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>What
A general dedicated to the discussion of springtime-ish gridiron football leagues

>Who
UFL(U.S), CFL(CAN), X-League(JPN), EFA(EU), LFA (MEX) and various other leagues that fluctuate in being alive

>News

UFL Players report to training camp - starts 2/23
Season Starts 3/27 8PM ET
Two team expansion targeted for 2028
16 team target within the next 10 years

LFA Schedule announced
LFA to receive $10 million from Global Sports Capital Partners in investment

CFL Combine 3/27 - 3/29
CFL Draft 4/28
Taylor Elgersma (CFL) will play for the Birmingham Stallions (UFL)

Munich Ravens Join/Re-join EFA
Talks of Turkey Expansion Escalating

>Thread Question
What team/city should be resurrected for future expansion? (Hard mode no draggies or boates)
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>>153105836
>>153105836
>>153105836
Previous
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>LFA Schedule announced
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Damn, we made it to a second thread in the offseason? You niggas got problems. Me too.
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>>153599851
we are a very autistic bunch aren't we
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where is this nigga?
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Tokyo fart machines
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hawks
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>>153600901
BIG if true
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new thread, less niggas
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>LFA to receive $10 million from Global Sports Capital Partners in investment

What
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>>153604131
IDK why there are still so many investors in alt football year after year. Guess I can't complain
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>>153609915
there should be more
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Good luck surviving the day of the rake, bros.
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>>153617275
ufl survives
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>5219yards
>44tds
keep an eye out for gambler qb jim kelly
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>>153609915
NFL does a great job of continuing to grow the game on balance sheets. Surprised there aren’t more major investors
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>>153617275
I thought the last thread was going to die at the mid 200s imagine my shock to see this one
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>>153618375
For me? It’s gotta be USFL LA Express Quarterback Steve Young
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>>153618858
la express steve young was n usfl hofer. glad the kid got a chance
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>TQ
Boise or Salt Lake would be cool
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olympics are over so i'm all in on my OHIO STATE AVIATORS
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>>153620044
Idaho doesn't have a stadium, they could use Rio Tinto in SLC though.
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>>153620044
>>153620952
too much travel. itll have to be in a place like west virginia
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>>153620952
There was a verbal agreement to use Boise state’s stadium but for one reason or another it fell through.
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i can feel it in my bones that birbs will win it.
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>>153621394
It fell through because new ownership didn't want to put teams in college handegg stadiums. Repole, correctly, figured out that using the smaller soccer fields makes the audience look much bigger and the games have more energy. It's not like the Defenders are pulling THAT many people very week, but because it's a more compact stadium and they do decent numbers their games always feel more alive.
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does tel aviv have a team?
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>>153621694
I hope STL has better attendance than last year, the red seats look rough against the mostly blue and white fans
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>>153622340
I think the UFL has some oil money investor
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>>153622877
>oil money investor
the league will keep growing once these reel in those nil youngsters
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>>153622638
I wouldn't hold my breath. I don't think they're opening the 400s this year at least. That was cool when they did it once or twice but there just isn't that much demand.
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>>153623439
The 300 level cucks TV appearance really hard that section is always full but barely visible
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>>153599062
My cocks :)
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tendie bros....
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>>153629578
IIRC >we had problems with this last year too
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>>153599015
This is going to be the first time I go to a sporting event in so long I can't remember the last time I went. For people who go to games often (not even UFL in specific, but football, baseball, etc) do you typically go by yourself or do you bring someone with you?
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>>153634346
I use it as an excuse to hang out with a friend I bring along, but battlecocks wise at least nobody gives a shit, just celebrate and everyone will welcome you in. I assume it's the same everywhere else.
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you are now aware if the Italian Football League
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>>153634420
Nice. I'm thinking of going by myself for the first game and feeling out the atmosphere, but then after that maybe taking someone with me if I think it'd work. Thanks man.
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>>153634346
drop slurs early to set the tone for the early morning into afternoon. youre in charge.
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>>153634488
We're a Frogs thread.
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>>153600073
we definately have some of the most dedicated anons
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>>153635362
the trve cheese heads
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hes coming
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>>153629578
Drafting for talent AND people who will show up to camp has got to be frustrating
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>>153637523
move every team to florida for taxes and make them travel on the weekend. no first class tickets thatll come in phase II when revenue is up.
>TE Florian Bierbaumer - Louisville Kings
>DB Maceo Beard - DC Defenders
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>>153637868
Texas, where they're based out of, has the same personal income tax as Florida.
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>>153638021
how are these players not sold on this. fuck nil id choose ufl after a degree
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>>153638021
can they find money any other way to get 95% commitment from all teams draftees?
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>>153638058
NIL players are fumbling their chances at building brands. They are proverbially asleep at the wheel believing that they have fans and not just fans of the their college team supporting them.
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They are still gonna play the LFA season right?
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>>153629578
I see. So the Louisville Kings will get destroyed this season and will no longer exist next season if one exists.
>DC DEFENDERS
They've built a brand and are at least known for the beer snake and lemons. They have a dedicated fan base and people will come out just for that. Louisville Kings doesn't have that luxury. Not saying they need to act like this is NFL, but if they don't even show up for the UFL practices likely because they, themselves, don't see the UFL as anything worth taking seriously, this team is going to fail before it's out of the gate. The Storm is going to be the one to watch so far, but MY RENEGADES are going on a run this year!
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>>153638058
>fuck nil id choose ufl after a degree
What's better, playing at USC and getting a 13% tax on the $2 million you're getting, or playing for the Birmingham Stallions and getting a 0% tax on 60k?
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>reduce supply instead of increasing demand
Sugoi Repole-sama
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>>153640503
>What's better, playing at USC and getting a 13% tax on the $2 million you're getting, or playing for the Birmingham Stallions and getting a 0% tax on 60k?
Thats easy, playing for the Birmingham Stallions and getting a 0% tax on 60k.
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>>153641466
back to the arenas.
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>>153641516
cringe kino
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>>153641466
I get where he's coming from honestly. That Dome is going to have to come down sooner than later, city can't keep repairing it.
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>>153634606
They don't seem to mass import black american players like the GFL does.
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>In the GFL/AFVD, players from outside Europe are considered A-imports. Those who do not come from the USA, Canada, Mexico, or Japan, i.e., countries where football is offered at college level, can be considered Europeans upon request if they have not played in one of these countries themselves while in education. This allows citizens of other countries who, for example, grew up in Germany and are new to football to be considered nationals, even in the GFL. Exceptions may also be made after many years of residence in Germany.

