I agree with you 100%. The reason the St Louis team is thriving is because they lost their NFL teams. The UFL has a great opportunity to fill in vacuums, where NFL teams have left, or where NO NFL teams are. The league should be cultivating overlooked metros, and forget about towns like Chicago & New Orleans, etc. The UFL can be a successful alternative to the NFL, but not a direct competitor. Just my opinion..
United Football League 1. LA Express - SoFi Stadium 2. LA Wildcats - Los Angeles Coliseum 3. Chicago Enforcers - New Bears Stadium 4. New England Force - Patriots Stadium 5. Miami Maniax - Hard Rock Stadium 6. Baltimore Blitz - M&T Bank Stadium 7. Denver Gold Diggers - Empower Field at Mile High 8. TB Bandits - Raymond James Stadium 9. Dallas Gunslingers - AT&T Stadium 10. Houston Gamblers - NRG Stadium 11. Jacksonville Black Bulls - New Jaguars Dome 12. SF Demons - 49ers Stadium 13. SD Xtreme - Snapdragon Stadium 14. Seattle Sea Dragons - Lumen Field 15. Arizona Hotshots - State Farm Stadium 16. Pittsburgh Maulers - Acrisure Arena (Steelers Stadium) 17. Philadelphia Stars - Eagles Field 18. NJ Generals - MetLife Stadium 19. New Orleans Breakers - Caesars Superdome 20. Orlando Guardians - Camping World Stadium 21. Vegas Vipers - Allegiant Arena (LV Raiders Stadium) 22. Kansas City Rage - Arrowhead Arena (Chiefs Stadium) 23. NY Hitmen - West Side Stadium
This one of the best UFL expansion videos I’ve seen. I would like to see the UFL go into those Non-NFL markets like Omaha,OKC,Louisville and San Diego fast. Especially OKC and Omaha since they’re not far from the Dallas Hub.
And as a native, louisville since us kentucky fans are wild, and while we already love our teams we support, we would kill for a home team to rally behind
They're going to pay the outrageous fees that the rights-holder want for teams like the Fleet and Apollos? Also why you probably won't see any of the 2000 XFL team names as those are owned by McMahon's company.
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
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Thanks, I really would like to see all 19 USFL teams to return and all 9 XFL "reboot" teams to come back as well. I know everyone has their "wish list" but AAF teams are not coming back since the UFL does not own the rights to them. Nor do I see any teams from the original XFL coming back (I'm not even sure if they have the rights to them). The reboot XFL seemed to have stayed away from the original XFL so I don't see any of those teams coming back. Nor do I see a whole new team being created over an already existing USFL/XFL team
@@kpowers I agree. I like the AAF helmets but they aren’t tied at all to the UFL so it just doesn’t make sense. I am afraid they won’t bring back all of the original USFL teams as much as I’d love them to. San Antonio Gunslingers are an IFL team and we already have a team in San Antonio so that one is for sure not returning.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Well it is a "Wish list" and it's more like what the league would look like if all the original USFL teams and all the XFL (reboot) teams came back. Yes, I know the San Antonio Gunslingers are an IFL team now and the UFL already has a team in San Antonio so that's why why I put the Gunslingers in Salt Lake. I don't see it as an issue. UFL has the Michigan Panthers and the NFL has the Carolina Panthers
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Yes but you left the Generals to the very end. Why does it have to be regional expansion? The Breakers were once in Portland, they can go back there. New Orleans already has a team. Oklahoma and Oakland should be the first USFL teams brought back. Then Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Jersey.
@@tomservo75 the reason I planned the expansion the way I did was to start Local in order to build the financial foundation slowly and then start expanding west into the spring football desert that is the west and then go from there and that means New Jersey New York market came after the West Coast. It could easily change where you expand up the East Coast first and then to the West Coast, but that leaves, the western half of America without teams. Right now someone from New Jersey could easily travel to DC to watch the Defenders yet someone in Portland Oregon has no valid options.
I think they should give teams to larger cities and less large cities that don't have an NFL team(ex. Sacramento instead of somewhere in the Bay area).
What about the Utah Roadrunners? In very loose reference to the racing scene on the salt flats near the Great Salt Lake, as well as to the Road Runner from the Looney Tunes series.
I would like the UFL to acquire the teams from the AAF and the original UFL. So Maybe teams like Omaha Nighthawks, Atlanta Legends, San Diego Fleet, Orlando Apollos, Salt Lake Stallions, Arizona Hotshots, etc. Make it like a true collection of the spring leagues.
I think 2 teams a year would ideal and at some point there would have to be a cut off point earlier than later. Wouldn't want the game to suffer to much do to a lack of talent. However, I'm curious... Do you think it would take that long to expand out west and into Florida ?
Nice. I like it. If they refuse to bring a MLB team to NC or make the Hornets a winning franchise, then I think the UFL has a chance here. They'd just have to not schedule home games during March Madness.
I really dislike people that propose expansion teams without taking into consideration logistics, costs, and considerations on whether there is sufficient interest for a sub-NFL team. Will the Chicago Blitz actually have an affordable venue and fans willing to root for someone other than the Bears? BTW, Allegiant will not host a non-Raiders team, nor can any team use Sam Boyd Stadium for football due to contractual arrangements WITH Allegiant. It's why the Vipers ended up in the parking lot that was Cashman.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Thanks. When XFL first relaunched, I brainstormed many potential expansion teams. Also felt that they should do two things: have teams in large cities with no current NFL teams and have teams that cover areas and regions instead of just cities and states. Kind of like New England. Like a team for cities like San Diego, Sacramento, and a state like Oklahoma. Or regions like Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone, Midwest, etc.
@@codster9 yep, having teams in non-NFL teams will be critical. A few exceptions are cities like Chicago which is big enough to have a spring AND fall team especially since the fall team hasn’t performed well recently, similar to how DC seems to like the Defenders almost as much as the Commanders. The ideal markets though are places like Portland, San Diego, Sacramento OKC… non-NFL cities starved for pro football. I keep seeing comments about Hartford, Connecticut, which I missed including in my video but could be a good place for your New England idea.
The only issue I have with this is that with a league bigger than 20 teams, you'll have to run about 16-18 games, which can run you right smack dab into scheduling conflicts with the NFL. For me, ideally, the UFL can have a maximum of 20 teams, and can run a 14 game schedule. This gives you time for playoffs, and, more importantly, time to breathe between leagues. If what they're saying is true and they'll slowly revive brands in the next couple years, here's how I'd expand the league to 20: 2025: NJ Generals & NY Guardians (both in Metlife or Red Bull Arena); Philadelphia Stars, Seattle Dragons 2026: Portland Breakers, San Diego Tomcats, Chicago Enforcers/Cyclones, Orlando Pioneers/Cougars 2030s-ish: Columbus Cardinals, San Jose Grizzlies, Milwaukee Hogs, Oklahoma City Drillers
@@ethanmx2 nice! You will have to keep me posted on progress. I am working on a game too, similar to the old Statis Pro Football game but with UFL/XFL/USFL teams.
For me personally, outside of the obvious Seattle Dragons (cut the Sea part out lol) and San Diego being a potential St. Louis of the west coast, I’d want to see an expansion team in Mexico, Canada, and possibly Puerto Rico. I think going international would be a great way to open new markets and revenue streams on tv rights that can take advantage of the work that the NFL has already done while also doing something that even the NFL isn’t doing with an international team.
I never really thought about international expansion but I love the idea. I think Mexico is a short-in but I would maybe go Brazil instead of Canada since most Canadians are already a fan of CFL teams who would partially be playing during the same time of year. Puerto Rico could be interesting, would there be enough interest?
personally I think if they're going to bring back two teams each new season then it should be one XFL team return and one USFL team to be brought back each new season until all 8 of the defunct have returned creating a 16 team league
If they go to Ohio, it needs to be Columbus. Fastest growing city in the Midwest, biggest city in Ohio, 2nd biggest metro (bigger than Cleveland), and football CRAZY. With the league being in the spring they don't have to compete with Ohio State, and if the team signed a couple of former Buckeyes it would be supported majorly.
New Orleans would support the UFL, but they have to play at one of the smaller outdoor stadiums to really get a good atmosphere going IMO. Tad Gormley Stadium would be a great, scenic spot to catch a game but would require millions in renovations if not an outright demolish/rebuild. Yulman Stadium is a no brainer but IIRC has strict ordinances on what type of events and how often can be held there.
