax-Hard Rock Stadium

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 3 місяці тому +1

      I doubt any XFL teams from the 2001 season will come back. Seems like the reboot XFL avoided the 2001 league like the plague. Not even sure if they have the rights to use those teams. FOX owns pretty much all the rights to the original USFL teams

  • @markevanson7047
    @markevanson7047 4 місяці тому +4

    I agree with your teams but I think one of them should be in Milwaukee. They have a new stadium opening up

  • @JW-do2wc
    @JW-do2wc 5 місяців тому +4

    It be great to have more teams for the UFL.

  • @Armusah
    @Armusah 5 місяців тому +2

    Happy Birthday! Spot on with everything you said! So glad you brought back the Omaha Nighthawks, 100% agree on NY Guardians and love the reimagined Vipers & Wildcats logo. Well done sir 🫡

  • @ROMBomb001
    @ROMBomb001 4 місяці тому +2

    Sea Dragons and Breakers were my two favorite teams. Really hope we see them back next year. Great video!

  • @rockerfarm6445
    @rockerfarm6445 4 місяці тому +4

    i gotta say i believe there wouldn't be any way they wouldn't want to place a team in San Diego

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому +1

      Take the old XFL team from Birmingham & put them in San Diego.
      ⚡San Diego Bolts⚡

  • @leihamada4672
    @leihamada4672 4 місяці тому +2

    My list started with replacing what was already there but then I got nostalgic and the last one is just a middle finger to the NFL.
    Seattle-Sea Dragons Tampa Bay-Bandits
    New York-Guardians New Orlean-Breakers
    New Jersey-Generals Pittsburg-Maulers
    Las Vegas-01 XFL Outlaws Philadelphia-Stars
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Orlando-AAFL Astros Arizona-Aztex Jaguars (Wearing Mexico FIFA colors)
    Oakland-01 XFL Hitmen Canton-AAFL Legends
    San Diago-01 XFL Xtream Denver-Gold
    Oklahoma City-01 Thunderbolt Baltimore-Lucky Horseshoes

  • @codster9
    @codster9 4 місяці тому +3

    I would have teams that cover REGIONS instead of cities. Offer more representation with fewer teams. Rocky Mountain Monsters, Midwest Mastodons, Great Lakes Iron Rangers, etc. And a team for San Diego like the San Diego Orcas.

  • @robserrano8971
    @robserrano8971 4 місяці тому +4

    I would add SAN DIEGO FLEET OR UTAH SWARM TO WESTERN. OKLAHOMA OUTLAWS OR GAMBLERS TO SOUTHERN. USE GAMBLERS "G" AND BLEND WITH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. CHICAGO ENFORCERS OR LAKERS TO NORTHERN. USE CAN USE CITY FLAG COLORS FOR LAKERS. CAROLINA FLYERS OR AVIATORS TO EASTERN. CAROLINA COPPERHEADS ALSO SOUNDS AMAZING TOO.

  • @seankeys3383
    @seankeys3383 5 місяців тому +3

    This was a great breakdown and I hope the UFL follows this exact model. This is PERFECT!

  • @tyrellbratten5735
    @tyrellbratten5735 4 місяці тому +2

    " My opinion" wildcats to Baltimore and iron to Oakland. Oakland has always been silver and black. While Baltimore can keep it red or change it to either purple or orange

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому

      Totally agree with Oakland Iron. But Baltimore Wildcats doesn't do anything for me. How about the Baltimore Wild instead?

  • @jackodonohue8523
    @jackodonohue8523 4 місяці тому +2

    I say bring the Tampa Bay Bandits. let them play at Raymond James Stadium. Like how the Michigan Panthers At Ford Field, Seattle Sea Dragons at Lumen Field playing in a NFL stadium

  • @juliansmith1951
    @juliansmith1951 5 місяців тому +8

    Keep starting the season in March then you've have games on Friday night games on FOX sports 1 Saturday and Sunday double-headers on FOX and ESPN-ABC Sunday nights games on ESPN2 expand the playoffs I'm down for that

    • @juliansmith1951
      @juliansmith1951 5 місяців тому +2

      Have the wildcats move to San Diego or Sacramento cause the coliseum in Oakland has seen better days

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  5 місяців тому +3

      Friday games would be *chefs kiss*

  • @marionhope7506
    @marionhope7506 5 місяців тому +4

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!🎂🥳…Ahh, hah! Another mid to late March birthday, I knew there was a reason behind why I like the way you think!😎👍🏿 I have the fortunate blessing of having the UFL opener be on my birthday!!🤩
    …As for the league having more teams, I feel like the UFL having no more than 12-16 teams would be ideal. For the XFL side of things I’d bring back the: Sea Dragons, Vipers, possibly the Wildcats, later on. And for the USFL, I’d bring back the Maulers and the Stars, maybe the Generals at some point.

