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The 8am hour of Monday's Mac & Cube started off with a recap of the final regular season weekend of the UFL and what they felt could have been better; then, the guys wonder if the Stallions will be back in Birmingham next season; later, Austin Price, who covers Tennessee for On3 Sports, tells us the latest on the Chaz Coleman situation, what the team is doing to get ready this offseason, and how expectations have shifted; and finally, Cole & Greg give their outlook for Tennessee in 2026. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of Monday's 3 Man Front was jampacked as we recapped a WILD weekend of college baseball Regionals, Bama's march to the WCWS semis & the Stallions' season coming to a disappointing end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of Reaction Monday's 3 Man Front featured tons of your calls & texts on the Stallions frustrating 2026 season coming to an end, our thoughts on the Stallions future in Birmingham & a busy slate of college baseball Regional finals!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hour 1 of Friday's 3 Man Front featured our frustration with the UFL's very uncertain playoff scenarios for the Stallions, a recap of Alabama softball's big win over UCLA and the coach Wimp Sanderson!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Logan Busbee of BhamSports.net stopped by 3 Man Front on Friday to try to break down the potential tiebreaker scenarios for the Birmingham Stallions' playoff push. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of Friday's 3 Man Front featured our take on Texas Tech challenging Texas to a Week 1 matchup, Logan Busbee discussing the playoff scenarios for the Stallions and your great calls & texts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Birmingham Stallions Safety Tre Norwood joined 3 Man Front on Thursday to preview the Stallions' regular season finale against the Gamblers & how the team is preparing to shut down Houston's offense. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the last hour of Thursday's 3 Man Front we had #PatPonders, went over the Stallions playoff scenario, and took your calls and texts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of Tuesday's 3 Man Front included the latest on Ole Miss being investigated for tampering & NIL violations, the Stallions' disastrous loss to Columbus this weekend & more LIVE updates from the SEC Spring meetings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week, Coach Bill Clark talks Stallions and gives insight into recruitment!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zach apartment floods, The REF goes cruisin, and the boys talk the UFL final stretch, gaming and more... you might as well call this episode water sports... you'll see.Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qEzrWREFollow The REF at: https://twitter.com/TheRefSaysFollow Zach at: https://twitter.com/ZachKeilman #ufl #bcpc #gaming #pee #poo

Tuesday's 7am hour of Mac & Cube started off with the guys not buying the latest Brendan Sorsby injunction or the reasoning behind it; later, Tom Hart, from the SEC Network, tells us how little separates the top seeds in this SEC Baseball Tournament, how far he thinks Alabama & Auburn can go in this tourney, which teams actually have stuff to play for; and finally, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, starting QB for your Birmingham Stallions, says what's been the winning difference these last few weeks, what it takes to prepare for the same opponent in consecutive weeks, and how he's grown as a QB "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour one of 3 Man Front with Pat Smith, Landrum Roberts and Molly Robinson included our preview of the SEC baseball tournament bracket, PGA Championship and Garrick Higgo, Aaron Rogers update, and the Stallion's win over the Aviators! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wednesday's 7am hour of Mac & Cube started off with a look at the kick times that have been announced for the '26 season; then, we have a Draft to pick the games we're most excited for in Weeks 1-3; later, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, QB for your Birmingham Stallions, tells us the best thing at coach AJ McCarron does to make DTR comfortable, what's the next step for this offense, and how they've prepared to take on Columbus this weekend; and finally, the guys continue their Game Draft through Week 5. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of Reaction Monday on 3 Man Front included the latest on Mizzou star RB Ahmad Hardy's recovery from a gunshot wound, the Stallions' picking up back-to-back wins & our memories of Braves legend Bobby Cox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Pastor Bryan shares the second half of a lesson from Ephesians 4. Dr. Chapell highlights the challenging call to turn from our sinful ways and desires and be renewed by God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29?v=20251111