>This means that the GFL allows more A-imports than the AFLE or EFA. However, this generosity ends on game day at the latest. The decisive rule: a maximum of two A players on the field at the same time. This means that a team can sign six international players, but must rotate them strategically. Permanent “import offenses” are thus ruled out. This rule protects the development of European players and ensures sporting balance.

>A key difference to other leagues: all Europeans are considered homegrown. A player with a US passport and a European passport (known as a dual passport) does not count as an A import. Even with a Spanish, French, or Polish passport, you remain homegrown in the GFL. As soon as a player has European citizenship, they are no longer subject to the A rule.

>GFL at a glance

>- 6 A imports on the roster
>- Rest homegrown
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>>153644147
>EFLA
>A-Players – The US Training Model
A player is considered an A-player if:
- their first organized tackle football experience took place in the US
- they have played at least two consecutive seasons in the US system

>I-Players – A category of their own
The AFLE also distinguishes a separate I-category for players from:
- Canada
- Mexico
- Japan

>E-Players – International Diversity
E-Players are all players whose first organized football experience took place outside of:
- The United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Japan
- Their respective homegrown region

>AFLE in brief
- 4 A spots (maximum of 2 on the field at the same time)
- 1 I spot
- 9 E spots

>A clearly regulated and differentiated system where the focus is not on nationality but on the place of training.

>EFA
>A-Players
Players from the following countries are classified as A players:
- USA
- Canada
- Mexico
- Japan

>E-players
There is also a difference when it comes to so-called E-spots. The EFA only allows six E-players per team. The definition of an E-spot is the same as in the AFLE – only the quota is smaller.