The perfect place for the Breakers would be Zephyr Field, but all of the games would have to be played at night due to the brutal spring heat & humidity of South Louisiana.
@Royce-VikingWaxPress Chicago Enforcers would b much better...blitz ? Any football team has the ability to blitz...in that case how about the new Orleans receivers ? Plus blitz is a verb...verbs don't sound good for team names...look at the nfl names...Blitzers would b better..
I enjoyed the team names and locations you suggested. My one thing is I think they need to move to major west coast cities faster than in your timeline. Seattle had the second best fan base in the XFL in 2020/23, if the UFL takes too long to get back there then they chance all the hype and love for spring football will be gone and replaced with resentment. If you look at any social media post from the UFL before the season kicked off almost 100% of them had several post from sad or mad Sea Dragon fans that their team didn’t survive the merger(I understand financially why but their fans miss them all the same).
I would not put a team in Canton. I would put teams in large cities that don't have NFL teams. In Ohio, I would put a team in Columbus(over 900,000) and I would put a team in Auston, Texas (also over 900,000). I would not consider cities that have a NFL team.
Columbus is a great choice, Austin is good too but there are already 3 Texas teams. I think there are a few select NFL cities where the UFL could work, similar to the way it has in D.C., namely Chicago, New York/New Jersey, and Atlanta due to their sheer size and economic bandwidth. People in cities that large need a less expensive football option and have enough population to make it work.
Indianapolis needs a team, when do you think they will get a team? What about the Indiana Firebirds unless they bring back the Arena Football League and give Indiana a team and bring back the Firebirds to Indiana and have them play in Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse again, then I think they should call them either : Indy Turbo, Indy Twisters or Indy Racers or Indy Dream or Indy Allstars. What do you think their team name should?
There was 2 pro football teams in Sacramento in the past, the Surge (WLAF) and the Gold Miners (CFL). Maybe they can get the rights to either name for the Sacramento team if it happens. I would probably favor Gold Miners, as Sacramento was a stop-point town (between the city of San Francisco and the nearby mining hub of Coloma) during the California Gold Rush of the late 1840s
The only way the UFL expansion works is how much of an audience they draw in this season, as well as tv viewership. I’m not saying the UFL can’t expand and draw in more football fans, but in America, the NFL draws in more football fans and the UFL has to do a lot of promotions to expand this league just to get people to come to the games and get people to also watch it on tv. Right now, the UFL is a new league that’s a work in progress and a lot of room to grow.
I'm hoping a team comes to North Carolina. I thought I'd have fun and come up with some unique-ish state-appropriate names: Army Frogs Aviators Cylinders Hounds Stone Masons Swarm What do you guys think? Should I be banned from all naming contests henceforth?
@@Royce-VikingWaxPressPhew! I like Stone Masons too. It has a rough, blue-collar feel. Though, I think you're right that there isn't as strong of a market in NC as other places, particularly during March Madness. But there isn't any baseball teams to compete with and the Hornets suck.
Sacramento should be the Surge in a nod to their old WLAF team. They should also bring back the Invaders but probably not to Oalkand with the state of their stadium but I could see it working if they brought them to San Jose.
There is no stadium for a proposed Omaha team to play in. The downtown baseball stadium was built for the College World Series and the city won't let the field get ripped up in the weeks leading to the series.
One thing you gotta think about is that with expansion you've gotta add a team for both the XFL and USFL. New Jersey Generals (USFL) and New York Guardians (XFL) is my prediction for the newest expansion. But I checked the Tampa Bay Bandits Instagram and am not too sure when it happened but they're called the UFLBandits instead of USFLBandits like they were when the USFL was it's own league 👀 edit: Apparently every team part of XFL and USFL has UFL(Insert team name) on their instagram. Just more surprised the Bandits and Wildcats got it.
More than likely the Houston Roughnecks will move into the XFL division so that means they will have to add 2 more USFL teams. New Orlean Breakers seems to be the team coming back and is set to play at Yulman Stadium. For the other team I could see the Gamblers moving to Austin and playing at Q2 Stadium, which would make travel cost idea for the UFL. My 3rd pick would be the New Jersey Generals playing at Red Bull Arena in Harrison New Jersey. Honestly, I don't know why XFL fans keep picking the Guardians to be back in New York. The Guardians only played 2 games at Metlife stadium going on 5 years ago. Metlife Stadium's capacity is 82,500, way too big for the Guardians. For the first Guardians game they had 15,000 in attendance, the 2nd game 12,000. Guardians should play at a smaller market, maybe Hartford Connecticut or better yet Canton Ohio.
@@kpowers eh not sold on the idea of their being 4 Texas teams. I mainly see the NY Guardian returning because of the NJ Generals just another North East market. Also as mainly a USFL guy 12k don't sound too bad to me lol. Wouldn't mind the Roughnecks returning to the XFL Conference.
If Atlanta would get a UFL team , I would name them the Flames after former NHL team , with the logo being of course a flaming A , I think that would look good on the side of their helmets and the color of their jerseys should be red with some gold in there somewhere ( Maybe the uniform numbers or the names on the back of their jerseys . To see that flaming A logo at midfield on the 50 would look so cool .
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Without expansion into major markets (on both coasts), the UFL won't be around that long. Why not bring back the Seattle Dragons? If the league can't handle distance, it isn't something to be taken seriously. Make the "new UFL" TRULY NATIONAL or FOLD!
@@JamiesonPercad you realise the NFL started out as a regional league and didn't fully go 'nationwide' until they stuck a team out in LA, right? That was after...um... 20 years?
The west coast isn’t big on these kinds of leagues, except in smaller cities where there’s not much money to be made. Seattle failed because they have viable tenants in leagues with less insurance costs. Any team needs to have St. Louis numbers (if you’re in an NFL stadium) just to be viable. I’m not sure the league isn’t better off trying to find space for modular stadiums (like was erected for the T20 Cricket World Cup on Long Island, and note that they’re already disassembling it). Otherwise, the rent is too damn high (in most cases). Mind you, the best reason to expand by two teams a year is the likelihood that the UFL will lose two teams a year. The trick is to try to keep enough large markets involved so that media still wants to pay the freight. Good luck.
While Scorpions would be cool for Scottsdale, I like the idea of bringing the Hotshots back from the AAF. One of the best looking uniforms and logos in football history. Very true to the state, too. I'd personally call Portland the Storm (or Thunder) after their old WFL teams. The Storm was a great logo too. Unless the Breakers don't return to New Orleans, then Portland could take that name, like they did in 1985.
I live in the Portland area and in 1985 I had Breakers season tickets. The Breakers were so fun with Buford Jordan running the ball! That experience made me a forever fan of spring football. It would be a crazy cool dream if the Breakers return to Portland someday.
And I agree about the Hotshots. If they can they should snap up the AAF IP and bring back the Fleet, Hotshots and Apollos (and rename the Brahmas back to the Commanders- screw Washington)
Ah, we can dream can't we? For some of those team names, I'd see if I could use some old WFL names/colors like the Jacksonville Sharks or Portland Storm or Shreveport Seamer. The Chicago Fire and New York Stars. The Stars were originally to be the Boston WFL team called the Boston Bulls. Utah can be the old Utah Stars of the ABA. I miss the old USFL Oakland Invaders and LA Express. And the Breakers were 1st in Boston. Anyway, I have no idea if the UFL will be around long enough to actually expand. I hope it finds an audience. Tough when it's basically a developmental league without any big stars. I'm a football fan who'd watch anything. I don't have to be sold. But, less hardcore fans may need name recognition. Well, in any case, I'll keep watching -expansion or not!
Same here, I am all in as long as it lasts. If they do get the rights to use the WFL team names it would be cool to see the Chicago Fire - they had one of my all-time favorite helmet designs. If the Breakers come back anywhere, Boston, New Orleans, or Portland, I hope they bring back the 80s helmets, those were so much better than the 2022-23 version.
If you really think people are nostalgic for a league dead almost 50 years (and I went ape when I was in 4th grade and the Portland Storm came to be… and departed as quickly), I have this bridge available for you if you simply pay the old Storm and Thunder debts. The WFL was almost as bad as the current AFL relaunch.
I live in the Pacific NW so I would love to see the Sea Dragons back + the Breakers were my favorite USFL team so I will super excited if they come back too. Hope your prediction comes true!