The 2026 United Football League (UFL) spring football campaign passed the halfway point recently. Through six weeks of the league’s ten-game regular season, each UFL team is now on a similar path.  The eight spring football franchises are experiencing a decline in attendance at the midway point of the 2026 season. The UFL replaced teams in San Antonio, Detroit (Michigan Panthers), and Memphis this year. Those franchises were relocated to Louisville (Kings), Columbus (Aviators) and Orlando (Storm). A primary reason for leaving San Antonio, Detroit, and Memphis was that all three teams played in large traditional football stadiums.  Those facilities cost the UFL a lot of money to lease. Small crowds of 10,000 fans or less for games played in 50,000 seat facilities looked really bad on national television, too. This new trio of UFL teams is playing their home games in soccer stadiums with seating generally less than 20,000.  The optics showing a crowd of 10,000 inside of a smaller football venue looks more visually appealing to home television viewers. Let’s count that as a win for the UFL.  However… The average attendance for those three new UFL franchises isn’t exactly turning heads, either. Through game 6, the entire league is averaging a little bit more than 10,000 fans per football home game.  Half of the UFL franchises (Houston, Dallas, defending champion DC, and Orlando) still can’t pull more than 10,000 per outing to their games. St. Louis (which led the league in attendance in each of the UFL’s first two seasons) is averaging 25,700 per game to lead the league in 2026. Below is a chart showing the attendance for each UFL team through Game 6 last weekend. Ticket prices for UFL games across the league are relatively cheap You can buy a 20-yard line ticket to this Saturday night’s Birmingham Stallions home game against the Dallas Renegades for $15 and receive a free t-shirt, too! Let’s say that the average ticket price in Birmingham was $25.  If the Stallions attract a crowd of 15,000 to this Saturday night’s game, that translates into ticket revenue of $375,000 for the week. Over a five game home schedule, Birmingham would generate $1.85 million in ticket revenue. With a roster of 50 players making an average of $60,000 per season, the personnel cost for the Stallions is $3 million.  Let’s also estimate that total expenses for the Birmingham UFL franchise (lease payments, coaching salaries, travel, game day costs and administrative expenses) are (conservatively) another $3 million. Now, multiply that revenue shortfall by eight UFL franchises.  The numbers simply don’t work. What about the television ratings for the UFL? The television ratings for UFL games compared to the NFL are similar to upstart LIV Golf when compared to the PGA Tour. UFL spring football brings about 5% of the average number of weekly television viewers which the NFL attracts for its games in the fall. Television ratings in 2026 for the UFL have been difficult to quantify week-to-week.  In general, the four weekly televised games have settled into a predictable pattern. FOX (one of the minority owners of the UFL) is into Year #2 of providing a Friday night prime-time football game.  The six Friday night games in 2026 have averaged 638,000 viewers. For Friday, May 3, the UFL spring football game on FOX (which attracted 670,000 viewers) finished in dead last behind primary competitors CBS, ABC, and NBC. The CBS Friday night line-up averaged over 4 million viewers.  ABC attracted less than three million.  NBC (which featured horse racing from Churchill Downs) came in at less than 2 ½ million last Friday night. FOX cannot be pleased about getting curb-stomped in the TV ratings every Friday night for two straight years.  The network’s Friday night UFL spring football games have been unable to crack the one million viewer mark one single time in two years. A recent week of prime-time television ratings showed the FOX Friday Night UFL game finishing in 162nd place. In addition to trailing the four primary networks, the FOX Friday UFL game lagged behind top cable television offering on Fox News, ESPN, MSNow, TLC, HGTV, TBS, USA Network, Comedy Central, ESPN2, Food Network, Bravo, Hallmark, CNN, Discovery, History, and A&E. That stinks. ABC’s Saturday afternoon UFL games have shown the strongest viewer interest.  Last week’s Dallas Renegades at DC Defenders drew the league’s highest television audience of the season as 1,050,000 watched the game on Saturday afternoon, May 2. The television networks need the UFL to consistently attract more than one million weekly viewers Advertisers want their product to be seen by the greatest number of people in their desired demographic.  Football traditionally delivers a predominantly male buying audience and is highly coveted by certain advertisers. UFL games are shown on the “big” networks like ABC, FOX, and ESPN. That means that there are zero excuses why football fans are not finding and watching the games.  It is proof that most viewers simply aren’t interested in the product. Has the UFL been targeting the growing online gambling market to stay afloat? Like it or not, online sports gambling has been growing quickly.  