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Merrith · Jan 25, 2018

Vandyn said:
Exactly there is a reason why other times this has been tried (USFL, XFL 1.0, NFL Europe) and it never works. Nobody is going to sit there and watch players you never heard of. Someone mentioned San Diego as a possible city. They couldn't draw flies with actual NFL players but yet there going to watch some 3rd string guys? You can make it as much like arena football as you want, people don't go to watch that either.

NFL shouldn't be too upset about it. Frankly I read a lot that old XFL/NFL Europe gave a lot of players/coaches a chance that otherwise wouldn't have had one, and NFL found some guys that ended up being good players. Could function as a minor league of sorts.

Alex · Jan 25, 2018

Mario Speedwagon said:
I told my shitlib friend that Vince said no one with a criminal record will be allowed to play and he responded "so he's just trying to create an all white league then?" lmao. This is a guy that is such a shitlib he calls the Redskins the "Washington DCs" so he doesn't have to say "redskin"

That's a pretty good racist joke. You should tell him you're going to re-tell it at the next rally. Then thank him to really make him mad.

maelfyn · Jan 25, 2018

They should get Tim Tebow to sign up with the league. We may finally have a pro league that won't crucify openly Christian players.

Alex · Jan 25, 2018

maelfyn said:
They should get Tim Tebow to sign up with the league. We may finally have a pro league that won't crucify openly Christian players.

It doesn't do that at all. Players thank god all the time. Remember when Arian Foster went public about being atheist? That had a pretty big backlash.

Brahma · Jan 25, 2018

Kaines said:
The best thing the XFL could do is put it's teams in cities that don't have an NFL team. Ones that come to mind immediately:
Cleveland

That's fucked up.

Vince said damn near everything right. I will definately tune in. The no criminal record thing is real? FELONY record makes more sense.

There is a lull in sports during the course of the year where nothing is happening really...Hit that gap and you might have something.

Alex · Jan 25, 2018

Yeah if they make this during the summer it could help when all we have is baseball.

Merrith · Jan 25, 2018

Alex said:
It doesn't do that at all. Players thank god all the time. Remember when Arian Foster went public about being atheist? That had a pretty big backlash.

I remember there was some criticism of his displays claiming they were excessive. Felt like most people didn't care one way or the other, though.

gak · Jan 25, 2018

I can barely watch some NFL games never mind watching players that can't even make it to the CFL.

Every week would be 4 games of a worse version of cleveland vs cincinnati.

But if the rules say any defender that makes it to the QB can chokeslam him, then I'm all in !

Alex · Jan 25, 2018

gak said:
I can barely watch some NFL games never mind watching players that can't even make it to the CFL.

Every week would be 4 games of a worse version of cleveland vs cincinnati.

But if the rules say any defender that makes it to the QB can chokeslam him, then I'm all in !

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PatrickStar · Jan 25, 2018

Don't give a shit about the football part yet.

All this means is Vince may finally take a backseat in WWE booking. All hail the Haitch era!

maelfyn · Jan 25, 2018

> Day 1 of XFL
> Players take the field
> The "Star-Spangled Banner" starts playing
> Fake "thugged out" actor takes a knee during the national anthem
> A loud record scratch plays over the loudspeakers
> The first verse of "I'm Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwald starts playing
> A distant camera shows someone running out holding high a giant 10' x 15' American flag
> The camera zooms to to show Tebow's face paint, reading "JOHN 3:16", and a tear in his eye
> The crowd starts going NUTS
> Tebow points at the thug and starts to run him down
> Thug player immediately starts pissing his pants and shaking in fear
> The second verse starts playing
> Camera briefly cuts to a bald eagle soaring over the field
> Tebow tackles the thug at the 14-yard line while wearing jersey number 88
> Every hu-whyte male viewer Roman salutes in unison while singing "I'm Proud to be an American"
> Tebow lifts him high in the sky over his shoulders
> Tebow suddenly pulls out a Chick Fil-A sandwich and takes a huge bite while looking directly into the camera
> Tebow asks the crowd if he should do it
> Crowd begs and pleads for him to do it while thug actor pleads for mercy
> Verse 3, the climax of the song, starts playing
> Tebow sprints full-speed with him on his shoulders to the 50-yard line and power-bombs him on the XFL logo
> Every single white male shitlord oppressor ejaculates into their tighty-whities while chanting, "XFL! XFL"
> Tebow stands up exactly as the final words of the song, "God bless the USA!", are played, and he pulls out a replica 1611 King James Version of the Holy Bible
> He is handed a microphone and he gestures to calm the crowd
> He reads the entirety of Romans 1 as the crowd maintains perfect silence
> As he finishes he raises his fist and yells, "PLAY BALL!"
> Every single NFL executive has a heart attack and instantly dies

PatrickStar · Jan 26, 2018

Vince? Is that you?

meStevo · Jan 26, 2018

Alex said:
Yeah if they make this during the summer it could help when all we have is baseball.

Vince said they're targeting the end of January / Early February.

