What If The UFL Had 20 Teams? | UFL Expansion Talk 

Another dub vid as usual

Being a Chargers fan, I would love to see a team back in San Diego

I got to go to one XFL game saw The SeaDragons and Ben DiNucci. I regret not going to more. I am so happy to see the UFL going on. I hope they us back - and heck eventually all the teams back. Imagine UFL 2K 2025 video game - with create a team and stadium.

I do hope the UFL will be a permanent fixture and will partner up with the NFL. I would like to see what FOX and the USFL were trying to do and bring back all the former USFL teams. I know it will probably take up to 10-15 years with future expansion. Well, this is what I wish the UFL would eventually be like with a league of 28 teams. Once again there would be 2 Conferences, the USFL conference and the XFL conference. Each conference would have 14 teams in them with 2 divisions (with 7 teams in them). The USFL conferences 2 divisions would be the North and South divisions. The North division would consist of the Chicago Blitz, Denver Gold, Hartford Federals (formerly the Washington Federals), Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars, and the Pittsburgh Maulers. The south division would be the Austin Gamblers (formerly the Houston Gamblers), Birmingham Stallions, Jacksonville Bulls, Memphis Showboats, New Orleans Breakers, Orlando Warriors (formerly the Orlando Renegades), and the Tampa Bay Bandits. The XFL conference would have the East and West divisions. The East division would consist of the Arlington Renegades, DC Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, Ohio Guardians (formerly the Orlando Guardians, and yes they play in Canton Ohio), Oklahoma Outlaws, San Antonio Brahmas, and the St. Louis Battlehawks. The West division would consist of the Arizona Wranglers, Los Angeles Express, Portland Vipers (formerly the Vegas Vipers), Salt Lake City Gunslingers (formerly the San Antonio Gunslingers), San Diego Wildcats (formerly the LA Wildcats), Seattle Sea Dragons and the Oakland Invaders (it would probably be San Jose or Sacramento, Northern California for sure for the Invaders since the stadium in Oakland is in dire need of repairs). I know there will be people saying the San Diego team should be the Fleet but that was an AAF team (and the UFL does not have the rights to them) and besides the USFL/XFL would rather bring back the Express and Wildcats. The regular season would be a 13-game season

The teams I would add onto the UFL 1. New Orleans Breakers 2. Seattle Sea Dragons 3. Orlando Apollos 4. New Jersey Generals 5. New York Guardians 6. Oakland Wildcats 7. Omaha Nighthawks 8. New Mexico Vipers (Vegas relocation) 9. Salt Lake City team 10. Columbus team 11. Oklahoma City team 12. Louisville team

If the UFL signs big TV network contracts, then go to 24 franchises by adding the Chicago Gladiators, Philadelphia Stars, Tampa Bay Corsairs and Portland (Oregon) Pioneers. Expand the schedule to 12 games and hold the title game on the Fourth of July.

My 20 teams: Hartford Colonials, New York Guardians, Philadelphia Stars, Canton Legends, Pittsburgh Maulers, Florida Tuskers, Jacksonville Bulls, DC Defenders, Arizona Vipers, Memphis Showboats, San Diego Generals, Oakland WIldcats, Portland Breakers, Seattle Dragons, Michigan Panthers, Arlington Renegades, Omaha Nighthawks, Birmingham Stallions, San Antonio Brahmas, Houston Roughnecks, St.Louis Battlehawks

I just want any professional sports team in Kentucky. Is that to much to ask for

They should make a Wyoming wild cats team

How about the Iowa Barnstormers?

Go to cities NFL scorned. San Diego, Oakland. Also go to cities where the is no NFL teams. St. Louis, Memphis, and Birmingham are great examples.

1. New Orleans Breakers-NOLA Superdome 2. Philadelphia Stars-Eagles Field 3. Pittsburgh Maulers-Acrisure Stadium 4. New Jersey Generals-MetLife Stadium 5. Vegas Vipers-Allegiant Stadium 6. Tampa Bay Bandits- Raymond James Stadium 7. Houston Gamblers-NRG Stadium 8. Dallas Gunslingers-AT&T Stadium 9. Arizona Hotshots- State Farm Stadium 10. Seattle SeaDragons-Lumen Field 11. Baltimore Blitz-M&T Bank Stadium 12. Orlando Guardians-Camping World Stadium

Wow! Great breakdown very well thought out!! Thanks for sharing really enjoyed the expansion wish list! Go Hawks baby !!