  • @davidmccloud2119
    @davidmccloud2119 4 місяці тому +1

    My prediction for the 4 teams Greg Williams alluded to for 2025 are the New Orleans Breakers, Orlando Guardians, Canton Bulldogs and either the NJ Generals or a team in Nashville as they recently applied for a Nashville copyright along with Canton. 2026 I would expand back west with the Seattle Seadragons, Portland, San Diego and the San Jose Demons. Also I completely agree Buffalo needs a team along with Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Indianapolis. These are all big markets that only have one major to compete with in the spring. (MLB, NBA, NHL) That’s my 20 teams.

  • @user-jo7fy5gk7t
    @user-jo7fy5gk7t 4 місяці тому +1

    I like the fact that our old Birmingham Iron team is for Baltimore. I really like the Birmingham Iron, but the Birmingham Stallions is on a whole other level.

  • @mbo68
    @mbo68 4 місяці тому +3

    I like the idea of a team in Oakland. I would like to see the Invaders return. This was the Oakland team in the original USFL. They had a good team and had one of the top 3 uniforms in the league.

  • @NorseCardGaming4212
    @NorseCardGaming4212 4 місяці тому

    Love the video! and the teams you mentioned are all good pics. I didn't even know about the Denver Gold. Now, I think Denver would need a new name something having to do with the rocky mountains or something. Another team i would like to see is a Tennessee moonshiners or west Virginia

  • @larrybroughton4065
    @larrybroughton4065 4 місяці тому +2

    Would love to see a team in Buffalo

  • @ethanmx2
    @ethanmx2 3 місяці тому

    20 teams is definitely the maximum the league can expand to, otherwise you're risking overlap with the NFL schedule, and you HAVE to have some kinda break between the leagues to give people a rest.
    For me, here's how I'd set up a 20-team UFL:
    Firstly, the conferences need to go away... it's a fun novelty for the first couple years, build up rivalries, but if you're a UNITED football league, the teams need to mingle more. So with that, no conferences, just 5 divisions of 4, to make 14-game scheduling that much simpler.
    UFL West:
    Portland Loggers
    Los Angeles Stars -
    San Diego Hornets
    Phoenix Hotshots
    UFL Texas:
    Dallas Renegades -
    Austin Armadillos
    San Antonio Brahmas
    Houston Roughnecks
    UFL Central:
    Denver Gold
    St. Louis Battlehawks
    Chicago Cyclones -
    Michigan Panthers
    UFL South:
    Memphis Showboats
    Birmingham Stallions
    Atlanta Firebirds -
    Orlando Apollos
    UFL North:
    DC Defenders
    NJ Generals
    NY Guardians -
    Boston Breakers
    The dashes indicate cities that could become hubs for their respective divisions. In theory it would only increase facility costs by 2.5x overall.

  • @authorpetebauer
    @authorpetebauer 4 місяці тому

    As someone who was a kid with season tickets to the original TB Bandits in the 80s, love this list. I hope, if/when they expand, they stick with pulling from the historic XFL and USFL brands.
    100% with the NO Breakers. No brainer there. Jacksonville Bulls could be another one. Like NO, no other spring competition.
    I watched every recent version of spring football (AAF, XFL, USFL, now UFL). Can't get enough. And, BTW, the Defenders have the PERFECT stadium for spring football. Small, intimate, but large enough for home field advantage. I wish all teams played in smaller stadiums than large, empty ones.