Oakland Invaders, San Diego Thunderbolts, Omaha Blackhawks, Iowa Owls, Huntington Steel or West Virginia Mothmen, Louisville Punishers, and Charleston Sharks
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress because West Virginia had the legend of the Mothman and I heard someone else's video about the Louisville Punishers with the Red hat on the punisher skull which would look dope like a Mafia
That Boston Brawlers logo came from the Fall Experimental Football League in 2014. The FXFL was Brian Woods' 1st attempt at a new league before The Spring League. The logo was designed by Gridiron Labs' Dane Storrusten, who also created that Seals logo you used for San Diego (although it was originally the Sea Lions of the A11FL, which bought most of the USFL trademarks before Brian Woods and FOX did)
I think the small untapped markets might be starving enough for pro football to make it work. 10,000 excited fans are better than 20,000 apathetic fans… because they will be loyal through thick and thin.
The main reason they wouldnt reuse the AAF name "Stallions" for a team in SLC is because its already in use in Birmingham Ive always liked the name "Salt Lake Velocity", since theyve always used the nearby Bonneville Salt Flats for land speed record attempts
I think the key to success is more fans at the games and that will only happen if you go to cities that don't have a NFL team. New York has 2 NFL teams plus the Bills a different part of the state, and Nashville has the Titians, plus look how poor the Showboats are doing in Memphis. Houston and Arlington are not really getting that many fans either, because the fanbase is just not hunger enough for football, they already have NFL teams. The only team in a city with an NFL team that is doing well is DC and only because they have a fun atmosphere, stadium, and team also the Redskins/Commanders are not that well loved and on a bad losing streak. The ULF has to be bold and take big risks and that means going to cities that are not as high on the TV ratings but have a better chance of really getting behind a team like St. Louis did. First off I would relocate Memphis to Omaha or Lincoln and rename them the Pioneers. Michigan I would probably move to Milwaukee keeping the name Panthers but changing the colors to black and gold, Also I put Arlington to Oakland and giving them a mostly black uniform. Then I would have 4 more teams, keeping the names Breakers and Dragons, Wildcats and putting them in Honolulu and San Diego, and Salt Lake respectably. For the new 4th team I would go this Boise and name them the Blizzard.
I like the Boise Blizzard name. I am personally against relocating teams because it shows instability and alienates the fans who were loyal in those markets and those who may not be from those markets but have purchased merch and followed the team (like I did for the Breakers).
I said elsewhere that this league will need to expand just to fight attrition. So this isn’t an irrelevant video. But if there’s a weakness in the world of football to exploit, it’s the rising costs of playing in high school. The thing that would be different than the NFL is to have a development league; essentially academies. That means there has to be a U-19 league and a U-23 league, because football kind of requires growth to be complete instead of playing teenagers on first teams, unlike most sports. To eventually pay for that, you need a German league and a couple leagues in other countries that aren’t big rugby countries, but have the money. Japan already has a league. Potentially Mexico, believe it or not. See, most countries established laws against things like player drafts. So they’ll want to buy American players. Oh, to be more technical, they’ll buy player contracts. And I know… this is a SERIOUS gamble. No guarantees that the foreign leagues won’t wait for players to be out of contract and then just sign these kids. Otherwise, the league continues with the issues of having to rent stadiums, and NFL stadiums are too big, MLS stadiums aren’t big enough, and college stadiums are often not central to cities.
If It had to be a horse mascot, it would absolutely have to be the Thoroughbreds but I kind of like the Louisville Legends as kind of a tribute to the original Louisville legend Mohammed Ali.
I think first you should bring back all 18 original USFL teams before bringing in brand new teams, or going in markets where there is already an NFL team. For example, the Breakers were once in Portland. There were teams in Oakland and Oklahoma too in the original USFL.
I like Portland and Oklahoma as destinations but since the Bay Area has an NFL team already I would go with Sacramento to cover the Northern California fans. Oakland doesn’t have a good stadium.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress True, it just doesn't seem right to ignore other USFL teams. I suppose you could relocate the Oakland team to Sacramento and make them the Sacramento Invaders. Definitely should revive the Oklahoma Outlaws though. Move another team like the Chicago Blitz to Boise. The Boise Blitz has a nice ring to it.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Oakland could find stadiums in the Bay Area like at UC Berkeley, it doesn't have to be an NFL quality stadium. On the other hand, that city has lost the Raiders already.... TWICE, so maybe they don't deserve a third chance.
Agreed, that’s why the Breakers were 1st. They do need to stay fairly compact regionally though until they catch up financially to where travel costs don’t matter.
This video forgets the product. The UFL atrracts good football by putting good players on the field. These guys are either just cut or came up close out of college and see the UFL as a way to display their talents to NFL clubs. NFL scouts have a lot of football to watch and more teams means less likelihood for that to occur, lessening the quality of the product. Bad football means no TV money and no TV money is death.
Philosophical question. This comes to mind as CTE is not an issue that has gone away, the population of people approaching college age declines from year to year for the foreseeable future, and other sports gain in participation at the expense of football. If the quality declines at the highest levels, do you still watch? Do you watch because it’s football or because it currently draws a lot of the best athletes? Or another reason? At least my anecdotal evidence is, while a growing number of people dislike football, a quite large number of people still like the sport. They don’t really care if the next generation of kids loses a step, so to speak.
I would be OK with Columbus but I like Canton as a destination place for football fans + they deserve a chance since they supported 2 USFL hub teams in 2023.
Feel like maybe move the old muller to SC and change the name Maulers. To Myrtle Beach tiedel wave sc Beach south carliona clan Rebels or Turtles. Or keep both pittsbrugh teams and instead of a team in gerogia but a team in SC and have the team at Coastal carliona because the stadium right now fits the need of the capacity of a crowd then if it fan base grows then bulid or move to Columbia or Greenville. Where Clemson plays in death valley
@@Royce-VikingWaxPressthey have a few patented names and I doubt they will use all of them ...maybe they see this and repent...Nashville Blues, Nashville Express.....
I could see the Guardians or the Washington Federals moving to Hartford. The current UFL will bring in former USFL teams or XFL teams as expansion teams
Chicago blitz louisville Redbirds San Diego fleet old aaf team name Minnesota wrecking crew Arizona wranglers sal lake city saints New Mexico 18s canton legand orando apollos
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Absolutely. Torontonians love American football and it is the 4th largest metropolitan in North America. It’s just a matter of an arena, hopefully FIFA is going to fix it.
I would move the Renegades out of Arlington first. Move them to Oklahoma City. Still a close market not too far from its original but out of the NFL market. Plus the Renegades emblem resembles the Oklahoma Outlaws.. so it's like bringing them back.. Move the Panthers to Louisville. Kind of fitting with the Kentucky Wildcats.. I would say the Louisville Stallions because of the Derby 🐎.. but you're not relocating the Birmingham Stallions.. it's too iconic. Bring back the L.A. Wildcats but put them in San Diego since they got shafted by the NFL. San Jose instead of Oakland who got shafted and San Francisco is NFL.. but San Jose is the bigger market anyway. What used to be the San Francisco Demons that were originally to be the San Jose Demons.. stay away from the original XFL names which I don't think they are legally allowed to reiterate.. they were called the Demons because of the Diablo Valley and fault line that's in that area.. call them the San Jose Diablos. The old Pittsburgh Maulers can be the Canton Bulldogs. Again.. try to stay out of the NFL markets if you can. The Philadelphia Stars is the exception of the NFL rule. You gotta dip back into the east coast and Philly is a huge sports town.. similar to Chicago. The stars would work although I thought maybe the Canton Stars since Canton is where the Hall of Fame is and that's where all the Stars are.. idk 🤷♂️. New Jersey Generals is iconic and since technically New Jersey has 2 NFL teams, they claim the New York market. So branding the New Jersey market is your other East Coast team along with Washington and possibly Philly. Orlando Florida is the 4th city in Florida that doesn't have a pro football team. I thought it was a bad idea to take a team out of Florida since the majority of NFL players that have been drafted are from Florida.. a bit surprising. I agree with the Breakers.. but that team moved alot. First they were the Boston Breakers, then the New Orleans Breakers, then the Portland Breakers.. and then the New Orleans Breakers again.. since Florida got the shaft.. the Orlando Breakers is the answer. I know what I said about staying away from NFL markets.. but since the reason they took away the Sea Dragons is because they were kind of isolated, and now theres a West Coast presence.. they are no longer isolated and you need that Northwest territory.. you COULD stay out of the NFL market and go the Portland route with the Sea Dragons.. but Portland not really on the coast .. but it's close enough.. OR the Sea Dragons can be in San Jose and that frees up an extra city since 16 is what we're doing here.. I was thinking maybe the El Paso Gunslingers or El Paso Wranglers and El Paso is West TX .. it's so far away from San Antonio and the others.. it draws a market close to New Mexico and Arizona and Colorado.. But the last one and I think is important and even tho Chicago is an NFL city.. it like Philly is a huge sports town.. but it's true, it's a Bears 1st city.. Chicago is big enough for another NFL they say.. well, how about a UFL team. Idk if you can use the old XFL 2001 brands or not so the Enforcers is probably out the window. This is one I don't have a name for from the original teams . But with the absence of Michigan and Pittsburgh, needing another team in the North besides Canton is necessary.. especially the biggest market in the Midwest. And with the rivalries between Sт. Louis and Chicago sports teams and the easy travel between the two cities.. it wouldbe an XFL Conference team. Chicago is necessary... Maybe the Chicago Maulers.. 🤷♂️idk 🤔. Or the Chicago Guardians.. or the Gamblers.. although I would think if you were bringing back the Gamblers they would be in Vegas.. which is always an option instead of one of the others.. but we don't want to go past 16 teams. 16 is ideal for a Minor League Football League . I think it's very well placed staying out of the NFL and working the secondary markets but tapping into some of the crucial markets that would make the league thrive... Let me know what you think. And I'll post this comment on your Facebook post as well..