Great video. Breakers and Dragons are locks. I totally agree on the Generals and Guardians. Vipers is a cool team name as well but needs a rework. Omaha is a great option and Nighthawks is an excellent team name. It’s funny you mentioned the “Canton Legends”. I had the exact same thought. Especially with the HOF there. Denver and Buffalo sounds good. I’m not sure about Portland. I hope it is a good option. It would help the west. San Diego might be good. I thought the Hot shots looked good. Also the Stars were iconic.

hey man! Chicago enforcers and Mephis Maniacs! lol

Much appreciated the shoutout from my hometown Omaha Nighthawks.

As someone who lives in Orlando, the only real spring pro team we had full support for was the Orlando Apollos. People still talk about the Apollos here to this day. So replace the vipers with the Apollos and I would be happy.

Sea Dragons and Breakers were my two favorite teams. Really hope we see them back next year. Great video!

Happy Birthday! Spot on with everything you said! So glad you brought back the Omaha Nighthawks, 100% agree on NY Guardians and love the reimagined Vipers & Wildcats logo. Well done sir 🫡

1. San Francisco Demons-49ers Stadium 2. Los Angeles Wildcats-LA Coliseum 3. Los Angeles Express-SoFi Stadium 4. San Diego Extreme-Snapdragon Stadium 5. Chicago Enforcers- New Bears Stadium 6. New York Hitmen-Jets Stadium 7. Kansas City Rage-Arrowhead Arena(Chiefs Stadium 8. Miami Maniax-Hard Rock Stadium

I agree with your teams but I think one of them should be in Milwaukee. They have a new stadium opening up

This was a great breakdown and I hope the UFL follows this exact model. This is PERFECT!

My list started with replacing what was already there but then I got nostalgic and the last one is just a middle finger to the NFL. Seattle-Sea Dragons Tampa Bay-Bandits New York-Guardians New Orlean-Breakers New Jersey-Generals Pittsburg-Maulers Las Vegas-01 XFL Outlaws Philadelphia-Stars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orlando-AAFL Astros Arizona-Aztex Jaguars (Wearing Mexico FIFA colors) Oakland-01 XFL Hitmen Canton-AAFL Legends San Diago-01 XFL Xtream Denver-Gold Oklahoma City-01 Thunderbolt Baltimore-Lucky Horseshoes

I would have teams that cover REGIONS instead of cities. Offer more representation with fewer teams. Rocky Mountain Monsters, Midwest Mastodons, Great Lakes Iron Rangers, etc. And a team for San Diego like the San Diego Orcas.

i gotta say i believe there wouldn't be any way they wouldn't want to place a team in San Diego

It be great to have more teams for the UFL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!🎂🥳…Ahh, hah! Another mid to late March birthday, I knew there was a reason behind why I like the way you think!😎👍🏿 I have the fortunate blessing of having the UFL opener be on my birthday!!🤩 …As for the league having more teams, I feel like the UFL having no more than 12-16 teams would be ideal. For the XFL side of things I’d bring back the: Sea Dragons, Vipers, possibly the Wildcats, later on. And for the USFL, I’d bring back the Maulers and the Stars, maybe the Generals at some point.

I say bring the Tampa Bay Bandits. let them play at Raymond James Stadium. Like how the Michigan Panthers At Ford Field, Seattle Sea Dragons at Lumen Field playing in a NFL stadium

" My opinion" wildcats to Baltimore and iron to Oakland. Oakland has always been silver and black. While Baltimore can keep it red or change it to either purple or orange

My prediction for the 4 teams Greg Williams alluded to for 2025 are the New Orleans Breakers, Orlando Guardians, Canton Bulldogs and either the NJ Generals or a team in Nashville as they recently applied for a Nashville copyright along with Canton. 2026 I would expand back west with the Seattle Seadragons, Portland, San Diego and the San Jose Demons. Also I completely agree Buffalo needs a team along with Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Indianapolis. These are all big markets that only have one major to compete with in the spring. (MLB, NBA, NHL) That’s my 20 teams.

Love the video! and the teams you mentioned are all good pics. I didn't even know about the Denver Gold. Now, I think Denver would need a new name something having to do with the rocky mountains or something. Another team i would like to see is a Tennessee moonshiners or west Virginia

Keep starting the season in March then you've have games on Friday night games on FOX sports 1 Saturday and Sunday double-headers on FOX and ESPN-ABC Sunday nights games on ESPN2 expand the playoffs I'm down for that

Would love to see a team in Buffalo

Great video! I'd rather have the Baltimore Blitz, and then the Iron can just be an alternate uniform for Birmingham. The Iron only makes sense if the city has a history of industry, so I think they dont really work in Baltimore. Blitz just works better imo

Great additions, especially the Nighthawks. Not in my area but there was something about them that made me a fan. Only a couple things I'd disagree with. Would move the Iron to Oklahoma and strongly reconsider a team in Denver. Already too many markets with an NFL team. Thinking San Diego. Also would call the Canton team the Bulldogs and rename the Northern Division to Central Division. But still, your list is very solid.

