This Podcast Is... Uncalled For - Unofficial Fan Lounge - UFL 2025 Season Week 9

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

Week 8 is in the books.  The playoffs are set. Week 8 Results: Memphis 24, San Antonio 22 Michigan 30, Houston 18 St. Louis 29, Birmingham 28 DC 33, Arlington 30 Playoffs are set: USFL Conference Championship: Michigan vs. Birmingham at Protective Stadium in Birmingham XFL Conference Championship: DC vs. St. Louis at the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis Week 9 Friday, May 23 - San Antonio at St. Louis Saturday, May 24 - Arlington at Memphis Saturday, May 24 - Michigan at Birmingham Sunday, May 25 - DC at Houston

And we're back with the un-official fan lounge. unofficial UFO podcast within the feed of this podcast I'm Mike

Chernevski I'll be here most for this in an edition of the unofficial fan lounge

week eight is in the books the playoffs are set so let's go over the um this week's

the results so we'll start with the Friday night game Memphis at San Antonio showbo It's 24, Brahma's 22. This game went overtime.

So second time it's gone overtime. Second time it's involved Memphis and the second time Memphis has won. So Memphis improves to 2 and 6, San Antonio 1 and 7. This game had no playoff. Implications was over. And the attendance was 9,244 in 7. Antonio go to the two Saturday games which did have playoff implications we start with Michigan at Houston Panthers 30 roughnecks 18 in front of a 4,007

was the honest attendance so they need to do a better job Panthers improved to 6 and 2, roughnecks fall to 3 and 5, and are now eliminated from playoff contention. The other Saturday game, Birmingham, 28, St. Louis, 29. This was put in front of 30,014 at the dome. stallions five and three battlehawks six and two

so and one more game to talking about and that is Arlington at DC Ray Gates 30

defenders 33 in front of the bear snake and 14,000 638 8. Arlington falls to 3 and 5. D.C. improves to 6 and 2. And the playoffs are set. Both conference championship games will be played on June 8th. And the teams are set as well as the venues, regardless. of how the rest of the season goes.

So on the USFL side, it will be the Michigan Panthers and the Birmingham Stallions, and will be played at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. The reason for this is Fortfield in the Detroit has been booked for a Kendrick Lamar concert. I did check the Ford Field website to learn about that. so there we go

forced in Birmingham because of a concert on the XFL side of things it is going to be the St. Louis Balhawks and the D.C. Defenders and it will be played

at the dome at America Center because Audi Field which is primarily a soccer stadium is being used that day for a women's soccer game

so Michigan Birmingham in Birmingham DC St. Louis in St. Louis and then of course the championship game the following week will be in St. Louis

with that's out of the way let's now look at week nine so the end is almost here two more weeks games and

we start with the Friday night game it says St. Louis at San Antonio but this game is being played at the Dome in America Center because remember the Brahmas play the Bellhawks both games this year in St. Louis. So this is game

number two. There so Balahs coming in at 6 and 2. and the Brahma's 1 and 7. And no playoff implications, but I still think the Balhawks are going to be the better team and we'll walk away with the win.

Saturday, early Saturday game will be Arlington at Memphis. Hopefully people show up to that game, even though there really isn't anything to play for, Arlington, 3 and 5, Memphis, 2, and 6, and neither of these teams are making the playoffs. I might as well say there's a toss-up at this point, but I will give it a slight edge to Arlington. Then the late Saturday game is the preview of the USFL championship, Michigan at Birmingham. So, uh, everyone show up, take your shirts off and everything. Now, uh, it is on game for the stallions, but I'll give a slight edge, um, it's record at this point.

Michigan, 6 and 2, Birmingham 5 and 3, so I will go with the Panthers, just barely. And then, uh, the Sunday game is a DC at Houston. DC 6 and 2 and Houston 3 and 5 I will I will stick with the defenders for this one even though it won't be in front of a beer snake it needs it'll be in front of a dwindling crowd that's frankly let's here's your solution to the Houston problem fire CJ Johnson and bring in a new coach one who hopefully knows what they're doing. That's the huge difference I've seen between the XFL version of the roughnecks and this UFL version. Keep in mind that when the the leagues merged, it was the

USFL team that got to stick around but under the XFL branding. And the UFL version of this team has been a disappointment, especially in comparison with the XFL version of the rough necks. So yeah, time to find a new head coach. Hopefully, though, improve the quality of this team

and get some butts in those seats down in Houston because Houston is a good football city and deserves to have a quality football team.

So that's my two cents on the roughneck situation, and that's going to do it for a week. Going into week nine of the UFL season, good luck to all the teams this weekend, and that's what. We will talk to you next week for week 10. Thank you.