That's the thing. I'm not sure it can.
sure it can, if it targets the correct Markets.
last year they had teams in San Francisco and New York City. completely foolish. the NFL owns those cities, lock stock and barrel.
but there are tons of metro areas with no pro football at all, with pretty much no hope of getitng a NFL team. like Omaha, Sacramento, Norfolk, Orlando, etc.
as long as the UFL hits those typed of markets, they will be fine. Omaha is just the beginning of the hype train. they are pulling 23k in Omaha, from day 1. as the league grows and begins to get mindshare, that number will grow. they should be able to do that in other College Football Hotbeds as well, so long as there is no major NFL presence. How about somewhere in Mississippi or Alabama? think they couldn't pull 25k there? New Mexico? Oklahoma City? Morgantown?
there are many, many untapped markets for pro football. the UFL could feasibly grow to about 20 teams and be just fine. they are taking it slow, as they should.
the UFL should be aiming for 30k as their high-end attendance goal. 20k as their low end. I think they can hit that range consistently, if they target the correct markets and execute well in their advertising, and bring a decent quality of football.
avoid NFL markets like the plague. target smaller non-nfl markets, particulary CFB hotbeds.
the only thing really that looks to be a major hurdle, is rounding up Ownerships for these markets.