Hey Mr am from Atlanta Georgia I been watching the XFL games every weekend I been saying how come they Don’t have a XFL team down here in Georgia we are big sport City man if u good people at the XFL football company can bring a XFL team to Atlanta I would be happy an excited I have name that would fit the team if u guys bring team down here to Atlanta/ it would be The Atlanta SeaHawks
I would love to see ABQ to get a team. New Mexico is wanting a football team and not just our IFL gladiators even though we love em I also believe that Seattle will be one of the first expansions due to everyone loving the sea dragons in 2020 before shutting down. It also just makes sense they get a team before Albuquerque
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress I appreciate the confidence. Keep up the good work. Any other sports expansions you would like to see? Might be a good video in the future
I like for the UFL to bring back the XFL and USFL teams back but Move the Guardians back to New York, and the Vipers to Tampa Bay. Also, I hope they purchased the rights to the AAF team names such as the Orlando Apollos, Arizona Hotshots, Atlanta Legends, and San Diego Fleet. And add the Canton, Salt Lake City, and LA into the mix.
Fully aware of that, I just like the name. At one time St Louis had a Cardinals baseball and football team at the same time; who’s to say Omaha couldn’t do the same with an indoor and outdoor football teams, especially if owned by the same person.
I wouldn't go to cities that already have a NFL team.
I see your vision but you have to have some major cities w teams already to balance it out...
I agree with you 100%. The reason the St Louis team is thriving is because they lost their NFL teams. The UFL has a great opportunity to fill in vacuums, where NFL teams have left, or where NO NFL teams are. The league should be cultivating overlooked metros, and forget about towns like Chicago & New Orleans, etc.
The UFL can be a successful alternative to the NFL, but not a direct competitor. Just my opinion..
Sea dragons had good fans!
Yeah as there are 4 out of the 8 teams from Texas the state has two nfl teams
@GeorgeWashingtonX also major cities with a history of losing teams....give city fans something to cheer for....Ohio, Buffalo for example....
I'm betting the Seattle Sea Dragons would be the first team brought back.
United Football League
1. LA Express - SoFi Stadium
2. LA Wildcats - Los Angeles Coliseum
3. Chicago Enforcers - New Bears Stadium
4. New England Force - Patriots Stadium
5. Miami Maniax - Hard Rock Stadium
6. Baltimore Blitz - M&T Bank Stadium
7. Denver Gold Diggers - Empower Field at Mile High
8. TB Bandits - Raymond James Stadium
9. Dallas Gunslingers - AT&T Stadium
10. Houston Gamblers - NRG Stadium
11. Jacksonville Black Bulls - New Jaguars Dome
12. SF Demons - 49ers Stadium
13. SD Xtreme - Snapdragon Stadium
14. Seattle Sea Dragons - Lumen Field
15. Arizona Hotshots - State Farm Stadium
16. Pittsburgh Maulers - Acrisure Arena (Steelers Stadium)
17. Philadelphia Stars - Eagles Field
18. NJ Generals - MetLife Stadium
19. New Orleans Breakers - Caesars Superdome
20. Orlando Guardians - Camping World Stadium
21. Vegas Vipers - Allegiant Arena (LV Raiders Stadium)
22. Kansas City Rage - Arrowhead Arena (Chiefs Stadium)
23. NY Hitmen - West Side Stadium
Nice homework on getting it down to the stadium level. Well done!
The name outlaws my offend snowflakes
Great suggestions but there is no chance a team in Louisville would play at Churchill Downs.
This one of the best UFL expansion videos I’ve seen. I would like to see the UFL go into those Non-NFL markets like Omaha,OKC,Louisville and San Diego fast. Especially OKC and Omaha since they’re not far from the Dallas Hub.
Thanks! I appreciate the positive feedback.
Yeah non-NFL cities. Atlanta doesn’t need a UFL team
And as a native, louisville since us kentucky fans are wild, and while we already love our teams we support, we would kill for a home team to rally behind
As an Omaha native I would LOVE to have pro football back in the state and a correction the Omaha Beef is a AFL team 😊
@@sgtawalt i don't think so,atlanta is a braves city,an expansion team there will have no chance
San Diego = The Fleet
I still wear my jersey
They're going to pay the outrageous fees that the rights-holder want for teams like the Fleet and Apollos? Also why you probably won't see any of the 2000 XFL team names as those are owned by McMahon's company.
@@petertrudelljrya... I wouldn't want to use any AAF names anyway....
2001 San Diego Extreme is better at Snapdragon Stadium
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
Nice! I like your vision. Exciting to think about the possibilities.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Thanks
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Thanks, I really would like to see all 19 USFL teams to return and all 9 XFL "reboot" teams to come back as well. I know everyone has their "wish list" but AAF teams are not coming back since the UFL does not own the rights to them. Nor do I see any teams from the original XFL coming back (I'm not even sure if they have the rights to them). The reboot XFL seemed to have stayed away from the original XFL so I don't see any of those teams coming back. Nor do I see a whole new team being created over an already existing USFL/XFL team
@@kpowers I agree. I like the AAF helmets but they aren’t tied at all to the UFL so it just doesn’t make sense. I am afraid they won’t bring back all of the original USFL teams as much as I’d love them to. San Antonio Gunslingers are an IFL team and we already have a team in San Antonio so that one is for sure not returning.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Well it is a "Wish list" and it's more like what the league would look like if all the original USFL teams and all the XFL (reboot) teams came back. Yes, I know the San Antonio Gunslingers are an IFL team now and the UFL already has a team in San Antonio so that's why why I put the Gunslingers in Salt Lake. I don't see it as an issue. UFL has the Michigan Panthers and the NFL has the Carolina Panthers
They cut actual USFL franchises with history to make this merger. Those teams need to be brought back first.
That’s why I have the Breakers as the 1st team coming back.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Yes but you left the Generals to the very end. Why does it have to be regional expansion? The Breakers were once in Portland, they can go back there. New Orleans already has a team. Oklahoma and Oakland should be the first USFL teams brought back. Then Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Jersey.
@@tomservo75 the reason I planned the expansion the way I did was to start Local in order to build the financial foundation slowly and then start expanding west into the spring football desert that is the west and then go from there and that means New Jersey New York market came after the West Coast. It could easily change where you expand up the East Coast first and then to the West Coast, but that leaves, the western half of America without teams. Right now someone from New Jersey could easily travel to DC to watch the Defenders yet someone in Portland Oregon has no valid options.
Yes! My generals!!!
I think they should give teams to larger cities and less large cities that don't have an NFL team(ex. Sacramento instead of somewhere in the Bay area).
Agreed!
Sacramento Condors
What about the Utah Roadrunners?
In very loose reference to the racing scene on the salt flats near the Great Salt Lake, as well as to the Road Runner from the Looney Tunes series.
Bring back the Jacksonville Bulls. They led the USFL in attendance with over 40k per game.
Could they fill the stadium in both spring and fall though? That would be the biggest question. The Bulls didn’t have the Jags to “compete” with.
The Salt Lake City Polygamists, is my recommendation
Salt Lake City Undertakers
The Utah Morons... Oops, I mean MORMONS. My bad.
