The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I've wanted to be a sport reporter for as long as I can remember. Probably sometime back in middle school. Went to ECC for Communication Arts, and aced all of my courses that involved reporting, media, etc. Unfortunately, I was lazy, and didn't put any effort into the basic courses and flunked out. I finally found a foot in the door with an XFL fan page looking for writers. Small unpaid gig, but grateful for the opportunity and the foot in the door to build a porfolio. All my friends and family are kissing my ass telling me how great it is. But they're supposed to say that to encourage me. So I'm coming to the most brutally honest group of people I know to get some real insight on it to help me improve. https://xflboard.com/news/2020/01/28/five-good-reasons-xfl-2020-will-be-successful/ 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Beach Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Short, clear and plausible. Just enough info to mildly convince, which is no easy task. Good Job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Now I know your last name. Buckle up. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Pretty decent. Short and informative. Would definitely read your next article. Edited January 29, 2020 by Binghamton Beast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 A very enlightening LAMP post. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, WhoTom said: A very enlightening LAMP post. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Good read. I learned a few things about the XFL and I’m looking forward to watching some games. I hope they succeed. A few typos in Section 3 “Far Less Gimmicky”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Well done. Informative and concise. Being affordable and family friendly is a big deal. I didn’t realize they had gotten rid of the cheerleaders. I could never be a fan of a team without cheerleaders! Oh....wait..... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I've wanted to be a sport reporter for as long as I can remember. Probably sometime back in middle school. Went to ECC for Communication Arts, and aced all of my courses that involved reporting, media, etc. Unfortunately, I was lazy, and didn't put any effort into the basic courses and flunked out. I finally found a foot in the door with an XFL fan page looking for writers. Small unpaid gig, but grateful for the opportunity and the foot in the door to build a porfolio. All my friends and family are kissing my ass telling me how great it is. But they're supposed to say that to encourage me. So I'm coming to the most brutally honest group of people I know to get some real insight on it to help me improve. https://xflboard.com/news/2020/01/28/five-good-reasons-xfl-2020-will-be-successful/ I liked it. Short, informational, and clearly written. Good job! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, Augie said: Well done. Informative and concise. Being affordable and family friendly is a big deal. I didn’t realize they had gotten rid of the cheerleaders. I could never be a fan of a team without cheerleaders! Oh....wait..... Having cheerleaders wasn't the issue the first time around. It was the fact that they were essentially strippers. And McMahon didn't even skirt around (see what I did there) it being sexualized. “Yes, our cheerleaders will date our players. Yes, they’ll be hot babes. We’re going to have three or four of them surround our announcers, who’ll be sitting in the stands, by the way, then, when the quarterback fumbles or the wideout drops a pass, and we know who he’s dating, want our reporters right back in her face on the sidelines demanding to know whether the two of them did the wild thing last night.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 minute ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Having cheerleaders wasn't the issue the first time around. It was the fact that they were essentially strippers. And McMahon didn't even skirt around (see what I did there) it being sexualized. “Yes, our cheerleaders will date our players. Yes, they’ll be hot babes. We’re going to have three or four of them surround our announcers, who’ll be sitting in the stands, by the way, then, when the quarterback fumbles or the wideout drops a pass, and we know who he’s dating, want our reporters right back in her face on the sidelines demanding to know whether the two of them did the wild thing last night.” Yikes, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Good job. Needs some Whaley though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Quote Those who remember the original XFL, will remember that they caught some criticism for how skimpy the cheerleaders outfits were. There were even segments that teased that they were going to sneak into their locker room (only to disappoint fans by only approaching comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield). This XFL will have nothing of the sort. In fact, the XFL will have no cheerleaders at all. This league promises to be entertaining for fans of all ages. WTF does this sentence even mean? Quote They’ve eliminated the traditional, almost automatic one point kick. They replaced the PAT kick with the choice of making plays from scrimmage, from the two, five and ten yard line. The PAT isn't automatic in today's game since it was pushed back. These sentences should be combined. Don't begin consecutive sentences with "they". Sentence is unclear. Sounds like they're kicking from "scrimmage" (equally unclear, should say 2 yard line), 5 yard line and the 10 yard line for increasing increments of points. Send this to me, Matt, and GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEoff for editing before publishing next time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Your next assignment: Write about the cheating scandal ensnaring your beloved Astros. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 36 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Having cheerleaders wasn't the issue the first time around. It was the fact that they were essentially strippers. And McMahon didn't even skirt around (see what I did there) it being sexualized. “Yes, our cheerleaders will date our players. Yes, they’ll be hot babes. We’re going to have three or four of them surround our announcers, who’ll be sitting in the stands, by the way, then, when the quarterback fumbles or the wideout drops a pass, and we know who he’s dating, want our reporters right back in her face on the sidelines demanding to know whether the two of them did the wild thing last night.” Count me out, then. Friggin' pigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I think the XFL could be successful as it seems like they have actually thought out the rules more. The rules seem to be developed by football people and not marketing people like the first time around. The game seems to be more focused on being a spring football league as opposed to a XTREME League where they play real football. I think their general approach seems to be much better than the 2001 approach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I don't think it was the cheerleaders, gimmicks or ticket prices that doomed XFL 1.0........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongli Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Your article made me become a fan of the XFL just now. Now I just wish Buffalo had a team. Edited January 30, 2020 by chongli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Jauronimo said: WTF does this sentence even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gugny said: Count me out, then. Friggin' pigs. this is more Gug's style Edited January 30, 2020 by Reed83HOF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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