Author Jeff Pearlman: How Donald Trump Ruined the USFL | The Rich Eisen Show | 9/19/18

[@TheSteveSteele]

I loved the USFL. I went to games. Saw many Gambler games. Jim Kelly was brilliant and a hero in Houston at a time when the Oilers really sucked. Trump ruined it. Yeah, I was pissed off back then when they folded.

[@rockvilleraven]

Rooted for 2 different teams in the original USFL, the hapless Washington Federals for the first two seasons, then after they moved to Orlando, went to several Baltimore Stars games since they actually played their home games at the University of Maryland College Park at Byrd Stadium which was actually closer to DC than Baltimore, went to the USFL Championship game on a round motorcoach/game ticket to the Meadowlands for $45 from suburban Baltimore and saw them win it all, I have also a 1986 Fall USFL Baltimore Stars Season ticket brochure, where they located their headquarters to the old Colts training facility in Ownings Mills, which the Ravens used until One Winning Drive in Owings Mill was finished and now is the athletic department headquarters for Division 3 Stevenson University.

[@toddschneck80]

A precursor of things to come.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

this? lol. this was like halfway through his legacy of failures. anything he built after trump towers was a failure. so if anything, he was not destined to do anything but be a glorified door man.

[@FerretJohn]

The USFL was moving upward, it was slow, there were stumbles, but the baby was learning to walk. Then Trump came in. Problem with Donald, and this is true in everything, is that he's never been a long-term strategist, he's always sought the immediate gain, not what he could gain 10 years from now. He decided the USFL needed to go head to head with the NFL immediately, and he did it in an arrogant heavy-handed effort to get in the NFL, and it cost him big time. There was a little bit more to the court issue of course, Trump has never been one to sit back and let the lawyers do what they know how to do, he needs to be the one in the Spotlight and to be seen as in Charge too much, he tried the case in the media and demanded the lawyers follow his orders, telling them to push tactics they knew wouldn't work, and alienated the jury, so while the jury agreed the NFL was monopolizing TV they weren't in any mood to be generous to Trump

[@cesarestrada173]

Ttÿyy

[@kylegoodreau2170]

wrong...GOD SO WRONG... THE USFL WAS ALREADY LOSING ITS SHIRT ...MANY OF THE OWNERS COULDN'T EVEN BREAK EVEN ...IT WAS DO OR DIE AT THAT POINT...REMEMBER MANY OF THE BIG LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS TO MANY OF THE TOP STARS IN THE USFL TOOK PLACE BEFORE TRUMP EVEN SHOWED UP....NICE TRY THOUGH

[@MrVisde]

What’s crazy is the USFL was successful at the one thing no other league has been able to achieve since: drafting top talent out of college and signing them to contracts. You can build a league around premier talent. It doesn’t matter if you have a better presentation (XFL), more action (Arena), or better locations (World League)…if you don’t have the talent, it doesn’t matter.

[@Dan_Boston]

As a lifelong Bills, who’s childhood was Jim Kelly, I have to thank Trump for torpedoing the USFL. It’s about the only thing I’m glad he did.

[@chrispap4957]

Why do you love this guy? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

the stupid flock with like minded individuals.

[@shadyrecordsmusic]

Bc he loves America

[@s.l.nicholson4240]

Because they finally got their Grand Wizard President.

[@putler965]

@@shadyrecordsmusic He does? What has he done for the U.S.? He avoided service by having a podiatrist find "bone spurs" and denigrated veterans. I guess that's what you consider patriotism.

[@justinczech1489]

The Owners started by ignoring the Dixon plan and being overly ambitious, and that ambition led them to allow a Traitorous Snake in their midst and trusting of said snake

[@ntfrst]

Great book. Best parts were stories about the players. Real characters.

[@charlisantini3403]

So no other pro league that has competed against the NFL has survived, but it's Trump's fault the ISFL died? Gotcha.

[@tdrewman]

Yes. It is his fault. Did you listen to the interview? He swore to the other owners they are going to win this, they went all in and failed. Everything he touches turns to crap.