UTAH SWARM
Rocky Mountain Battalion for Salt Lake.
Have like 3 or 4 cheerleaders for each player😜
I would like the UFL to acquire the teams from the AAF and the original UFL. So Maybe teams like Omaha Nighthawks, Atlanta Legends, San Diego Fleet, Orlando Apollos, Salt Lake Stallions, Arizona Hotshots, etc. Make it like a true collection of the spring leagues.
That would be cool, I love the AAF team names and colors.
I think 2 teams a year would ideal and at some point there would have to be a cut off point earlier than later. Wouldn't want the game to suffer to much do to a lack of talent.
However, I'm curious... Do you think it would take that long to expand out west and into Florida ?
After I thought about it awhile I think Florida expansion could come sooner than I showed in my video.
(SACK)ramento needs one because the word there in parenthesis is a football stat
Carolina Copperheads.
Oooh that’s a good one!
Nice. I like it. If they refuse to bring a MLB team to NC or make the Hornets a winning franchise, then I think the UFL has a chance here. They'd just have to not schedule home games during March Madness.
I like that...how about Carolina Reapers ?
@@Royce-VikingWaxPressThat's a team from the old video game, Blitz: The League.
@@stevangarcia9946Don't you mean Minnesota Reapers from Blitz: The League?😉
I really dislike people that propose expansion teams without taking into consideration logistics, costs, and considerations on whether there is sufficient interest for a sub-NFL team. Will the Chicago Blitz actually have an affordable venue and fans willing to root for someone other than the Bears? BTW, Allegiant will not host a non-Raiders team, nor can any team use Sam Boyd Stadium for football due to contractual arrangements WITH Allegiant. It's why the Vipers ended up in the parking lot that was Cashman.
Good to know!
The only issue I have is that the talent pool isnt deep enough to accommodate all of these teams.
Agreed. It’s too many teams but fun to consider the potential cities. About 20 teams max in the next 15 years is more realistic.
MINNESOTA MASTODONS
That is a GREAT name!
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Thanks. When XFL first relaunched, I brainstormed many potential expansion teams. Also felt that they should do two things: have teams in large cities with no current NFL teams and have teams that cover areas and regions instead of just cities and states. Kind of like New England. Like a team for cities like San Diego, Sacramento, and a state like Oklahoma. Or regions like Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone, Midwest, etc.
@@codster9 yep, having teams in non-NFL teams will be critical. A few exceptions are cities like Chicago which is big enough to have a spring AND fall team especially since the fall team hasn’t performed well recently, similar to how DC seems to like the Defenders almost as much as the Commanders. The ideal markets though are places like Portland, San Diego, Sacramento OKC… non-NFL cities starved for pro football. I keep seeing comments about Hartford, Connecticut, which I missed including in my video but could be a good place for your New England idea.
Minnesota Steamrollers
They have to bring back the Chicago Enforcers
The only issue I have with this is that with a league bigger than 20 teams, you'll have to run about 16-18 games, which can run you right smack dab into scheduling conflicts with the NFL. For me, ideally, the UFL can have a maximum of 20 teams, and can run a 14 game schedule. This gives you time for playoffs, and, more importantly, time to breathe between leagues.
If what they're saying is true and they'll slowly revive brands in the next couple years, here's how I'd expand the league to 20:
2025: NJ Generals & NY Guardians (both in Metlife or Red Bull Arena); Philadelphia Stars, Seattle Dragons
2026: Portland Breakers, San Diego Tomcats, Chicago Enforcers/Cyclones, Orlando Pioneers/Cougars
2030s-ish: Columbus Cardinals, San Jose Grizzlies, Milwaukee Hogs, Oklahoma City Drillers
I love the Hogs for Milwaukee - perfect!
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Admittedly, the non-revived teams are ones I came up with for a fictional tabletop league I’m putting together.
@@ethanmx2 nice! You will have to keep me posted on progress. I am working on a game too, similar to the old Statis Pro Football game but with UFL/XFL/USFL teams.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Nice! I’m a Second Season / Fast Drive Football guy myself.
Tomcats is great for San Diego, wish I'd thought of that. Only names more appropriate would be the Ice Men or the Mavericks
Des Moines should get an UFL team. The Iowa Superhogs would be a cool nickname.
I agree, Superhogs would be a fantastic name.
For me personally, outside of the obvious Seattle Dragons (cut the Sea part out lol) and San Diego being a potential St. Louis of the west coast, I’d want to see an expansion team in Mexico, Canada, and possibly Puerto Rico.
I think going international would be a great way to open new markets and revenue streams on tv rights that can take advantage of the work that the NFL has already done while also doing something that even the NFL isn’t doing with an international team.
I never really thought about international expansion but I love the idea. I think Mexico is a short-in but I would maybe go Brazil instead of Canada since most Canadians are already a fan of CFL teams who would partially be playing during the same time of year. Puerto Rico could be interesting, would there be enough interest?
I think they NEED to expand to New York and it will have a football team that is actually based there
I wouldn’t mind if they brought back the New York Guardians.
Seattle needs to be brought back immediately imo
personally I think if they're going to bring back two teams each new season then it should be one XFL team return and one USFL team to be brought back each new season until all 8 of the defunct have returned creating a 16 team league
I like that idea.
If they go to Ohio, it needs to be Columbus. Fastest growing city in the Midwest, biggest city in Ohio, 2nd biggest metro (bigger than Cleveland), and football CRAZY. With the league being in the spring they don't have to compete with Ohio State, and if the team signed a couple of former Buckeyes it would be supported majorly.
New Orleans would support the UFL, but they have to play at one of the smaller outdoor stadiums to really get a good atmosphere going IMO. Tad Gormley Stadium would be a great, scenic spot to catch a game but would require millions in renovations if not an outright demolish/rebuild. Yulman Stadium is a no brainer but IIRC has strict ordinances on what type of events and how often can be held there.
The perfect place for the Breakers would be Zephyr Field, but all of the games would have to be played at night due to the brutal spring heat & humidity of South Louisiana.
if chicago gets a team, i’ll be so hyped and will go to every home game
They could use an alternate to the Bears. The Blitz returning would be epic!
@Royce-VikingWaxPress Chicago Enforcers would b much better...blitz ? Any football team has the ability to blitz...in that case how about the new Orleans receivers ? Plus blitz is a verb...verbs don't sound good for team names...look at the nfl names...Blitzers would b better..
Chicago Enforcers I'm telling you....
i would call Salt Lake -Lake monster's
Great Throwback Music! Theme from "This is the USFL"! One of the only BASIC programs I wrote on my TI99/4A was that which would play this theme song!
Awesome! Yep, I loved “This is the USFL” and still rewatch it every now and then on UA-cam when I am feeling nostalgic.
I think Milwaukee would be a good locale as well. They Have Green Bay to the north and Chicago to the south but it’s a decent market.
Never thought about it but I like it!
Milwaukee has no adequate football stadium.
You all seem awfully confident that the league will be around in 2036
The league will be able to last until then as long as the Stallions don't go undefeated every single year winning the championship every single year
I enjoyed the team names and locations you suggested. My one thing is I think they need to move to major west coast cities faster than in your timeline. Seattle had the second best fan base in the XFL in 2020/23, if the UFL takes too long to get back there then they chance all the hype and love for spring football will be gone and replaced with resentment. If you look at any social media post from the UFL before the season kicked off almost 100% of them had several post from sad or mad Sea Dragon fans that their team didn’t survive the merger(I understand financially why but their fans miss them all the same).
I live in the NW so I would love it if expansion this direction happens sooner rather than later.
I would not put a team in Canton. I would put teams in large cities that don't have NFL teams. In Ohio, I would put a team in Columbus(over 900,000) and I would put a team in Auston, Texas (also over 900,000). I would not consider cities that have a NFL team.
Columbus is a great choice, Austin is good too but there are already 3 Texas teams. I think there are a few select NFL cities where the UFL could work, similar to the way it has in D.C., namely Chicago, New York/New Jersey, and Atlanta due to their sheer size and economic bandwidth. People in cities that large need a less expensive football option and have enough population to make it work.
Indianapolis needs a team, when do you think they will get a team? What about the Indiana Firebirds unless they bring back the Arena Football League and give Indiana a team and bring back the Firebirds to Indiana and have them play in Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse again, then I think they should call them either : Indy Turbo, Indy Twisters or Indy Racers or Indy Dream or Indy Allstars. What do you think their team name should?
