Just Jack Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) The schedule is out https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/SB-Blogs/Breaking-News/2019/05/XFL.aspx Edited August 16, 2019 by Just Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Thank god.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I better get the XFL thread started. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil The Thrill Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 They have a pretty good deal which is surprising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Kelvin Benjamin is gonna tear it up, ya dig? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, The Jerk said: Kelvin Benjamin is gonna tear it up, ya dig? Did you mean....eat ‘em up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Will it last longer than AAF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Golden Goat said: Will it last longer than AAF? Based on the TV deals and McMahon’s wealth they should be able to hit payroll. I’ve heard lots of stories of how he had to sell away a lot of his personal stock in WWE to fund this thing. But they got a pretty great tv deal it looks and there should be plenty of coverage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Rc2catch said: Based on the TV deals and McMahon’s wealth they should be able to hit payroll. I’ve heard lots of stories of how he had to sell away a lot of his personal stock in WWE to fund this thing. But they got a pretty great tv deal it looks and there should be plenty of coverage It'll be fascinating to watch. Ironically, McMahon actually saved money selling his stock, at least for the moment. It's been a brutal month for WWE, but they have the Saudi Arabia event coming up, which is huge bucks, and, as you point out, the TV deal announced today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The only thing missing from the schedule is the official fail date. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I am very interested in tv deal as far as how much is XFL making on contracts? I would bet The XFL is getting basically nothing financially and McMahon is ready to lose big for two years in order to get a fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Rc2catch said: Based on the TV deals and McMahon’s wealth they should be able to hit payroll. I’ve heard lots of stories of how he had to sell away a lot of his personal stock in WWE to fund this thing. But they got a pretty great tv deal it looks and there should be plenty of coverage The TV Deals bring no revenue into the XFL. There are no rights fees being paid by the networks, just like with the AAF. This is pretty standard until the XFL establishes ratings and sustained interest. Likely a 2 year deal with an opt out after 1. XFL likely wont see revenue from TV until year 3 at the earliest unless they have a big first season and have an opt out clause to negotiate rights fees for season 2. TV exposure is vital to any league starting up, so its a great deal still without the rights fees as the networks have agreed to pay for the production which is expensive at about $400,000 per game. Had the networks not done that, the XFL would be responsible for paying to produce the content too. Same thing going on with Major League Rugby in years 1 and 2. It was a 2 year deal with CBS Sports and streaming with ESPN and ATT. No rights fees, but CBS only paid for the game of the week and all of the playoffs. Production costs for all other games each week during regular season had to be paid by the home team franchise which cost the franchise about $30k per home game. Edited May 7, 2019 by Alphadawg7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest K-GunJimKelly12 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Can't/won't Vince just have the games on his wrestling streaming app? I haven't watched wrestling since the late 90's but that seems like that could keep them viable. Edited May 7, 2019 by K-GunJimKelly12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I'm going to take joy in watching McMahon lose his ass on this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Football following the super bowl. No complaints here. Gives more guys an opportunity to show they can play (or can’t). I’ll check the rosters and try and pull for a team. Wish Vegas had a team again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrbojanglezs Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 35 minutes ago, Buffalo Timmy said: I am very interested in tv deal as far as how much is XFL making on contracts? I would bet The XFL is getting basically nothing financially and McMahon is ready to lose big for two years in order to get a fan base. Read the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: I better get the XFL thread started. I thought there already was one, but I could not find it so I started this new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Just Jack said: I thought there already was one, but I could not find it so I started this new thread. Can't we just resurrect the one from the last time the XFL launched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Will ‘The Fabulous Moolah’ be playing? . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The Lingerie League might outlast them all... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 hours ago, Golden Goat said: Will it last longer than AAF? