A funny thing happened this weekend. A new professional football league began its first week of play — and it was pretty damn good. The Alliance of American Football looks and feels like a success story right out of the gate, and just judging by my Twitter feed, it is on its way.
I have to admit though... I’ve always been a big fan of spring football. If it wasn’t for the USFL trying to openly challenge the NFL, we may have had over 30 years of seeing a successful spring league increase the popularity and evolution of the game right now (maybe).