XFL Football: who's going to tune in?

WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon announced that the XFL will return in 2020 after only one season in 2001. He promises a fan-centric, faster-paced football league.

Probably at some point.

Go, ummm, Dragons?

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I'm gonna go with the Houston Roughnecks! :lol:

The biggest thing the league has to do is make it to it's championship game, unlike the recent AAF, which died mid-season.

I'll try and tune in. I'm interested to see how it compares to the NFL.

If it Depends on whenever I’ll watch it or not

watching the Roughnecks right now.... a pretty good game!!

Probably at some point.

Go, ummm, Dragons?

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I saw a little of it today. The Dragons got whipped. Sigh. Even my XFL team sucks.

NY Guardians are winning right now!

Don't like that there's no extra point. One of the fun things about football is yelling at the kicker for blowing it.

Don't like that there's no extra point. One of the fun things about football is yelling at the kicker for blowing it.
Good times!

Probably most interesting of what I've seen is the transparency of watching and hearing the video review judge make the decision. If this is a big hit, I wonder if it might lead to the NFL (and college football) adopting it.

Revived XFL Draws Decent Opening-Weekend Ratings
by Rick Porter
Feb. 11, 2020


Vince McMahon's XFL got off to a decent start with TV viewers in its opening weekend.

The football league delivered some of the biggest audiences for sports programming on Feb. 8 and 9, with three of its four games outdrawing every NBA and college basketball telecast in the previous week. The numbers are a far cry from what the NFL brings in — and from the opening game of the previous XFL incarnation 19 years ago — but put the league on steady footing at the outset.

The first incarnation of the XFL, a partnership between McMahon and NBC, drew 14 million viewers for its primetime opener in 2001. Ratings quickly plummeted, however, as the quality of play and pro wrestling-style presentation were subpar. It folded after a single season.





The four games — two on Fox, one on ABC and one on ESPN — averaged 3.12 million viewers and a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49. Those ratings are in line with the inaugural primetime game for the Alliance of American Football on CBS last year (3.25 million viewers, 0.9 in adults 18-49).

Fox's Sunday-afternoon game had the biggest audience with 3.39 million viewers, while ESPN's Sunday telecast was the smallest of the four with just under 2.5 million viewers.





From a financial standpoint, the XFL is likely to be on more solid ground, as WWE owner McMahon has said he's willing to spend what it takes to make the league viable. It also has TV deals with ESPN/ABC and Fox Sports; games will air Saturday and Sunday afternoons on ABC and Fox and on ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.

The quality of play and rules changes — including the elimination of extra-point kicks and a different way of lining up for kickoffs — drew largely positive reviews on opening weekend.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revived-xfl-draws-decent-opening-weekend-ratings-1278670

XFL joins the suspended.....

The new football league was doing fairly well, at least compared to other start-up professional football leagues, and then COVID-19 happened. The XFL joined most other sporting organizations by suspending its 2020 season on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The official announcement came Thursday evening

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-xfl-is-latest-league-to-suspend-its-season-230716317.html

XFL joins the suspended.....

The new football league was doing fairly well, at least compared to other start-up professional football leagues, and then COVID-19 happened. The XFL joined most other sporting organizations by suspending its 2020 season on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The official announcement came Thursday evening

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-xfl-is-latest-league-to-suspend-its-season-230716317.html

Update. Cancelled, not just suspended

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-canceled-games-coronavirus/1sznszculof721lvcxl2g70hqv

I think the NFL created the Coronavirus Panicdemic...there's NO room for competition in American Football!

XFL suspends operations, lays off employees and has no plans for 2021 season

https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29021347/xfl-suspends-all-operations-lays-employees-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

XFL suspends operations, lays off employees and has no plans for 2021 season

https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29021347/xfl-suspends-all-operations-lays-employees-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

I heard that the XFL is dead...again!

**** YOU, NFL!:mad::mad::mad:

XFL suspends operations, lays off employees and has no plans for 2021 season

https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29021347/xfl-suspends-all-operations-lays-employees-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

That's sad to hear. It seemed to be doing really well but I guess the economic consequences were too much.

I heard that the XFL is dead...again!

**** YOU, NFL!:mad::mad::mad:

That's sad to hear. It seemed to be doing really well but I guess the economic consequences were too much.

It had potential, but it’s a shame that it didn’t last.