MICHAEL VICK? SHOULD HE OR SHOULDN"T HE?

I recently submitted a comment on whether Michael Vick should play in the UFL on the UFL'S official website www.ufl-football.com
Was I too hard?

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Re: Commissioner Huyghue's Blog - Quality of UFL Players
Posted by Scotty D at 12.09.08

No! I think, though it would create buzz around the league, it is a PR nightmare. There are already, based on supposition, people calling the UFL "The All Convict League". If you are trying to make the league a "family" environment where role models are created, why go after a convicted felon. There are many talented players out there with a clean pedigree and the FOOTBALL can stand on its own. Please don't let this league be an outlet for ego-centric, arrogant felons who think that life has two sets of rules.
Michael Vick deserves a second chance- yes- but let not the UFL come running after him. This sends the wrong PR message and will sour many on the league's mission statement.
"If you don't stand for anything , you'll fall for everything"
Go UFL- send the right message to our kids!
I'll state "NO MICHAEL VICK"!!!

OK- Here's my sober rebuttal:
Sports are about BIG MONEY! Ok, we're all smart enoughb to have figured that out by now!
If I'm the hierarchy of the UFL, I need to weigh public perception versus monetary gain.
The truth is: a Michael Vick signing will give mega publicity to the UFL!
It would be the lead story on ESPN and sports shows across the country.
This, in turn, would sell tickets and create a curiousity factor that would lead to major ticket sales.
Fans that normally wouldn't watch, would tune in, showcasing the other talent on the field in the process.
There would be a beat of established media outlets following his every move, every day, his first full season.
The UFL couldn't buy this type of publicity, good or bad.
So even though my moral conscience is asking for the UFL to be above the almighty dollar fray and set a new sports moral standard ( yeah right... I am in fantasy land) let's face it- sports is about money and how to best make it!
I think the UFL will sign Michael Vick, and take the chance the enormous publicity will more than make up for the negative publicity.