I like the Racers name.
Atlanta Eagles
There was 2 pro football teams in Sacramento in the past, the Surge (WLAF) and the Gold Miners (CFL). Maybe they can get the rights to either name for the Sacramento team if it happens.
I would probably favor Gold Miners, as Sacramento was a stop-point town (between the city of San Francisco and the nearby mining hub of Coloma) during the California Gold Rush of the late 1840s
Love this! Everyone wants to talk expansion but honestly, if the league would last this long, this is what I think it would look like.
Thanks John! We can hope, and even if we end up with 1/2 of that growth I’ll be happy we’re still around.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Agreed! Hoping for the best in the short term for the UFL
The only way the UFL expansion works is how much of an audience they draw in this season, as well as tv viewership. I’m not saying the UFL can’t expand and draw in more football fans, but in America, the NFL draws in more football fans and the UFL has to do a lot of promotions to expand this league just to get people to come to the games and get people to also watch it on tv. Right now, the UFL is a new league that’s a work in progress and a lot of room to grow.
Agreed, the growth will likely be slow; rapidity will depend upon the data they get this year.
How about Albuquerque Thunderbirds
I like it, goes with the SW theme very well.
Oakland Invaders or Oakland Pirates.
I agree, bring back the Invaders, but they need a good stadium option 1st.
I really like the optimism. Actually thinking the league will be around in 10 years 😅
I have the utmost confidence in it.
I'm a UFL writer. The Maulers imo should be back in 2025. Along with the Breakers.
I'm hoping a team comes to North Carolina. I thought I'd have fun and come up with some unique-ish state-appropriate names:
Army Frogs
Aviators
Cylinders
Hounds
Stone Masons
Swarm
What do you guys think? Should I be banned from all naming contests henceforth?
Hack no! I love the Stone Masons especially.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPressPhew! I like Stone Masons too. It has a rough, blue-collar feel. Though, I think you're right that there isn't as strong of a market in NC as other places, particularly during March Madness. But there isn't any baseball teams to compete with and the Hornets suck.
Omaha Mutuals with Marlon Perkins as head coach.
They can even ride into the stadium on a safari jeep!!!
Ha! Love it! Used to watch that show as a kid. 🦁🐯🦧🦓🦏🦍🦛
Sacramento should be the Surge in a nod to their old WLAF team. They should also bring back the Invaders but probably not to Oalkand with the state of their stadium but I could see it working if they brought them to San Jose.
I would love to see the Invaders come back. Such an iconic brand.
Atlanta Legends (AAF)
There is no stadium for a proposed Omaha team to play in. The downtown baseball stadium was built for the College World Series and the city won't let the field get ripped up in the weeks leading to the series.
Good to know!
One thing you gotta think about is that with expansion you've gotta add a team for both the XFL and USFL.
New Jersey Generals (USFL) and New York Guardians (XFL) is my prediction for the newest expansion.
But I checked the Tampa Bay Bandits Instagram and am not too sure when it happened but they're called the UFLBandits instead of USFLBandits like they were when the USFL was it's own league 👀 edit: Apparently every team part of XFL and USFL has UFL(Insert team name) on their instagram. Just more surprised the Bandits and Wildcats got it.
That is VERY interesting!
More than likely the Houston Roughnecks will move into the XFL division so that means they will have to add 2 more USFL teams. New Orlean Breakers seems to be the team coming back and is set to play at Yulman Stadium. For the other team I could see the Gamblers moving to Austin and playing at Q2 Stadium, which would make travel cost idea for the UFL. My 3rd pick would be the New Jersey Generals playing at Red Bull Arena in Harrison New Jersey. Honestly, I don't know why XFL fans keep picking the Guardians to be back in New York. The Guardians only played 2 games at Metlife stadium going on 5 years ago. Metlife Stadium's capacity is 82,500, way too big for the Guardians. For the first Guardians game they had 15,000 in attendance, the 2nd game 12,000. Guardians should play at a smaller market, maybe Hartford Connecticut or better yet Canton Ohio.
@@kpowers eh not sold on the idea of their being 4 Texas teams. I mainly see the NY Guardian returning because of the NJ Generals just another North East market. Also as mainly a USFL guy 12k don't sound too bad to me lol.
Wouldn't mind the Roughnecks returning to the XFL Conference.
@@SharkMako No way the Guardians can play at Metlife Stadium. They failed there already. 12,000 fans at a Stadium that holds 82,500.
If Atlanta would get a UFL team , I would name them the Flames after former NHL team , with the logo being of course a flaming A , I think that would look good on the side of their helmets and the color of their jerseys should be red with some gold in there somewhere ( Maybe the uniform numbers or the names on the back of their jerseys . To see that flaming A logo at midfield on the 50 would look so cool .
I hope some NFL team I hope will be encouraged to open a UFL franchise, and works similar to the NHL and AHL.
A partnership with the NFL in some capacity seems like a logical, if not tricky, conclusion.
How about expanding the UFL west? According to this video, I don’t see a western team in the next 4-5 years.
They have to stay compact for a few seasons to keep travel costs minimized until they have a firm foundation.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Without expansion into major markets (on both coasts), the UFL won't be around that long. Why not bring back the Seattle Dragons? If the league can't handle distance, it isn't something to be taken seriously. Make the "new UFL" TRULY NATIONAL or FOLD!
@@JamiesonPercad you realise the NFL started out as a regional league and didn't fully go 'nationwide' until they stuck a team out in LA, right? That was after...um... 20 years?
The west coast isn’t big on these kinds of leagues, except in smaller cities where there’s not much money to be made.
Seattle failed because they have viable tenants in leagues with less insurance costs. Any team needs to have St. Louis numbers (if you’re in an NFL stadium) just to be viable.
I’m not sure the league isn’t better off trying to find space for modular stadiums (like was erected for the T20 Cricket World Cup on Long Island, and note that they’re already disassembling it). Otherwise, the rent is too damn high (in most cases).
Mind you, the best reason to expand by two teams a year is the likelihood that the UFL will lose two teams a year. The trick is to try to keep enough large markets involved so that media still wants to pay the freight. Good luck.
There aren't any Redwoods in Sacramento, that would have to be a coastal city in the bay area.
True; I was just thinking they could represent No. Cal.
The Vipers team should go to Atlanta.... They could be the Atlanta Vipers 🐍⚫🟢⚪
I like the concept but maybe go with a more regional snake, like a Cottonmouth or Copperhead?
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress The Atlanta Copperheads?
I think it works, don’t you? The center stripe on the helmet could be a copperhead snakeskin design.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress That would be awesome!! 😎👍👍
While Scorpions would be cool for Scottsdale, I like the idea of bringing the Hotshots back from the AAF. One of the best looking uniforms and logos in football history. Very true to the state, too.
I'd personally call Portland the Storm (or Thunder) after their old WFL teams. The Storm was a great logo too. Unless the Breakers don't return to New Orleans, then Portland could take that name, like they did in 1985.
I can’t argue with that, such a unique color-combo too.
I live in the Portland area and in 1985 I had Breakers season tickets. The Breakers were so fun with Buford Jordan running the ball! That experience made me a forever fan of spring football. It would be a crazy cool dream if the Breakers return to Portland someday.
Ive always thought it would be great to name a Portland team after both the WFL and USFL teams: the Stormbreakers
And I agree about the Hotshots. If they can they should snap up the AAF IP and bring back the Fleet, Hotshots and Apollos (and rename the Brahmas back to the Commanders- screw Washington)
Always thought the Hotshots branding rocked.
Ah, we can dream can't we? For some of those team names, I'd see if I could use some old WFL names/colors like the Jacksonville Sharks or Portland Storm or Shreveport Seamer. The Chicago Fire and New York Stars. The Stars were originally to be the Boston WFL team called the Boston Bulls. Utah can be the old Utah Stars of the ABA. I miss the old USFL Oakland Invaders and LA Express. And the Breakers were 1st in Boston. Anyway, I have no idea if the UFL will be around long enough to actually expand. I hope it finds an audience. Tough when it's basically a developmental league without any big stars. I'm a football fan who'd watch anything. I don't have to be sold. But, less hardcore fans may need name recognition. Well, in any case, I'll keep watching -expansion or not!
Same here, I am all in as long as it lasts. If they do get the rights to use the WFL team names it would be cool to see the Chicago Fire - they had one of my all-time favorite helmet designs. If the Breakers come back anywhere, Boston, New Orleans, or Portland, I hope they bring back the 80s helmets, those were so much better than the 2022-23 version.
