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Time for Round 3... XFL returns in 2023
- Thread starter Rebel1
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The Simpsons has been on long enough where this joke has happened 3 times but also the AAF and USFL.
most of the XFL's rule changes last time were actually pretty great (no kicking for extra points, double-forward passes, better kickoffs, two-point conversion shootouts instead of overtime, etc) before covid derailed the whole thing, so i hope this succeeds. the NFL is so slow to change obvious problems with its product.
Vince McMahon. The only wrestling carney who doesn't want to be a wrestling carney.
He is so obsessed with being known for something different than wrestling promoter.
He is so obsessed with being known for something different than wrestling promoter.
He doesn't own the XFL anymore, this is the Rock and a couple of other people.
For a fraction of what he was paid for Black Adam. Even if the league goes bankrupt again he won't even feel it.
That's basically what the new XFL's going to be in a nutshell. They've got a partnership with the NFL Alumni Academy (the place where all the top undrafted rookies and free agents train during the season in case an opportunity to sign with a team arises). Once the season finishes, everybody that completed the program that didn't sign with a team now gets an automatic XFL contract.
They also have a partnership with NFL Ops and that's where they'll work together to develop and test new rules, etc. On top of that, The Rock is doing this with Redbird Capital and they're one of the most player centric sports firms out there.
This actually does have a legit shot to do something.
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The comment was directed at the XFL in general. New owner not gonna change anything. People don't want to see mediocre football.
Depends on the location. People watch Minor league baseball. If it's affordable and a fun day out it will be profitable
College football is popular for far more reasons than being an NFL feeder league. It has its tentacles entrenched in areas (particularly the South and MidWest) that predates the NFL and has generations and generations of fan loyalty.
I'm not sure the NFL really needs a "feeder league" apart from that. This isn't really like the MLB or even the NBA where often young players need a few years of seasoning to be ready to produce. In the NFL with the exception of a few outliers, you are either good enough to play or not. Even guys drafted in mid rounds are expected to produce to a certain extent, and if you can't they'll dump you and draft someone new the next year. Its a meat market and the average career lifespan for a player reflects that. Its not like the XFL 3.0 is going to be littered with diamonds in the rough or guys that NFL scouts missed out on. If thats a thing they are hoping to hang their hat on to generate fan interest, I just don't see it.
Rock is clearly a far better/smarter business man than Vince McMahon, but I'll believe a secondary pro football league can succeed when it happens.
glad to see you posting, i noticed you hadn't posted for a while and i was worried
Yeah, glad they get a team.
Now to decide if I'm gonna be a two teamer.
You do realize he has NOTHING to do with this version.. right?
This is owned by Dwayne Johnson and partners.
It also has something huge going for it.. a relationship with the NFL and MASSIVE TV deals.
https://www.xfl.com/xfl-latest-news...pril 11, 2022,former NFL coaches and players.
