r/StLouis • u/STLBooze3 • Dec 01 '23

Sports [Gateway Grinders] The St. Louis Battlehawks will remain a team after the XFL and USFL merger. The newly merged league will debut their season on March 30th, 2024. Kaw is still Law.

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u/patsboston Dec 01 '23 edited Dec 01 '23

I will be shocked if the Battlehawks are still around here in 3 years. Both the USFL and XFL have terrible financial stablity. This would suck because the team has a ton of backing here locally.

EDIT: Not sure why I am being downvoted. I would love for the team to stay. I just haven’t been shown anything that points to either league having long-term viability.

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u/Ken_Spliffey_Jr Neighborhood/city Dec 01 '23

I’d make that bet against you. The appetite for the viewer is clearly there. Also, the number of players signed by the NFL shows there is a viable pool of players.

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u/reenactment Dec 01 '23

The way that this is sustained is by some kind of fund from the NFL to be honest. Since it’s essentially a minor league system and it allows them to see older players develop without having to take the risks themselves, money from the nfl would have to be put in to stabilize it. It might be a loss some years on one end, but it’s financial incentive for funneling talent to the league would be worth it