Damned I have missed the XFL

[Willow Grove Dawg]

I would be willing to bet that the players stand for the National Anthem in McMahon's league

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BREAKING: @VinceMcMahon will announce later today that his investment company @alphaentllc will start a pro football league. Announcement will be made at 3pm ET on company’s social media pages.

 

[PineGroveBully]

He hate me, a name that will live in infamy. I don't know how great of a sporting event it was but that first game was a spectacle unlike anything I've ever witnessed.

 

[aTotal360]

I bet McMahon don't give a rip what the players do as long as they make him money.

 

[paindonthurt_]

True and I have no problem with that, but the nfls management of the “social” issues has cost them money.

They may still be making money but it has most certainly hurt them.

 

[patdog]

I expect this to be about as big a disaster as the XFL was.

 

[Southern Law Dawg]

How many football leagues, over time, have sought to top the NFL? How many have succeeded? This'll pop for a few weeks and then quick;y sizzle out just like the XFL did. I wonder if they will continue the "Two players scramble for the ball" coin flip substitute. That was fun til someone got a bad concussion one game.

 

[rynodawg]

Hell even the leagues that try to operate in the offseason of the NFL end up failing. I didn’t even realize until today that the New Orleans Voodoo had folded, and that the AFL was down to 4 teams.

 

[patdog]

Let's see, since the AFL succeeded and merged with the NFL, we've had the WFL, the USFL, the XFL, the European league, the UFL, various indoor leagues.

 

[MSUDC11]

I don’t think it will end well for Vince, but I’m fascinated nonetheless. He lost a ton of money on the first incarnation of this, so it’s very surprising that he’s giving it another go.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

I don’t think it will end well for Vince, but I’m fascinated nonetheless. He lost a ton of money on the first incarnation of this, so it’s very surprising that he’s giving it another go.

He’s old and has big balls. He ain’t scared of losing money at this stage I wouldn’t think.

 

[Mayor of Little London]

I can’t remember, were there any State players in the XFL?

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Professional Football has peaked... The USFL had the best chance at succeeding as they had a good product, good market base, good fan support particularly in markets like Memphis, Birmingham etc, but their only hope for long term success was to be absorbed by the NFL, which didn't happen....

 

[She Mate Me]

I am, not surprisingly, happy to hear this.

 

[JungRebel]

Dress it up, make it as EXTREME as possible, it won't matter if the football isn't good.

 

[Sutterkane]

Couple rules for consideration:

-No fair catch
-Targeting not a thing
-Encouraged taunting and celebration(or at least not flagged)

 

[Dawgzilla]

You can't really count the European league, because that was backed by the NFL. Unless you're just trying to prove there is only room for 1 professional American Football league in this world.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Professional Football has peaked... The USFL had the best chance at succeeding as they had a good product, good market base, good fan support particularly in markets like Memphis, Birmingham etc, but their only hope for long term success was to be absorbed by the NFL, which didn't happen....

The USFL's problem was letting Trump get involved. NOT A POLITICAL COMMENT AT ALL. Trump bought the Generals because he thought it was his entry into the NFL. He immediately started breaking all the USFL salary cap and roster rules, and he was the driving force behind the USFL moving to the Fall, and suing the NFL for anti-trust. That league could have stuck around a while longer if Trump had never bought the Generals from Duncan.

OTOH, if the USFL had stuck around for another season, the Generals would have been awesome. They had merged with the financially strapped Houston Gamblers, so they would have had Jim Kelly at QB, Herschel at RB, and of course Kent Hull at center. They never played a game as the merged team, though.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

- All players must get concussions prior to games
- Facemask and horse collar tackles not only allowed, but encouraged

 

[patdog]

Yeah. The league looked like it was becoming viable and then Trump pushed through the move to the fall to compete directly with the NFL. That and the Tampa owner getting cancer and not being able to oppose him killed it.

 

[aTotal360]

Go for the gusto. Make any tackle that isn't targeting or a horse collar an unsportsmanlike penalty.

 

[DawgInThe256]

Paul Lacoste. Might have been others.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

I say put it on HBO and let the commentators say whatever the hell they want to say.....like "What a 17'n unbelievable catch that was!!! HOLY 17'n s%*$!!!!!!"

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

It is the XFL

nm

 

[Drebin]

He hate me, a name that will live in infamy. I don't know great of a sporting event it was but that first game was a spectacle unlike anything I've ever witnessed.

The XFL was kinda fun. I was at a Memphis XFL game one time and they were giving away seat cushions as a promotion. A ref made a critically controversial call late in that game and it rained seat cushions onto the field for five minutes...people were throwing them like frisbees. It's one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed in person, and I never would have gotten that if not for the XFL.

 

[mcdawg22]

I can’t remember, were there any State players in the XFL?

Kevin Pentiss.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Is he kin to Eddie O?

 

[dorndawg]

Not sure their target demo can afford HBO*

 

[Dawgzilla]

No kicking or punting of any kind. Take the foot out of football. Only way to score is TD, 2 pt. conversions, and safeties. After a score, drives start at the 20.

 

[mcdawg22]

Hire Mutants to play, get Bones Jackson out of retirement.

 

[drumrcraig]

Not 100%, but I think Barrin Simpson played.

 

[BrunswickDawg]

Dress it up, make it as EXTREME as possible, it won't matter if the football isn't good.

That’s what they said last time, and the league was dead by mid-season.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

The XFL was kinda fun. I was at a Memphis XFL game one time and they were giving away seat cushions as a promotion. A ref made a critically controversial call late in that game and it rained seat cushions onto the field for five minutes...people were throwing them like frisbees. It's one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed in person, and I never would have gotten that if not for the XFL.

Well, did you throw yours or not?!

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

- All players must get concussions prior to games
- Facemask and horse collar tackles not only allowed, but encouraged

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[aTotal360]

I think we were all wrong. Sounds like they are trying to make some coin off Fantasy.

https://deadspin.com/the-new-xfl-sounds-nothing-like-the-old-one-1822425272

 

[preacher_dawg]

You can have 2 forward passes each play, no holding or pass interference, or ineligle receivers downfield.

 

[She Mate Me]

He Hate Me Origin Story

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/01/xfl...hate-me-rod-smart-nickname-origin-story-video

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I expect this to be about as big a disaster as the XFL was.

It's going to depend on television, marketing and putting a product on the field that is worth watching.

And it will take time, which they may not have enough money to limp through.

 

[SixTall]

I can’t remember, were there any State players in the XFL?

Juan Long. He wore a jersey with ‘I Hate He Too’ when they played Las Vegas.

 

[Tall Dawg]

Juan Long. He wore a jersey with ‘I Hate He Too’ when they played Las Vegas.

I Just want to see what their cheerleaders outfits will look like. This often overlooked item can help get this new leagues ratings way UP.