Bubba Gump Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) First off, mods please move this thread to the appropriate area if need be. But is this league allowing fans? There are like 20-30 people at the stadium in New Orleans. This is opening week and I don't know how they last a whole season with no attendance. XFL drew at least some attendance. This is just pathetic. Edit: This game, Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans is being played in Birminghan, AL. No wonder no fans. Not to mention, this football sucks. 5 mins was enough for me. QBs are horrible Edited April 16, 2023 by Bubba Gump 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffBillsForLife Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 I turned it on specifically because I heard there was nobody in the stands and wanted to see it. It's like 2020 in the NFL, absolutely incredible. The XFL must be feeling pretty good right now. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Gift shop: Buy one, get ten... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 53 minutes ago, Bubba Gump said: First off, mods please move this thread to the appropriate area if need be. But is this league allowing fans? There are like 20-30 people at the stadium in New Orleans. This is opening week and I don't know how they last a whole season with no attendance. XFL drew at least some attendance. This is just pathetic. Edit: This game, Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans is being played in Birminghan, AL. No wonder no fans. Not to mention, this football sucks. 5 mins was enough for me. QBs are horrible XFL quality of play has been better IMO and they've actually had some people in the buildings. Whether or not those people paid actual American currency to be there is debatable, but they were there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Will they be playing all games in Birmingham again ? If so, the only team in the league that'll have any fans will be the Birmingham team. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: Will they be playing all games in Birmingham again ? Then, wouldn't they all be Birmingham teams?...😁 Asking for me. A day late, and a dollar short, as per usual...🙁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Xfl is mildly entertaining, and sometimes I watch cuz there's nothing else on, and I hate baseball. Usfl is just overkill. They shouldve waited and stated the usfl in like june Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17islongenough Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Games are being played in Detriot, Birmingham, Canton and Memphis. My cousin plays football at UAB. That's where they are playing in Birmingham. The players get free tickets. I can't remember how many though and it still looks like no one is attending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 They all played in Birmingham last year except for the championship in Canton. Now they have four “hub cities”. Games are being played in Memphis, Detroit and one other place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) There must be some serious money laundering going on that supports these leagues, they all fail, yet they miraculously continue to rise from the ashes like a short lived phoenix… Edited April 17, 2023 by Don Otreply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 22 minutes ago, 17islongenough said: My cousin plays football at UAB. That's where they are playing in Birmingham. The players get free tickets. I can't remember how many though and it still looks like no one is attending Probably scared they'll be pressed into service. Remember Jim Thorpe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 49 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: Will they be playing all games in Birmingham again ? If so, the only team in the league that'll have any fans will be the Birmingham team. I thought they were at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcash Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Why is TO not playing in these leagues? Hes been self promoting a comeback to the NFL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac2001 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, akcash said: Why is TO not playing in these leagues? Hes been self promoting a comeback to the NFL. 1st - it’s not worth it 2nd he doesn’t need a cheap shot for someone trying to get there name out that 3rd why would they bring him in it’s supposed to be a developmental league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCat Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 The XFL has a team in St. Louis. They are drawing near sell-out crowds. They want to get back into the NFL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Again with these leagues, how is this time any different? The level of play is hard to watch and there's no fans. Why do they keep trying to recreate these leagues the same exact way as before and then wonder why they fail? What's different? There needs to be something to lure people in and they haven't found that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcash Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, mikemac2001 said: 1st - it’s not worth it 2nd he doesn’t need a cheap shot for someone trying to get there name out that 3rd why would they bring him in it’s supposed to be a developmental league I guess I could see the point on number one but his clock is ticking and it now or never to play professional tackle football. Number 2 I don't agree with. Its football. Number 3... are they all developmental leagues? Like USFL and XFL and not sure if that other league is still around. I would think he could fall under a developmental role since he's trying to get back into the NFL. And for teams and the league- ratings. Edited April 17, 2023 by akcash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) I enjoy the XFL games.. I enjoy the rule differences but hearing the coordinators is my favorite.. Houston’s offensive coordinator AJ Smith, the guy is phenomenal. Hearing him call a game is a ton of fun and I would recommend watching one of their games just to hear him conduct the offense. Wade Phillips is the head coach. Since they can talk into the headsets right up to the snap and the whole offense hears it, he’s calling everything and still has his next play ready. I hope the XFL sticks around. Some consistency with coaching and the league actually having a follow up season on schedule and they will really start developing talent to the NFL. I have not watched the USFL yet and don’t know much about it Edited April 17, 2023 by Rc2catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 A singular spring football league with no direct competition hasn’t worked since the 1980’s. No idea why there is suddenly two spring football leagues. The XFL is actually a decent product so I hope they stick around despite the competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Forget the fans in the stands, the TV ratings are historically bad--even compared to previous iterations of these bogus leagues. 8 weeks in, they had a single game with over a million viewers. Week 7 featured a matchup that boasted the lowest TV ratings ever for a televised pro football game (177,000 viewers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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