  • @David_Theisen
    @David_Theisen 4 місяці тому +5

    Oh I have my ideas for new teams!!! Chicago Black Dogs or Mad Dogs, Phoenix Sidewinders, Hawaii Ripcurl, Denver Blizzard, Las Vegas Blackjacks, Kansas City Twisters, Birmingham Iron

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 3 місяці тому

      We have no Stadium here in Hawaii for a UFL team. The University Of Hawaii Campus football field is so small and would look like a joke the UFL

    • @David_Theisen
      @David_Theisen 3 місяці тому

      @@kpowers ok if they were to add 4 more teams I say a new Vegas team: Las Vegas Blackjacks, Chicago Mad Dogs, reinsert Philadelphia Stars and New Jersey Generals

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 3 місяці тому

      @@David_Theisen Unless they build a soccer stadium in Vegas I don't see the UFL in Vegas. We all saw how bad the Vipers did there. Allegiant Stadium is way too big. The UFL/FOX owns all the rights to the former USFL teams so more than likely any Chicago team will be the Chicago Blitz

  • @AntiContradiction
    @AntiContradiction 4 місяці тому +1

    Great video! I'd rather have the Baltimore Blitz, and then the Iron can just be an alternate uniform for Birmingham. The Iron only makes sense if the city has a history of industry, so I think they dont really work in Baltimore. Blitz just works better imo

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому

      The Pittsburgh Iron? 😄
      Seriously I prefer the Baltimore Blitz idea better. Put the Iron in Oakland. It will resemble the Raiders

  • @ryanr9299
    @ryanr9299 4 місяці тому +3

    Honolulu HI definitely needs a team

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  4 місяці тому +2

      For sure 🔥

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 4 місяці тому

      Well as someone from Hawaii, there are 2 reasons why I don't see that happening. First of all, we don't have a stadium. The Aloha stadium closed down in 2020, They are planning on building a new Stadium around 2028. For now, the only option (which really isn't an option) is to play at the University of Hawaii campus. The Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex supposedly holds 9,000. To me, it looks more like 5,000 - 7,000 at most. If you watch the games on TV they shoot a lot of close-ups because they don't want to show how small the complex looks like on TV. The other reason is Hawaii is just too far away. They have problems with the Seattle Sea Dragons so imagine DC Defenders flying all the way out to Hawaii?

    • @ryanr9299
      @ryanr9299 4 місяці тому

      Yeah they'd probably have to get a couple of West Coast teams before they would even think about Hawaii

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 4 місяці тому

      @@ryanr9299 Well even with West Coast teams Hawaii is still too far away

    • @DallasSports-vk6wt
      @DallasSports-vk6wt 4 місяці тому

      Bring back Hawaiian of World Football League, yes of the 70s ​@@ryanr9299

  • @joshjacquez923
    @joshjacquez923 4 місяці тому +1

    We need a team in San Diego!!!!!!!

  • @Jereplaysvr
    @Jereplaysvr 5 місяців тому +2

    Sorry if there gonna bring in a canton team I’d lose my fandom of the defenders 😂 I’m from canton

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  5 місяців тому

      😢

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому

      I'm from Ohio too and I think a team there would be cool. But I wouldn't name them the legends. No offense but it's too vague.

  • @TC-vg3pr
    @TC-vg3pr 3 місяці тому

    I miss the San Jose Sabercats.I realize they were an Arena team, but sure they could adapt. They could return as a UFL team, and use Levis Stadium while the 49ers are on summer break.
    This could only be a possibility if Oakland doesn't get a team tho.

  • @larrye.jackson7487
    @larrye.jackson7487 2 місяці тому

    UFL NEEDS a WEST Coast presence. Bring back the LA Express and the Oakland Invaders and a Seattle and/or Denver team.
    My kids say you look like an alien with the reflection of your light in your glasses.😊

  • @willd088
    @willd088 4 місяці тому +1

    Great additions, especially the Nighthawks. Not in my area but there was something about them that made me a fan. Only a couple things I'd disagree with. Would move the Iron to Oklahoma and strongly reconsider a team in Denver. Already too many markets with an NFL team. Thinking San Diego. Also would call the Canton team the Bulldogs and rename the Northern Division to Central Division. But still, your list is very solid.

  • @markgross8712
    @markgross8712 24 дні тому

    Here's some other names that I forgot.
    1. New York Vipers (With the snake logo, and not the V)
    2. Oklahoma Knights
    3. Miami Riptides

  • @timking-iy9jw
    @timking-iy9jw 4 місяці тому +1

    I really like his league setup. But need way more representation near the west.

