OT-ish: United Football League

I know that there is a moratorium on OT posts, which I am fully supportive of, but I thought this was worth sharing. It is football related and, in fact, the following does include mention of a couple of players relevant to Michigan football history.

Anyway, I ran across this article about Eric Crouch and what he's up to these days.  It sparked my interest a little since Crouch is best remembered by Michigan fans for crying to the media that Nebraska deserved the '97 National Title.  The article itself is pretty ho-hum except, for me, the brief discussion about him being asked to try out for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.  There it also mentions that Maurice Clarett is trying out for the Nighthawks.  I faintly remembered someone putting something up about Clarett a week ago but I didn't read it at the time.  I went back and found that post to make sure that person gets due credit. I don't think Clarett had yet tried out when that was shared.  For those of you waiting on the edge of your seat, it looks like he made the cut.

The point of this entry isn't really to discuss Crouch or Clarett, but the UFL.  I remember it being discussed when it was announced that it was going to be launched but I shrugged it off as just another league that barely deserved the Professional label.  But after Ahman Green was mentioned in the article, I wondered what the rosters in general looked like.  As it turns out, there are quite a few ex-NFL players, some of whom have had decent careers. 

Some noteworthy players:

• Ahman Green - Omaha
• Jeff Garcia - Omaha
• David Kircus (GVSU, Lions) - Omaha
• Brooks Bollinger - Florida
• Dominic Rhodes - Florida
• Josh McCown - Hartford
• Marcell Shipp - Las Vegas
• Daunte Culpepper - Sacremento

Are there any of you out there who paid attention to the UFL that first season?  Is it worth watching?  It would be nice to tune in to some quality football (Versus and HDNet) during the weeknights this Fall.