It's official!! Spring of 2011.

[Mikey]

Here's the latest information on when the USFL will start.


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11/12/09 Update

NEW USFL AIMS FOR LAUNCH OF SPRING FOOTBALL
Football League Sets Goal of 10-12 Cities For 2011

REDONDO BEACH, CA – The New United States Football League announces plans to launch a professional spring football league to begin in the Spring of 2011. The league’s goal is to have 10-12 teams in the first year of play with teams throughout the United States.

“We have a strong sense of history and believe that the marketplace has demonstrated the desire to have ‘Spring football’,” said New USFL Founder/President MICHAEL DWYER. “The USFL had a strong connection with many of its fans and we hope to re-ignite that passion and pick up where the others left off.”

The league will play traditional stadium-played football with most of the rules being based from the original USFL concepts. The league is also in the process of recruiting its staff and securing sponsorships with announcements to follow in the near future.

“Other leagues have proven that the talent is out there,” Dwyer said. “We want to be the Spring destination of the ultimate football fan who can’t wait for the Fall.”

The league will announce cities that will play in 2011 at a later date, but Dwyer said that former USFL locations would receive strong consideration when selecting where franchises will be placed.

Sponsors or potential investors interested in partnering with the New USFL should contact Michael Dwyer at michael_dwyer@newusfl.com.
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So, there it is! Spring of 2011. We are still on for football in the spring! A postponement till next year will probably benefit evryone involved, including us, the fans!

What are everyone elses opinions on this?

[blackcaesar3k5]

i can wait for 2011..

[bjl4379]

I think this will give the league enough time to properly get this league started.

It would be great to see fomer USFL players involved.

Bring back the original championship trophy.

Pro Football has the shortest season of all the major sports (hockey, basketball, and baseball) I think a second season (spring football) has a strong possiblity of making it. Just build a strong core fan base in the host cities

All the luck to you guys

[Kenneth Disraili]

Atlanta is such a hungry city for football. You would think in a metro of nearly 6 million that the city could support both the NFL and the USFL.

[Mikey]

I agree! Just look at the number of teams in Florida. In Central Florida alone. I'm not bitchin', though Being from Florida.