California Redwoods VS. New York Sentinels

First off...Mike McMahon!!!! I remember this guy at the Lions. I always thought he was awesome. A running and throwing threat. I was thrilled to see him on the field for California. He was drafted back in 2001 so he is starting to show some age. Still, this is his first game in 2 years (he last played in the CFL) so I'll reserve judgement. He looked sharp, but also made sme poor decisions and made a couple of bad throws. Still, the Redwoods were dominant and won the game 24-9.

I had them picked to win, but not by that much. New York was good against the pass early on, but the run gouged them pretty bad. After that, the pass got going off of play-action plays and New York was never really back in it.

New York did have some good returns on kickoffs, showing some promise on special teams. Late in the game, though, when desparation set in, it felt like I was watching a team in NFL pre-season football.

On a completely separate note, the game did not look too well attended. I hope that picks up, Ticket prices are pretty cheap (starting between $7-10). I have no idea how ratings have been. I think the first week was highly watched. I don't know about after that. I have watched the games on HDnet from the UFL website and I think that is a great way to watch a game.

Tuskers Roll!

Tuskers over the Locos 29-15. UFLfan was pretty close on that prediction. Yay...I'm 2-1 in my UFL picks thus far.

Next game: Sentinels play the Redwoods Oct 17th in San Francisco. I would pick the Sentinels if they were playing anywhere in the East, but experience tells us that east coast teams traveling to the west can struggle. I pick the Redwoods by 7 to continue the Sentinels slide to last place.

Week 2 of UFL Action!!

Tomorrow sees the Tuskers take on the Locomotives in the Locos home stadium in Las Vegas. It's at 6 PM PST (so, like 9 EST) on VS.

This is a battle of the UFL's two unbeatens, so someone goes to 2-0 and someone drops to .500.

UFLfan is picking the Tuskers to pick up the win. The Locos looked great in week 1 against the Redwoods, but the Tuskers were dominant against the Sentinels and there is no reason to expect any less.

I haven't checked the betting lines yet to see who Vegas favors. So far Vegas is picking 100% for UFL games.

ULF Founder/Visionary

I did not realize that William Hambrecht had a large hand in the UFL. I saw it reported on UFL Access this morning.
That is good news to me. Bill Hambrecht was involved with the USFL, as an owner of the Oakland Invaders.
I suspect the lessons of the USFL will be applied to the UFL.

What was even better news to me was reading that this has been a dream of Hambrecht's for 20 years. That implies, to me, that it has been well considered. The guy is a success story from his Princeton days.

I think Bill also owns part or all of the Las Vegas Locos.

One other note: If it took this bunch of rich guys 20 years to get this dream rolling, then maybe some of my dreams aren't as far fetched as I thought!

New York Sentinels Vs. Florida Tuskers UFLFan Recap

Well, UFLfan is 1-1. I picked right in the Redwoods/Loco game, but I was WAAAY off in the Sentinels/Tuskers game.

To be fair, when I made the pick, the starting QB for Florida was not Brooks Bollinger. Had I know that, I might have picked differently. He lit it up.

Final Score Tuskers 30, Sentinels 17.

I was right about one thing. I predicted Tatum Bell would have a big year in the UFL and if last night was any indication, I was right about that. Tatum looked great.

Next game is Thursday night at 6:00 PST (so that's 3:00? for all of us East Coasters). On Versus, Las Vegas Locos versus Florida Tuskers. Couldn't have scripted it better. The leagues two undefeateds will play against each other.

My early pick, after watching the game last night is Tuskers by 7.

New York Vs. FLorida Tuskers online tonight!!!

The New York Sentinels are taking on the Tuskers right now...not on TV though, but you can check it out live online

Right here.

You'll have to download Microsoft bluelight, but it's worth it.

Half time update - Tuskers over the Sentinels 14-13. Sentinels were in control early and it should be 14-7 in favor of the Sentinels. We picked the Sentinels to win and I am sticking by it. They'll come out ready to kick some bootie in the second half!!!

UF Ratings are a hit!!!

Here is an article about the UFL ratings from the first game. They were really high considering the expectations of the league.

I am really pleased. Of course, the first XFL game was highly viewed as well and viewers dropped off dramatically. I remember te XFL well though and the UFL feels different...as in it feels like professional football.

So, I'm thrilled with the ratings, but can't say I'm surprised.