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All Aboard the 1984 Memphis Showboats Season!
by: Elsa Cameron, The Commercial Appeal
The USFL put teams in established NFL cities like Boston, Chicago, and even announced an expansion team for Houston. They also chose non established cities, like Phoenix and Birmingham. Our town of Nashville fits in with the latter. Sure, college football rules in the entire south. But, the USFL gave us a chance to show that we can support professional football, too.
Since the expansion was 6 teams this year, fans can’t expect much out of each individual club. Many of them will struggle for a couple of years until they can build a decent team out of the draft and trades. Again, our humble Showboats fall into that category. However, I expect fans will show up and support the team regardless of how they perform and show the USFL that they made the right choice.