Overlaps poorly w/ league year / free agents, also ensures any standouts immedieatly leave for the NFL after their season ends.

No half time is pretty stupid too on pretty much every level.

I think once he hires some actual football people a lot will change about today's announcement.

Araysar · Jan 26, 2018

Kaines said:
The best thing the XFL could do is put it's teams in cities that don't have an NFL team. Ones that come to mind immediately:

San Diego
San Antonio
Little Rock
Newark
Cleveland

Stop stealing jokes from comments on Deadspin

Kaines · Jan 26, 2018

Araysar said:
Stop stealing jokes from comments on Deadspin

From where?

Siliconemelons · Jan 26, 2018

XFL is fucking MFBGA - its hilarious and I cant wait for them to feature hot as fuck cheerleaders, he also should have some super gay ultra buff dudes dancing around with the hot chicks "to be fair"

Start doing some intros for the big names on teams like WWF - people will love this shit.

They just need to funding and scale it to rely only upon live attendance, TV is all fluff and extra

Get in or have your own fantasy systems, that is another key to getting the audience stuck with you - out of lets say 10 football watchers, 6 said fuck them and their kneeling, 2 said dont care and 2 where "but muy fantazy teams"

Siliconemelons · Jan 26, 2018

maelfyn said:
> Day 1 of XFL
> Players take the field
> The "Star-Spangled Banner" starts playing
> Fake "thugged out" actor takes a knee during the national anthem
> A loud record scratch plays over the loudspeakers
> The first verse of "I'm Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwald starts playing
> A distant camera shows someone running out holding high a giant 10' x 15' American flag
> The camera zooms to to show Tebow's face paint, reading "JOHN 3:16", and a tear in his eye
> The crowd starts going NUTS
> Tebow points at the thug and starts to run him down
> Thug player immediately starts pissing his pants and shaking in fear
> The second verse starts playing
> Camera briefly cuts to a bald eagle soaring over the field
> Tebow tackles the thug at the 14-yard line while wearing jersey number 88
> Every hu-whyte male viewer Roman salutes in unison while singing "I'm Proud to be an American"
> Tebow lifts him high in the sky over his shoulders
> Tebow suddenly pulls out a Chick Fil-A sandwich and takes a huge bite while looking directly into the camera
> Tebow asks the crowd if he should do it
> Crowd begs and pleads for him to do it while thug actor pleads for mercy
> Verse 3, the climax of the song, starts playing
> Tebow sprints full-speed with him on his shoulders to the 50-yard line and power-bombs him on the XFL logo
> Every single white male shitlord oppressor ejaculates into their tighty-whities while chanting, "XFL! XFL"
> Tebow stands up exactly as the final words of the song, "God bless the USA!", are played, and he pulls out a replica 1611 King James Version of the Holy Bible
> He is handed a microphone and he gestures to calm the crowd
> He reads the entirety of Romans 1 as the crowd maintains perfect silence
> As he finishes he raises his fist and yells, "PLAY BALL!"
> Every single NFL executive has a heart attack and instantly dies

I mean... that would be...awesome

Vandyn · Jan 26, 2018

Xadion said:
They just need to funding and scale it to rely only upon live attendance, TV is all fluff and extra

TV contracts are what makes every professional league. Good luck trying to be successful playing in low tier stadiums with nobody paying attention. We can rag on the NFL all we want, they still are a billion(s) dollar industry with expensive stadiums/high end practice facilities and equipment and billion dollar tv contracts. The fact of matter is at least 80+ million people are going to watch their premiere event next weekend. Good luck competing with that.

Also Vince has said there are no cheerleaders either so your out of luck there.

There will be no cheerleaders, McMahon said. Players with criminal records will not be welcome. Political statements, such as kneeling during the national anthem, will be prohibited.

Kaines · Jan 26, 2018

Vandyn said:
TV contracts are what makes every professional league. Good luck trying to be successful playing in low tier stadiums with nobody paying attention. We can rag on the NFL all we want, they still are a billion(s) dollar industry with expensive stadiums/high end practice facilities and equipment and billion dollar tv contracts. The fact of matter is at least 80+ million people are going to watch their premiere event next weekend. Good luck competing with that.

Also Vince has said there are no cheerleaders either so your out of luck there.

There will be no cheerleaders, McMahon said. Players with criminal records will not be welcome. Political statements, such as kneeling during the national anthem, will be prohibited.

The XFL will need to embrace what it is. Tier 2 football. Expect TV deals to reflect that number, pay players and coaches accordingly, and price your tickets for families that can't afford NFL ticket prices. You don't compete with the NFL because you aren't going to play on Sunday/Monday/Thursday from August - January. You market your players as "the guys you are going to see in the NFL next year." Don't use the 3-years-out-of-highschool rule that the NFL does, so you can draft kids earlier out of college, and build yourself as the true grooming ground for NFL talent since your game will more closely resemble the NFL than college football currently does.

jooka · Jan 26, 2018

The no record part seems like it will severely limit who they can get to to be able to even play

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