Is anyone watching the AAF?

Alexander · Feb 10, 2019

Doomsday said:
It is nice watching football instead of an endless stream of commercials.

It is nice, but the NFL will never, ever morph into anything like this.

cowboyec · Feb 10, 2019

COMMANDERS 1-0!!!!! :starspin:

Roadtrip635 · Feb 10, 2019

Catch?

Roadtrip635 · Feb 10, 2019

cowboyec said:
COMMANDERS 1-0!!!!!

another lifelong Commanders fan! :thumbup:

Runwildboys · Feb 10, 2019

viman96 said:
yeah that must be it

Just joking, brother.

viman96 · Feb 10, 2019

Alexander said:
Whatever fake fan.

whatever? what are you 12?

Runwildboys · Feb 10, 2019

Roadtrip635 said:
Yep Lifelong, ever since they announced that Moose was gonna be their GM.

Same here. GM looks good on him, too!

viman96 · Feb 10, 2019

Runwildboys said:
Just joking, brother.

lol all good

I'm not taking any of this serious

CT Dal Fan · Feb 10, 2019

I've been watching parts of these games and I think it could actually work out if given time. The Alliance could be a what the old NFL Europe was- a developmental league for "fringe" roster players. If baseball can have a minor league system, maybe football can, too. Maybe each NFL division can send players to each of the eight AAF teams in the future.

Two things going for the AAF- it's not trying to compete with the NFL and it's "real" football- not that weird stuff we saw with the XFL how many years ago.

cern · Feb 10, 2019

No. Watched enough pretend football in my time. Curious, though. Is this league solely for entertainment, a farm league for the nfl, or does it intend to compete with the nfl. Anyone?

xwalker · Feb 10, 2019

Alexander said:
I have never understood the charm.

So I am a company. I want my patch on that jersey. Okay.

What is the big deal? Why would it mean a huge exchange of consideration and at some point, cash?

How often are you influenced by stuff like that? How about how a stadium is branded?

I am sorry. Maybe there is something wrong with me, but I just don't find myself being so easily influenced by a logo and/or brand label.

I don't give a rip who the moment is sponsored by.

I chuckled at a Bud Light commercial on Sunday.

That does not mean I am intellectually stunted and will now start to buy that product.

It's not about a direct sales pitch like the Shopping Network or late night get rich quick advertising.

It's about creating group-think mentalities.

We've seen around here the power of group-think concepts. Somebody starts a narrative (often a media person) and people just on board like it's a life raft.

Narratives that have caused thousands of posts:

The Cowboys will trade for Earl Thomas.

Bryan Broaddus says (a few years ago) "Marinelli is going to Tampa Bay after the season".

Back to specific advertising. De Beers hired an Ad Agency in the forties that created the concept of Diamond Engagement/Wedding rings that had not been a concept previously. They were able to show celebrities with big Diamond rings and many other methods such that it became unthinkable for an engagement ring to not be a diamond.

Even people that are not influenced directly by advertising end up influenced by the followers. If I hear multiple people say that Beats headphones are great, then if I'm buying headphones that will be in my mind. In reality many of those people proclaim them great because it's cool to do it, not because they've actually compared them to other headphones.

CPanther95 · Feb 10, 2019

cern said:
No. Watched enough pretend football in my time. Curious, though. Is this league solely for entertainment, a farm league for the nfl, or does it intend to compete with the nfl. Anyone?

They have no intention of competing with the NFL since it is backed by the NFL. It is to simply pee on the XFL's Wheaties.

Roadtrip635 · Feb 10, 2019

cern said:
No. Watched enough pretend football in my time. Curious, though. Is this league solely for entertainment, a farm league for the nfl, or does it intend to compete with the nfl. Anyone?

Mostly developmental, give some of the fringe guys experience and live reps. Plenty of guys that didn't quite stick or getting a second chance for a variety of reasons. There is entertainment value, not through gimmicks, but through the pace of play and rules tweaks. It knows what it is and it's not trying to compete with the NFL, just give fans and players a chance at more football.

Alexander · Feb 10, 2019

CT Dal Fan said:
I've been watching parts of these games and I think it could actually work out if given time. The Alliance could be a what the old NFL Europe was- a developmental league for "fringe" roster players. If baseball can have a minor league system, maybe football can, too. Maybe each NFL division can send players to each of the eight AAF teams in the future.

Two things going for the AAF- it's not trying to compete with the NFL and it's "real" football- not that weird stuff we saw with the XFL how many years ago.

I wonder if they eventually go the allocation route like NFL Europe.

DoctorChicken · Feb 10, 2019

CT Dal Fan said:
I've been watching parts of these games and I think it could actually work out if given time. The Alliance could be a what the old NFL Europe was- a developmental league for "fringe" roster players. If baseball can have a minor league system, maybe football can, too. Maybe each NFL division can send players to each of the eight AAF teams in the future.

Two things going for the AAF- it's not trying to compete with the NFL and it's "real" football- not that weird stuff we saw with the XFL how many years ago.

I wonder how the AAF will compete with the XFL when it comes back next year. I feel like what the XFL has planned could potentially produce a good product.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFL_(2020)

CPanther95 · Feb 10, 2019

CT Dal Fan said:
I've been watching parts of these games and I think it could actually work out if given time. The Alliance could be a what the old NFL Europe was- a developmental league for "fringe" roster players. If baseball can have a minor league system, maybe football can, too. Maybe each NFL division can send players to each of the eight AAF teams in the future.

Two things going for the AAF- it's not trying to compete with the NFL and it's "real" football- not that weird stuff we saw with the XFL how many years ago.

The XFL is going to spend a lot of money based on the premise that all the hype about the number of people ticked off at the NFL is real.

DoctorChicken · Feb 10, 2019

This Birmingham QB has made some legitimately good throws.

Roadtrip635 · Feb 10, 2019

can't believe replay let that call stand......

Jake · Feb 10, 2019

Everyone on the field knew it wasn't a catch but the replay guy couldn't see it?

The fix is in! Conspiracy! :muttley:

Alexander · Feb 10, 2019

Was all into the Sky Judge thing, but they blew that one. Bad.

Is anyone watching the AAF?

What's it going to be then, eh?

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What's it going to be then, eh?

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Beyond tired of Jerry

What's it going to be then, eh?