The USFL: The league that tried to compete with the NFL
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Here, we take a dive into an overview of the USFL. At one point, it seemed like it could challenge the NFL... but it all fell apart. Find out why here!
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This video was mostly edited by Michael Alberto. Shoutout to him and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
So early!
Love your vids
is the last part true
thank you for having me again KTO
Happy Thanksgiving!
Love your vids
Are we just gonna ignore the fact that Steve Young was offered a *_43 YEAR CONTRACT_*
It's an annuity contract. Fans thought Steve Young was getting $40 million a season...
Yeah if you're not actually going to pay the guy and renege on all your contracts, why not? Might as well be a 200 year contract.
@@pennsylvanianrrfoamer So less than $1M a year for 43 years? That is pain.
Technically it was an annuity. I’m reading Jeff Pearl Ann’s book right now
@@YankeesFan0620 Did you read the chapter on the San Antonio Gunslingers? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Doug Flutie played in the NFL, CFL, and the USFL? Dang.
And high school, and NCAA
He was floater among football leagues. He was definitely talented but not to the caliber of a franchise quarterback
I'd recommend checking out his "A Football Life" episode. It is rather interesting
Trying To Pick A Good Username dude has a real passion for football
Nothing like some balanced Flutie Flakes ;)
The beginning of Trump's grudge towards the NFL for not letting him own a team.😂
Same thing with Vince McMahnon...
That's what I've always said. His tirades about the whole anthem thing has nothing to do with "respecting the flag", it has everything to do with NFL owners laughing at him and his $3.76 reward in damages. It's about him and his petty grudge. The anthem was a convenient smokescreen.
Phil Michaels it's about players being direspectful overpaid idiots who think they should have everything handed to them
@@projectawesome5675 you just described the current US president. Congratulations.
@@maltesimusfraterdemassimo7215 $1 a year is overpaid?
For anyone who might be interested, the USFL did have some great games, most especially the 2 matchups between 2 future NFL hall of fame QB's: the Houston Gamblers' Jim Kelly and the Los Angeles Express' Steve Young. The second matchup was so great it has been dubbed "The Greatest Game No One Ever Saw" because the USFL decided to focus network coverage on their newly acquired QB, Doug Flutie of the New Jersey Generals. To cap it all off, Young and Kelly would meet a 3rd time in Week 2 of the 1992 NFL season in one of the most famous regular season games ever played called the "no punt game." All 3 games can be found on TH-cam and are worth watching.
It would be cool to have a spring league
Wyatt Upton There is a new league call the American Alliance of Football (AAF) and it’s gonna kickoff in February
@@WalkerKinsler real shit?!? 😮
Light Yagami yeah
Light Yagami Yeah it looks pretty cool
@@WalkerKinsler man im gonna give it a shot. Thanks for telling us about it
To be fair, the XFL revival was actually doing great. But the pandemic completely threw a wrench in their plans. However, they are planning a comeback with new owner, Dwayne The Rock Johnson
Hopefully both the XFL and USFL can do great!
If both the USFL and XFL can do well, they may be able to merge together and have a full scale league that some day, may be able to compete with the NFL top draft prospects. I don't think anyone should try moving to the Fall though. Although today it's doable with all the streaming services you don't have to fight for tv contracts as much like the 80s.
@@josewmeldondothey both just merged!!! I’m low key gonna start watching the new USXFL due to the merger because I feel that’s honestly what both leagues were missing for me to be interested. A bigger pool of teams and actual division in conferences is gonna be 10 times more interesting imo
@@Dan-1031 Wait? Really? How? I'm glad!
Just wanted to thank you for this excellent content! You've provided me with hours of entertainment and I really appreciate it.
Please do the kicker that won MVP
I could be wrong, but I think he has done that already.
he already did , you just gotta look deep for it ok
Lmao
Sunshine what’s his name?
@@dxmyr Mark Mosley, Washington Redskins 1982
Happy thanksgiving everyone
You too bro
Nothing better than hearing that outro!
Which is better
Like NCAA football
Comment NFL
Sonny Shikwana ayo
Both are even.
NCAA treats the athletes like shit. How anyone can praise that garbage organization is beyond me.
They don't get paid in the NCAA football but they do get in the NFL, a million dollars.
I love college football but the bullshit they put all sports athletes under the NCAA especially football through is disgusting
You should make a video on chris Johnson’s insane 2009 season and how he dropped off so fast. You always make the best videos and I think that would make a great video
@Fries more rb’s should be mvp in my opinion Priest Holmes deserved 2002 MVP and Jamal Lewis deserved 2003 MVP and Johnson deserved 2009 MVP, OJ Simpson deserved 1975 MVP too
Hey KTO, you should do a video on the longest game in college football history, 2003 Kentucky vs Arkansas.