Unfortunately, many college students are becoming increasingly involved with online gambling. The UFL football games (especially those shown every Friday night in the spring) represent “the only game in town” for some bettors seeking football-oriented gambling opportunities. It’s impossible to know whether the UFL or the owners of online gambling companies are actively pursuing younger audiences to wager on UFL spring football games. The lack of growth in the UFL’s television audience from year-to-year seems to indicate that the gambling factions are not having a sizable effect. Who is Mike Repole, and why has he become “Mr. UFL?” The first two seasons of the UFL were financially underwritten by an ownership team of FOX Sports (50%) along with wrestling/media star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his ex-wife Dani Garcia, ESPN, and RedBird Capital Partners. The original set of owners has lost tens of millions of their own money during the first two UFL seasons. Last summer, billionaire entrepreneur/promoter Mike Repole became a partner in the UFL, too. He purchased an undisclosed interest after the 2025 season ended. Repole quickly jumped-in trying to remake the league with several of his own ideas. The enthusiastic Mike Repole is about as subtle as the Kool-Aid guy bursting through the wall. He has already told Oklahoma City that they will be granted a UFL franchise in 2028 once the city’s new soccer stadium is completed.  Repole wants the spring football league to double in size to 16 teams within the next few years. It was Mike Repole’s idea to move three franchises to Columbus, Louisville, and Orlando this season.  He also spearheaded the UFL’s move into smaller soccer venues in 2026 to save cash and look better on television. The 57-year old Mike Repole has also jousted with fans of the 2024 UFL league champion Birmingham Stallions franchise, too.  He let it be known that the Alabama-based franchise would be moved if local supporters didn’t show significant improvements in game attendance this season. (Note – the Stallions are #2 in UFL average attendance entering Week #7) Yes, Mike Repole has been a virtual one-man crusader for the UFL over the past year. Try as he might, the vital signs for his beloved UFL in 2026 are still the same. The UFL remains on life support Only the deep pockets of the UFL’s investors has kept this patient from an expected death. Let’s forget about the size of the football stadiums.  When only 10,000 paying fans show up to watch any professional sport with massive fixed costs like football, the sports league is going to lose tons of money and eventually cease to exist. Perhaps the UFL has been hoping to attract some type of life preserver from the National Football League.  It’s not that the NFL couldn’t have invested in the UFL from Day 1, though. It simply chose not to.  The NFL has watched any number of spring pro football leagues come and go.  That’s because football fans aren’t interested in the product. The NFL wisely understood that they “own” the fall sports calendar. NFL franchise owners want football fans to be salivating in anticipation of the league’s return every year. Remember that the NFL has already been through this with the American Football League back in the 1960’s. Once the AFL achieved significant momentum with football fans and grew its television ratings, the NFL purchased their youthful competitor to end the challenge. The UFL’s presentation on the field and for home television has been exceptional.   Games (though still a bit too low-scoring for me) are often entertaining to watch. I will award the UFL an “A” for effort. This spring football league and several others have tried mightily to get their product to take root.  Football fans simply have not reciprocated with an endearing love for spring pro football. The UFL’s owners have every right to lose as much money as they desire hoping that their football league will eventually gain traction with the public. When and if that ever should happen, the NFL is likely to respond. The post UFL Midseason Report – Still on Shaky Ground appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

Pastor Bryan shares a lesson from Ephesians 4. Dr. Chapell leads a study of the Christian faith and the call to turn from our sin that can numb us and to be made new. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29?v=20251111

Tuesday's 7am hour of Mac & Cube started off with the gang discovering why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated & how much power the NCAA actually has over collegiate sports; then, David Hale, from ESPN, tells us how the Duke men's basketball & Amazon Prime streaming deal came about, if this is something that College Football could replicate, and what the ACC's major takeaway was for the NFL Draft; later, AJ McCarron, head coach for your Birmingham Stallions, says what more he wants to see from QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, where the defense has grown this year, and how they've prepared to take on Dallas; and finally, the boys recap the UFL weekend action. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of #TacoTuesday's 3 Man Front we discussed Blake Toppmeyer's new article with Kalen DeBoer, Alabama's roster in 2026, and previewed the Stallions with head of Marketing, Taylor Bonds! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of Monday's 3 Man Front was jampacked as we discussed the Stallions' big win over the Storm, the most watched Kentucky Derby in decades & UAB basketball reloading for the 2026-27 season!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DCS is asking the existential questions of the universe today! Plus DCS talks monitoring your kids on social media, Meg the Stallions break up with Klay Thompson and did you see how much they are charging for World Cup tickets? Its wild!

