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Are You Ready for Some (More) Husker Football?
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Because, rest assured, now that it appears clear that the United Football League will expand to Omaha, you're about to see "Husker Football, The Post-College Years."
The UFL has a "major announcement" set for Thursday at 9:30 a.m. inside the Qwest Center. Mayor Jim Suttle will be there, as will UFL Commish Michael Huyghue and MECA Chairman Roger Dixon. You can expect that announcement to be the formation of an UFL team in Omaha for a six-game season, potentially this fall, although 2011 is also likely.
Teams were originally located in New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Orlando. The NY franchise moved to Hartford, while Sacramento took over for San Francisco. Omaha should be one of the two new teams, and may play in the new TDAmeritrade Park.
All of the UFL games, played in the fall, were broadcast on Versus. The season is purposefully short to allow players to "graduate" to any NFL teams looking for help after the usual rash of injuries.
It's really no secret that plenty of former NU players are milling around a five-state area who would seriously consider trying out. And, from this point forward, if and when Husker players can't land on a NFL roster, an automatic default option - far surpassing the indoor Omaha Beef in compensation and visibility - now exists.
Which former Huskers would you like to see? Post your answers in the comment area below.
See also: The Senator Heads to Lincoln
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The UFL has a "major announcement" set for Thursday at 9:30 a.m. inside the Qwest Center. Mayor Jim Suttle will be there, as will UFL Commish Michael Huyghue and MECA Chairman Roger Dixon. You can expect that announcement to be the formation of an UFL team in Omaha for a six-game season, potentially this fall, although 2011 is also likely.
Teams were originally located in New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Orlando. The NY franchise moved to Hartford, while Sacramento took over for San Francisco. Omaha should be one of the two new teams, and may play in the new TDAmeritrade Park.
All of the UFL games, played in the fall, were broadcast on Versus. The season is purposefully short to allow players to "graduate" to any NFL teams looking for help after the usual rash of injuries.
It's really no secret that plenty of former NU players are milling around a five-state area who would seriously consider trying out. And, from this point forward, if and when Husker players can't land on a NFL roster, an automatic default option - far surpassing the indoor Omaha Beef in compensation and visibility - now exists.
Which former Huskers would you like to see? Post your answers in the comment area below.
See also: The Senator Heads to Lincoln
Join Husker Locker today - it's free!
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Ross and Lucky (the only Huskers in the UFL last year) were both placed on their teams' protected lists last month.
IMO the most likely candidates are from the list below (assuming they don't make the cut with their NFL clubs): Swift, Peterson, Zach Potter, Octavien, O'Hanlan, Ty Steinkuhler, Chris Patrick, Jay Moore, Barry Turner.
– Apr 14, 2010 at 7:10 pm
I vote that we toss them one of the old nicknames for the Huskers. Maybe they can be the "Old Gold Knights" or the "Mankilling Mastodons." Personally, I'd love to see them called the "Bugeaters." Of course, many fans and even some fans of our regular foes in the conference still drop that nickname when referring to our football team. Eh... so in case "Bugeaters" is still too closely attached to the university, my second pick would be to call then the "Rattlesnake Boys" (or some variation)
– Apr 13, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Will we see the former favs playing here? Will Cory Ross leave his current team and come to NE?
– Apr 13, 2010 at 2:28 pm