This game went into SEVEN overtimes and over 130 points were scored between each team.
And all on top of this, the kickoff was at 7PM. This game went well into midnight.
I think the A&M and LSU game beat that didnt it?
Trenton Worsham Tied it, also Buffalo-Western Michigan last year went 6 or 7 overtime’s as well.
I loved the USFL and was fortunate to have attended one game in person (Tampa Bay Bandits vs. Philadelphia Stars At Veteran’s Stadium in Philly in 1983). The Stars absolutely dominated that league winning 2 of the 3 titles (and appearing in all 3 Championship Games). It would’ve stayed active for longer had they not expanded so soon (starting in the second season), and the silly decision to try to move to the Fall.
Herschell Walker was one of the greatest runners ever. Unfortunately he spent his best years in the USFL which never get mentioned.
Do a vid on the 2001 Miami hurricanes
Didn't over 80% of the players on that roster make it to the NFL?
wats the hurricanes
JakeFrom Statefarm leave
lol jk
JakeFrom Statefarm 28-3
I'm going to watch the XFL no doubt. Sounds like a nice change
G-Rated and the AAF
Tim Tebow 2020 XFL MVP
@@emkyu7516 Ah if only :)
Vince McMahon is another reason why I wouldn't watch the XFL. With all the appalling things with the WWE besides that pro wrestling is fake, this man should be head of a professional football organization? What should we expect, when the losing team gets upset, they create mayhem against their opponents?
After the the championship game, McMahon drops his pants, and the losing team lines up to kiss his butt in front of a live national audience?
@@jgiese4115 your words look silly now
I've been wanting another spring league for a long time now. So much talent out there it's really a shame a lot of these players have to wash out instead of making a career entertaining people who love the game and want to see a different take on the league. I mean, when you compare the NFL and college games you can feel the difference in how the games revolve around a handful of people (especially with Fantasy so prominent) and it doesn't have that "team" feel you get in a college game. It would be cool to see something like the AAFL work with its state teams so states can have a cool representation rather than like three teams in California, New York, and Florida. With the world now embracing streaming, television wouldn't even be as big of a hurdle as it used to be. Maybe we're coming to a point where it would really be viable.
The AAFL sadly failed, so did the NFLs D League, the WLAF. If it weren’t for COVID 19. XFL 2.0 would have succeeded. I’m going to Dwane Johnson’s management of the league a chance.
The spring & summer of 2022 will be interesting. The xfl and usfl are slated to re-launch and the cfl is still around in summer/fall so 3 "spring leagues".
I appreciate the lack of emphasis on that... person in this story. I also appreciate your consistent use of original footage/commentary to give proper historical context to sports events. I was *thisclose* to giving you a shout when I was in Idaho this past summer to see if I could meet and talk with one of my favorite TH-camrs but thought it'd be weird so I wimped out! Keep up the fantastic work.
@Jake Stockton I have nothing to fear from an obese, septugenarian charlatan.
To be fair to the guy in the end, his league was actually entertaining, and I really enjoyed it. With that said, that pandemic killed it before it had a chance.
I agree XFL 2.0 was much better than the original, Not a run away success but viable.
Whos here after Doug Floutie announced the USFL's return?
Me
You should do a video on when the CFL tried to expand to the US in the 90s.
dethcoremetal813 thanks for the idea
dethcoremetal813 If it weren't for the CFL Baltimore Stallions, the NFL wouldn't have returned to Baltimore.
Hell yeah! A fantastic topic!
Baltimore Stallions won the Grey Cup. I still got the soda can of them winning it.
@@johnthompson286 and if it weren't for the NFL returning to Baltimore, the CFL might still have teams in the US (San Antonio and Baltimore were doing okay and Shreveport would have been viable with a better owner) and may not have returned to Montreal.
Happy thanksgiving KTO
Anybody else craving some flutie flakes now?
Uploading on Thanksgiving? Respect the grind KTO
thank you! we work on holidays for the love of the craft!
Love the cut to McMahon at the end! Awesome video, interesting subject
Hey KTO! I have some video ideas for you.
Note: i live in Nebraska, so this may be a bit biased.