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  4 місяці тому

      Definitely

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 4 місяці тому

      Well, most of the US population lives east of the Mississippi. If you look at all the teams 7 of them are in the central region of the country. I believe the next phase the UFL will head east since they already have the DC Defenders out East. I can see bringing back the Stars, Maulers and Generals. I think the finale phase the UFL will head west. I can see Sea Dragons, Oakland Invaders, Arizona Wranglers, Denver Gold, move the Vipers to Portland and Wildcats to San Diego

    • @timking-iy9jw
      @timking-iy9jw 4 місяці тому

      @@kpowers Would love to see the Sea Dragons & Invaders in this league. They should put a team in San Diego. Denver Gold would be great too. I've heard there's already talk if adding 4 next season.

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 4 місяці тому

      @@timking-iy9jw Wildcats to San Diego

  • @cimarronMC
    @cimarronMC 4 місяці тому

    This is what i thought it would be like when i saw they joined, i persoanlyl was suprised they dumped the Seattle, New Orleans and New york teams.

  • @robserrano8971
    @robserrano8971 4 місяці тому +1

    I dub THEE COMMISSIONER of the UFL. Make it by 2028-2030.

  • @kpowers
    @kpowers 5 місяців тому +3

    First of all happy birthday. I know it's a fantasy wish list, just like mine but here is my take on your expansion talk. First of all, if you have 20 teams then you should bring back ALL the teams from the "modern" USFL/XFL first, shame on you for not bringing back the Stars and Bandits. The LA Wildcats, I would move them to San Diego and bring back the Oakland Invaders instead. I think you should have at least 2 UFL teams in California, Northern and Southern California. Invaders sounds like the Raiders so maybe you can bring back the Raiders fans. Also move the Vipers to Portland, so you can start a nice rivalry with the Sea Dragons, Invaders, and the Vipers. I like your Snake for the logo on the helmet. Also, you may have to move the Invaders to San Jose or Sacramento, there's a reason why everyone is leaving Oakland plus the stadium is run down there in Oakland. I liked the AAF too but I would rather have the AAF come back and merge with the CFL. The team for Canton, bring back the Ohio Glory, a former WLAF/NFL Europe team. Plus by having the Ohio Glory will mean you will have some kinda deal/relationship with the NFL, which is what the UFL really needs. I would keep the Chicago Blitz in Chicago. Yes bring back the New Jersey Generals and have them play at Red Bull stadium in Harrison, New Jersey. Guardians honestly I don't know about them playing at MetLife stadium, too big for the UFL, move them to New York State, Buffalo, or Rochester. Yes Hinze Ward as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Maulers, or at least the Offensive Coordinator.

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому

      How bout talk to the NHL and legally use the name San Jose Sharks? I would pop for that!!!

    • @kpowers
      @kpowers 4 місяці тому

      @@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 Don't really see that. I think the UFL will just stick with bringing back former USFL/XFL teams since they already have the rights to them.

  • @bugleboy624
    @bugleboy624 4 місяці тому

    Bring back the Virginia Destroyers! Hampton Roads is the largest market without a pro team! Also, the Sacramento Mountain Lions were very well supported back in the old UFL days.

  • @pdfarrelly
    @pdfarrelly 4 місяці тому

    San diego and toronto maybe. Fantasy stuff but i would like to see cfl teams incorporated into this and eventually a european development league. Kind of a second tier international superbowl.

  • @markgross8712
    @markgross8712 Місяць тому

    Oh yeah!! That'll be really great. I'm all for the UFL having 20 teams if it happens.... But, some of those names needs to be changed, thought. Especially if Denver's gonna have a team.
    1. Denver Golds
    2. Baltimore Blackhawks
    3. San Diego Knights
    4. Philadelphia Vultures
    Also, I like how Buffalo Blitz sounds. That'll be another good thing for Buffalo in the UFL. The Buffalo Blitz with a bison 🦬 symbol to support their home. Also, we should let Baltimore have another bird symbol to support their home such as a black hawk.... Not iron. Let Omaha have another name like Machs if they're going with a plane name. And let's not forget about the Gamblers team that should go to Las Vegas and be the Las Vegas Gamblers.

