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rsdsharp

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1. It's the reincarnation of the United States Football League.

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2022, 07:53 PM

Apr 2022

It was, and is, a professional spring football league. It initially did pretty well in its first iteration in the 1980s, until Trump, as owner of the New Jersey Generals, convinced them to switch to fall play, and sue the NFL for antitrust violations to finance the switch. Instead of a billion dollars, which Trump predicted, they won one dollar.

On the bright side, they got treble damages, so it was actually a three dollar judgment. They folded right after, and Trump didn’t get an NFL franchise, which was his ultimate goal.

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Why is the USFL's 1st game live on both NBC and FOX (over the air networks)? [View all] El Supremo Apr 2022 OP

It's the reincarnation of the United States Football League. rsdsharp Apr 2022 #1

Thanks. El Supremo Apr 2022 #2

because they contracted it qazplm135 Apr 2022 #3

Don't know. The first Super Bowl was on both CBS and NBC, rsdsharp Apr 2022 #4

Maybe Dallas will draft the next Herschel Walker? Just sayin! madinmaryland Apr 2022 #5

There's professional cornhole on the TV and you're worried about the USFL? bluedigger Apr 2022 #6