1. App. State vs Michigan, aka the greatest upset of all time
2. The rise and fall of Nebraska Football.
3. What happened to the fullback position: why it’s barely used today.
4. A follow up on Michael Vick
5. The story behind the odell Beckham catch
6. A Taysom Hill backstory video
7. What happened to Lessen McCoy
8. Why Alabama never produces good nfl qbs
Thanks for reading:)
BOY THEY SURE CAN PLAY
Jim Kelly was signed to the New Jersey Generals for the 1986 season, even made the cover of Sports Illustrated in a Generals uniform. Had the 86 season been played, his center would have been Kent Hull. As it turned out, Hull was signed by the Bills a day or two after Jim Kelly made his triumphant entrance to Buffalo. And then a day or two after Kelly retired, Kent Hull did the same.
Bro your outros always give me chills like damn
My dad took me to see a semi pro football game when I was little. To this day it is the most blood I have ever seen at a sporting event.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND were back to the USFL. 2022 brings a lot to the market
Do a video on The XFL v2
@Happy 2BeHere
Given how often fans complain about the NFL having become soft lately, if it continues, people might actually be willing to watch the XFL.
Happy 2BeHere which will happen quickly
Happy 2BeHere well now it’s gonna be mire like real football and they will have about a year or so of practice... I think
Happy 2BeHere there’s a market but it’s smaller than you’d think. I guarantee the people clamoring for it are the loudest but not the largest. Most people dont give two shits about the politics (which is a XFL major selling point) and the casual fan is okay with the offense-oriented rules because it creates more scoring. The roughing the passer confusion is the first time I’ve seen a majority of fans band together about rule changes since the game has been more QB friendly. Even though I personally enjoy dominating defensive football it’s all about fantasy football and trying to get 30 a game and if the XFL can manifest that it’s going to be because the players suck, not because of copying nfl rules. If they DO copy rules then people are just going to keep watching the teams they’ve grown up around. Nobody is gonna go watch the fucking Chicago Enforcers when the Bears are playing
Will Henson
XFL is very offense oriented
Take a look at some of their new rules on their site and their TH-cam page
Who’s here when the xfls already started
I'm here after the XFL fired everyone and filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
gdwfhgsshyrn yea I was looking at my comments and was kinda felt bad for the xfl
They were doing great, it was corona
The Rock bought some of the XFL
@@ahscool2994 His ex-wife is making most for the decisions, they won't kickoff until 2022.
Well guess what ITS BACK!!!!!!!!
I remember watching. There were some good teams. Several players also became big stars in the NFL. It wasn't really too bad. I had hoped it would have survived. It was an alternative to the arrogant NFL.
I will never forgive Trump for moving the USFL to the Fall. As I remember, Tampa Bay Bandits owner had a great business plan, did not overspend, and had great crowds that rivaled the Buccaneers (and Denver Gold was very similar). But the owner of the Bandits got sick and Trump just bullied all the other owner to move to fall.
The Bandits owner said he would pull his team out of the league and start another spring league. He might have done it had he lived.
There is actually another up-and-coming league right now. It’s called the American Alliance of Football (AAF) and they will kickoff in February. They have around nine teams and some pretty famous coaches like Mike Singletary
McWalker Micheal Vick is a coach too
McWalker Also apparently Troy Polamalu is a partner of the league. This is straight bananas
Tons of familiar college stars too. Aaron murray is the QB for ATL and half the roster is former GaTech/VaTech players
@@mdec76 Wait Michael Vick?
Future Gohan yeah as a offensive coordinator on the league’s team based in Atlanta
I'll admit I don't know anything about football but I'm enjoying your videos new subscriber.
I'm not really into sports I think I like the Nostalgia of the sport. Things like bloopers incidents behind the scenes what people didn't know kind of scenario in a sport that I wouldn't even know how to start let alone explain how it works.
So I think I like the way you explain it keep up the good work your videos are pretty entertaining.
Herschel Walker probably would have been a hall of famer in the NFL
He played 12 years in the NFL.
With trash teams
@@wyattstanley1856 Yeah, we remember all those Super Bowl wins in Detroit that got Barry Sanders to Canton.
@@chuckyufarley2999 😂😂😂😂😂
Hey KTO I recently stumbled across your channel and I love your love and passion in your videos keep it up man. I was wondering if you can do a What if. “What if Seattle stayed with Matt flynn and not drafted Russell Wilson?”
The AAF kicks on in 2019 in Feburary. I cant wait to see what the league has to offer.
rip
You were saying?
This aged well at first than failed tremendously
2:32 he actually got on a guys back and stepped off of it, what an unbelievable play
Good stuff man. Keep up the great work!! 👌
thank you man!