Hour 1 of Reaction Monday on 3 Man Front included the SEC setting a new record for NFL Draft selections, the Stallions' losing their 4th game in a row & another big weekend for the Braves! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We always have time and the heart to continue to deliver the message of former Baltimore Ravens and Stallions linebacker O.J. Brigance, whose battle against ALS has inspired everyone he's ever touched. Nestor was touched by the visit from the Executive Director of the Brigance Brigade, Drew Vanlandingham, who brings Nestor a Juice update and educates us on the big Canton walk and run on May 3rd. The post Drew Vanlandingham of Brigance Brigade brings Nestor a Juice update and big Canton walk on May 3rd first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Wednesday's 7am hour of Mac & Cube started off with Greg revealing he lied to one of his kids as well as the guys looking back at Auburn's and Oklahoma's Spring Games; then, Berry Tramel, who covers Oklahoma for the Tulsa World, tells us where his opinion shifted after their Spring Game, what John Mateer needs to be successful in 2026, and why it's Playoff or Bust for the Sooners; later, AJ McCarron, head coach for your Birmingham Stallions, says why he made those QB changes & named Dorian Thompson-Robinson the starter, how great it was to have that massive crowd at Protective Stadium, and how they plan to move forward & face the DC Defenders; and finally, Greg explains what it takes to learn a new system and become the starter in short time like DTR will for the Stallions. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Monday's 9am hour of Mac & Cube saw David Eckert, who covers Texas for 24-7 Sports, tells McElroy & Cubelic how Spring Ball went for the Longhorns, what Will Muschamp has brought to the team, and if it's championship or bust down in Austin; then, we recap the wild weekend in the UFL including a massive trade pulled off by your Birmingham Stallions; later, Cole & the boys lay out how they'd fix the Stallions; and finally, a few Bad Box Scores to make you smile as we close out Monday. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magic steal game 1 in Detroit, top Pistons 112-101, Lightning drop game 1 at home and in OT against Montreal 4-3, Orlando City defeated by Houston 1-0, Orlando Storm only undefeated team in UFL after 16-0 win over Stallions, Tyler Reddick nabs 5th NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season at Kansas, more in today's Sports Page with Mike BianchiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magic steal game 1 in Detroit, top Pistons 112-101, Lightning drop game 1 at home and in OT against Montreal 4-3, Orlando City defeated by Houston 1-0, Orlando Storm only undefeated team in UFL after 16-0 win over Stallions, Tyler Reddick nabs 5th NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season at Kansas, more in today's Sports Page with Mike BianchiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Magic steal game 1 in Detroit, top Pistons 112-101, Lightning drop game 1 at home and in OT against Montreal 4-3, Orlando City defeated by Houston 1-0, Orlando Storm only undefeated team in UFL after 16-0 win over Stallions, Tyler Reddick nabs 5th NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season at Kansas, more in today's Sports Page with Mike Bianchi

Steve Irvine with the Birmingham Banner joined 3 Man Front on Reaction Monday to discuss Stallions fan's frustrations after Saturday's loss to Orlando, his takeaways from the UAB Spring game & more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of Monday's 3 Man Front featured our big takeaways from the Auburn A-Day game, fans voicing their frustrations with the Birmingham Stallions & Steve Irvine talking all things UAB! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of Monday's 3 Man Front included Nathan King's assessment of Auburn football's A-Day, Alabama hoops adding a big man from Boise State and TONS of your calls & texts on the Stallions' disappointing performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Friday's 7am hour of Mac & Cube kicked off with a look at this weekend's Spring Games and what we want to see; then, Gabe Ikard, from OU Breakdown, tells us what he wants to see the most from Oklahoma's Spring Game, which position has stood out the most in spring practice, and what he's excited to watch this year from the Sooners; and later, Mike Repole, co-owner of The UFL, says why they changed that controversial OT rule immediately, what the Birmingham fanbase means to the league, and why he's happy that Skip Holtz is returning to the Stallions this weekend. