sentinels

It was announced today that the United Football League will move its New York franchise to a permanent home in Hartford, Connecticut.

The team formerly known as the Sentinels will play their home games at Rentschler Field on the Campus of the University of Connecticut.

What can we say about the second worst team in a brand new football league? Through the final weeks of the UFL season they were the most improved UFL team, and although they could only beat the hapless New York Sentinels in back to back weeks they gave the Florida Tuskers and the Las Vegas Locos all they could handle.

It seems heir biggest problem was closing games out; this is a team that could play well for a half but never deliver the knock out blow to their opponents.

As the premier season of the UFL comes to a close this week, and the league looks to expand into new markets for year two, we have to wonder if this league belongs in the big market of New York.

The New York Sentinels have the second worst average attendance behind just the California Redwoods. They are averaging just 6,637 fans per home game and in a town like New York that makes them insignificant.

Granted this team is 0-5 and will likely finish year one without a win, but a new league can ill afford its New York team to draw so poorly.