XFL shutting down

[ShortRound]

 

[KJJ]

Who didn’t see this coming? lol

 

[JoeKing]

Disappointing

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Sucks. I actually think they had a solid product. Just poor timing for them unfortunately. I think at the very least the NFL should see this as a chance to offer up some form of minor league system for their talent.

 

[Corso]

Lol Vince. When you chase the tiger's tail, sometimes you get bit.

 

[jterrell]

The only way an XFL type league will work is if it is NFL supported (see G League) and teams are actual farm systems of some sort.

Let NFL practice squad players play in XFL.
Biggest thing is LET NFL 3rd string QBs (they'd have to define this very specifically but perhaps each team could block only 2 QBs) play in XFL.
QB play is issue with lesser leagues.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I never saw how this could succeed anyway, virus or no virus.

 

[Hoofbite]

Last time they were up, they deserved to fail. This time feels a little different because I feel like they weren't trying to create a circus and were actually putting effort towards being a legitimate league.

Their kickoff setup is light years ahead of the NFL. Whoever thought of that should be working for the NFL by the end of today. It retains the big play potential of a kickoff while also reduces the massive collisions. It looks funny, but it's a perfect compromise. Given the option to do away with kickoffs all together (as it would seem the NFL wants to do) or adopting the XFL kickoff, I'll take the XFL kickoff every damn time.

 

[CowboyDAK]

Damn that’s a shame. A lot of time and money invested and never even got to see a finished product.

 

[DallasEast]

The odds were stacked against the league from the get-go. Then life dumped a ton of bricks on top of the odds. One of these days, a hopeful pro football league entrepreneur will finally review past omens and decide, "Nah. I'll pass."

 

[John813]

I thought Vince was going to support it with up to crazy number out of his own pockets?
100mil per espn*

 

[Fletch]

Lol Vince. When you chase the tiger's tail, sometimes you get bit.

Here kitty, kitty!

 

[Doomsday]

Talk about bad timing, might have had a shot if not for Corona.

 

[CowboyDAK]

Talk about bad timing, might have had a shot if not for Corona.

Definitely would have had another season.

 

[KJJ]

This is the second time the XFL has gone bust. In 2001 the league went bust after one season. A thread was started when the league was about to kick off this year and I said the XFL would be lucky to make it one full season. You’re not going to attract a big audience to watch a bunch of NFL castoff’s and rejects. Landry Jones who many on this board thought would be a great NFL QB took a beating in the XFL. lol

 

[Aviano90]

Disappointing. I was really hoping it would take off.

 

[Swanny]

Very disappointed. I loved the product. But the current situation for a start up league really hurt it. Sad.

 

[Redball Express]

Last time they were up, they deserved to fail. This time feels a little different because I feel like they weren't trying to create a circus and were actually putting effort towards being a legitimate league.

Their kickoff setup is light years ahead of the NFL. Whoever thought of that should be working for the NFL by the end of today. It retains the big play potential of a kickoff while also reduces the massive collisions. It looks funny, but it's a perfect compromise. Given the option to do away with kickoffs all together (as it would seem the NFL wants to do) or adopting the XFL kickoff, I'll take the XFL kickoff every damn time.

What caught my attention was the transparency of the officials and their calls in real time.

After a lifetime of secrecy with ref calls..

this was brilliant.

The only better thing would be if the viewer at home could do a poll in real time about whether they agreed with the call or not.

Add interactive features like that and football would be off the charts popular.

I do not think it would even be hard to do with technology today.

 

[KJJ]

Very disappointed. I loved the product. But the current situation for a start up league really hurt it. Sad.

The leagues ratings were falling before the current situation arose that stopped play. The first couple of weeks the ratings were respectable and began to decline week after week.

 

[Proof]

Last time they were up, they deserved to fail. This time feels a little different because I feel like they weren't trying to create a circus and were actually putting effort towards being a legitimate league.

Their kickoff setup is light years ahead of the NFL. Whoever thought of that should be working for the NFL by the end of today. It retains the big play potential of a kickoff while also reduces the massive collisions. It looks funny, but it's a perfect compromise. Given the option to do away with kickoffs all together (as it would seem the NFL wants to do) or adopting the XFL kickoff, I'll take the XFL kickoff every damn time.

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