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final hour of Friday's 3 Man Front included a brand new edition of #PatPonders, our excitement for the Birmingham Stallions' home opener and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever bomb a speech so hard you forget to thank your own family? Yeah… that happened. In this episode of The Rizzuto Show, we break down Lern's Hall of Fame induction (feat. panic, improv, and immediate regret), plus a deep dive into college nostalgia, questionable Vegas Bomb decisions, and why nobody under 25 drinks like we used to.Then things take a turn—because of course they do. We get into funeral chaos (including Spotify ads mid-service… yes, really), the awkward reality of planning your own death playlist, and why writing down your final wishes might save your family from accidentally playing bluegrass at your send-off. Sprinkle in some classic Rizz Show roasting, and you've got yourself peak daily comedy energy.If you like your funny podcast with a side of self-destruction, sarcasm, and real-life fails, congratulations—you found your people.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.The $50,000 puppy: Why the pet debt crisis is reaching a breaking point in 2026Average new car prices near $50,000 as rate of increase acceleratesFrontier Airlines passenger groped teenage cheerleader after downing 5 vodkas on 2-hour flightGreat at gaming? US air traffic control wants you to applyBattlehawks edge Stallions in dramatic 34-30 comeback winSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode I share my list of 10 wrestlers to get to know me & talk about a couple repaints as well as the latest figure reveals from Major's Big Rubber Guys line & LaToonie before 5 Star Eric joins me & "Andre" Karaoke closes the show

The Boys dive into the 2026 UFL kickoff, the halfway point of fishtank live s5, PS5 Prices and much moreThe Boys Club Podcast (bcpc) is a show about everything and nothing but made for everyone. Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qEzrWRE Follow The REF at: https://twitter.com/TheRefSaysFollow Zach at: https://twitter.com/ZachKeilman

Ah, yes.  Springtime means the return of your favorite eight United Football League (UFL) spring football teams for a third consecutive season. Except for the San Antonio Brahmas, Michigan Panthers, and Memphis Showboats, that is! Those three UFL teams were vaporized last summer to become a part of league history. The UFL moving trucks have been busy during the off-season United Football League team locations in San Antonio, Detroit, and Memphis were replaced with new franchises in the states of Florida, Ohio, and Kentucky. The Orlando Storm, Columbus Aviators, and Louisville Kings will join the Birmingham Stallions, DC Defenders, Houston Gamblers, and St. Louis Battlehawks in 2026. In addition, the former Arlington Renegades moved across town to morph into the Dallas Renegades.  But even the name “Dallas” is a bit misleading.  The Renegades will play this season in Toyota Stadium – a 24,000 seat soccer stadium in fast-growing Frisco.  That city is 25 miles north of downtown Dallas. The UFL has smartly downsized its stadiums and cut more costs this season. All eight UFL teams still practice at the same facility in Arlington, Texas on weekdays and then fly to play games on weekends in each team’s respective home market. All but two of the eight spring football franchises will play in smaller soccer venues beginning this season.  The new stadiums generally have a seating capacity of no more than 25,000. The Houston Gamblers vamoosed from the 40,000 seat football stadium at the University of Houston in favor of a more “right sized” environment at the downtown home of the Houston Dynamo soccer franchise. Wisely, the UFL owners have learned that the optics of showing thousands of empty seats on nationally televised football games is a very bad look for TV.  The high costs of leasing a traditional football stadium was another big factor in making that switch, too. The St. Louis Battlehawks (which led the UFL in home attendance with more than 30,000 fans per home game) will continue to play in the 60,000 seat Dome at America’s Center. Locally known as the “BattleDome”, the indoor football stadium was the former home of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams prior to the team moving to Los Angeles. Birmingham will continue to play in UAB’s state of the art 47,000 seat football stadium.  