***Official XFL 2020 Thread***

[Bleed_Green]

Welcome to the relaunch of the XFL 2.0 This thread will be a general chat about the league and it's teams and players.

Kick off launches on February 8 and February 9 next month.

Feb 8 games:
Seattle vs DC 2pm ET on ABC
Los Angeles vs Houston 5pm ET on FOX

Feb 9 games:
Tampa Bay vs New Yord at 2pm ET on FOX
St. Louis vs Dallas at 5pm ET on ESPN

Are you guys interested in this league?
What games are you guys looking forward to the most on opening weekend?

[EITSwarrior]

I will watch, especially Houston cause of JJ.

[Bleed_Green]

I will watch, especially Houston cause of JJ.

June has a beast for a RB and two legit QBs. One is a dual threat and the other is a gunslinger.

I like what DC is doing. Cardale Jones and Donell Pumphrey look like they're going to be wreaking havoc.

[gopunahou]

I think the XFL is starting three or four months early. It should be the “appetizer” to the entree that is the NFL and CFB.

[Bleed_Green]

I think the XFL is starting three or four months early. It should be the “appetizer” to the entree that is the NFL and CFB.

To me Spring makes sense. These guys are contracted yr by yr basis. So we're looking at free advertising and 10-12 weeks of game tape to show NFL scouts what you got. The end of the XFL season is 3.5 months from the NFL pre season. Thats a good amount of time with out football as well as to get players signed to practice squads and what not for pre season. Having it blend into CFB and NFL seasons would be chaos, and much harder to handle for people who work under personnel administration.

[EITSwarrior]

I think the XFL is starting three or four months early. It should be the “appetizer” to the entree that is the NFL and CFB.

To me Spring makes sense. These guys are contracted yr by yr basis. So we're looking at free advertising and 10-12 weeks of game tape to show NFL scouts what you got. The end of the XFL season is 3.5 months from the NFL pre season. Thats a good amount of time with out football as well as to get players signed to practice squads and what not for pre season. Having it blend into CFB and NFL seasons would be chaos, and much harder to handle for people who work under personnel administration.

I agree spring is the right time.

[UnBiasFan]

With Norm Chow OC for L.A. it looks like we will have June Junes v. Norm Chow this weekend.

[Bleed_Green]

Yeah. But I'm most looking forward to the all Texas Battle.

June Jones vs Bob Stoops w/ Hal Mumme as the OC

Roughnecks Run-n-Shoot vs Renegades Air Raid.

I'd like to see the over under for that game!

[Bleed_Green]

XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck (Father of recently retired QB Andrew Luck) has confirmed that the XFL will be showing betting lines and the over/under spread along with the games score overlay for the ESPN,ABC telecasts. With sports betting rapidly being legalized around the country, the XFL is tapping into the market as one of it;s ways of having extra fan interaction through gambling.


Source: https://frntofficesport.com/xfl-espn-abc-betting-lines/

[EITSwarrior]

Exciting first game so far. Eager to see JJ and Houston.

[RedZone]

Noah Borden is the long snapper for Seattle.

[Bleed_Green]

Man, the XFL has it a home run on opening night, and we still got two games tomorrow.

June Jones's run-n-shoot is still effective at the pro level.

DC has a stout defense, two defensive td's.

They didn;t shy away from talking about and displaying the betting odd's as well and how the game rules can affect it.

The new kick off system seems to have an overwhelming positive responds on social media, including NFL personnel's and sports media impressions.

[EITSwarrior]

Day one was very entertaining. I hope it can last a few seasons to at least have a chance to grow.

[Irse]

Looked at the Houston site. Man, JJ starting to look like Ed Asner. John Estes is his OL coach.

[ubercow]

probably won't watch xfl games regularly, but had to watch the houston/la game for the jones vs chow aspect of it. pretty interesting game. hope they get a decent following