OT- Vince McMahon Is Bringing Back The XFL

[Rocktheworld]

CFL can’t be too happy about this

But let’s see how many players and coaches and crew are willing to work directly under McMahon. NFL players ultimately play under their respective team owners; but in the XFL it seems that McMahon basically owns every team and everything.

He certainly has a reputation from his ownership of the WWE

 

[Hoophound]

Should add that I don’t watch CFL, but that’s almost exclusively because it isn’t American. For me, sports are local. I like the teams of my region. A New England XFL team will have my support, I might not watch if I don’t have a team to call my own.

 

[Austin316]

I love this... not because of my username but because it’s needed and the talent is there for the taking.

The NFL is king and I don’t think it’s going to compete with them. But it will be fun to watch.

I love this because there are so many football players that deserve to make a career in playing football that only get a shot at a practice squad for the NFL or respectively differ to the CFL or Arena Football Leagues. This allows talented players to showcase themselves right here at home in the US.

The XFL wasn’t successful the first time around for a number of reasons, I think Vince learned from that.

Most importantly it creates jobs which I am totally in favor of.

Will it work? Maybe. I think with advertising and marketing the way it is now compared to the early 2000s when the XFL came to inception, I don’t think it’s going to fall flat on its face.

The XFL will be an intriguing in 2020 given the talent there is in college football, social media growth, and the NFL politics the last few years.

 

[JMick]

I love this... not because of my username but because it’s needed and the talent is there for the taking.

The NFL is king and I don’t think it’s going to compete with them. But it will be fun to watch.

I love this because there are so many football players that deserve to make a career in playing football that only get a shot at a practice squad for the NFL or respectively differ to the CFL or Arena Football Leagues. This allows talented players to showcase themselves right here at home in the US.

The XFL wasn’t successful the first time around for a number of reasons, I think Vince learned from that.

Most importantly it creates jobs which I am totally in favor of.

Will it work? Maybe. I think with advertising and marketing the way it is now compared to the early 2000s when the XFL came to inception, I don’t think it’s going to fall flat on its face.

The XFL will be an intriguing in 2020 given the talent there is in college football, social media growth, and the NFL politics the last few years.

the problem will be finding coaches. There are 774 college football head coaching jobs + the NFL throughout the country. If you are serious about football, you want one of those jobs, not a job in the XFL.

 

[TheDoggPound]

the problem will be finding coaches. There are 774 college football head coaching jobs + the NFL throughout the country. If you are serious about football, you want one of those jobs, not a job in the XFL.

The quality of coaches in the UFL was good. Don't see why it would be any different in the new-XFL.

Category:United Football League (2009–12) head coaches - Wikipedia

 

[JMick]

The quality of coaches in the UFL was good. Don't see why it would be any different in the new-XFL.

Category:United Football League (2009–12) head coaches - Wikipedia

The UFL was an actual football league. The XFL is likely going to be very different

 

[whaler11]

The UFL was an actual football league. The XFL is likely going to be very different

Why do you say that? It sounds like straight football?

I think the WWE TV rights are up for renewal soon and they get huge ratings. Maybe they have an opportunity to leverage that for their XFL deal.

 

[JMick]

Why do you say that? It sounds like straight football?

I think the WWE TV rights are up for renewal soon and they get huge ratings. Maybe they have an opportunity to leverage that for their XFL deal.

I don't trust Vince McMahon to have football be the actual centerpiece. I feel like it's going to be like hard knocks on steroids as the main focus and the football will be secondary. Good coaches aren't going to want to deal with the absurdity.

I could be completely off base but that's just my opinion

 

[Hoophound]

He swears it will be a football focused league with simplified rules and a fast pace. Sounds good to me.

 

[bigAbruns]

I don't trust Vince McMahon to have football be the actual centerpiece. I feel like it's going to be like hard knocks on steroids as the main focus and the football will be secondary. Good coaches aren't going to want to deal with the absurdity.

I could be completely off base but that's just my opinion

Then Rex Ryan is gonna be a head coach of one of those teams

 

[Rocktheworld]

the problem will be finding coaches. There are 774 college football head coaching jobs + the NFL throughout the country. If you are serious about football, you want one of those jobs, not a job in the XFL.

Built for coaches like Lane Kiffin

Likely think they’re better than the college game, too young/inexperienced/bad for the NFL

 

[TheDoggPound]

The UFL was an actual football league. The XFL is likely going to be very different

Nope, from everything reported so far it will be very similar to the UFL model, except for him owning all the teams.

 

[Northbound]

I would not bet against this league getting some traction. I watched the first iteration closely and the 30 for 30 shed light on some of the issues. Vince has had many years to reflect and figure out how to do it right. No wrestling crossover. No one with a record. No broken bodies on the field.

People forget he came up with the camera on the field and on a wire. If he promises innovation and a quicker game, he will pique interest quickly. Ultimately, the football has to be played at a decent level- and I bet he gets this league to ultimately become a minor league feeder system for the NFL.

Garrett Brown developed Skycam and my friends company Winnercomm bought it from then in the early 2000's I can't remember the exact year. It may have been used by he XFL, but Garrett Brown for sure came up with it. Now did Garrett work for XFL when he created it, that I don't know.

 

[Alum86]

It will have a better chance to succeed if the majority of teams are in the south. 8 teams is what they state. Plus if it is a February start league, best to be in Birmingham or Atlanta, than Philly or NYC

 

[TheDoggPound]

It will have a better chance to succeed if the majority of teams are in the south. 8 teams is what they state. Plus if it is a February start league, best to be in Birmingham or Atlanta, than Philly or NYC

The best chance of success is to put teams where people will support it.

If they start the season the 3rd week of February they could just have the northern teams open up on the road for the first 2 weeks. 10 games + 2 bye weeks, the regular season would end mid-May. Not that much difference weather wise March-May vs. Sept-Nov

 

[mikedog10]

The XFL... A place for Bob Diaco to coach!

 

[Bliss]

We have an empty domed stadium here in St. Louis. Waiting for our third professional team. I'm in.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[whaler11]

No replay and id buy season tickets.

 

[JMick]

No replay and id buy season tickets.

If you don't have replay review then you can't show replays on TV. Otherwise people are going to get pissed when the refs screw up

 

[whaler11]

If you don't have replay review then you can't show replays on TV. Otherwise people are going to get pissed when the refs screw up

Sure you can. This happened in the past and life went on.

 

[JMick]

Sure you can. This happened in the past and life went on.

it's a different era

 

[whaler11]

it's a different era

A terrible era. Play the game.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

What will the draft entry rules be? Ramifications on NCAA?

 

[mikedog10]

What will the draft entry rules be? Ramifications on NCAA?

Can you play in the XFL and maintain NCAA eligibility? Asking for a friend, right?

Seriously though, the lowest paid guys in the XFL will probably be making around the same as the average SEC prospective-recruit