I think if da USFL continued to play in the spring da NFL would’ve considered adding da most popular Teamz as expansion teamz and found wealthy ownerz for each franchise. :”)
Why did you say “da” so much it’s just concerning and questionable and why did you add the “z” at the end of “teams” and “owners”.
It's a wild story. At least it made the NFL better.
Hope XFL can do the same
Jacob Geringer it did the first time
I loved this league. Even though I’m from Pittsburgh and liked the Maulers, loved the Memphis Showboats. Don’t know why I was a kid, just loved the Showboats. Liked the Michigan Panthers too
It’s back lol
I remember watching this video a year ago and damn it’s back. This will be interesting to see
Honestly more big time football leagues around the world need to pop up it would be better for talent because more players would get opportunities,the game in general would grow world wide, and the NFL would make more money being the top league.Look at Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer all the sports thrive because they have leagues that are big in other parts of the world.
Why do the team names remind me of an off-brand computer game😂
They copy their names
Love this! Happy Thanksgiving KTO
Yo it’s September 23 2019 who else is hyped to see the new xfl
I realized my mistake a while ago my phone calendar was some how off
I want to see if Vince learned from his mistakes with the first XFL.
A bit of trivia:
With the NFL very protective of their copyright over their game footage, the USFL's game footage is free royalty, and is often used in pop culture. Including (from my recollection) the Spongebob Squarepants episodes of "Your Shoe's United" and "Band Geeks."
This was an awesome one. My dad worked concessions at the Outlaws game when he was in high school. He said they were fun games. Too bad they didn’t workout.
This version of the USFL is not done messing with leagues. They recently sued the new USFL for them "taking" the rights to some of the teams names and very similar looks. The problem is the "old" USFL willingly sold these trademarks to the new USFL getting some money in return for the names. In other words, a desperate grab for more money from the new USFL which is truly trying to follow the Allen plan - by having two TV contacts lined up, televising all the games, and playing every game in one city the first season to keep costs down. It may even work this time if the old USFL does not kill it after its first season in the courts. Time will tell.
its back
This channel deserves more subscribers
KTO! If you’re going to cover numerous NFL competitors! Don’t forget the CFL’s Ill fated American expansion in 1994-96
If it weren't for the success of the Baltimore CFL Colts/CFLs/Stallions there be no Ravens in Charm City right now.
rockvilleraven exactly! also there would be no proposed expansion to Las Vegas either
@@Giratina1999 Not an expansion, the Raiders are moving to Vegas
Kristopher Nekula my bad I meant relocation, not expansion
the las vegas CFL team almost deserves its own video with how insanely dysfunctional it was, from having literal strippers as cheerleaders to picking an anthem singer who didnt know the melody for Oh canada so he sang it to the tune of oh christmas tree
I love your videos KTO! Keep fighting the good fight for all the NFL nerds like me!
I feel like if I lived back then I would’ve watched this over the NFL... even though I probably wouldn’t have
here in 2022 and i cant wait for the first game
Yo I had a dream that once the story reached a conclusion, your outro song started playing and it faded to black.
My uncle was the lawyer for that case, he said that the reason they only got three dollars is because they were unable to prove that the nfl had caused them financial damage with projected earnings but they did manage to prove the nfl was a trust.
The AAF is trying to pull the same thing and trump Is president right now so he probably won't be there to fuck things up so well see I guess does look like it could make a good episode though
are you braindead?
Crrrlrs_14 a
Crrrlrs_14 atleast trump is a good president and he didn't mess the usfl up
@@projectawesome5675 hes a terrible president also he definitely fucked the USFL up
@@Wyottt I don't see how pointing out trump fucked up the usfl is braindead but sure I guess you conservatives are so fucking sensitive
And now they’re back
10:26 If at first you don't succeed...
Crazy how it’s back!
I'm worried that this might happen to the XFL
Meme Stealer the XFL teams have one owner!!!
@@garynewcomb8649 Good.
Completely missed the fact that the USFL went from 12 teams in 1983 to 18 teams in 1984. That, on top of adding owners who spent wildly, that was really the cause of the USFL's downfall!
I love your vids man keep up the awesome work and have a great Thanksgiving my man
Our the best football channel ever since 2014 nfl clips.
Manages to stay neutral politically
Yea I don't like being preached to while watching a game
I had a friend who used to play DE in the NFL and USFL, a 2-time Super Bowler.