>EFA at a glance
- 4 A-spots (maximum of 2 on the field at the same time)
- 6 E-spots
- No I-spots

>The EFA is also strictly regulated with regard to import spots, but less complex than the AFLE.
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>>153644147
>>153644252
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>>153640125
>but MY RENEGADES are going on a run this year!
good see Perez is coming back for another year
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WOAH NOW these boys from the capital are actin' mighty peculiar...
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>>153647388
Vipies :(
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>>153647396
i miss the their weekly slapstick.
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>>153640503
USC, you also get to live in beautiful LA instead of flyover bumfuck Alabama.
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>oh what a lovely streak you ha-
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>>153647396
I miss having a “bad guy” uniform in the league
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>Hawkies sign a potentially high profile WR
YAY!
>Former Gayhawk who beats his girlfriend
Boo!
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>They're actually going through with the gimmick rules
I hate this fucking league.
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>>153599015
There's still no teams from the best coast on the UFL.

Noone out here is going to watch or even cares
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>Redditors are all jumping for joy that the 1 point PAT is back
I fucking hate these faggots so much.
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What the helly
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One foot inbound catch rules now in effect. Tush push banned
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>>153651047
>>153651038
1 foot in bounds catch
Tush push banned
1 and 2 point XP like NFL, 3 point remains the same(it will never be used)
60+ yard FG is worth 4 points
Not punting past the 50 yard line
Changes in kickoffs/landing zone/whatever
Brought back the coin toss
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>>153651089
>Not punting past the 50 yard line
I hate this
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>>153651104
Oh even worse, say you get to the 49 and get sacked? You still can't punt. It's stupid as fuck.
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>>153651104
>>153651109
We are about to see intentional penalties and gamesmanship the likes of which we have never seen
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>>153651149
Basic ally only for FG's though. If you ever cross the 50 you can't punt. Takes a giant legitimate layer of strategy and skill out of the game. There's no reason to even have a punter on your team damn near.
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>>153650876
I like the Raiders since I played the Madden NFL 2004 PC demo. The demo has a match between the Raiders and the Buccaneers.
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>>153651089
This is becoming too gimmicky now desu
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>>153651089
this rustles my jimmies
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>>153599015
FLEET WOULD SLAP THE EVERLOVING FUCK OUT OF ALL OF THESE SHIT TEAMS BTW
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>>153647396
I miss Cashman Field
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>>153655051
TRVTH NVKE
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>>153651149
thats gonna be funny but whats gonna be even funnier is when a coach accepts the intentional false start penalty and then wastes a super challenge trying to argue the offense intentionally committed a penalty so they can punt lol
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>>153651038
good. picks the pace up
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>>153651089
none of this would be an issue in an arena
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>>153656112
I was about to say, a lot these rules give me gimmicky Arena League vibes
Not terrible for entertainment value, but definitely loses the league credibility and upsets the fuddy duddy crowd
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>>153656040
Again though, you can't punt if you've ever gone past the 50 on that drive. A false start penalty would not let you punt, it would make your 4th down attempt even harder. The biggest "What the fuck" is the change on XPs. You already had too many coaches being cowards and taking the 1 point attempt, now they're almost literally never going to try for 2 or 3. There's no reason to.
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>>153656326
wait, they're allowing teams to kick XPs now?! why!?
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>>153656207
>narrow the sidelines
>running clock
>allow two men in motion
time to get gimmicky. they offer standing room tickets for under $20 id go stand
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EFA shit
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>>153656545
>Chase Garbers' younger brother is now QB of the Madrid Bravos
what happened to Sinnett?
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late new niggas
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>>153656649
>chuckle at III & II
>see lidetrick
lmao
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>the Louisville Kings
The showboats crawled so greatness could run
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>>153656779
some would argue they didn't even do that
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>>153656641
torn bussy
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>>153656869
i was sad to see them go but i definitely wont miss the constant foghorns during the games
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>>153656410
Mostly because coaches bitched a lot because they couldn't convert a fucking 2 yard play.
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>pant turds are dead
get fucked
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>>153657889
Sad he's a gayde now. Always liked Beech.
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who will take their place?
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>>153658771
Kevin Sumlin will pick up where CJ Johnson left off
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>>153657889
>turds are dead forever
:)
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>>153657889
>>153658932
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>>153656869
boates :(
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>infinite deano mode is back
USFL chuds on suicide watch
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>>153661597
Wait is Pereira gone? Are we finally done with this hack?
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>>153658771
Kangs and Gamblenecks
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>>153661597
based
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>CoFL is announcing 1 (one) more team
2 more weeks: the league
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>>153663172
Did anybody save the yugioh card?
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>>153667125
this was the only card i saved
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>>153599015
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>>153667475
So true bestie
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One of my old high school classmates played several years in the CFL.

