3 years?

Didn't the 1st attempt only last like 5 weeks?

I mean, is Vince unaware of the WLAF/NFL Europe? If an alternative league backed by the NFL can't succeed what chance does Vince think he has the second time around? But whatever, if it costs Vince money like AUGUY said I'm all for the dumpster burning (though I doubt i'll watch)

I feel like they have to go the other way - make it near 100% passing with 3-digit scoring totals. something like field 9 players for each side and fumbles automatically give possession to other team

Isn't that kinda how CFL is?

I think this is destined to fail but is it possible that the insane rights to air sporting events nowadays could make it viable?

Just read this thread and saw it mentioned earlier, but IMO this is the only way something like this succeeds and it actually makes a lot of sense.

Don't compete with the NFL, the owners are all billionaires now, the revenues are massive, you aren't going to be able to pay for top players like the USFL did with Kelly, Flutie, Herschel.

Compete with college football. Make it a league of 18-22 year olds and pay the top college players.

Hire real coaches, personnel people, etc....It's Vince McMahon so this won't happen but this does seem like something that is exploitable.

And with like 10 teams, I'd think the quality of play would be pretty good.

i would watch if they featured guys like RG3, Kaep, tebow, manziel. It would be a circus, but would be entertaining. An RG3-Kaepernick title game would be awesome

Would have to include 18-22s as well as the olds as well. NFL will obviously try and put a ruling out saying anyone who plays XFL can't ever enter the draft, but I doubt it would ever hold up long enough to be a problem for the league. Enough desperate kids would prefer to take the 40k a year as opposed to playing 3 years of college ball.

Compete in the summer, try and profit, be a very pro offence league.

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Semi-related, but they have to bring back SlamBall IMO, that was dope to watch back in the day.

Arena league isn't too far from this and there's no teams left besides Philly.

Then again a league where there are no flags for big hits and no concussion protocols if you can see I'm holding up fingers get back in there.

I did love the scramble for the ball (yes, I'm aware the first one a guy was out for the season) and they started SKYCAM. Also brock lesnar's current music was Chicago's.

Biggest problem is travel costs, all of the semi leagues are condensing because of it. The best markets are like Omaha, San Diego and I'm gonna have to start thinking for a bit after that. Can't do non american with a STAND FOR THE ANTHEM theme.

All games start at same time (minus one so they're not all at halftime at the same time) and they just air a redzone style channel as the national broadcast instead of an actual game?

Trump is going to go HAM supporting this league, Vince is his buddy that contributed alot to his campaign and Trump is spiteful about never being allowed to own a NFL team. That's the difference between now and 2000 that Vince is banking on making the difference.

If they could sign all 4 of them they'd get monster ratings.

people dont care about college football because of the players. its because they connect with the schools

I know Trump DGAF but aren't there federal laws against promoting private businesses as President?

This makes a lot of sense as to the timing. Prepare for a lot of TRUMPTWEETS raging about the NFL, anthem kneeling, black players, etc. Sigh.

yeah and it isn't like anyone cares about 17-18 y/o football players like a Ben Simmons or Andrew Wiggins and wants to see them play for their NFL prospects.

Still think I'd try to compete with CFB rather than NFL. Atleast it is a pathway to get some of the best players at that age group, whereas NFL players you have no chance.

This league is gonna be all white? hmm, **** that could work...

Yes, there are, but like you said, Trump DGAF, and an R Congress DGAF, so ¯\_(ツ)_/ ¯.

You don’t wanna watch Johnny Manziel or Kaep in the xfl with wwe-type rules? It would be amazing! (Meaning it would be so bad it’s entertaining...for a little while)

This is also correct for the NFL. People are just fans of teams, not players. The NFL learned this in the 80's lockout.

Vince's wife is in the trump administration. Literally, she's the admin of small business.

That said, if it doesn't get on fox news Trump might not bother to tweet about it.

the nfl is selling the highest quality of football play

my point is that a new league cant compete against college football based on having similar quality of play, because that isn't what college football is selling

Between this and "old school" physical play, total receptions per game should be in single figures

Not the best teams in the world seems to be working reasonably well for MLS

White DBs though.

The lockout in the 80's with replacement players nobody stopped watching. They didn't give a damn about quality of play. They literally just wanted to root for their team. That's it, that's sport fandom.

The point is simple; it's very very difficult to get a startup league going. All the big ones now at first nobody gave a damn but that was not in the attention starved citizenry--hey we just lost a **** ton of millions of dollars if it fails era.

They can change the rules to make it more entertaining and offset the lack of quality players.

Just adapt all the football suggestions from the "Post a rule change that you think would improve a sport" thread and you're good to go.

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