PromoTheRobot

The difference between the CFL and UFL is players can't get out of CFL contracts to go to the NFL, while all UFL contracts are just one season long.

Totality in Vermont is a two hour drive from me. I'm going to wait to see 1) is it a clear sky, and 2) what's traffic looking like.

I cleaned it up. That's what happens when you post from your phone with a lousy connection.

Often teamed up with John Candy on skits like Schmenge Brothers and Count Floyd.

Is it too soon for this?

St. Louis had huge numbers last year. Wait until their home opener. But UFL aren't going to go above 20K on average. Ever watch Tuesday/Wednesday MACtion college games on ESPN? Most nights they barely have a hundred people in the stands.

Only 4 franchises from each former league survived the merger, but they could be reactivated later

DC would sell out their 17K soccer stadium. In fact they are famous for their "beer snakes "

Brahmas, as in longhorn steer

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/ufl-kicks-off-this-weekend-with-usfl-champion-stallions-vs-xfl-champion-renegades It's the UFL opening weekend, you lucky people. Week 1 Saturday, March 30 Birmingham Stallions at Arlington Renegades, 1 p.m. (FOX) St. Louis Battlehawks at Michigan Panthers, 4 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, March 31 D.C. Defenders at San Antonio Brahmas, noon (ESPN) Memphis Showboats at Houston Roughnecks, 3 p.m. (ESPN)

That's one aspect of the XFL kickoff the NFL did not adopt. Touchbacks are a penalty (illegal kick) putting the ball on the 40.

The question is how fast can that coverage team react to misdirection. see below.

Anger and fear are the most potent ways to get a reaction from people. It's also the easiest. Chuck Dickerson succeeded on the radio because he got people mad. And when you're mad, you stop thinking.

I actually called Schoop and Bulldog the other day and asked if anyone considered the scope of this rule change? (FYI, They didn't.) This changes the old fashioned kickoff into a wildcat running play with only one layer of defense. In the XFL, this rule only resulted in 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns. But consider that XFL teams have no off-season and minimal training camps. Teams are put together and game plans worked out in a few weeks. Now consider NFL teams have higher level talent and coaches that can work year-round on game planning, plus have mini-camps, training camp and preseason games to implement this. And with both receiving team and coverage teams lined up against each other in line across the field, there are no second or third level defenders to make tackles, except for the kicker. If you create a hole and your guy gets through it, you are off to the races. So I'm really curious to see how this works out for the NFL because it completely changes the skill sets needed. Open field blockers versus line-of-scrimmage run blockers. Kick returners versus runners that can find holes. There might be one or more kick returns for TD per game, and will that be a good thing.

I knew this is what the Bills were heading for years ago and started putting away some money in anticipation. Now if the actual cost of those PSLs go beyond that amount I'm not sure what I'll do.

In a sense. Some schools require a mandatory donation to buy tickets. I thought I read @Mr Info saying some sections are sold out already?

NFL puts touchbacks on the 30. XFL put it on the 40 as an illegal kick penalty. Almost every NFL rule change came from either college or a rival league.

Oddly enough, the UFL abandoned the XFL-style kickoff rule and went back to the usual format. This changes the kickoff strategy 100%. Now it's about making holes to run through. There's no second level so once you break through it's a foot race. The old way. The XFL made you convert a 4th and 15 at your own 25 to retain possession. The NFL did not adopt that rule. Just doing this in preseason is impractical. Preseason is when you work on plays for the upcoming season. Why put in all that work for a rule that goes away?

Or a tunnel, like the I-95 Harbor Tunnel.

But what about the cement foundations?

You need an attitude adjustment. Report to the nearest iDucation center immediately.

I used to live in Baltimore but rarely drove on the Key Bridge. I'm stunned at how easily the bridge went down. I thought those supports were sturdier.

His team, his money.

You know how people sometimes see what they want to see?