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Originally Posted by B_Ambuehl (Post 13384460)

I think it has a chance to succeed, if it improves upon the rules of NFL football and the rules give way towards a more entertaining product. NFL football itself is boring to a lot of casual viewers. Teams run on 1st down for 0-2 yards. Rules regarding formations and eligible receivers are too restrictive. I would start by trending towards some of the CFL rules. Widen the field by 10 yards, change yards to go from 10 to 15 (or bring downs from 4 down to 3), eliminate ineligible receiver rules, allow more motion (like arena football), and maybe consider allowing forward passes past the line of scrimmage. The rules need to make the average football fan curious enough to wanna check it out, and from there you hope enough will stay interested.

The problem with the '01 XFL is it was still just a regular football game, but with lesser talented players.

I agree. There are tons of ways to innovate while making it still look like football. I don't think you need to look like arena, but you can look more like college or high school. And that innovation includes the stadium experience and how football is delivered through TV and merchandising.

A few what if examples....
What if you put a team in Orlando and Tim Tebow was your QB
You put a team in San Antonio with Johnny Manziel
You put a team in Columbus with JT Barrett

There are plenty of big name college guys who don't fit in the NFL. And a lot of NFL guys who wouldn't fit in the XFL. You telling me Tebow and Manziel wouldn't be interesting to watch? That college towns wouldn't rally around these kinds of names in a pro league?

XFL to make a comeback

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 13384468)

The more I think about how it could work, the more I don't see the need for gimmicks. You don't think this would do well offseason in a market like Portland, OKC, Louisville, Austin, des Moines, etc...? Second rate talent isn't an issue for mls, usl, or minor league baseball. And the xfl proposal we are seeing so far looks nothing like what was proposed 20 years ago which I would agree would end in disaster. But a measured approach to treat this like a niche league might stand a pretty good chance.

It would flop in OKC. Unless you had house hold OSU and OU players on it. And then it “might” half ass work, but I doubt it.

OU and OSU fans aren’t going to easily give up their disposable income on some jank football product when college football is king in Oklahoma.

Starting in March and ending in May makes the most sense

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Originally Posted by ILChief (Post 13384865)

Starting in March and ending in May makes the most sense

Honestly I’m all “footballed out” by the time the Patriots NFL Bowl is over.

Chiefs will transfer out of NFL, make the playoffs in the XFL and lose in the first round to the Iowa Combines.

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Originally Posted by ping2000 (Post 13384923)

Chiefs will transfer out of NFL, make the playoffs in the XFL and lose in the first round to the Iowa Combines.

LMAO

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Originally Posted by ping2000 (Post 13384923)

Chiefs will transfer out of NFL, make the playoffs in the XFL and lose in the first round to the Iowa Combines.

I would love to see this happen. Would be perfect ending to a Chiefs season.

XFL to make a comeback

St Louis finally relevant

If the tickets were free, would you go?

Playing at the same place the Chargers do LMAO

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla (Post 13937091)

If the tickets were free, would you go?

No, zero desire. I don't even watch any Thursday or Monday night games unless it's the Chiefs. :shake:

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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla (Post 13937091)

If the tickets were free, would you go?

Maybe one time, out of morbid curiosity.

Should have went for San Diego instead of LA and San Antonio instead of Dallas.

Do they really anticipate to go head to head with the NFL out the gate?