I read their rules.
These idiots actually allow "Intentional Grounding???????"
hno:hno:hno:
This has to make a defensive player pull hair out. I thought this league was to improve above things that the NFL lacks. Here are some of the others, some of which I agree:
Like previous football leagues, the UFL has instituted several mostly minor rules changes that will differ from the NFL's rules. Though the league has indicated it would mostly adhere to standard rules, there are a few differences, as follows:
These idiots actually allow "Intentional Grounding???????"
hno:hno:hno:This has to make a defensive player pull hair out. I thought this league was to improve above things that the NFL lacks. Here are some of the others, some of which I agree:
Like previous football leagues, the UFL has instituted several mostly minor rules changes that will differ from the NFL's rules. Though the league has indicated it would mostly adhere to standard rules, there are a few differences, as follows:
- No Tuck Rule - The Tuck rule is one of the most controversial rules in the NFL. In the NFL, if a passer brings his arm forward in a passing motion and then loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body, it's considered a forward pass (and thus an incomplete pass if the ball hits the ground). In the UFL, it would be called a fumble.
- Touchdown celebrations - Celebrations, individual or group, will only take place in the endzones and on the bench area.
- Fumbling out of the endzones - If the ball is fumbled out of the endzone, it will be placed back at the spot of the fumble, pending which team last had possession.
- Intentional grounding - A quarterback is allowed to intentionally ground the ball anywhere behind the line of scrimmage if he is under pressure.
- Instant replay - All reviews will be viewed upstairs by the replay official and he will only have 90 seconds for review.
- Overtime - Both teams will be guaranteed at least one possession. When a team scores, the other team will get a last chance to score on the next drive. Similar to the College football rule.
Just been looking through as well, Vegas definately looking a good team, but I do really like the looks of Florida as well.
Brooks Bollinger will never set the world alight, but he does have a pretty good supporting cast in Tatum Bell, Doug Gabriel, Jermaine Wiggins and even Andrew Pinnock, giving them a solid, if not spectacular core.
Not forgetting former Superbowl MVP Dexter Jackson and Odell "Whizzinator" Thurman on the defence.
Anyone found any outright prices for the UFL - tried the usual suspects but so far nothing to be found...
Versus. I won my over bet so thats nice.
It looked bad. It was sloppy, half-hearted, low-budget football. The stadium was almost empty, so unless that changes quickly the league won't last long.
It also made for bad television, as the home and away team uniforms looked far too much alike. It was hard to tell who was who in crowds.