[@kylegoodreau2170]

​@tdrewman they did win it..what are ya talkin about ...it was the jury that fucked them

[@xKillZone99]

exactly like anyone who knows about the league, Trump actually helped it but it was already dying going up again the NFL, it had no chance regardless

[@mikegriffin6996]

Donnie married the USFL thinking he could change her. Always turns out the same.

[@manuelmarquez2514]

A good example of what Trump did to the country

[@shadyrecordsmusic]

Nope not at all bud

[@JarodJoseph]

What an uninformed take 🤦 sad..

[@s.l.nicholson4240]

Agreed.

[@Anticommunism99]

You like Biden better ??? Seems like he is leading the world to a 3 rd world war well done Democrats

[@Dan_Boston]

Just another one of his failed businesses. Just like Trump steak and Trump University, to name a few.

[@rockvilleraven]

Only in the Courtroom does “Moral Victories” count!

[@Junkman2008]

Trump is like Roundup Weed Killer to businesses.

[@markfrommaryland3825]

Rick Wilson put it right: Everything Trump Touches Dies. Let us hope that American democracy will prove to be the exception to that rule.

[@charlisantini3403]

@@markfrommaryland3825 Rick Wilson!??!?! LOL> The guy who's been caught lying nearly every week? That's your go to? Losers love losers I guess.

[@utubeuseronline3385]

Kudos and mad respect to Giants owner Mara. That was such a boss move that he did to Trump! Trump is an absolute fraud!

[@zackamania6534]

$1 is “consideration” in legal terms. It’s just nominal value to seal a “contract.”

[@adamg7730]

Should have sued in Texas.

[@truenewsexposingtheblues.7908]

Donald DUMP!!!!!!!

[@xKillZone99]

bot

[@charleslucas1784]

This was similar to the NBA vs ABA and WHA vs NHL in the 70s

[@lL-cc8uo]

His book is good goes into great detail about USFL

[@charlisantini3403]

I'm sure they will find a way to blame Trump for those leagues folding too

[@TayDays1128]

@@charlisantini3403 whats your deal? The usfl died specifically because of Trump. Anyone who says otherwise is ignorant or in denial.

[@carlkolchak4437]

You just figured this out?

[@michaelbyrne8860]

The Orange Jesus spreads his love around again! And it only costs a Dollar!

[@JFoxman]

Just another of TFG's failures.

[@charlisantini3403]

Can you name the others?

[@JFoxman]

@@charlisantini3403 1. Trump Steaks 2. GoTrump 3. Trump Airlines

[@JFoxman]

1. Trump Taj Mahal 2. Trump’s Castle 3. Trump Plaza Casinos 4. Trump Plaza Hotel 5. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts 6. Trump Entertainment Resorts

[@zackamania6534]

@@charlisantini3403the Trump “Foundation”

[@rockvilleraven]

@@zackamania6534 Trump shuttle, Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC.

[@2taggs2]

Lol. How many times must Eisen ask why the settlement was only $1? Answer the question!

[@donshults7772]

it's very simple. Though the jury found the NFL guilty of monopolizing television air time, they recognized that the USFL (encouraged or bullied by Trump) CHOSE to directly compete against the NFL rather that stick to their business model of Spring football, which faced little to zero disruption from the NFL.

[@pickout2]

Anyone know WHY Pete Rosell didnt want Trump in the NFL?

[@s.l.nicholson4240]

The guy had no integrity.

[@joyoust8003]

Because he knew that trump was a conman

[@WaitAMinute1989]

He knew trump would run it into the ground

[@charlisantini3403]

He couldn't control Trump, same reason why the system rigged the 2020 election

[@MrCigarro50]

Do someone know, why was he awarded one buck?

[@kentallard8852]

They had to award something. $1 was the minimum.

[@paulsonj72]

@@kentallard8852 And due to it being an anti trust case damages were automatically trebled. So the final amount was $3.56(trebled damages and interest while the case was appealed)

[@justinczech1489]

The jury decided while technically it won, the USFL was failing due solely to its own incompetence

[@sharkracer]

Is there any situation, business deal or relationship where Trump isn't a jackass?