We need a team in San Diego!!!!!!!

I like the fact that our old Birmingham Iron team is for Baltimore. I really like the Birmingham Iron, but the Birmingham Stallions is on a whole other level.

First of all happy birthday. I know it's a fantasy wish list, just like mine but here is my take on your expansion talk. First of all, if you have 20 teams then you should bring back ALL the teams from the "modern" USFL/XFL first, shame on you for not bringing back the Stars and Bandits. The LA Wildcats, I would move them to San Diego and bring back the Oakland Invaders instead. I think you should have at least 2 UFL teams in California, Northern and Southern California. Invaders sounds like the Raiders so maybe you can bring back the Raiders fans. Also move the Vipers to Portland, so you can start a nice rivalry with the Sea Dragons, Invaders, and the Vipers. I like your Snake for the logo on the helmet. Also, you may have to move the Invaders to San Jose or Sacramento, there's a reason why everyone is leaving Oakland plus the stadium is run down there in Oakland. I liked the AAF too but I would rather have the AAF come back and merge with the CFL. The team for Canton, bring back the Ohio Glory, a former WLAF/NFL Europe team. Plus by having the Ohio Glory will mean you will have some kinda deal/relationship with the NFL, which is what the UFL really needs. I would keep the Chicago Blitz in Chicago. Yes bring back the New Jersey Generals and have them play at Red Bull stadium in Harrison, New Jersey. Guardians honestly I don't know about them playing at MetLife stadium, too big for the UFL, move them to New York State, Buffalo, or Rochester. Yes Hinze Ward as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Maulers, or at least the Offensive Coordinator.

20 teams is definitely the maximum the league can expand to, otherwise you're risking overlap with the NFL schedule, and you HAVE to have some kinda break between the leagues to give people a rest. For me, here's how I'd set up a 20-team UFL: Firstly, the conferences need to go away... it's a fun novelty for the first couple years, build up rivalries, but if you're a UNITED football league, the teams need to mingle more. So with that, no conferences, just 5 divisions of 4, to make 14-game scheduling that much simpler. UFL West: Portland Loggers Los Angeles Stars - San Diego Hornets Phoenix Hotshots UFL Texas: Dallas Renegades - Austin Armadillos San Antonio Brahmas Houston Roughnecks UFL Central: Denver Gold St. Louis Battlehawks Chicago Cyclones - Michigan Panthers UFL South: Memphis Showboats Birmingham Stallions Atlanta Firebirds - Orlando Apollos UFL North: DC Defenders NJ Generals NY Guardians - Boston Breakers The dashes indicate cities that could become hubs for their respective divisions. In theory it would only increase facility costs by 2.5x overall.

I miss the San Jose Sabercats.I realize they were an Arena team, but sure they could adapt. They could return as a UFL team, and use Levis Stadium while the 49ers are on summer break. This could only be a possibility if Oakland doesn't get a team tho.

Here's Mine ||Western Conference|| ||Pacific Division|| Los Angeles Express Oakland Invaders San Diego Wildcats Seattle Sea Dragons ||Mountain Division|| Arizona Wranglers Denver Gold Oklahoma Outlaws Vegas Vipers ||Southern Division|| Arlington Renegades Houston Roughnecks New Orleans Breakers San Antonio Brahmas ||Eastern Conference|| ||Florida Division|| Florida Vipers Jacksonville Bulls Orlando Guardians Tampa Bay Bandits ||Atlantic Division|| DC Defenders New Jersey Generals Philadelphia Stars Pittsburgh Maulers ||Central Division|| Birmingham Stallions Memphis Showboats Michigan Panthers St. Louis Battlehawks

Oh I have my ideas for new teams!!! Chicago Black Dogs or Mad Dogs, Phoenix Sidewinders, Hawaii Ripcurl, Denver Blizzard, Las Vegas Blackjacks, Kansas City Twisters, Birmingham Iron

Honolulu HI definitely needs a team

Great video only thing different I would do is put a team in Sacramento instead of Oakland. The old UFL you mentioned had a team called the Sacramento Mountain Lions they played at Sac State and drew 22,000 fans every game. Fun fact they were coached by former Vikings and Cardinals coach Dennis Green former Vikings Quarterback Duane Culpepper was our QB Denzel Washington’s son played for the team as well. Sacramento has great passionate fans we used to have a team in the World Football league called the Sacramento Surge that converted to the Gold Miners as part of the CFL expansion into the United States. I feel like an expansion team in Sacramento would draw more support than Oakland. Just my opinion.

