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AggieTFA06 said:

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DSAg44 said:

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Will Tim Tebow make a come back???

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Johnny Manziel vs Tim Tebow would be PPV worthy

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vy vs jff would get some interest as well

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VY isn't even in the same universe as Manziel or Tebow in terms of the interest each would draw.

I could see a San Antonio franchise, Alamodome, the city has been active jockeying for a sports team. Just please be a cool mascot. San Antonio Roughnecks!?

Alliance of American Football jumps in front of new XFL and will start February 2019

Kickers only have one job, well in this league, they will literally only have one job. No kickoffs, or extra points.

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I wonder which 8 cities will be chosen.

You have to think New York will be one of them, but I don't know if LA will get one. They have a hard time supporting the Rams and Chargers.

I think it will be these cities so the XFL can capitalize on football fans who've had it with the NFL:

1. New York (#1 media market)
2. St. Louis (lost NFL team due to stadium deal and is bitter)
3. Oakland (losing Raiders in 2020 due to stadium deal)
4. Orlando (#18 media market -- near Tampa #11)
5. San Antonio or Austin (#31 and #39 markets respectively, and neither has a team)
6. Raleigh (#20-something and could pull fans from Charlotte)
7. San Diego (lost NFL team due to stadium deal)
8. Chicago (league needs another Midwest team and the Bears have been mediocre for a LONG time)

Thoughts?

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There has to be a team from Parts Unknown.

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Do they still do that? Or did it go away with Gordon Soley and Mr. Wrestling?

BMX Bandit said:

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Alliance of American Football jumps in front of new XFL and will start February 2019

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Orlando, Atlanta, and now Memphis are first three franchises announced.
Orlando went with Spurrier.
Atlanta going with Brad Childress (Michael Vick the OC).

Mike Singletary is the coach.

I like how professional the AAF announcement is.

Not sure what you can afford to produce? How about Hines Ward in a white t-shirt, filmed from a phone at his house?

Oliver Luck leaving the NCAA to become XFL Commish

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Oliver Luck will become the first commissioner and chief executive officer of the XFL, it was announced Tuesday.

"The XFL will be a labor of love as I get to combine my experiences as a player and executive," Luck told ESPN in an email. "I'm thrilled to have this unique opportunity to reimagine the game that has been a constant in my life for 40 years."

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Hope this works out for him...

I don't see Birmingham being one of the cities. I remember Birmingham Americans. I liked going back then in the 70s. BHAM in football country has over 1 million metro pop, but too much Alabama and Auburn. Legion Field is a negative. San Antonio? Yes!

Vince McMahon is investing even more in XFL now.

WWE chairman Vince McMahon sold more than three million shares of WWE stock on Wednesday with the goal of using the proceeds to fund his upcoming football league, according to the company's SEC filing.

McMahon offloaded 3,204,427 shares in the company at $84.87 each, meaning the sale netted him just under $272 million.

The SEC filing says McMahon plans to invest the money in another company, Alpha Entertainment, which he created in 2017 when he began planning the relaunch of the XFL.

One of those 2 is a pear shaped loser.

I know that Fisher was interested in coaching in the AAF and the Memphis coaching decision came down to him and Singletary, and while Fisher had spent a season in Memphis with the Oilers, the team choose Singletary because he "fit" Memphis better.

https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/05/xfl-to-air-on-abc-espn-fox-sports-and-fs1/

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The XFL today announced multi-year agreements with ESPN and FOX Sports to televise XFL games starting with its inaugural 2020 season. XFL games will air weekly on broadcast TV (ABC and FOX) complemented by games on cable (ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and FS2). The XFL TV schedule allows for consistent appointment viewing each week with back-to-back games starting Saturday afternoons at 2 pm ET as well as two additional games on Sunday afternoons.

The XFL will kick off on Saturday, February 8, 2020 with teams in Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa Bay and Washington D.C. Additional XFL-themed programming and on-air talent will be announced in the future.

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This is an absolute monster TV deal compared to what the AAF had.

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This is an absolute monster TV deal compared to what the AAF had.

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Are we sure that is true, though?
The AAF was basically paying for the airtime/slots to be on TV- this could be a similar deal for XFL. Those networks sound pretty impressive (except for FS1, which is trash) but the AAF being on TNT, CBS, CBS Sports, and NFLNetwork sounded pretty impressive, too. But with only tv exposure and no money the AAF didnt last 2 months. Very little chance the XFL2.0 sees a 2nd season. Virtually zero chance they see a 3rd season.

Vince is dumping truckloads of $ this time. It might actually fly.

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This is an absolute monster TV deal compared to what the AAF had.

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It depends on how you look at it. AAF received revenue. XFL isn't actually getting revenue from their TV deal, but they are getting a lot of exposure. As part of the deals, the broadcast partners will cover the production costs of the games which run $400,000 per game.

Vince isn't going for the TV cash, he wants to partner with Disney/ABC/ESPN. ESPN rarely spoke about AAF unless it was the decline because it wasn't their property.



Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders, one game on Fox, one on ESPN/ABC.

it's a smarter, safer play by the networks & Vince.

I think this has a good chance to get off the ground at this point.

If you are Zach Evans, think of this: Do you take whatever Bama pays under the table or do you take 500k guaranteed for 3 years in the XFL then become NFL eligible?

More likely would be grade risks. Take money in the XFL or try to get eligible at Blinn?

XFL won't be around 3yrs but sure, if he can get money up front, why not.

As time passes, I'm slightly more of the opinion that the XFL does actually have a chance.

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if he can get money up front, why not.

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I think people underestimate the benefits playing CFB at an elite place like Bama.

The facilities, the training, conditioning, nutrition, coaching, etc all probably better than what you'd get int he XFL.

I think all in all Bama would prepare you better for NFL than XFL would.

Bump. The XFL will announce official team names and logos tomorrow.

Livestream here:

Houston Roughnecks and Dallas Renegades.

Mr.Bond said:

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Houston Roughnecks and Dallas Renegades.

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Giant marketing Miss by not giving Houston the Columbia Blue color in my opinion

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Avoiding a lawsuit from the pieces of **** in the Adams family.

Well we will try to copy new england in every other aspect too.....

Where can I buy my #2 Roughneck jersey?

(Ugly) Uniforms unveiled tonight...

Dallas


Houston

Those Dallas uniforms are ugly and the Houston ones aren't bad at all expect for the fact they're the exact same colors as the Texans.