If you really think people are nostalgic for a league dead almost 50 years (and I went ape when I was in 4th grade and the Portland Storm came to be… and departed as quickly), I have this bridge available for you if you simply pay the old Storm and Thunder debts.
The WFL was almost as bad as the current AFL relaunch.
Thank you for giving NJ back there team.
Generals have a great legacy, they deserve to be back in the league.
Keep it as is for at least 2 years
Hartford Colonials or Colony
For Atlanta bring back the Legends from the AAF
For Salt Lake City choose the Snowhawks
For Chicago I like the Enforcers better than the Blitz
@@jaycethefordguy Snowhawks is a good name, I haven’t heard that one. 👍
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress and also for Chicago I prefer the enforcers over the Blitz and for Atlanta bring back the legends from the AAF
@@jaycethefordguy I would be OK with both of those too.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress there is no expansion for 2025 I am pissed about that
@@jaycethefordguy it sounds like it may take them a few years before they expand.
Great video, but my God man, those team names!! The Artifacts vs. Bowmen??? Ugh.
2025 -Seattle and Canton 2026 New Orleans and Vegas 2027 OKC and Orlando/Tampa (whichever one you want)
I live in the Pacific NW so I would love to see the Sea Dragons back + the Breakers were my favorite USFL team so I will super excited if they come back too. Hope your prediction comes true!
Back The Breakers but in Portland OR
As a Portlander I love the idea, I had season tickets to the 1985 team, but I believe they will probably end up back in New Orleans.
Seattle deserves a team, Omaha beef is a cool name, Atlanta Assassins would be cool but maybe too violent, Atlantic City Aces or Gamblers,
Should give New Mexico a team
Oakland Invaders, San Diego Thunderbolts, Omaha Blackhawks, Iowa Owls, Huntington Steel or West Virginia Mothmen, Louisville Punishers, and Charleston Sharks
Good choices for cities, can you shed some light on the reasons for some of the names like Mothmen and Punishers?
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress because West Virginia had the legend of the Mothman and I heard someone else's video about the Louisville Punishers with the Red hat on the punisher skull which would look dope like a Mafia
Not happening in Oakland, two teams left/are leaving already.
They should focus on cities with football teams 1st and bring back some from the original leagues.
I agree, I would especially love to see the New Orleans Breakers come back.
That Boston Brawlers logo came from the Fall Experimental Football League in 2014. The FXFL was Brian Woods' 1st attempt at a new league before The Spring League. The logo was designed by Gridiron Labs' Dane Storrusten, who also created that Seals logo you used for San Diego (although it was originally the Sea Lions of the A11FL, which bought most of the USFL trademarks before Brian Woods and FOX did)
That’s right! I knew I knew it from somewhere, I really like the name.
Bring Back The New Orleans Breakers
Amen to that!
I think the canton bulldogs will be a team next year
Hope so!
Louisville muggers
New Mexico no good....not enough people in the whole state to support a team.....
They have almost a million in the ABQ metro area
@Royce-VikingWaxPress shyte...my ignorance...Albuquerque Dukes ?
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress I just looked it up half a million
@@stevangarcia9946 City population is 564,000. Metro is 960,000.
ABQ is too small a market with a Denver team and a Phoenix team. Especially in baseball season.
I think the small untapped markets might be starving enough for pro football to make it work. 10,000 excited fans are better than 20,000 apathetic fans… because they will be loyal through thick and thin.
As an Omaha native I would LOVE to have pro football back in the state and a correction the Omaha Beef is a AFL team 😊
Gotcha. I like the name no matter what but understand it’s already taken. What name would you use as an alternate?
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Omaha Storm doesn’t sound bad.
Omaha Rampage (charging mammoth)
The main reason they wouldnt reuse the AAF name "Stallions" for a team in SLC is because its already in use in Birmingham
Ive always liked the name "Salt Lake Velocity", since theyve always used the nearby Bonneville Salt Flats for land speed record attempts
Good point, 1 Stallions team is plenty! 😂🤣
I think the key to success is more fans at the games and that will only happen if you go to cities that don't have a NFL team. New York has 2 NFL teams plus the Bills a different part of the state, and Nashville has the Titians, plus look how poor the Showboats are doing in Memphis. Houston and Arlington are not really getting that many fans either, because the fanbase is just not hunger enough for football, they already have NFL teams. The only team in a city with an NFL team that is doing well is DC and only because they have a fun atmosphere, stadium, and team also the Redskins/Commanders are not that well loved and on a bad losing streak. The ULF has to be bold and take big risks and that means going to cities that are not as high on the TV ratings but have a better chance of really getting behind a team like St. Louis did. First off I would relocate Memphis to Omaha or Lincoln and rename them the Pioneers. Michigan I would probably move to Milwaukee keeping the name Panthers but changing the colors to black and gold, Also I put Arlington to Oakland and giving them a mostly black uniform. Then I would have 4 more teams, keeping the names Breakers and Dragons, Wildcats and putting them in Honolulu and San Diego, and Salt Lake respectably. For the new 4th team I would go this Boise and name them the Blizzard.
I like the Boise Blizzard name. I am personally against relocating teams because it shows instability and alienates the fans who were loyal in those markets and those who may not be from those markets but have purchased merch and followed the team (like I did for the Breakers).
UFL football indianapolis
If they could get enough Colts fans who want to watch football in the spring I would go for that idea.
I said elsewhere that this league will need to expand just to fight attrition. So this isn’t an irrelevant video.
But if there’s a weakness in the world of football to exploit, it’s the rising costs of playing in high school. The thing that would be different than the NFL is to have a development league; essentially academies. That means there has to be a U-19 league and a U-23 league, because football kind of requires growth to be complete instead of playing teenagers on first teams, unlike most sports.
To eventually pay for that, you need a German league and a couple leagues in other countries that aren’t big rugby countries, but have the money. Japan already has a league. Potentially Mexico, believe it or not. See, most countries established laws against things like player drafts. So they’ll want to buy American players. Oh, to be more technical, they’ll buy player contracts.
And I know… this is a SERIOUS gamble. No guarantees that the foreign leagues won’t wait for players to be out of contract and then just sign these kids.
Otherwise, the league continues with the issues of having to rent stadiums, and NFL stadiums are too big, MLS stadiums aren’t big enough, and college stadiums are often not central to cities.
For Louisville relocate the stallions there and then rebrand Birmingham to something else
That's actually not a bad idea, but I would go with a different breed of horse to be honest and leave the stallions alone.
If It had to be a horse mascot, it would absolutely have to be the Thoroughbreds but I kind of like the Louisville Legends as kind of a tribute to the original Louisville legend Mohammed Ali.
@billyd.1872 thunderhorse from metalocalypse
I’d LOVE to see a team in Albuquerque!! (Note correct spelling)
Thanks for the correction; appreciate ya!
Several name ideas:
Scottsdale salamanders
Atlanta aviators
Denver rockers
Canton Calvary
Oklahoma City wagoners
Louisville jazzer
I really like Atlanta Aviators- nicely done!
Arizona Scorpuons
Atlanta Silverbacks
Denver Highlanders
Ohio Bulldogs
OKC Outlaws
Louisville Colonels
I think first you should bring back all 18 original USFL teams before bringing in brand new teams, or going in markets where there is already an NFL team. For example, the Breakers were once in Portland. There were teams in Oakland and Oklahoma too in the original USFL.
I like Portland and Oklahoma as destinations but since the Bay Area has an NFL team already I would go with Sacramento to cover the Northern California fans. Oakland doesn’t have a good stadium.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress True, it just doesn't seem right to ignore other USFL teams. I suppose you could relocate the Oakland team to Sacramento and make them the Sacramento Invaders. Definitely should revive the Oklahoma Outlaws though. Move another team like the Chicago Blitz to Boise. The Boise Blitz has a nice ring to it.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Oakland could find stadiums in the Bay Area like at UC Berkeley, it doesn't have to be an NFL quality stadium. On the other hand, that city has lost the Raiders already.... TWICE, so maybe they don't deserve a third chance.
All those who say no to New Orleans
Learn your role and don't be a fool.
New Orleans is my #1 pick for expansion. Bring back the Breakers!
Start by bringing back the teams that were cut
Agreed, that’s why the Breakers were 1st. They do need to stay fairly compact regionally though until they catch up financially to where travel costs don’t matter.
yes i need my sea dragons back 😭
The Billings Rimrocks (Montana)
Good name. Does Billings have a domed arena?
