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Originally Posted by Why Not?
For the first few weeks, fan interest would be almost zero, considering NFL is still going on. Then your going to be relying on the wives and families of football fans to okay another 8 weeks of sitting on the couch. Plus don't underestimate the number of sports fans who would rather watch elite athletes play regular season basketball or hockey as opposed to seeing some Southwest Montana A&M backup QB throw an orange ball to "Not Good Enough for NFL WR A or B"
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There are plenty of people who watch sports constantly all year round. Including soccer fans who move on from EPL to MLS. But you're also looking at this as some mass market play. I think you're underestimating how many of those same families who live in Des Moines that are looking for things to do with their kids in January. If Major League Lacrosse can pull in a few thousand per game and MLS can pull in 15-20K despite being very inferior to European soccer (and if USL can pull 8K to even 20K for a league even inferior to MLS), then XFL can certainly pull in a decent crowd if it's run well. Portland soccer is an excellent example of how something like this could work.