It's time for the UFL to put it's money where it's mouth is. It needs to spend $ in all 8 markets.

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

100% agree. You've captured the TV audience. Time to invest in local fans now.

I go to the Stallions games and the biggest problem is the heat. They need to make them night games here.

@tals.1089

Ай бұрын

Right at midnight games.

@IlluminovaNibiru

Ай бұрын

West coast Fans would LOVEEEEEE 💕 Midnight games fer sure!

@talkingthetalk3640

Ай бұрын

Excuses

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

I agree that if the conference championship games had been switched, there might have been more people at both venues. Maybe an earlier start to the season in 2025 will alleviate that

@geoff3103

Ай бұрын

this time of year definitely. And play most of the season over the summer when nothing is going on except MLB

I look at it like this, domes are vital in UFL because of weather and moving The Panthers would leave the league with only 2. But if they must move the Panthers they could use the Rynearson stadium about 30 minutes down the street seats just over 30 thousand

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

Add to that if the UFL decided to move to a February start, that could be tough to draw fans in Detroit as well. Like I said, give it another season and maybe at Ford Field, but if the situation stays the same, they have to do something.

@Djp_16

Ай бұрын

Just as we spoke of Ford Earlier the contract just ended for the UFL. Well maybe they will renegotiate. If not they better start looking into Rynearson Stadium..... Asap

season needs to run from early May to Labor Day.

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

Might be good for the fans, but not for players trying to get into NFL camps

@geoff3103

Ай бұрын

@@johnlewissports oh it IS good for fans and business, thats not debatable. Pretty slim pickings sports-wise once the NBA and NHL playoffs are done. Do those players have a realistic shot or is it a pipe dream?

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@geoff3103 I think there are several players who have a shot. Some are already in camps and with the talent this league had this year, it's hard not to think many of them will, at the very least, get on a practice squad, which would be about $200k.

@geoff3103

Ай бұрын

@@johnlewissports several players out of the whole league? Thats it?

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@geoff3103 as of now, 12 players have signed NFL deals. There's only so many roster spots and practice spots open on NFL teams, but catching on can be life changing money.

Too bad the title game was so one sided. Attendance at these games looks bad on tv

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

It was a bad game with horrible attendance, but at least people at home watched. I have to say I was surprised with the ratings and have been all year long.

@brandonwilliam2618

Ай бұрын

I went to every Battlehawks game and the championship game. And the championship game probably only had 15k in person attendance

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@brandonwilliam2618 I was glad a lot of Battlehawks fans attended. Wish it had been more but you did your part!

@scotthovland7380

Ай бұрын

@@brandonwilliam2618 You guys did your part! Ka-kaw!😎✌️

UFL is a fun alternative for what it is.

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Enjoyed it every weekend!

The good and the bad. St Louis should be ashamed. And I fear they’re trending in the wrong direction. I wouldn’t hold the championship game there anymore. Should be Canton. That crowd in St. Louis which was spread out woudlve looked great in HOF stadium. Overall. Great season some great Action and exciting games. Championship Game Was a dud but that’s on the shoulders of the Brahmas, not the league.

@talkingthetalk3640

Ай бұрын

Not many will go to Canton either.

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

I really feel St Louis blew their chance at not just hosting again, but they proved they're a "Battlehawks" town, not just a "football" town. I loved going to a couple of games at the Dome and spending some time with the fans in the tailgate area, but man was that a disappointing turnout for a game in their hometown.

@Mike-aka747

Ай бұрын

@@johnlewissports the league needs a neutral site. They cant depend on StL or DC or SA for that matter to make the big game. Even if canton can draw 15k it will look good in that stadium. They could gamble on DC I suppose. 10-12k looks good in Audi Field. Will be Interesting where they place the game next year.

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@Mike-aka747 Agreed. Canton's stadium seats 23,000, which is less than the announced attendance for the UFL championship, but to me that number is skewed because a lot of Battlehawks fans bought tickets and no-showed or put them on the market and they went unsold. I understand some people wanting a game in the dome for weather issues, but we saw what happened in STL.

@Mike-aka747

Ай бұрын

@@johnlewissports exactly. It was probably 15k in STL. It was spread out and that place seats 65k I believe. No matter how you spread gonna look empty 🤣

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@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

🥳🏈

@IlluminovaNibiru

Ай бұрын

I hear u, but maybe Home Field advantage all the way thru is best, guarantees Home crowd attendance, Unless it’s Birmingham, then a neutral site, lol 😂 SERIOUS! Buck Em!

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@IlluminovaNibiru Stallions fans gotta step up in 2025!

I watched every game on TV this year.. and honestly they need to expand.. it gets boring watching the same teams play each other week after week.. even if they move stadiums I don't know if they will see any improvement in attendance or viewers so they will have gained nothing going into your 2025. which Expanding into A market like Omaha would be a vast improvement in income for the league I believe

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

I agree that expansion would certainly add to the variety of matchups, but I get the idea of building the base one more year and finding some better footing for the league. I think the rush to field a product after the merger caused some problems that can be addressed with one more season (and off-season) of stability and planning. The TV viewership probably won't increase significantly in 2025, but hopefully with better marketing, attendance will.

@ryanr9299

Ай бұрын

@@johnlewissports I mean I understand that but is the risk of adding on two more teams too much I guess then at the moment financialy Wise? Honestly i doubt attendance will be that much better if they move stadiums For those two teams.. That's why I thought like getting a team like Omaha would help the league overall with viewers and just bringing more money to the league.. in the old UFL Omaha was proving to bring in anywhere from 15,000 to 24,000 fans a game and Plus it's on the border of two states, it just seems like a perfect city For the UFL.

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@ryanr9299 I believe they're trying to get a more solid base built and increase local marketing for the 8 teams. Agreed that, especially with the addition of Friday night football, that adding 2 teams would signal growth but maybe they're holding that for 2026. I guess I'll take 8 teams over a longer period than expanding too fast and folding. Not sure there's a solution that's going to make everyone happy, but I see where you're coming from. And I'd love to see the Nighthawks come back!

@ryanr9299

Ай бұрын

@@johnlewissports Yeah I guess I have to build a solid base first before they expand too fast.. makes sense To fix the issues they have now Before expansion

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@ryanr9299 Next year will be a definite barometer of how this league is faring and we'll see if expansion happens in 2026. If not, that's a problem IMO

And bringing back that pop Warner league kickoff? Damn XFL fans want to take over the league? I hate that kickoff with a passion. I mean how many kickoff returns for TDs did XFL 2023 have? Like 1 whole tD? Big deal. I predict this kickoff won’t go over well with NFL Fans and they’ll Switch back To traditional. I want real football,not that woke XFL crap rules.

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

This might have been an historic way to use "woke" in describing a kickoff.

Stop letting Birmingham win we all know it's fixed

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

The league barely got going but had enough organization to fix an entire season? Now that would be a story!

@bradray6820

Ай бұрын

@@johnlewissportsif it was fixed the Battlehawks would have played in the Championship game

@johnlewissports

Ай бұрын

@@bradray6820 that's always been my push back on "fixed" 😂