it is okay but the problem is the team has a city name but they don't play in that city fans can't connect with their team if they don't see that team live
So far it was great. Generals are about to make it a 7 point game moving into the 4th right now and this league is great. When does Michigan play? WElcome back to football Memphis!
@@GalacticKrab yeah that might be the case but trouble is to form a fan base people has to connect with the team and they can't do it if they are playing in different cities
If I’m the NFL there is no way you can allow these leagues to fail. There are so many guys that need the USFL & the XFL. I think the play of the USFL was surprisingly good. It must be so helpful to have 60% of your rosters back.
Love the eerie sounds of the showboat horn after they scored….what a cool city for a football team..USFL made the perfect choice to have the showboats back in this league! We gotta play Memphis next ! 😥 Go Stallions ! 🐴🏈
This is such a great game. This is a game that gives off the same feelings as one of the better NFL games, which could definitely help with this leagues growth. There wasn't that much USFL like mistakes (outside of special teams) and both QBs played pretty well along with both defenses.
The quality of play seems much higher than last year but the missed field goal from the 48 and the missed extra point would have made things interesting. Good highlights.
Welcome back! Yea for me, I love it and who doesn't love the who's who of players, it's like an NFL reunion of sorts. These guys deserve these new leagues as they need to play and I for one am watching!
So happy I have loved to see XFL and USFL football!!! I remember my step dad telling me about the USFL in the 80s. And I remember XFL in 2000. We blessed!!! 🙏
Hoping Cole Kelley can get on the field more. Guy has legit top 10 overall pick arm talent. Runs a 5.15 and played lesser competition in college though.
SCORIGAMI!! After watching the XFL kicking game, it’s painful to watch the traditional style. Love the announcer saying it was the first Showboat TD since the 80s!
I feel good that between the XFL, the USFL, and the ELF, I feel like we'll get some unknown or overlooked talent make a splash and become recognized NFL talent.
That was a game both teams balled out both QBs looked good both teams are going to be good this year if they are in different division this might be a preview of the championship game
I think not only is the play better than the XFL but the announcers and overall TV experience was better as well. Too many people mic'ed up and confusing because you can't understand the calls anyway. The scoring is better, no stupid 3pt clown show. Too many rule and play changes in the XFL. Also the ball with the sensor is genius.
@@HappyGuy-cn9po the last ad I saw was weeks ago had to be almost months, I follow it on socials and still didn’t hear about it so I don’t know I’m prolly not the only one so that could hurt their views
This is my first time watching USFL. Going off vibes alone, it feels like the USFL's goal is to be a better NFL. Whereas the XFL feels like they want to be an alternate to the NFL.
both such diff leagues tbh. USFL is more of an NFL style league while XFL is tryna be a bit different. I think both leagues are good in their own ways but I like the direction USFL is going with things more than the XFL.
XFL is reliant upon WWE fans (probably waiting for a Tables-Ladders-Chairs Championship game). USFL is delivering quality football on NFL level with more common sense rulings on the field. Honestly, I haven't heard a blip of XFL games since their opening weekend, quality matters.
@@bpsitrep I wouldn't necessarily say the xfl is all wrestling fans. DC sold out for their last home game of the regular season and St Louis has had over 35,000 in attendance for all their home games. I doubt that's all wrestling fans. Passionate football city with easily the most marketable quarterback out of all these leagues.
Solid game from the usfl- I don’t know if the camera or field but it does not look great. On the bright side, it plays like traditional nfl. On the downside… it plays like nfl. Wish they implemented the rules for extra points and kickoffs like xfl or make it more unique. Also… the uniforms are not great in my opinion. Football is football, love it anyways.
Last year, it was apparent that the product was rushed to market. The players were only given 3 weeks of training camp and one week of practice. Roster sizes were set at 38 until late in the season (when they were increased to 40). On top of that, all teams played in one location. These things were done to save on the cost of operating. I don't know how, but Philly managed to look good in spite of playing for an organization determined to be cheap.
I have 2 questions. 1. Were the players who played in the USFL last year blocked from joining the XFL? 2. Once the XFL season is over what is to stop the huge influx of XFL players to the USFL? Theoretically the USFL could just sign all the best XFL players and keep them under contract.