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloButt Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Why did the XFL fold the first time? Why will it work this time? I started to like the AAF, too bad it didn't make it! All past history says the XFL won't make it! Hope it does and is competitive! Go Bills! Edited May 7, 2019 by BuffaloButt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seoulful Soul Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Chicken Boo said: I'm going to take joy in watching McMahon lose his ass on this. You and me both buddy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 10 hours ago, Mrbojanglezs said: Read the article I jad assumed it was same article i had read earlier in day which had no info- that was actually a well written article with pertinent information, who new journalist still did that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hmmm....another (retreaded) crappy pro football league with no network revenue? Why are they scheduling games pas week 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris66 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 To soon after the nfl season. They should have started after the draft. Everybody is ready for football by then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I, for one, can not wait to see another Kevin Gilbride offense take the field. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I lived in Birmingham during the first attempt at this. The company I worked for had a box and it was a ton of fun. Basically like top tier NCAA football. I’m certainly no McMahon fan (I loathe him as some others do here) but it would be nice to watch competitive football in the Spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 10 hours ago, #34fan said: The Lingerie League might outlast them all... They already have as they’ve been around more than a decade already and doing well. Games are actually quite fun to watch if you ever get a chance to go see one. In 2013, they Lingerie Footballs League (LFL) rebranded using same league initials to be Legends Football League so they would be taken more seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Oh goodie, another failed football league that will be ignored. If the USFL failed with all their NFL talent on it, then nothing else will succeed while there is still an NFL I realize how he USFL made a “death kill” mistake by trying to go head to head with the NFL, but it failed nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 19 minutes ago, njbuff said: Oh goodie, another failed football league that will be ignored. If the USFL failed with all their NFL talent on it, then nothing else will succeed while there is still an NFL I realize how he USFL made a “death kill” mistake by trying to go head to head with the NFL, but it failed nonetheless. So if you realize the mistake do you think that league wouldn’t have succeeded if they followed their original growth plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 What might help the AAF, or XFL would be for them to affiliate with the NFL the way baseball does. The Rochester Redwings, for example, are a farm team for the Minnesota Twins. I would have paid a lot more attention to the Birmingham Thunderbolts (or, at least knew they existed) if they were a farm team for the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Over/Under on the league folding at week 7? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The problem is the football just isn’t as good. As an everything Western NY fan it is hard to tune into a game between Memphis and Birmingham with players that can’t even stay on a practice squad and find anything compelling with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) The show Arli$$ did a parody episode of the XFL in the season 5 episode (made in 2000) "When Opportunity Knocks" where Kirby became the GM of the L.A. Carnivors in a new spring football league called the Ultimate Football League (UFL) run by a Vince McMahon type charcter named Danny Richter played by Joe Piscopo. Richter tells Arliss that the thing football fans want most are "Big T*ts & Big Hits". He brings two cheerleaders & two players with him to Arliss & the girls shake their boobs while one of the players puts a hard hit on the other guy. Doug Flutie played himself as a client of Arliss & Arliss tries to negotiate a 4 year $91 million contact for him ($11 million signing bonus, 4 years $20 million) with Kirby. Arliss demands too much, like Flutie having veto power on who his head coach is and Kirby says no to Flutie. When Kirby finds out that Piscopo's plans don't include caring about winning & the makeup of the football team he starts to get discouraged. The final straw for Kirby is when Danny Richter shows him his seat at the game. Richter tells Kirby that each fan will be given a remote & if the team is playing lousy they can press the remote. When Richter presses his remote to demontstate, Kirby finds out his seat has a dunk tank under it that opens up when the remote is pressed. That's the final straw for Kirby & he quits & ends up going back to AMM to work for Arliss. Edited May 7, 2019 by Albany,n.y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Over/Under on the league folding at week 7? ...maybe they'll auction the ring girls to pay bills...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehfeuh57 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 This is freaking Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Over/Under on the league folding at week 7? The original made it a full season. I think that they play out the season at the very least. Vince McMhaon sold nearly 200 million of his WWE stock to fund this venture. I imagine he calculated enough funds to play out a season and hearing that they have a TV deal means that they at least have some revenue to go with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said: They already have as they’ve been around more than a decade already and doing well. Games are actually quite fun to watch if you ever get a chance to go see one. Pffffttt… -It's shapely women running around in thong underwear, and bustiers… What kind of man watches stuff like that? (I say with my wife looking over my shoulder.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Rumor has it that the Giants will be playing in the XFL this season. What a train wreck those guys are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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