[@MisterMasterShake]

Is there any situation where the Biden family isn't a crime syndicate?

[@84slaughter]

So The President Is Holding A Grudge From 1986? I Don't Think So...

[@carlkolchak4437]

Yes, donnie is revenge personified. Doesnt care about the United States when he eliminates anything Obama touched.

[@kevinnavarro2180]

Oh he most certainly is, he cannot even let go of a grudge against a dead man (John McCain)

[@anthonyesbensen233]

People in general can hold grudges for a long time. Especially when he tried multiple times to get an NFL team.

[@kentallard8852]

You dont know how petty he is

[@seangarner2687]

He's the pettiest man in human history. I don't think there is any chance he wouldn't hold a grudge.

[@HuntingtonCora-c7j]

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[@NunYa953]

This is a very "simpleton" explanation of the entire situation. The USFL would've died with or without Trump and anyone who doesn't believe that is clueless.

[@Kanerocks7]

If you read the book you’d find out there was a plan for the USFL that was successful when teams employed that plan. Then Trump showed up and threw a bunch of money at guys and essentially ruined that plan.

[@seangarner2687]

It might have died off eventually, but Trump certainly accelerated its demise and screwed over all the other owners in the process. He ruined the value of the league's assets. Some of the teams could have been absorbed by the NFL, and the league could have been compensated generously in a buyout. Trump ruined all of that.

[@kentallard8852]

How would it have died playing in the off season? Especially when the NFL had a players strike in 1987.

[@seangarner2687]

The USFL could have been like the American Football League, which forced a merger less than 20 years earlier.

[@TheSteveSteele]

You’re wrong. Spring football had fans in the 1980s. The Denver Gold averaged 42,000 fans their first year in a loosing season. The Houston Gamblers drew more than the Houston Oilers at the time. The Dixon plan, followed somewhat to the letter would have succeeded. People wanted football year round.

[@michaelking8061]

Now don got his revenge killing the nfl ratings for 3 years in a row now🤣🤣🤣

[@WarrenSummerlin]

Exactly 👍

[@bulldogsbob]

No he hasnt

[@michaelking8061]

@@bulldogsbob kinda did, ratings all time low.

[@bulldogsbob]

@@michaelking8061 By what measure do you include streaming? FYI I hate the kneeling doesn’t stop me from watching the games same with millions of other Americans,

[@michaelking8061]

@@bulldogsbob streaming included yes ratings are down

[@mikepainter3111]

I hope Eisen sees this!!! Trump was right!! The league didn’t have a chance of making it in the spring. I loved football back then and never had any interest in the USFL because they football season was over. Just more Trump hater is all this guy is

[@Stoolie33]

TRUMPTARD ALERT

[@catonthemoon2084]

@@Stoolie33 liptard communist alert!

[@donaldpaluga]

The Arena Football League lasted for a LOT longer than the USFL

[@seangarner2687]

The USFL was quite successful until Trump's greed killed it.

[@PissedUAWElectrician]

@@donaldpaluga you're comparing apples to oranges. Arena league teams didn't go out and overpay for players. Not to mention, the AFL was never intended to compete with the NFL. It was a chance for players who may not be quite good enough to make an NFL roster and for aging veterans to play pro football for another year or 2.

[@bookmark692]

Greatest President ever

[@crouchingturtle6351]

Of the dirty diaper committee.

[@juliuskurtz8143]

Don would been a good owner alot of NFL owners don't really care about winning most of them were to cheep

[@s.l.nicholson4240]

...cried the insurrectionists.

[@markfrommaryland3825]

Greatest 45th President ever. But also, most destructive human being to ever hold great power in the United States, and surely our most disastrous President, unless he gets reelected, and then he'll be our last President, because the country can't take another four years of his authoritarianism and incitement to mob rule. Also, at least a third of the 1.1 million Americans who are dead from COVID-19 would be alive today if he had acted like a real leader in 2020. It is literally going to be him, or U.S.

[@Anticommunism99]

When Trump was a president no pandemic no war world peace normal prices When Biden took place pandemic crisis war record inflation leading the world to a 3rd world war