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Return of the XFL

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  • #32
    [Deleted User]
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    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    Ugh...this again? Didn't they try it again last year?

    No. XFL was always planned for 2020.


  • #33
    Loughc
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    Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »
    Ugh...this again? Didn't they try it again last year?

    You're thinking of the American Alliance of Football. Dreadful league which didn't have enough funds to keep going.

    Vince McMahon will be able to see the season out with the XFL at least. But it won't last longer than one season.


  • #34
    ipitydafool
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭ipitydafool


    Yeah AAF was a mess and XFL does have alot more going for it- better TV deal- afaik all league games will be broadcast on likes of FOX and ESPN. Also now sports betting in US becoming a more larger market with regulation at state level and this starting after Superbowl and quieter season- only NBA and NHL running it has a chance to garner some traction and catch on but still a long shot to succeed.


  • #35
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users Posts: 10,821 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    No. XFL was always planned for 2020.

    I was being sarcastic. This is ****e and nobody is going to care.

    Edit: rereading this it sounded a lot more prickish and standoffish than it was meant to. I just remember last year thinking that the Alliance league wasn't just crap, it was another attempt, in a long line of them, including the XFL before, that failed catastrophically.

    It just seems to me that people are convinced that because of the spectacular popularity of the NFL that there simply MUST be a market for a lower league. And so each time someone tries it, they convince themselves that they just need to tweak some elements of the idea in order to make it pay off. But to me the repeated failures tell us that the basic premise is what's wrong: there isn't a market for it, nobody is interested in watching guys they know are castoffs and nearly-men, except maybe NFL scouts looking for the offchance that they might find a diamond in the rough. It might work as an NFL farm league if they were able to run it on a lower level, with lower profile and attendant costs, like baseball minor leagues, but that is by definition something that is only watched locally. So yeah, I think this will flop, better TV deal or not.


  • #36
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    I’ll probably give it a watch if it can be streamed over here. Don’t have Sky so hopefully Gamepass or an equivalent will broadcast the games.


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  • #37
    jack presley
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    Some funny rules they're having. The 2 forward passes is interesting to say the least. And teams will have the chance to get 9 points off a TD...!!!!

    https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/28438441/xfl-rule-changes-focus-faster-pace-more-excitement

    EDIT - Just read the full details on the XFL site and while some of them feels a bit gimmicky, they might be fun to watch, albeit in a 'I'm not taking this league seriously' kind of way.


  • #38
    jack presley
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    jack presley wrote: »
    I’ll probably give it a watch if it can be streamed over here. Don’t have Sky so hopefully Gamepass or an equivalent will broadcast the games.

    All games to be shown on the ESPN Player.

    https://www.xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/espn-air-xfl-internationally/


  • #39
    SHOVELLER
    Registered Users Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭SHOVELLER


    DC United had an Open House Saturday and had the posts up for the XFL debut. Also have put in safe standing which is great to see and safer for the fans than the previous bleachers!


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  • #40
    Hello 2D Person Below
    Registered Users Posts: 13,755 ✭✭✭✭Hello 2D Person Below


    So have you all picked a team to follow/support?


  • #41
    raze_them_all_
    Registered Users Posts: 6,744 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    I just hope they come up with good ideas that the nfl robs when it folds again, just like last time. Interviews on pitch, spider cam etc


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  • #42
    jack presley
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    Hello 2D Person Below wrote: »
    So have you all picked a team to follow/support?

    Asa Redskins fan, I'm sticking with the DC team. Having said that, at the moment I couldn't name one player on the team or who their coach is (or what their logo/colour are) but once we get the Superbowl out of the way, I'll start looking into it.

    I'm actually looking forward to it to be honest. Football with a different slant. Will be interesting anyway, even if the standard is poor. Plenty of afternoon games as well so reasonable times for us to watch.