Nobody worth their weight wants to entertain playing in a spring league because of the risk of getting hurt and ruining your chances at signing with a CFL or NFL team.

It's safer and more cost effective to rest/train all off-season and shoot your shot at a CFL/NFL team (and make the practice roster), than to get fucked up in the UFL and ruin everything.

This is why spring leagues always fail and have shit players btw. It's not fringe-level NFL players. It's DUMB rejects throwing caution to the wind.
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the new nigga
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lines have been drawn
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>>153661597
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>(You)r team does not have a street sweeper
>MY hawkies do
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dos nuevo negros
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>>153669343
Fuck the street department. Selectively choosing who to fucking ticket. Pisses me off.
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They're called the Defenders because they're the reigning defending champs
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I heard this league has a big quarterback problem. I'll pass and wait until august when real football aka the NFL starts.

GO GIANTS
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>>153672098
>I heard this league has a big quarterback problem
Justin Fields is an NFL starting QB
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>>153672517
I really wish I understood the hold Justin Fields has on people. His fans are fanatical and he has never shown any sliver of being an actual QB.
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>>153672098
JUCO
U
C
O
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>>153672098
We love you top JUCO prospect.
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McCarron is STILL seething about Becht. Going from week 3 where I assume he'll try and soak up some cheers in STL to hosting Orlando and just howling and gnashing his teeth trying to beat the Storm is gonna be gr8.
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>>153675772
Orlando and Birmingham fighting for not last place would be funny
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another pair of new niggas
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>ELF team tracking brought to you by asian anons more autistic than us
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>>153678053
were there any good games last year? i never got around to actually watching a game and every time i saw the weekly results it looked like half the games were blowouts
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>>153678163
Memphis vs Birmingham Friday Week 5 was fucking insane. Too bad most of America was watching the equivalent of a high school graduation on ABC.
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>>153678173
i was asking about the ELF. that botes game was good though lol
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>>153678163
>good
no
>fun
yes
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>>153678230
Fuck I'm stupid
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>new odds
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>>153678163
The championship was an unironically great game
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>>153678053
God bless these nips.
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>>153678715
gamblers all the way
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My Gades
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>>153678715
Really curious how they got these odds. Feel like Defenders should be top, probably Storm then Gaydes, put Stallions/Hawks in that same "just outside" realm, bottom three feels right.
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>>153678715
weren’t storm dead last in the previous odds? What changed?
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>>153678053
>AFLE
>EFA
>ELF
>AFL
Bruh, what are all these leagues?
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>>153682118
You are witnessing European business acumen
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Uhhhh boates?
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>>153682588
Sunk
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BRING
BACK
MY
BOTES
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>>153678053
>japanese are out-sperging us about American football
Much to consider….
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>>153682933
What team
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I just know Diego Pavia will be dominating this league in three years
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>>153683984
His mentor Johnny Manziel won't let him play in such a booty league.
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>>153683984
he will never, in his mind, devalue his brand by playing in the league
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>>153678715
>my gamblenecks have worse odds than the 3 new expansion teams
lol ffs man. why am i still here? just to suffer?
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>>153685000
It's your penance for 2020.
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>>153685011
i think dwayne johnson just hates us
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gamblers have a lot of ground to makeup
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new nigga shuffle
>STL adds new QB
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>>153685782
wikipedia says Harrison Frost was on the Sea Dragon's roster in 2023
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>>153685782
>3 years of pro ball has yet to throw an INT
Guys we're going undefeated.
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>>153686079
EZ W
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>>153686293
Thinking back on how fucking bad he was, the Hawks might have won it all if they just went with Silvers from the start.
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>>153686384
I wanted him to be good so badly. His throwing motion was so labored and slow, hope he gets coached out of it in Canada
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>>153686384
i assumed they went Duggan for his mobility. Silvers has a cannon but he isnt especially mobile
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>>153686384
a few swings and misses from MY hawkies last year
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>>153686605
That's 100% what it was. Becht went on and on and on about wanting his version of Adrian "Martina" Martinez and thought that Duggan would be that guy. Then Duggan couldn't beat out Manny Wilkins, who was dogshit, and we all should have known better.
>>153686448
Even if his throwing motion wasn't awful, his internal clock is slow as shit. It's astounding that he was even a starter in college, it's not like he was hyper athletic to make up for all his deficiencies throwing the ball.
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>>153686772
Few teams were more fraudulent than the 2025 Battlehawks
>Beats Houston (1-4 before McClendon took over) week 1
>Beats San Antonio (1-9) week 2
>Loses to DC week 3
>Loses to Arlington week 4
>Barely beats Michigan (Who had Etling playing Quarterback every other drive) week 5
>Beats Arlington (and looked like hot shit doing it) week 6
>Beats Memphis (2-8) week 7
>Beats Birmingham (Fair Enough) week 8
>Beats San Antonio (1-9 in stolen home game) week 9
>Beats DC (Weather Merchants) week 10
>Gets housed by DC in the XFL Conference Championship
We should have seen it coming
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>>153686605
O-line please be good this year
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>>153686985
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>>153686605
>>153686985
I don't know what you guys expect him to do there. The RG just lost fucking immediately, he had no way to step up.
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>>153685000
At least you have a team, Nagatorobro
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>>153686974
Seeing it laid out like that is brvtal
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>>153686974
incredibly grim
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infinite deano mode has been activated. shelter in place
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>>153690825
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The Italians are playing right now. Looks like all their games are going to be broadcasted on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8RFlFIrPiM
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>>153691403
0 on the Panthers looks like an actual child.
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Oh yeah he’s gonna be with us in 2 years
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Italians love Aviators
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>>153693017
this entire image is so fucking bizarre
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>the rugby posts
>the fumbled snap
>the trash field
>the rain
>all on Saturday night
this image has more soul than the entire NFL
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new nigga update
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Le mon
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Sometimes I'll "watch" UFL videos on YT on mute just to help them in the algorithm and boost visibility
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>>153698900
same, I'm thinking about doing some videos just for the sake of having someone with the ability to speak with conviction but I'd have a hard time talking about enough stuff tbqh senpai famalama
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>>153656779
Zero chance this league last after this year over picking Louisville instead of NYC or Seattle
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>>153699028
>but I'd have a hard time talking about enough stuff tbqh senpai famalama
Meh, I think you should give it a shot. Worst case scenario, you get no views and just delete the videos
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>>153699028
Just become an X's and O's autist and you'll have plenty to talk about.
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EFA (EU) has launched their new website (laughing crying emoji) (laughing crying emoji) (laughing crying emoji)

