The “real” USFL v. USFL lawsuit is heating up as we are ONE month away from the USFL kickoff kickoff plus the CFL to 4 down chatter just won’t quit on this week’s episode of The Markcast. We bring on IP/Trademark Lawyer Tim Billick, TSN 1260’s Jason Gregor, USFL Stars’ Defensive Back Solomon Wise and BC Lion’s Offensive Lineman Andrew Peirson onto the program.

The “real” USFL and the FOX Sports USFL have met now twice via conference to try to settle the ongoing litigation and things seem to be escalating even further. We chat with intellectual/patent and trademark prosecution lawyer Tim Billick who helps us try to make sense of the declarations that were filed this week from both the “real” USFL and the FOX owned USFL. What are the next steps in this ongoing case and what effects/ramifications will this continuing case have on the upcoming USFL kickoff, we find out.

Is the CFL moving to 4 downs? Haven’t we been down this road before?? The Genius Sports/CFL talk is heating up and MANY talking points have arisen, one of which is the CFL moving to 4 downs by way of not-so friend of the show Arash Madani. What does TSN 1260’s Jason Gregor think of the move to 4 downs and the effects that might and will have on the Canadian game. Plus we chat through the Genius Sports/CFL partnership and figure out the next steps for commissioner Randy Ambrosie and the league growing and promoting the CFL game moving into 2022 and beyond. Would a CFL version of “Drive to Survive” work to grow the Canadian game and should Randy Ambrosie and the CFL go down that route? We discuss.

We have a couple of wonderful player interviews this week including recently drafted USFL defensive back Solomon Wise from the USFL Philadelphia Stars and Andrew Peirson from the BC Lions. Solomon shares his experiences getting drafted into the league, thoughts on the USFL thus far and next steps as he gets ready to head to Birmingham for the USFL training camps next week. Andrew talks off-season CFL training, thoughts on Henry Burris’ being added as an offensive consultant, his impressions of Nathan Rourke leading the team into the 2022 CFL season and we get a spoiler-free review of “The Batman” from Andrew as he continues to bond with his teammates in the CFL offseason.

Finally the MLFB is in the news with the announcement of Jerry Glanville as one of their head coaches and potentially late-breaking news of potential cities/States. As they plan to kick off their inaugural season (finally) in May, are there enough players and talent coaches/staff to justify ANOTHER spring football league, we discuss.

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0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
2:30 Show Intro, Guest Lineup
7:34 Tim Billick, IP/Trademark Lawyer on USFL Lawsuit
42:09 Jason Gregor, TSN 1260 on CFL Marketing, Moving to 4 Downs
1:08:21 MLFB News, Coach Hired, Cities Announced?, USFL Staff Rosters Released
1:17:07 Solomon Wise, USFL Philadelphia Stars Interview
1:29:27 Andrew Peirson, CFL BC Lions Interview
1:47:09 Listener Voicemails!!!
1:51:50 Show Outro