Kind of makes sense. Here's to growth and success of the league!

Twenty teams sounds good, but I wouldn't put 2 teams in the N.Y market, just a waste. Canton not big enough area. I like the Oakland Invaders from the old USFL name for that area, sounds like Raiders. Oklahoma City would be good for potential rivalry with Omaha.

UFL NEEDS a WEST Coast presence. Bring back the LA Express and the Oakland Invaders and a Seattle and/or Denver team. My kids say you look like an alien with the reflection of your light in your glasses.😊

SLC, AZ & SD!

As someone who was a kid with season tickets to the original TB Bandits in the 80s, love this list. I hope, if/when they expand, they stick with pulling from the historic XFL and USFL brands. 100% with the NO Breakers. No brainer there. Jacksonville Bulls could be another one. Like NO, no other spring competition. I watched every recent version of spring football (AAF, XFL, USFL, now UFL). Can't get enough. And, BTW, the Defenders have the PERFECT stadium for spring football. Small, intimate, but large enough for home field advantage. I wish all teams played in smaller stadiums than large, empty ones.

I dub THEE COMMISSIONER of the UFL. Make it by 2028-2030.

San diego and toronto maybe. Fantasy stuff but i would like to see cfl teams incorporated into this and eventually a european development league. Kind of a second tier international superbowl.

Love all you said but Oakland should be the invaders like the original USFL. I also think there should be four more teams. In the north, I would go with like a Boise Idaho team as they really support football up there too. So like the Boise bobcats. In the east, I’d bring back the Philadelphia stars as they are a staple of the USFL like you were saying about the generals. In the west, I’d also add another California team the San Diego sharks. And in the south Mississippi mud dogs. .. so yeah, I thought about this quite a few times myself. I wish they would’ve kept all the teams win the merger happen because it would be 16 teams already though.

Sorry if there gonna bring in a canton team I’d lose my fandom of the defenders 😂 I’m from canton

You need Philly in there somehow.

Expansion with the CFL 🙏

I really like his league setup. But need way more representation near the west.

I like most of the teams you chosen, including the maulers. But i'd love to see come back would be the sd fleet and the slc stallions. To tell you the truth, i had more favorite teams in the aaf than the usfl and xfl combined.

I said this before, these leagues need to get out of the starter league phase. More teams increases the fan base. More people will be interested in the league.

Bring back the Virginia Destroyers! Hampton Roads is the largest market without a pro team! Also, the Sacramento Mountain Lions were very well supported back in the old UFL days.

We need a West Virginia team because West Virginia and Marshall has great fan bases and West Virginia desperately needs a pro team

Canton Legends is brilliant and I’m from Dallas

I have an Arizona Hotshots shirt I wouldve loved to see them back lol

Not a bad idea I've been saying that Canton needed a team

i would give anything for a New Mexico team. Armadillos or horned lizards all the way

I really LOVE the Canton Legends!

OAKLAND WILDCATS AND BALTIMORE IRON WILL BE MY TEAMS.

I feel like this league would have a much better chance of success if they run cities who don't have NFL teams. San Diego, Oakland, Portland, Salt Lake City, Orlando, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Columbus, Oklahoma City, but I'd be careful or straight up stay away from current NFL markets.

Buffalo BEER BUDGET BRIGADE of BASHERS

With the Raiders leaving for Los Vegas and the 49ers are now in San Jose (moving further south), the Napa/Sonoma Wine Country could use a team….how about the “Crushers”? The population is there. The football/sports fans base is there.

My only gripes are Denver needs a better name. And switch the Wildcats & Iron destinations around. Oakland Iron sounds better. Also why not bring back some original XFL teams? Las Vegas Outlaws, San Francisco Demons or my personal favorite the Birmingham Bolts? Heck maybe put the SF Demons in Oakland instead? Also maybe put the Bolts in San Diego as a replacement for the Chargers?

My first 8 teams for the league would be bringing back the other 5 USFL teams, and other 3 XFL teams (as far as I’m concerned the Roughnecks are XFL.) XFL conference: Arlington Renegades, St Louis Battlehawks, Houston Roughnecks, San Antonio Brahmas, DC Defenders, Orlando Vipers, Seattle Sea Dragons, New York Guardians. USFL Conference: Philadelphia Stars, New Jersey Generals, Pittsburgh Maulers, New Orleans Breakers, Las Vegas Gamblers, Birmingham Stallions, Memphis Showboats, and Michigan Panthers. Those would by my first 16 teams

This is what i thought it would be like when i saw they joined, i persoanlyl was suprised they dumped the Seattle, New Orleans and New york teams.