How about each league just keep all of their own players and locked them into contracts and build like that.. If I was a owner of the league the more years a player sign the more I add as a bonus.. If you sign for 1 year you receive base pay based on your play for multiple years I add more bonuses
What did you think of the 2023 USFL Season opener?
it is okay but the problem is the team has a city name but they don't play in that city fans can't connect with their team if they don't see that team live
How can I get a tryout ?
So far it was great. Generals are about to make it a 7 point game moving into the 4th right now and this league is great. When does Michigan play? WElcome back to football Memphis!
@@tlhamp0 yeah but the league is like brand new, it’s cheaper to use like one or two stadiums rather than like 8
@@GalacticKrab yeah that might be the case but trouble is to form a fan base people has to connect with the team and they can't do it if they are playing in different cities
So glad to see that both the XFL and the USFL will make it to their next season 👏
XFL is still in 1st
@@IHSL_Official 😂
@@IHSL_Official they had a season before covid
@@user-sl5ru1nf4g yeah that was a different league with different owners
@@user-sl5ru1nf4g they sold the league
If I’m the NFL there is no way you can allow these leagues to fail. There are so many guys that need the USFL & the XFL. I think the play of the USFL was surprisingly good. It must be so helpful to have 60% of your rosters back.
The original USFL was working too but then they decided to move it to the fall in order to compete with the NFL. Same thing happened to the UFL
What a game!!! Glad to see both the XFL and USFL back!!!
Honestly, I wished that the XFL had brought back the Birmingham Thunderbolts from the original 2001 incarnation of the league
@@karlsmith2570 I’m hoping there is a merger, clearly there is enough talent 🦑 🐉 🦑
@@DeepSeaSleepin me too
@@DeepSeaSleepin same
@@DeepSeaSleepin said the same thing, only problem is, there would be two Houston teams, so one of them has to relocate
Only could watch these highlights, but wow what a game !!!! Happy 'real football' is back!
Love the eerie sounds of the showboat horn after they scored….what a cool city for a football team..USFL made the perfect choice to have the showboats back in this league! We gotta play Memphis next ! 😥
Go Stallions ! 🐴🏈
What a great crowd for a first game
This is such a great game. This is a game that gives off the same feelings as one of the better NFL games, which could definitely help with this leagues growth. There wasn't that much USFL like mistakes (outside of special teams) and both QBs played pretty well along with both defenses.
very good opening game for the usfl, definitely will be watching it throughout the season
Case Cookus is back. He's better than half the backups in the NFL.
I thought he was on the Rams?
cut from the Rams early February.
No he isn’t.
@rowdyjr2318 this past February
That anticipation throw for the TD before he got smashed was impressive
USFL looks great really hope it can succeed
Great way to start the season. I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of the games turn out. Great to have football games to watch!
I love the STARS and BLOB! Go Case Cookus!
8:50 Cookus! Man, I like watching the Stars.
I'm surprised it was so close I thought the Stars played better than the Showboats
I love all spring leagues. The USFL games are very professional looking.
Nothing better than more great football. We even have some fans in the stadium this year.
The quality of play seems much higher than last year but the missed field goal from the 48 and the missed extra point would have made things interesting. Good highlights.
USFL Saturday was 🔥🔥🔥
Welcome back! Yea for me, I love it and who doesn't love the who's who of players, it's like an NFL reunion of sorts. These guys deserve these new leagues as they need to play and I for one am watching!
Looks better than the xfl honestly
Agree 💯
Good opening for this season.
Case Cookus is goated
I think the USFL AND XFL deserve their own Football game or atleast feature them on madden !
What a game. Glad they added a new team. Memphis Steamboats is a badass name.
Showboats sound better. :
Can't wait for Chicago Blitz to come back.
@@NineballChris how about they change name to
Chicago Rush
I am really pleased that the USFL is being shown here in England great football 🏈
Watching the games Sunday 😊
Your decision to show actual highlights instead of discussing penalties is refreshing! Keep up the good work!
So happy I have loved to see XFL and USFL football!!!
I remember my step dad telling me about the USFL in the 80s. And I remember XFL in 2000.