Let’s try this again
Lol
1. Great vid as always
2. Didnt know Walker played in USFL
3. Wait a min...NCAA required athletes to attend 4 years?!?! Lol
4. That USFL promo/commercial was cringey
4. I mention this every time, but the ending to all ur vids paired with the outro track gives me goosebumps
Can’t wait to see the video of the rise and fall of the XFL 2.0 next year
5 years later, we have MORE than a new USFL, we have a united football league for spring football
They only won $3!!!!!
hahaha yeah
That's like a large soda
@@iron1349 with that u can get 3 large sodas at McDonalds
@@Zach2017 silly me.
@@Zach2017 or 3 small bags of chips from the vending machine. Plus the owner of the New York Giants personally handed Trump a dollar after the trial was concluded.
Could you do a video on the time the CFL tried to expand into the U.S.?
From Donald Trump to Vince McMahon, no wonder these leagues keep failing.
If the USFL followed the plan laid out by David Dixon then they could’ve realistically lasted a lot longer than they did. The USFL was a good on-field product that enjoyed an entire season to itself and experimented with markets the NFL hadn’t even thought about at the time.
Y'all ready for feasting and black friday????
It's about 4 weeks away but yea, I'm ready for 2019 feast.
Check out Football for a Buck if anyone wants to get a more in-depth look at the USFL but KTO out here delivering another banger
The AAF is doing the same thing and it could work this time
They allegedly have enough money for 7 seasons and plan expansion in year 2. About expanding, I'd limit to two teams every 2 years. They do have a TV Deal with CBS for the first game and the Championship which will be held in Las Vegas. They'll be a game of the week on CBSSN and the rest will be steamed.
XFL/AAF war is sure interesting. Can't wait! About damn time college football get some competition. Why risk your health for a sport that doesn't pay you?
I only heard about the AAF a few weeks ago, but it seems promising. An AAF team will be the only pro football team near where I live.
@@TimurTripp2 I like the fact that most of the cities in the league don't have a pro football team. I've heard stuff from them that they have a 7 season war chest and will expand in 2020.
HOF Gaming this didn’t age well
I watched maybe half of the USFL return season. The stands were pretty empty, however the championship was packed. Apparently the digital viewing numbers were more than they expected overall
Love the vids. Best youtuber our there
RFL Analyst Can you help me with my Language Arts homework?
Collin Noreen what
KTO you gotta do the rise and fall of the Arena Football League. They're down to only FOUR teams.
Actually there's have five Cleveland returning hopefully in 2020 after the Quicken Loans Arena completes it's renovations
USFL fail because:
-teams went beyond the salary cap
-shady team management
-owners wanted to move to the fall 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
-they sued the NFL for $3
Suspence58 the league failed because Rump conned all but two of the owners!!! The first year was a success & no plans were ever in the works to move the league from spring!! Rump buys the Generals after that season & the contracts sky rocket, he cons others to get in with new teams & talked moving to fall because the NFL told him never on him owning a team!! The Bandits owner & one other fought Rump on the move until the Bandits owner passed away!!!
Easy to see the truth, no Rump, league is a success, with Rump, the league folds in two years!!!
I've been waiting for this video! Loved the USFL! Had they stayed TOGETHER they would have been a league that we would still be watching today!
4:55 “Trump.” 😂😂😂
U already know kto comin with a fire vid
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Had fun making a modern day version of this league. Really interesting and a fun project that I intend to do again next spring. :)
Wasn’t that the league Trump screwed up???
Cmac DaBoss yes
Cmac DaBoss nah trump doesn't mess stuff up like that often
go pokes lmao funny joke
Yep. One of Trump's many failures he likes people to overlook.😂
Brandon30699 oh yeah atleast trump doesn't mess up the usa unlike you bum
Washington had a franchise in the Federals, but were rotten from the getgo. The Feds played in RFK Stadium, but it rained at almost every game, had two forgettable seasons (1983-84) had rather stinko management, the player they thought was their franchise player,
running back Craig James,was injury-prone and had no proven quarterback in either Joe Gilliam or Mike Hohensee.
Worse of all, nobody came to the games. The Feds lost games and money
at Kennedy Stadium. (They could not draft the player they wanted in Maryland quarterback Boomer Esiason.) After the 1984 season, the franchise left D.C.
and first moved to Miami, but the team did not want to compete
with more successful Dolphins in the NFL, so the team moved to
Orlando,where they were renamed the Renegades.
😡 Tump ruins everything
Boy has the TV got your brain scrambled. You know the saying that someone is so good they could sell rice to a Chinamen? Well we are actually exporting rice to China now. We are being pulled out of a mess made by the previous president and you are too blind to see it.
Great Vid man! Happy Thanksgiving
First
Good job you beat me
Whose here after the USFL is back?