I hope it is not only viable but profitable. I would love to see this league grow to be as big and popular as MLB (in a perfect world) and give the girls an entirely new level of play to strive for as well as actually being able to make a career out of it. It's one of the unfortunate aspects about this sport that many top level SB players have an extremely limited avenue to explore if they decide they want to continue playing the sport after college.
Remember Steve Young with the USFL?
This reminds me of that.
The Steve young contract was a huge dollar contract designed to gain attention. And he never made the full announced value of the contract. So yes this is a lot like that.Not even close. That was part of a raid on the NFL talent pool. Talent at which the NFL scoffed and stated wasn't worth the money. Yet every NFL team went crazy and threw a load of money at all the "less talented" stars and coaches from the USFL.
But the USFL was playing in NFL stadiums with TV contracts with ABC & ESPN and in the spring which meant there was no competition for the football fans' dollar and viewing time. The league was developed for the purpose of being bought out by the NFL which was precluded by the USFL announcing a move to the fall in direct competition to the NFL and among the TV networks. Unfortunately, the NPF is not fortunate enough to have that "problem". Luckily, the NPF probably doesn't have the greed and ego issue that tore the USFL apart.
The Steve young contract was a huge dollar contract designed to gain attention. And he never made the full announced value of the contract. So yes this is a lot like that.