  • @rayksaint
    @rayksaint 4 місяці тому

    Kind of makes sense. Here's to growth and success of the league!

  • @IlluminovaNibiru
    @IlluminovaNibiru 4 місяці тому +1

    SLC, AZ & SD!

  • @MichaelBias-fw8ti
    @MichaelBias-fw8ti 5 місяців тому +1

    We need a West Virginia team because West Virginia and Marshall has great fan bases and West Virginia desperately needs a pro team

  • @jakeetc7736
    @jakeetc7736 4 місяці тому

    My first 8 teams for the league would be bringing back the other 5 USFL teams, and other 3 XFL teams (as far as I’m concerned the Roughnecks are XFL.) XFL conference: Arlington Renegades, St Louis Battlehawks, Houston Roughnecks, San Antonio Brahmas, DC Defenders, Orlando Vipers, Seattle Sea Dragons, New York Guardians. USFL Conference: Philadelphia Stars, New Jersey Generals, Pittsburgh Maulers, New Orleans Breakers, Las Vegas Gamblers, Birmingham Stallions, Memphis Showboats, and Michigan Panthers. Those would by my first 16 teams

  • @Hornfellas
    @Hornfellas 4 місяці тому +1

    Expansion with the CFL 🙏

  • @hstone39
    @hstone39 4 місяці тому

    I said this before, these leagues need to get out of the starter league phase. More teams increases the fan base. More people will be interested in the league.

  • @apeters38
    @apeters38 4 місяці тому

    Great video only thing different I would do is put a team in Sacramento instead of Oakland. The old UFL you mentioned had a team called the Sacramento Mountain Lions they played at Sac State and drew 22,000 fans every game. Fun fact they were coached by former Vikings and Cardinals coach Dennis Green former Vikings Quarterback Duane Culpepper was our QB Denzel Washington’s son played for the team as well.
    Sacramento has great passionate fans we used to have a team in the World Football league called the Sacramento Surge that converted to the Gold Miners as part of the CFL expansion into the United States.
    I feel like an expansion team in Sacramento would draw more support than Oakland. Just my opinion.

  • @user-dm6yq1gb4x
    @user-dm6yq1gb4x 4 місяці тому +1

    Here's Mine
    ||Western Conference||
    ||Pacific Division||
    Los Angeles Express
    Oakland Invaders
    San Diego Wildcats
    Seattle Sea Dragons
    ||Mountain Division||
    Arizona Wranglers
    Denver Gold
    Oklahoma Outlaws
    Vegas Vipers
    ||Southern Division||
    Arlington Renegades
    Houston Roughnecks
    New Orleans Breakers
    San Antonio Brahmas
    ||Eastern Conference||
    ||Florida Division||
    Florida Vipers
    Jacksonville Bulls
    Orlando Guardians
    Tampa Bay Bandits
    ||Atlantic Division||
    DC Defenders
    New Jersey Generals
    Philadelphia Stars
    Pittsburgh Maulers
    ||Central Division||
    Birmingham Stallions
    Memphis Showboats
    Michigan Panthers
    St. Louis Battlehawks

  • @joenintendo
    @joenintendo 4 місяці тому

    I feel like this league would have a much better chance of success if they run cities who don't have NFL teams. San Diego, Oakland, Portland, Salt Lake City, Orlando, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Columbus, Oklahoma City, but I'd be careful or straight up stay away from current NFL markets.

  • @tariq2155
    @tariq2155 4 місяці тому +1

    Ny Guardians had a great fan base at MetLife. They should easily stayed and be revived

  • @DeeMalenke
    @DeeMalenke 4 місяці тому +1

    What if the ufl gets semi pro football leagues into this league

    • @zois2
      @zois2 4 місяці тому

      As a second league?