>https://www.efafootball.com/
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>>153704279
That's depressingly barebones
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foobaw this month :)
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>>153707038
Fendies @ Hawks GOTW for sure.
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>>153704279
Wix it’s better than some of the sites we’ve seen
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would it be reasonable to anticipate NFL team ownership groups committed to winning to buy UFL expansion slots as a way to keep solid role players in the sport
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>>153709368
No, very unreasonable. Beyond the fact I'm pretty sure NFL owners aren't allowed to own multiple handegg teams. Hell they used to not be allowed to own teams in other markets regardless of sport.
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>>153707038
Wait what? This month? You're telling the "people" on Xitter all posting the same gif of an Indian man on a hammock were wrong?
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-1 nigga
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>>153710335
How bad do you have to be to get cut from the UFL?
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>>153710401
probably an average power 4 guy
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>>153710514
First team All SEC. So pretty damn solid.
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>>153710542
Damn, had to be something unrelated to play that got him
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>>153698900
We do what we can
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>>153710795
He probably just didn't want to do training camp anymore and knew the NFL would never come calling.
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>>153709759
It’s engagement bait at this point
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>Louisville Kings
>horse mascot
>have a great run game
jej
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>>153714919
>Great run game
>James Robinson
lyl
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oh they are actually just called that
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>>153715198
>not reviving the London Monarchs
Does the NFL still technically own the London Monarchs name/team history via NFL Europe and thats why they dont wanna use it?
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>>153715675
I don't think they do, there's a lot of NFL Europe team names still running around out there. I think they just don't want that branding.
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>>153715675
Rhein Fire are a team in the league so wither they don't care about it or they don't own it
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>>153714919
This dude was great his first year, then the Jags just sorta canned him for no good reason.
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Many niggas are new
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>>153716770
They canned him because he tore his achilles and it sapped what little athletic ability he had. He just wasn't good after it.
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>>153716770
Much to consider....

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