UFL: The Virginia Destroyers playing at VB Sportsplex
11-10-2010, 11:57 AM
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UFL: The Virginia Destroyers playing at VB Sportsplex
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/sports/Hampt...m-announcement
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Team officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Officials also unveiled that Joe Moglia , the former CEO of Ameritrade, will be the head coach.
The team's logo (see attached) features a naval destroyer bursting through a large letter 'V', representing Virginia.
“It is a striking logo, a team name that we know is already popular with fans and embodies the region’s military presence, said UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue in a news release.
Team officials also announced that the seating capacity at the Sportsplex will be explanded.
The Destroyers will make their Hampton Roads debut in 2011.
Team officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Officials also unveiled that Joe Moglia , the former CEO of Ameritrade, will be the head coach.
The team's logo (see attached) features a naval destroyer bursting through a large letter 'V', representing Virginia.
“It is a striking logo, a team name that we know is already popular with fans and embodies the region’s military presence, said UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue in a news release.
Team officials also announced that the seating capacity at the Sportsplex will be explanded.
The Destroyers will make their Hampton Roads debut in 2011.
11-12-2010, 05:58 PM
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Re: UFL: The Virginia Destroyers playing at VB Sportsplex
11-13-2010, 04:30 AM
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I hope it works but right now im guessing this will be as successful as jamarcus russell. Hell maybe they will sign him so i can relive some dark raider days
11-13-2010, 06:12 PM
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Re: UFL: The Virginia Destroyers playing at VB Sportsplex
It was actually fairly successful on its first two opening seasons. The season is short to give players an opportunity to sign NFL contracts before the roster deadline, without disrupting the UFL competitiveness. I believe they are planning to add new teams every year, and last I read I believed it was actually being run in conjunction with the NFL, even though they are technically two seperate businesses?
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Re: UFL: The Virginia Destroyers playing at VB Sportsplex
It was actually fairly successful on its first two opening seasons. The season is short to give players an opportunity to sign NFL contracts before the roster deadline, without disrupting the UFL competitiveness. I believe they are planning to add new teams every year, and last I read I believed it was actually being run in conjunction with the NFL, even though they are technically two seperate businesses?
or not lol
As if the failure of the UFL to issue final paychecks to its players on a timely basis (as of New Year’s Day many players still hadn’t been paid) and the abrupt announcement that the Florida Tuskers would be going the way of the dodo bird weren’t enough to signal that the UFL may not be around to take advantage of the extra attention that would arise from an NFL work stoppage in 2011, here’s the clearest sign yet that the two-year-old league is in trouble.
The UFL has stiffed Mark Cuban out of $5 million.
According to the Dallas Observer, Cuban loaned the league that amount last year, with an understanding that it would be paid back by October 6. The due date later was shifted to December 1, 2010.
December 1 came and went, and Cuban promptly demanded full payment. He hasn’t gotten it, so Cuban has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at recovering his money.
The four-page legal filing, perhaps one of the shortest and simplest civil complaints ever filed, explains that Cuban’s HDnet (which televises UFL games . . . or maybe that should be in the past tense) loaned $5 million to the UFL on April 7. The suit was filed against UFL co-owner William Hambrecht and his revocable trust, which guaranteed the loan.
The UFL has stiffed Mark Cuban out of $5 million.
According to the Dallas Observer, Cuban loaned the league that amount last year, with an understanding that it would be paid back by October 6. The due date later was shifted to December 1, 2010.
December 1 came and went, and Cuban promptly demanded full payment. He hasn’t gotten it, so Cuban has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at recovering his money.
The four-page legal filing, perhaps one of the shortest and simplest civil complaints ever filed, explains that Cuban’s HDnet (which televises UFL games . . . or maybe that should be in the past tense) loaned $5 million to the UFL on April 7. The suit was filed against UFL co-owner William Hambrecht and his revocable trust, which guaranteed the loan.
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