Ny Guardians had a great fan base at MetLife. They should easily stayed and be revived

I would add SAN DIEGO FLEET OR UTAH SWARM TO WESTERN. OKLAHOMA OUTLAWS OR GAMBLERS TO SOUTHERN. USE GAMBLERS "G" AND BLEND WITH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. CHICAGO ENFORCERS OR LAKERS TO NORTHERN. USE CAN USE CITY FLAG COLORS FOR LAKERS. CAROLINA FLYERS OR AVIATORS TO EASTERN. CAROLINA COPPERHEADS ALSO SOUNDS AMAZING TOO.

What if the ufl gets semi pro football leagues into this league

Great video but where are the Fleet lol

The UFL is hanging on by a thread. Expansion is out of the question at this time. They will be lucky to make it through the season without going bust. That’s the sad reality.

Omaha NE would be a perfect spot.. it would be a big market and in the old UFL they got anywhere from 15,000 to 24,000 fans A game.. plus they don't have any pro teams there and it's on the border of two states. would give Iowa And Nebraska A team to root for.

I don't mind any expansion team ideas but please bring back the Guardians in MetLife. Really sad I didn't go to a game in 2020

They should put the Seattle sea dragons in husky stadium/Alaska Airlines field.

Three issues: 1. Before putting two teams in the NY metro area, you need to see if there is support for one team in the area. 2. An Oakland team still has the issues with the Oakland Coliseum (sewage backup, wild animals in the stadium). 3. There is no stadium in Omaha. The downtown baseball stadium is built for the College World Series and the city won't let anything else in the stadium other than baseball until July. The other stadium in Sarpy County could be used but it is already used for the Omaha Storm Chasers baseball team and Union Omaha soccer so dates may not be available.

Aww damn Oklahoma 😢😢

Los Angeles KISS

No teams on the west coast was a major bummer. Bring back the Sea Dragons!!!

-Charleston Pirates - Sugarland Space Cowboys - Tampa Bay Bandits - Indianapolis Speed Demons

Omaha Nighthawks

Take out NJ or guardians. Viber is going to be part of the Eastern. And there could be an Oklahoma team for the South. Only if they would move the renegades to Oklahoma.

understand everyone wanting Seattle back but it would have to come with like 3 other teams because they are so far out west. You won't go Seattle - New Orleans...frankly looking at it RIGHT NOW if Seattle came back i'd put a team in Oakland (since the raiders left) Bring back Las Vegas Vipers, and put a team in Colorado, Arizona or New Mexico AND MAKE SURE they are all in same division.

I love the Orlando Vipers

I feel like if you're bringing back the Iron, they should be Oakland, given the color scheme is just Raiders, and that logic was used for the Maulers. Wildcats do have the black, but they'd fit Atlanta better, if you wanna just match NFL colors so fans can re-use merch. Also, the Baltimore accent struggles to pronounce "iron" as different than some other words, famously. Additionally, on the point of Buffalo, wouldn't it still be too cold up there in Spring? My understanding is that it takes longer for Winter to go away near the Lakes.

You bring a team to Canton, and DON'T make them the bulldogs? My brain hurts......

Love the expansion idea. Not sure I am onboard with all the team names and colors. I am in ohio and supporting a purple canton team would be rough when ravens are purple. Call them Canton Glory and make them bronze and something else since the busts in the hall of fame are bronze.

I would keep the Blitz in Chicago.

I like the idea of a team in Oakland. I would like to see the Invaders return. This was the Oakland team in the original USFL. They had a good team and had one of the top 3 uniforms in the league.

I went to the last Guardians game in 2020

I like where your heads at but, I was thinking why not go places that have strong college teams with no NFL teams. Nebraska, Oregon, even Wyoming, Mississippi, Oklahoma and maybe not 3 teams in Texas.

We need a team in Arizona like the Hot Shots of the AAF. Phoenix is (the 5th. in nation) larger than Oakland & Denver & Omaha

Bring back the Chicago blitz's 🏈.&. The Chicago enforcer's 🏈.🪅♦️🇺🇸

Doesn't work need two more west coast teams. I like your ideas for the most part. How about San Diego playing at Petco Park not the SDSU stadium. Anaheim? Bring back the Southern California Sun. I'm not sure if NFL has naming rights to that. Just a idea though.

Need a team in Austin TX