[Impy]

From the Desk of Bender2

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

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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!!!

[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.

[Mama Shawna]

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

[RedMonqey]

Seattle over Washington

Los Angeles over Houston

New York over Tampa Bay

Dallas over 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]

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...

[L,TOWM]

It’s football, I’ll be watching...

I’ll take

DC
HOUSTON
NEW YORK
DALLAS

Bender — hope the time in the shop gets the job done, sir!

[Liberty Valance]

bttt - this should be fun!

[dynachrome]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/02/07/xfl-rules-players-to-know

XFL rule changes. Will be interesting.

[Drago]

“Note to Impy”, not aware of an XFL boycott of any sort? They kneeling during the anthem or something? Seems like a all-American league unlike the NFL.

[mbrfl]

I hope this league is successful and that it will, one day, replace the NFL with its outdated structure in which players run the business. Glad to see McMahon has no tolerance for kneeling during the national anthem. When you own all the teams, its easy to fire a player who flouts the rules.

[Drago]

Cardale Jones (former Ohio St. QB)...had a hamstring injury at the start of his NFL pro career...now back and doing well in the XFL:

https://twitter.com/XFLonFOX/status/1226276883202920448