XFL Football: Live Thread 1

2-6-2020

[Impy]

What is it? A new football league owned by Vince McMahon, the WwE guy. I think Trump body slammed him once. Actually it's not exactly new, see it had one season way back in 2001 and went belly up, but it's back and this time, it's personal. 10 week season kicks off this weekend. Top two teams in each conference advance to the playoffs.

What are the teams and their head coaches?

Western Conference

Dallas Renegades, Bob Stoops
Houston Roughnecks, June Jones
Los Angeles Wildcats, Winston Moss
Seattle Dragons, Jim Zorn

Eastern Conference

DC Defenders, Pep Hamilton
New York Guardians, Kevin Gilbride
St. Louis BattleHawks, Jonathan Hayes
Tampa Bay Vipers, Marc Trestman

Any rules different compared to the NFL? Yes, they want kickoffs to be exciting again so rules for that are different. In addition there will be no PATs, instead they will attempt to convert from scrimmage, from the 2 yard line for one point, from the 5 yard line for two points, or from the 10 yard line for three points. Turnovers on conversion attempts can be returned for the same number of points. Double forward passes are allowed (if both are behind the line of scrimmage). Overtime will be a 2-point conversion shootout. The play clock will be 25 seconds.

Saturday, February 8, 2020 (All times Eastern)

Seattle at DC
2 PM, ABC

Los Angeles at Houston
5 PM, Fox

Week 1

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Tampa Bay at New York
2 PM, Fox

St. Louis at Dallas
5 PM, ESPN

[Impy]

From the Desk of Bender2

Well, campers, here we are... at the opening weekend of the new spring football league—

AT

San Diego’s ‘Hi Sailors!’ come to San Antonio... to get beat by my Commanders this Saturday—

Hey, hey! Bendy? You got the wrong league... the AAFL went bust last year!

Gadzooks, Imp! That new anti-anxiety med my doc gave me... really works too damn well!

Bendy, I told you to not take it... with a quart of tequila!

Yeah, guess chasing it... with a case of Lone Star wasn’t on the QT either, eh?

Don’t worry, Bendy— I got... your picks: the Dragons, Roughnecks, Meow York and your Renegades all winners, right?

Yep, but we got to... watch out!

Watch out... for who?

Big’s evil twin who is... a LA Wildcat fan! He’s not right in the head or skin—

"What the hell is this? I got my clubs out of storage, I thought you were taking me to Pebble Beach? Instead I have to keep working on these damn threads?"

Yup.

Surely America's interest in football has a limit? What about that AAFL?

There's more money behind this league though! I have a good feeling.

"I for one am thrilled, vacations are so boring! What does the X stand for?"

Nothing. They wanted it to stand for eXtreme but that was already taken.

Meanwhile in the Robot Emergence Tent, Gadzooks... y’all we supposed to go down my throat!”

I got to go that route, Bendy... your throat is clogged up with Lone Star Beer cans and a huge mass of something.

Well, that should... do it. I removed a hug mass and left it by your wheelchair.

Gadzooks and General Jackson! I clean forgot that I swallowed... Willie Nelson banjo on that last beer run to Luckenbach!

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TOMORROW BENDY!!!!!! Your FRiends love you.

[Impy]

XFL LIVE THREAD PING WEEK 1

Let me know if you don't want XFL pings or want on/off the list in general.

I'm not running a picks contest but feel free!!!!!!

Get well soon, Bender!!!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Here we go, Battlehawks
Here we go!

[Bender2]

Gadzooks, I can't have anything to drink... after midnight--

So, challenge... accepted!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Hotchick Bears Girl will be watching
because she just can’t get enough of Mark Trestman.

[fella]

I hear the XFL won’t put up with any Cupperdink style shenanigans. I abandoned the NFL over its limp wristed handling of the kneeling fad. I just might watch this XFL.

[Bender2]

Buckeye McFrog rooting for... the Battlehawks--

Shouldn't he thus be declared... a Battletoad?

[SanchoP]

La Estrella “The National Beer of Texas” but longnecks are for posers. You’re not a real Texan until you drink one that’s been rolling around under the seat of your truck until all the paint’s been knocked off the can.

[Mama Shawna]

Cool! I can watch the Seattle game here at work! HAHA! Go Dragons!

[fhayek]

Put me on the ping list. Thanks

[Yogafist]

I only watch the NFL for the half time porn.

[RedMonqey]

Seattle over Washington

Los Angeles over Houston

New York over Tampa Bay

Dallas over St. Louis

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

I’m a season ticket holder for the inaugural Battlehawk season. Looking forward to football in St. Louis!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I’ll give McMahon a shot. Scheduling the DVR...

Saturday, February 8, 2020
Seattle
Houston

Sunday, February 9, 2020
New York
Dallas

Picking by name recognition of the coaches, otherwise, home team.

[Enterprise]

This is scary. I have no idea who to pick. So I will fly blind and pick at random until I can get a few games under by belt. Thankfully, we have BBG and PomPom to guide us.

Seattle
Houston
Tampa Bay
Dallas

[Jim W N]

Hey Impy, I don’t know if I missed the final NFL post of the season, but thanks for helping to make it a great year in football. A lot of fun. Great job.

[Jim W N]

I don’t even know what the XFL is, but I’ll be surprised if it lasts the decade. Anyway, have fun with it while it lasts...

[big'ol_freeper]

I have
St. Louis over Dallas
umm...DC over Seattle
Houston over LA (keeps the theme going)
Tampa Bay over Meow York (is Manning their QB?)

[major_gaff]

If it gets me more weeks of Belly Button girl, I'm in!

Godspeed Bender and get well soon.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I have a family member in St. Louis who just can’t believe that it’s come to THIS for St. Louis football.

Just what in heck IS a battlehawk anyhow?