  • #43
    Loughc
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    raze_them_all_ wrote: »
    I just hope they come up with good ideas that the nfl robs when it folds again, just like last time. Interviews on pitch, spider cam etc

    Yeah that’s the best outcome. It’d be great if it could succeed for Longer than 1 season. Competition can only help push the NFL. They’ve been very stagnant for a while.


  • #44
    lertsnim
    Registered Users Posts: 9,715 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    BT Sport are showing two live games on Saturday.


  • #45
    Guffy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,030 ✭✭✭Guffy


    lertsnim wrote: »
    BT Sport are showing two live games on Saturday.

    Im being lazy, what times are they on?


  • #46
    jack presley
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    Guffy wrote: »
    Im being lazy, what times are they on?

    7pm and 11pm our time I think


  • #47
    Loughc
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    jack presley wrote: »
    7pm and 11pm our time I think

    Damn they’re appealing times. I might have to tune in.


  • #48
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Anyone watching?

    Interesting enough. Week 1 and I don't think there were any pre-season games so not going to criticise the standard on offer so far. Kick Offs look good but the point-after tries after TDs have been pretty poor so far. The in-game interviews are interesting. Just had out first F-bomb.

    Looks like a decent enough crowd too. Places hold 20,000 so my guess would be around 12-13k.


  • #49
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,164 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    It's actually fun. The kickoffs are so much better than the NFL. Hopefully that is something they adopt at some point but Goodell might not want to admit they thought of something better than his league :D

    Coaches mic'd up is also really nice. We can hear immediately if they are planning to go for it on 4th/kick fg/punt.


  • #50
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,031 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Just found a feed on YouTube. Looks like they for a good crowd in for it


  • #51
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    neris wrote: »
    Just found a feed on YouTube. Looks like they for a good crowd in for it

    Probably more DC fans here than there has been fro Redskins home games the past few seasons.


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  • #52
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,164 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    Apparently Tampa Bay are one of the favourites, so I guess I should support them so Marc Trestman can disappoint me one more time for old times sake.


  • #53
    Tippex
    Registered Users Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭Tippex


    Quality is questionable but in fairness it is the first game. I love the kick off rules. The pace has been very good too I think this has a decent chance of succeeding this time around


  • #54
    Oat23
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    jack presley wrote: »
    Probably more DC fans here than there has been fro Redskins home games the past few seasons.

    Official attendance has been announced as 17,163. Not bad.


  • #55
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    I had to laugh at the DC coach there. He was doing what every play caller does in the NFL, covering his mouth with the play sheet so the opposing team can't read his lips as he calls in the plays but the calls are being broadcast and everyone can hear everything.


  • #56
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,164 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    Watching on TSN Canada and they are advertising AEW on their ticker at the bottom while showing the XFL. Vince won't be happy :pac:


  • #57
    Oat23
    Registered Users Posts: 15,164 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    That review was poorly handled by the guy upstairs. 1st down should have stood I think.


  • #58
    Tippex
    Registered Users Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭Tippex


    Oat23 wrote: »
    That review was poorly handled by the guy upstairs. 1st down should have stood I think.

    Yep there was no way from the angle if the replay his knee was down


  • #59
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,031 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Think these seattle lads couldn't catch a cold


  • #60
    Nermal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭Nermal


    jack presley wrote: »
    but the calls are being broadcast and everyone can hear everything.

    How come this doesn’t cause problems - what’s stopping them being relayed to the other team? Or are they just indecipherable if you don’t know them?


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  • #61
    Realt Dearg Sec
    Registered Users Posts: 10,821 ✭✭✭✭Realt Dearg Sec


    Oat23 wrote: »
    Apparently Tampa Bay are one of the favourites, so I guess I should support them so Marc Trestman can disappoint me one more time for old times sake.

    I'd heard he was going to be coaching them. To be fair he never struck me as a bad person, just a truly horrible coach with bad leadership instincts. Would wish him well though.

    Just not in Chicago. Ever again.


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