    • @DeeMalenke
      @DeeMalenke 4 місяці тому

      @@zois2 as an more spring teams in the league

  • @kaijuwarrior8917
    @kaijuwarrior8917 5 місяців тому +2

    Great video but where are the Fleet lol

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  5 місяців тому +1

      Wanted to add them but they would look very close to the brahmas 😭

    • @kaijuwarrior8917
      @kaijuwarrior8917 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Defendingfootball Fair enough but we could’ve changed up the color scheme a little. The map was lacking west coast teams lol

  • @StephenEdgington
    @StephenEdgington 5 місяців тому +1

    Love all you said but Oakland should be the invaders like the original USFL. I also think there should be four more teams. In the north, I would go with like a Boise Idaho team as they really support football up there too. So like the Boise bobcats. In the east, I’d bring back the Philadelphia stars as they are a staple of the USFL like you were saying about the generals. In the west, I’d also add another California team the San Diego sharks. And in the south Mississippi mud dogs. .. so yeah, I thought about this quite a few times myself. I wish they would’ve kept all the teams win the merger happen because it would be 16 teams already though.

  • @scottbergman8662
    @scottbergman8662 4 місяці тому

    With the Raiders leaving for Los Vegas and the 49ers are now in San Jose (moving further south), the Napa/Sonoma Wine Country could use a team….how about the “Crushers”? The population is there. The football/sports fans base is there.

  • @Gmsup788
    @Gmsup788 4 місяці тому

    No teams on the west coast was a major bummer. Bring back the Sea Dragons!!!

  • @larrybailey7669
    @larrybailey7669 4 місяці тому

    I really LOVE the Canton Legends!

  • @user-xf1rr1wh3s
    @user-xf1rr1wh3s 4 місяці тому +1

    Twenty teams sounds good, but I wouldn't put 2 teams in the N.Y market, just a waste. Canton not big enough area. I like the Oakland Invaders from the old USFL name for that area, sounds like Raiders. Oklahoma City would be good for potential rivalry with Omaha.

  • @ryanr9299
    @ryanr9299 3 місяці тому

    Omaha NE would be a perfect spot.. it would be a big market and in the old UFL they got anywhere from 15,000 to 24,000 fans A game.. plus they don't have any pro teams there and it's on the border of two states. would give Iowa And Nebraska A team to root for.

  • @lloydmarshalljr1951
    @lloydmarshalljr1951 4 місяці тому +1

    You need Philly in there somehow.

  • @KalenAlmeida
    @KalenAlmeida 4 місяці тому

    I have an Arizona Hotshots shirt I wouldve loved to see them back lol

  • @aguy2487
    @aguy2487 4 місяці тому +1

    i would give anything for a New Mexico team. Armadillos or horned lizards all the way

    • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
      @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому

      New Mexico Hum? Just kidding!
      How about the New Mexico Kings? And you can have the cobra be your logo!

  • @robserrano8971
    @robserrano8971 4 місяці тому +1

    OAKLAND WILDCATS AND BALTIMORE IRON WILL BE MY TEAMS.

  • @jwbogacki
    @jwbogacki 4 місяці тому +1

    I like most of the teams you chosen, including the maulers. But i'd love to see come back would be the sd fleet and the slc stallions. To tell you the truth, i had more favorite teams in the aaf than the usfl and xfl combined.

  • @tigermacc8850
    @tigermacc8850 4 місяці тому

    -Charleston Pirates
    - Sugarland Space Cowboys
    - Tampa Bay Bandits
    - Indianapolis Speed Demons

  • @JMRyan10
    @JMRyan10 4 місяці тому

    Three issues: 1. Before putting two teams in the NY metro area, you need to see if there is support for one team in the area. 2. An Oakland team still has the issues with the Oakland Coliseum (sewage backup, wild animals in the stadium). 3. There is no stadium in Omaha. The downtown baseball stadium is built for the College World Series and the city won't let anything else in the stadium other than baseball until July. The other stadium in Sarpy County could be used but it is already used for the Omaha Storm Chasers baseball team and Union Omaha soccer so dates may not be available.

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  4 місяці тому +1

      In this scenario I have infinite money and power 💪🏻 1:16

  • @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812
    @jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 4 місяці тому

    My only gripes are Denver needs a better name. And switch the Wildcats & Iron destinations around. Oakland Iron sounds better. Also why not bring back some original XFL teams? Las Vegas Outlaws, San Francisco Demons or my personal favorite the Birmingham Bolts? Heck maybe put the SF Demons in Oakland instead? Also maybe put the Bolts in San Diego as a replacement for the Chargers?

