00:00 SportsFest with Rick Horowitz, another $1.3 trillion business of sports with your Daily
00:04 Numbers game.
00:05 Looking ahead to 2004, one through five.
00:08 Number one was the Paris Olympics.
00:10 Number two, the United Football League.
00:12 It's the XFL and USFL doing what people said they wouldn't do, which is merge.
00:18 You got two conferences, the USFL conference, the Memphis Showboats, Houston Renegades,
00:23 Birmingham Stallions, Michigan Panthers.
00:26 The XFL, the St. Louis Battlehawks, San Antonio Brahmas, DC Defenders, Arlington Renegades,
00:33 the anticipated matchup, the Renegades and the Stallions opens the season.
00:38 That's the champions from both former leagues.
00:41 It's a marketing dream to have both leagues merged into both conferences.
00:47 Television is there.
00:49 The commitment is there.
00:50 And most importantly, stability is there.
00:53 Look for this to be one of the biggest issues for 2024.
00:57 SportsFest with Rick Horowitz, Daily Numbers game.