The league smartly cordoned off the upper deck last season, so the actual seating capacity for Stallions home games is about 25,000. When is the first UFL football game this year? The 2026 UFL season picked a bad time to get started (again).   This weekend’s season openers will have stiff competition from the men’s and women’s NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament. Game #1 of the new UFL season is this Friday night (March 27) at 7PM CDT on FOX. The Birmingham Stallions visit Kentucky to play in the first-ever home game for the Louisville Kings. Saturday, March 28 will feature an afternoon doubleheader.  The opening game will start at 11AM CDT on ESPN as 2025 champion DC Defenders invade the St. Louis Battlehawks.  The second game (3PM CDT on FOX) has the Houston Gamblers riding up I-45 to play their intrastate rival, the Dallas Renegades. Sunday’s final opening weekend game will pit two new entries taking the field for the first time. The Columbus Aviators take flight to central Florida to play the Orlando Storm at 7PM CDT on ESPN. The UFL added a giant source of cash as billionaire Mike Repole joined the ownership team Who is Mike Repole, you ask? If you have heard of beverage brands such as VitaminWater and BodyArmor, it was entrepreneur Mike Repole who built and sold those companies to Coca-Cola for a cool $12 billion. That means that the UFL just added another financial partner with deep pockets.  Mike Repole is about to learn that the UFL and every other prior spring football iteration has been a gigantic money pit. Last season’s UFL was owned by former WWE wrestling legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his ex-wife Dany Garcia along with Fox Sports, Disney (ESPN), and private equity investor Redbird Capital Partners. The privately-held United Football League is not required to publish annual financial reports.  They are quite tight-lipped about the league’s finances. It’s not a secret that the UFL has posted annual losses into the tens of millions of dollars. A lot of cash is required to pay stadium leases, players, and other significant costs One source reported that Ford Field in Detroit (former home to the now-deceased Michigan Panthers franchise) cost the league $500,000 per home game. That’s a cool $2.5 million per season for just one stadium’s rental fees. Last year’s Michigan Panthers averaged less than 12,000 fans per home game.  Their average ticket price in 2025 was about $25.  That generated about $300,000 in ticket revenue per home game for a season-ending total of about $1.5 million. Ouch. But wait, there’s more. Each team had 45 active players on the roster in 2025.  The average salary per player was about $60,000.  That’s another $2.7 million per team – just for the player salaries. Coaches are another significant expense.  Even relatively unknown coaches will cost a UFL team about $1 million annually. Don’t forget the cost of insurance, transportation costs to and from the games, practice facilities, home office costs, and a lot more. Yes, the UFL is losing money with every game they play Television advertising is the largest revenue source for the UFL. However, the television ratings in 2025 dipped 20% below 2024’s mediocre numbers.  The UFL’s average weekly television audience last season was less than 800,000 viewers per game.  Even the league’s title game failed to attract more than one million television viewers. Until the UFL can capture and sustain at least one million television viewers per game, the league’s television revenues will be insufficient to cover the costs of operations. The UFL receives a set amount from its television partners (ESPN and FOX Sports).  In return, the networks pay for the production costs of each telecast.  They also retain the vast majority of the revenue generated from ads sold within each football game. The more home viewers tune-in to watch UFL games, the more money the networks will be able charge to advertisers.  The UFL must produce results for the networks this season.  It’s that simple. The UFL’s costs of operations seem relatively fixed.  The league can improve its financial picture by growing additional home stadium revenues (higher attendance and/or higher ticket prices).  