Could it happen? Many people say he was the league's downfall, so could he still be a factor without the league failing? How would it play out?
The USFL could have survived as a spring league with a manageable payroll with the prospect of increasing their television rights over the years, that is until they blew out the payroll budget on players like Herschel Walker and other stars.
The craziest owner was probably the guy in LA, whose name I can't remember.
Oldenburg was crazy as all hell.
Yeah, that was his name.
Honestly, the fact that the book Footbal For a Buck hasn't been turned into a TV series is kind of astounding.
I'd love to see a USFL TL, if you decide to write one.
I love Football For a Buck. I would like to write a USFL TL, but I don’t know if I have the time or chops to tackle the subject (pun not intended) in a way that I could be proud of.
I always thought John Bassett was the best owner; he understood the appeal of the Spring league and voted against moving to the fall. The problem was a lot of the owners wanted to be NFL owners, and Bassett didn't. He even threatened to pull the Bandits out of the league and start a new spring football league...
My thoughts,
But I think a spring league could expanded its schedule slowly to end in autumn. Add that it could of merged with the cfl and become a cfl south of the border and have a league that ran in cities without nfl. A Daley cap if 2-4 million. Be a second tier leguea but could a s successful one.No doubt; the Bandits were a well-run club, from what I've heard.
I actually think Bassett pulling out of the USFL and starting a separate spring league would be a really interesting TL. Especially since he probably could have pulled it off.
If Bassett's league could last long enough to absorb the energies of the failed, but interesting, CFL expansion into the U.S. in the mid-nineties, you'd really be cooking.