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I'm not sure anyone will see this post, but here goes... When Vince McMahon announced he was bringing back the XFL, a lot of people rolled their eyes. It failed after one season in 2001, why try again? What caught my attention was the fact McMahon was putting a lot of his own money behind this effor...

Note: the Dallas Sidekicks folded. Despite a statement from the league saying they're working on coming back next year, it looks like this is a permanent end to this franchise.

There's no surprise here. I just don't understand why they can't figure out that this wasn't working and isn't working. Why bother with a spring schedule OR come back in the fall? Just end it. They can't do this. Someone needs to write a book about how minor pro leagues should be run. Paying players...

It seems that every few years some group of people get together and try to form a new football league to compete with the NFL. It rarely if ever amounts to much more than just talk. It remains to be seen if the UFL will be any different. However, I've thought about it and come up with a list of plac...