We blessed!!! 🙏
Good game. I'm enjoying the XFL, and I'm hoping that the USFL is just as entertaining!!!
Hellava game 🔥🔥🔥
Hoping Cole Kelley can get on the field more. Guy has legit top 10 overall pick arm talent. Runs a 5.15 and played lesser competition in college though.
How about them STARS?!!!!!
SCORIGAMI!!
After watching the XFL kicking game, it’s painful to watch the traditional style.
Love the announcer saying it was the first Showboat TD since the 80s!
I need to see the USFL and XFL play each other
merger would be dope, or at least two separate divisions
Battle of the B Leagues.
@@bigbake132 why would you watch a B league play then 🤔
Quick fun fact: NFL thought the AFL were a B League too and what do you know they merged 😂
@@38kal Because its football....but there's no denying these are the B leagues.
Yeah merger would be genius.... Go Guardians Go Stallions
Oh my, there were actually some fans at this game. LFG !
I feel good that between the XFL, the USFL, and the ELF, I feel like we'll get some unknown or overlooked talent make a splash and become recognized NFL talent.
How about the league keep their own talent that will helped them out, you don't give another company your best employees 😂
Hoping one day the USFL can compete for players like they tried to back in the 80s
EFL?
@@jtpromolab European League of Football, the ELF.
Love the new Showboats uniforms. The colors are great. The logo is cool but a little hard to spot from far away. Maybe they can simplify it a little.
Great entertaining game to start the season.
RIP Collins. Loved your game.
Matthew Colburn needs to be in the nfl asap. Bro was great last year and started off great this season alr
I love the Maulers new colors- they look really professional.
Aren't they the same colors as the Steelers though?
Welcome back USFL :) 🎉
This is just getting me hyped for CFL season, thanks spring leagues
If All pro football 2k8 was a league in real life. It would look like this.
2k needs to link up wit cfl usfl and xfl
@maxypower the espn 2k series needs to come back and have the xfl and usfl teams in it to compete with the Madden games
Omg took that thought right outta my head😂
That was a game both teams balled out both QBs looked good both teams are going to be good this year if they are in different division this might be a preview of the championship game
Ha ha! The announcer is hilarious. "The Showboats first touchdown since the mid 80's!" Brilliant.
Like USFL way better then xfl, go Stallions
Agree 💯
Fox keeping old graphics its huge win
They need to change them music that is the NFL's you know but USFL great game..
@@38kal imagine using from MLB instead
@@K1SH1RYU 🤣🤣🤣
This should hold me over until the CFL starts.
😂😂😂
Until Toronto loses the Argonauts to one of these to leagues
@@Barbariandisksthat wouldn’t happen
What would be 🔥 is a USFL XFL Championship Game.
Great opening game for season 2! Very pleased!
So much sporttttt this week
Cookus was… dare I say, cooking
dude usfl crowd looking good !
LETS GO SHOWBOATS!!!
Beginning look like a Geico commercial lol
😂😂😂
thank god for the xfl and usfl. can't get down with a league that blackballs players for doing the right thing
I think not only is the play better than the XFL but the announcers and overall TV experience was better as well. Too many people mic'ed up and confusing because you can't understand the calls anyway. The scoring is better, no stupid 3pt clown show. Too many rule and play changes in the XFL. Also the ball with the sensor is genius.
USFL rules and presentation were taken directly from the XFL. Much of what you see was actually put on display by the XFL 2001.
Collins a beast
I didn’t even know it was coming back today where was the advertising or notice..? I mean really
I got won ad during NFL Playoffs
@@HappyGuy-cn9po the last ad I saw was weeks ago had to be almost months, I follow it on socials and still didn’t hear about it so I don’t know I’m prolly not the only one so that could hurt their views
A little more watchable than XFL.
The USFL needed more promo, I didn’t know this was going on lol
This is my first time watching USFL. Going off vibes alone, it feels like the USFL's goal is to be a better NFL. Whereas the XFL feels like they want to be an alternate to the NFL.
Here for the 2024 season hype!
Better than NFL
If the event match that xfl versus usfl is opend, it will be great.