Revenues from annual television fees will become more significant once home viewership grows by 50% over the puny 2025 TV ratings. That’s why new investor Mike Repole’s billion dollar checkbook is so important to the UFL this year. The other owners are, most likely, tapped-out. What’s new in the UFL for this season? Aside from my rather gloomy financial comments, the on-field product for the United Football League will feature some rather interesting innovations this spring. A 4-point field goal is coming! If your kicker can somehow clear the crossbar from 60 yards or more, a field goal will be worth four points in the UFL.  This new 4-point field goal option sounds good, until you realize that a missed attempt will hand the football over to the opposing team near midfield. Pass receivers need only one foot in-bounds for a legal catch! This is the same rule being used in college football.  The UFL felt like the NFL’s “both feet must be in bounds” rule was also a little bit dangerous for wide receivers. Another reason for the “one foot in-bounds” change by the UFL is get teams to score more points. The UFL has struggled with relatively low scoring games during its first two seasons.  Teams which first reach the 20 point mark generally win most UFL spring football games. No “tush push” in the UFL! This should have been outlawed by the NFL, too.  My personal thanks to the UFL for getting rid of this rather odd-looking and often dangerous play where the quarterback is shoved by his own players for a first down or into the end zone. No punts allowed from inside the 50-yard line This is yet another attempt to improve overall scoring in the UFL.  Today’s punters have become quite proficient at landing the football inside of the opponent’s ten yard line.  Statistically speaking, most offenses do not move the football 90 yards downfield for a touchdown or even a field goal after being pinned near their own goal line to start a drive. Summary: UFL televised games will be shown on FOX, FS1, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 again this season. There is a ten game regular season beginning this Friday, March 27 and ending on Sunday, May 31.  There are two semifinal playoff games on Sunday, June 7.  The league championship game will be played on Saturday, June 13 with kick-off at 2PM CDT on ABC. New UFL financial backer Mike Repole is pushing hard to make the spring football league more fan-friendly this season. He said, “The UFL exists to innovate.  If we’re not making the game more exciting and fan-focused, we’re not doing our job.” As usual, I will track the attendance at UFL home games in addition to the television ratings this season.  Both measures must improve by 15% or more, or you could be watching the final season of UFL spring football unfold over the next 2 ½ months. The post Ready or not, UFL Spring Football returns this Weekend appeared first on SwampSwamiSports.com.

Friday's 9am hour of Mac & Cube started off with Deon Cain & Tae Crowder and Tre Norwood & Jaydon Mickens, from your Birmingham Stallions, joining us in-studio to preview the upcoming UFL season; then, Cole & Greg say what they're looking forward to watching this year in the UFL; later, the guys breakdown today's Alabama vs. Hofstra NCAA Tourney game; and finally, we make our Friday games predictions official. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The third hour of Wednesday's 3 Man Front featured some key injuries to keep in mind when filling out your NCAA Tournament brackets, the Stallions bringing in Gucci Mane for a halftime performance & the biggest spenders in SEC basketball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FaZe ZooMaa, Temp, Enable, Attach, and Benj break down the Call of Duty League matches from 3/13/2026!

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Friday's 9am hour of Mac & Cube started off with Ari Wasserman, from On3 Sports, telling us who are his top returning QBs for 2026, why Byrum Brown is probably being slept on, and where non-conference schedule is affecting teams; then, Cole wonders if coaches are calling out their players for poor performances now because kids are being paid; later, AJ McCarron, head coach of your Birmingham Stallions, says how he's preparing to put himself into game situations, what fans can expect from this version of the Stallions, and how cool it is to have a bobblehead of himself; and finally, we lay out our TV watching weekend plans, thanks to TD's Fine Furniture in Sumiton. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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