  • @AdrianHart-kw6pw
    @AdrianHart-kw6pw 4 місяці тому +1

    Canton Legends is brilliant and I’m from Dallas

  • @IlluminovaNibiru
    @IlluminovaNibiru 4 місяці тому +1

    Buffalo BEER BUDGET BRIGADE of BASHERS

  • @carterscheibel1115
    @carterscheibel1115 4 місяці тому

    I don't mind any expansion team ideas but please bring back the Guardians in MetLife. Really sad I didn't go to a game in 2020

  • @michaeldoll5510
    @michaeldoll5510 4 місяці тому +1

    Omaha Nighthawks

  • @TimmyMurphy2
    @TimmyMurphy2 4 місяці тому

    They should put the Seattle sea dragons in husky stadium/Alaska Airlines field.

  • @wowster-so8sx
    @wowster-so8sx 4 місяці тому +1

    Los Angeles KISS

  • @arnoldcox9128
    @arnoldcox9128 4 місяці тому

    Not a bad idea I've been saying that Canton needed a team

  • @creepofreek4853
    @creepofreek4853 4 місяці тому

    The UFL is hanging on by a thread. Expansion is out of the question at this time. They will be lucky to make it through the season without going bust. That’s the sad reality.

  • @delvonnefoley2317
    @delvonnefoley2317 4 місяці тому

    We need a team in Arizona like the Hot Shots of the AAF. Phoenix is (the 5th. in nation) larger than Oakland & Denver & Omaha

    • @user-ss6zu6py5l
      @user-ss6zu6py5l 4 місяці тому

      Wranglers were a USFL staple. Good looking uniform, great logo.

  • @HeadPaladinSpike
    @HeadPaladinSpike 4 місяці тому +1

    Aww damn Oklahoma 😢😢

  • @timothyholland32
    @timothyholland32 Місяць тому

    Go Stallions!

  • @BrendanGeormer
    @BrendanGeormer 4 місяці тому

    I feel like if you're bringing back the Iron, they should be Oakland, given the color scheme is just Raiders, and that logic was used for the Maulers. Wildcats do have the black, but they'd fit Atlanta better, if you wanna just match NFL colors so fans can re-use merch. Also, the Baltimore accent struggles to pronounce "iron" as different than some other words, famously.
    Additionally, on the point of Buffalo, wouldn't it still be too cold up there in Spring? My understanding is that it takes longer for Winter to go away near the Lakes.

  • @Joe-hb2ch
    @Joe-hb2ch Місяць тому

    Like Canton Legends but where's the love for the Oklahoma Outlaws?

  • @LORDMEDI39
    @LORDMEDI39 Місяць тому

    If you move the wildcats to Oakland then I bring back the La Express

  • @nojkoor1584
    @nojkoor1584 4 місяці тому

    Love the expansion idea. Not sure I am onboard with all the team names and colors. I am in ohio and supporting a purple canton team would be rough when ravens are purple. Call them Canton Glory and make them bronze and something else since the busts in the hall of fame are bronze.

  • @Lostmymind1
    @Lostmymind1 3 місяці тому

    You bring a team to Canton, and DON'T make them the bulldogs?
    My brain hurts......

  • @Rabidhedgehog369
    @Rabidhedgehog369 4 місяці тому

    I like where your heads at but, I was thinking why not go places that have strong college teams with no NFL teams. Nebraska, Oregon, even Wyoming, Mississippi, Oklahoma and maybe not 3 teams in Texas.

  • @rickygreider4281
    @rickygreider4281 4 місяці тому

    Bring back the Chicago blitz's 🏈.&. The Chicago enforcer's 🏈.🪅♦️🇺🇸

  • @SeanCain98
    @SeanCain98 4 місяці тому

    Spring Football not going to work in down state New York but it can 100% work in Upstate New York like in Buffalo or Syracuse.

  • @ShakShak1999
    @ShakShak1999 4 місяці тому

    I love the Orlando Vipers

    • @Defendingfootball
      @Defendingfootball  4 місяці тому +1

      Would be a sick team 🐍🔥

    • @ShakShak1999
      @ShakShak1999 4 місяці тому

      @@Defendingfootball absolutely I just hope that it bring a team back to Orlando. I really wanted to go see a guardians game when they were in Orlando