TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 15 hours ago, #27TheDominator said: Well, technically the AFL was pretty successful too. Quite the oversight I made there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 10 hours ago, The Crimson King said: The rosters are largely practice squad and 4th pre season game fodder. We all know how well the 4th pre season game is attended even with forced ticket sales. The concept behind this league borrows heavily on PT Barnum's MO. Guardian tickets are cheaper than Jets/Giants but the $30 tix are end zone. Corner to sidelines creep up to $60, then $138. Here's the kicker, parking is still $30. No way I am paying these prices for minor league football, so one customer lost here. Meanwhile the rule changes are indeed intriguing. We'll watch for now out of curiosity but come season end, when baseball starts , the weather gets nice and everyone realizes that the quality of the league is wanting, interest will wane. The one saving grace that this league has is TV contracts so they do have a chance to play into a second year, but no football league has ever survived outside the NFL without merging into it. This is set up to fail. I wonder if the USFL would've had a chance to survive had it NOT tried (or at least not tried when it did). Plenty of great NFLers came from the USFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 12 hours ago, bla bla bla said: I don't expect it to succeed but I'll do my best to support it. If this league brings us more inventions like it did the first time around like the sky cam the. It should only enhance the league. Their special teams rules have the potential to save NFL special teams. Ding ding ding. This will almost certainly be the legacy of the new XFL (just like it was for the previous one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I wish He Hate Me was a part-owner of one of these new XFL teams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 15 hours ago, Jet Nut said: All the failed leagues say not enough to support year round football. USFL had top talent and folded quickly Yet people keep trying. Unlike, for example, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, NASCAR or Soccer professional leagues. So maybe there is interest, but the product or presentation just hasn't been right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAM SAM HE'S OUR MAN Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Which team is Hackenburg on ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache 51 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 13 hours ago, bla bla bla said: I think it's a play off NYC Gargoyles. The"Jets" aren't a very interesting name either haha You can do a lot more marketing and gear wise with Jets, than Guardians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, SAM SAM HE'S OUR MAN said: Which team is Hackenburg on ? That will instantly be my favorite team. But if he plays against a team that has either Brett Ratliff or Matt Simms, all bets are off. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCP63 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Crazy that Kony never stuck on to an NFL team. Honestly, I was pretty impressed with him while he was here. Thought he was better than most of our starters. Could have something to do with making kids into soldiers, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Maxman - when do you launch RenegadesNation.com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, PCP63 said: Crazy that Kony never stuck on to an NFL team. Honestly, I was pretty impressed with him while he was here. Thought he was better than most of our starters. Could have something to do with making kids into soldiers, though. Kony 2012! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Anyone buy season tickets? INVESTMENT GOLD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 minute ago, joewilly12 said: Anyone buy season tickets? INVESTMENT GOLD. INVESTMENT TUNGSTEN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 And it all starts off with the infamous Greg McElroy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Two plays in and it's already more impressive than the AAF or whatever that was called. Presentation matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Steve Levy is a good football announcer. He should be an NFL announcer as well. There are so many crap NFL announcers so they should start replacing them where possible. This reminds me of when Rich Eisen did an NFL game (I think a Saturday game) and was really good at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy2020 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 looked like the Jets offense out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, HawkeyeJet said: Two plays in and it's already more impressive than the AAF or whatever that was called. Presentation matters. Fair point, that's one thing you definitely have to give credit for at first glance. It certainly looks legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 DC Defenders for Redskins franchise swap, who says no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Feels like a college football game. I think the announcers are helping make the game watchable. I like that you can hear the HC's calls. It might be a good little niche if the announcers explained how the calls work so the fans can get a sense of what it's like to be in the huddle. That's def something we won't ever get in the NFL. The kickoff thing is interesting as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkeyeJet Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I've seen two kickoffs and I'm 100% ok with that being in the NFL. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said: Steve Levy is a good football announcer. He should be an NFL announcer as well. There are so many crap NFL announcers so they should start replacing them where possible. This reminds me of when Rich Eisen did an NFL game (I think a Saturday game) and was really good at it. Would rather listen to Levy over Joe Buck or Jim Nantz any day. DC QB Cardale Jones is a huge guy; thought physically some NFL team would find a way to make him a really good RPO QB. Did not happen with the Bills nor anyone else. Guardians LT Anthony Coyle is a friend's nephew. Went to Fordham,from SI, was active for a few games, but mostly was on PS's of Packers, Texans and Falcons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 While I don't think it would make sense for the NFL, given how much strategy there is around it, but I have to admit I like the idea of the constantly running clock for XFL. They know they've got to reel interest in early, and keeping the game moving helps with that, avoiding things dragging along and ultimately having quicker games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanatic Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 The XFL may have saved the kickoff play. BTW, I’m enjoying this game much more than the AAFL from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, HawkeyeJet said: I've seen two kickoffs and I'm 100% ok with that being in the NFL. 2 minutes ago, JetsFanatic said: The XFL may have saved the kickoff play. BTW, I’m enjoying this game much more than the AAFL from last year. Yeah, a pretty good concept for figuring out a way to minimize the injury issues that come along with it, without nearly eliminating the play as the NFL has tried to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, JetsFanatic said: The XFL may have saved the kickoff play. BTW, I’m enjoying this game much more than the AAFL from last year. It's watchable. It has a college football feel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanatic Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Just now, TuscanyTile2 said: It's watchable. It has a college football feel. I’m actually enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 The sideline interviews are a bit annoying. They don't really add anything to the telecast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestater Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I like it so far. It's great having football the week after the superbowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Being in the coach's huddle is kind of cool even if I don't really understand what they're talking about - lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Cardale Jones at least is a former NFL'er so that lends some credence to this game as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers9 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Brandon Silvers played well in the Alliance last year and eventually beat out Hack for the starting job with Memphis. The Jets signed him but cut him real quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said: The sideline interviews are a bit annoying. They don't really add anything to the telecast. Yeah, that's one thing they should hopefully learn from soon and scrap. Players clearly aren't into it, and can't blame them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogglez Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Yo, this doesn't actually suck, lmfao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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