This video forgets the product. The UFL atrracts good football by putting good players on the field. These guys are either just cut or came up close out of college and see the UFL as a way to display their talents to NFL clubs. NFL scouts have a lot of football to watch and more teams means less likelihood for that to occur, lessening the quality of the product. Bad football means no TV money and no TV money is death.
Philosophical question. This comes to mind as CTE is not an issue that has gone away, the population of people approaching college age declines from year to year for the foreseeable future, and other sports gain in participation at the expense of football.
If the quality declines at the highest levels, do you still watch? Do you watch because it’s football or because it currently draws a lot of the best athletes? Or another reason?
At least my anecdotal evidence is, while a growing number of people dislike football, a quite large number of people still like the sport. They don’t really care if the next generation of kids loses a step, so to speak.
Canton is too small...Ohio Bulldogs out of Columbus bigger fan base....Cleveland n Cincinnati having to join in on the fanship...
I would be OK with Columbus but I like Canton as a destination place for football fans + they deserve a chance since they supported 2 USFL hub teams in 2023.
I hope south carolina get a team
That would be cool. 👍
Feel like maybe move the old muller to SC and change the name Maulers. To Myrtle Beach tiedel wave sc Beach south carliona clan Rebels or Turtles.
Or keep both pittsbrugh teams and instead of a team in gerogia but a team in SC and have the team at Coastal carliona because the stadium right now fits the need of the capacity of a crowd then if it fan base grows then bulid or move to Columbia or Greenville. Where Clemson plays in death valley
I like Turtles as a team name.
Utah Blaze
Good one 👍
Nashville Tuners? Ugh. Please no.
They already submitted a patent claim for that name so it may be inevitable.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPressthey have a few patented names and I doubt they will use all of them ...maybe they see this and repent...Nashville Blues, Nashville Express.....
@@stevangarcia9946 how about something musical but cooler sounding, like the Nashville Dobros, or Nashville Hitmakers.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress Nashville Blues is musical patna...
Nashville Stone Cold Jams lol!
Hartford should get a team. The UFL Colonials were supported by Connecticut's fans.
I would be OK with that! Which city would you drop in order to add Hartford?
I could see the Guardians or the Washington Federals moving to Hartford. The current UFL will bring in former USFL teams or XFL teams as expansion teams
@@kpowers Hartford Guardians.
Hartford whalers
Hartford Aviators.
Chicago blitz louisville Redbirds San Diego fleet old aaf team name Minnesota wrecking crew Arizona wranglers sal lake city saints New Mexico 18s canton legand orando apollos
It would be awesome to have the Wranglers back in AZ. Best pants of any uniform ever.
Toronto Towers
I like it! Do you think the UFL could get any fans in a town that already loves the Argos?
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress
Absolutely. Torontonians love American football and it is the 4th largest metropolitan in North America. It’s just a matter of an arena, hopefully FIFA is going to fix it.
@@killianhackenschmidt4987 I am all for it in that case!
Salt Lake City Polygamy's
I would move the Renegades out of Arlington first. Move them to Oklahoma City. Still a close market not too far from its original but out of the NFL market. Plus the Renegades emblem resembles the Oklahoma Outlaws.. so it's like bringing them back..
Move the Panthers to Louisville. Kind of fitting with the Kentucky Wildcats.. I would say the Louisville Stallions because of the Derby 🐎.. but you're not relocating the Birmingham Stallions.. it's too iconic.
Bring back the L.A. Wildcats but put them in San Diego since they got shafted by the NFL.
San Jose instead of Oakland who got shafted and San Francisco is NFL.. but San Jose is the bigger market anyway. What used to be the San Francisco Demons that were originally to be the San Jose Demons.. stay away from the original XFL names which I don't think they are legally allowed to reiterate.. they were called the Demons because of the Diablo Valley and fault line that's in that area.. call them the San Jose Diablos.
The old Pittsburgh Maulers can be the Canton Bulldogs. Again.. try to stay out of the NFL markets if you can.
The Philadelphia Stars is the exception of the NFL rule. You gotta dip back into the east coast and Philly is a huge sports town.. similar to Chicago. The stars would work although I thought maybe the Canton Stars since Canton is where the Hall of Fame is and that's where all the Stars are.. idk 🤷♂️.
New Jersey Generals is iconic and since technically New Jersey has 2 NFL teams, they claim the New York market. So branding the New Jersey market is your other East Coast team along with Washington and possibly Philly.
Orlando Florida is the 4th city in Florida that doesn't have a pro football team. I thought it was a bad idea to take a team out of Florida since the majority of NFL players that have been drafted are from Florida.. a bit surprising. I agree with the Breakers.. but that team moved alot. First they were the Boston Breakers, then the New Orleans Breakers, then the Portland Breakers.. and then the New Orleans Breakers again.. since Florida got the shaft.. the Orlando Breakers is the answer.
I know what I said about staying away from NFL markets.. but since the reason they took away the Sea Dragons is because they were kind of isolated, and now theres a West Coast presence.. they are no longer isolated and you need that Northwest territory.. you COULD stay out of the NFL market and go the Portland route with the Sea Dragons.. but Portland not really on the coast .. but it's close enough.. OR the Sea Dragons can be in San Jose and that frees up an extra city since 16 is what we're doing here.. I was thinking maybe the El Paso Gunslingers or El Paso Wranglers and El Paso is West TX .. it's so far away from San Antonio and the others.. it draws a market close to New Mexico and Arizona and Colorado..
But the last one and I think is important and even tho Chicago is an NFL city.. it like Philly is a huge sports town.. but it's true, it's a Bears 1st city.. Chicago is big enough for another NFL they say.. well, how about a UFL team. Idk if you can use the old XFL 2001 brands or not so the Enforcers is probably out the window. This is one I don't have a name for from the original teams . But with the absence of Michigan and Pittsburgh, needing another team in the North besides Canton is necessary.. especially the biggest market in the Midwest. And with the rivalries between Sт. Louis and Chicago sports teams and the easy travel between the two cities.. it wouldbe an XFL Conference team. Chicago is necessary... Maybe the Chicago Maulers.. 🤷♂️idk 🤔. Or the Chicago Guardians.. or the Gamblers.. although I would think if you were bringing back the Gamblers they would be in Vegas.. which is always an option instead of one of the others.. but we don't want to go past 16 teams. 16 is ideal for a Minor League Football League .
I think it's very well placed staying out of the NFL and working the secondary markets but tapping into some of the crucial markets that would make the league thrive... Let me know what you think. And I'll post this comment on your Facebook post as well..
For Vegas I like the name "Aces Wild", except Mark Davis wouldnt allow that because his WNBA team is the Aces
Las Vegas outlaws..🌵🍺
Las Vegas should be the Gamblers since that is where most of the gambling is done. I do like the Vipers as well.
That would be fitting.
Hey Mr am from Atlanta Georgia I been watching the XFL games every weekend I been saying how come they Don’t have a XFL team down here in Georgia we are big sport City man if u good people at the XFL football company can bring a XFL team to Atlanta I would be happy an excited I have name that would fit the team if u guys bring team down here to Atlanta/ it would be The Atlanta SeaHawks
ATL makes a ton of sense to me. Hope it happens for ya!
I would love to see ABQ to get a team. New Mexico is wanting a football team and not just our IFL gladiators even though we love em
I also believe that Seattle will be one of the first expansions due to everyone loving the sea dragons in 2020 before shutting down. It also just makes sense they get a team before Albuquerque
I agree, I think ABQ is an untapped market that needs a chance.
@@Royce-VikingWaxPress I appreciate the confidence. Keep up the good work. Any other sports expansions you would like to see? Might be a good video in the future
I like for the UFL to bring back the XFL and USFL teams back but Move the Guardians back to New York, and the Vipers to Tampa Bay. Also, I hope they purchased the rights to the AAF team names such as the Orlando Apollos, Arizona Hotshots, Atlanta Legends, and San Diego Fleet. And add the Canton, Salt Lake City, and LA into the mix.
Just don’t bring back those Tampa Vipers helmets… those were pretty bad.
Omaha has an NAL arena team called the Beef. Do your research before making silly projections.
Fully aware of that, I just like the name. At one time St Louis had a Cardinals baseball and football team at the same time; who’s to say Omaha couldn’t do the same with an indoor and outdoor football teams, especially if owned by the same person.