PLEASE stop putting the final score in the description. I want to watch these games but there is no point when I already know the score.
Spoiler alert 😂
Lol
Thank god the USFL is back. XFL was boring me
6-8 halftime scores with sloppy play and tons of turnover I get it..
Is that Mark Sanchez' voice?
Bring back the LA Express and play at the Coliseum. That would be great.
They gotta protect Cookus better than that.
USFL > XFL
😂🤣😂🤣
both such diff leagues tbh. USFL is more of an NFL style league while XFL is tryna be a bit different. I think both leagues are good in their own ways but I like the direction USFL is going with things more than the XFL.
Facts
XFL is reliant upon WWE fans (probably waiting for a Tables-Ladders-Chairs Championship game). USFL is delivering quality football on NFL level with more common sense rulings on the field. Honestly, I haven't heard a blip of XFL games since their opening weekend, quality matters.
@@bpsitrep I wouldn't necessarily say the xfl is all wrestling fans. DC sold out for their last home game of the regular season and St Louis has had over 35,000 in attendance for all their home games. I doubt that's all wrestling fans. Passionate football city with easily the most marketable quarterback out of all these leagues.
Case Cookus would win 2 playoff games with the 49ers
Great football for less than the XFL and NFL? I'm not sure how they can afford this but I love it!
Let’s goooo
I NEED 480P
I admit I miss the old Showboat helmets.
Yeah...agree with that. Also the colors.
Same with the colors.... But im more concerned about San Antonio getting the usfl gunslingers back
Usfl vs Xfl comments vanishing.
Solid game from the usfl- I don’t know if the camera or field but it does not look great. On the bright side, it plays like traditional nfl. On the downside… it plays like nfl. Wish they implemented the rules for extra points and kickoffs like xfl or make it more unique. Also… the uniforms are not great in my opinion. Football is football, love it anyways.
Good first game, serious question…..is Ryan Willis that bad? Dude won a championship in a league like this 😅
Brady White won’t last. Willis will be the man by week 3 the latest.
He was inactive so he couldn’t play
❤usfl cheerleaders
why is it so blurry
Wow these teams looks ready to play! Seems like higher quality then XFL football! let's go Stars!
Agree 💯
I love me some more football
Let's Go ShowBoats
That first int 🤣🤣🤣
0:34 that’s an inaccurate Madden pass 😂
A fantasy football for the USFL or XFL would be so much fun
I'm a friend of Todd's and I thought the showboats played well. 9 game's to go.
Case Cookus
Nice crowd! Sorry to say that my Birmingham stallions are going to beat Memphis next sat
"It seems so cheap compared to the XFL" Cheap and good football is better than medium price and bad football.
The only reason it’s cheap is probably because of the location of 75% of these games (Memphis, Birmingham, Canton)
Last year, it was apparent that the product was rushed to market. The players were only given 3 weeks of training camp and one week of practice. Roster sizes were set at 38 until late in the season (when they were increased to 40). On top of that, all teams played in one location. These things were done to save on the cost of operating. I don't know how, but Philly managed to look good in spite of playing for an organization determined to be cheap.
What would be really interesting if the USFL champ played the USFL Champ
Colin's really pops. They have someone at rb. Looks nfl level.
XFL Champion VS. USFL Champion Super Bowl
JESUS LOVES YALL AND HAS A PLAN FOR YALL AMEN🙏❤️✝️😇
🎉
ITS BACK
I have 2 questions.
1. Were the players who played in the USFL last year blocked from joining the XFL?
2. Once the XFL season is over what is to stop the huge influx of XFL players to the USFL? Theoretically the USFL could just sign all the best XFL players and keep them under contract.
How about each league just keep all of their own players and locked them into contracts and build like that..
If I was a owner of the league the more years a player sign the more I add as a bonus..
If you sign for 1 year you receive base pay based on your play for multiple years I add more bonuses
Some of usfl players signed with xfl this season
@@jbill7808 I don't see the point of that lol.. leaving 1 league for another smh.. NFL pay way more so I get it..
@@38kal they were saying xfl ends earlier than the usfl. It gives them more time to prepare for camp
@@jbill7808 oh really that make sense