Posted on 02/18/2018 2:31:15 AM PST by vannrox
Pay the players more than the NFL is doing but the NFL is a moneymaking juggernaut so I don't see that happening
Maybe if you were Jeff Bezos with $115 Billion but not Vince with only $1.73 billion
Love it! Bttt!!!
Delusional.
There are not enough high quality players and coaches to staff the 32 team NFL, even at the beginning of the season.
Specifically, at the most important position, there might be 12 NFL quarterbacks who play at a consistently high level. At least three will get knocked out for the season, and another three will miss substantial game time because of injuries.
When you combine injuries, brief careers, and a talent shortage, a competitive second league is impossible.
It’s not delusional. Some of us would rather watch Pee-Wee football than the NFL.
College, indeed, high school football is exciting stuff. It does not require a stable of athletic geniuses to make the game interesting. McMahon knows precisely how to use available talent to put on a great show.
It’s not delusional at all. Some of us will never watch another NFL game again, so I think a new league has a chance.
It's about seeing players you care about as a fan winning or losing
In the NFL, these days you want to cheer for most of the scumbag players to lose so what is the point in winning or watching
Was watching a few high school games in pre season played in stadiums and televised with NFL broadcast tech but without the NFL BS
It was more fun to watch than an NFL game
There has been a weird shift in football over the years
High school ball has been elevated to the level college ball was at in the 1960s and 1970s
College ball is at the level the pros were in the 60s and 70s
Pro ball has degenerated into a freak show played by over paid, moronic thugs who you love to hate.
Because of the big money in the NFL and pretentious players and management, the stakes have gotten higher and more rules have been put in place that make the game a farce. The next step in the evolution of the NFL is establishing an appeals court to litigate referee decisions in real time - with an all star team of lawyers
At some point getting the best of the best together does make the game better - NFL All Star games have always been a bust. And who can forget cheering against the first US Olympic basket ball team made up of arrogant NBA stars when they got their butts kicked by bunch of Olympic amateurs
I cannot wait for the XFL. There’s plenty enough talent out there to support it. FUNFL.
I predict the new XFL will last about as long as the old XFL.
What are your predictions for the prospects of an NFL resurgence?
Better than an XFL ascendance. Reports of the NFL demise are greatly exaggerated.
To each their own. I’d rather watch PeeWees than NFL excrement.
Count me in. I’d rather watch college football, premier leagu soccer, or any xfl game over the NFL. I didn’t watch a singe nfl game last season and don’t plan on doing so in the future. Just like the Winter Olympics (it should be called the gay, Trump hating olympics), I don’t care for a bunch is social justice assholes force feeding me PC and leftist ideology. I’d rather just turn it off.
Vince McMahon might be spreading himself too thin, with his purchase of MMA for $4 billion.
I think Rugby might do better. It’s a much rougher game than the NFL and more fun to watch.
Uh, that was WME, not WWE that purchased the UFC...
Second, the marketing power of the NFL is phenomenal.
Third, the product. As the previous posters have the ability to critically think, correctly noted the good players are with the NFL and that is not going to change, which means the XFL will put out a terrible product that no one wants to see.
Fourth, I think it's great you watching Pee-Wee football instead. It's a big country and there are plenty of options for everyone.
Fifth, I am sure you are aware FOX purchased the Thursday night football rights for the next season, at $550 million more than was paid to the NFL this season by CBS and NBC (they shared broadcasting the Thurs night games). Their ratings may be down some, but the NFL attracts young males to the TV set. Young males watch little TV, so when a program attracts them, advertisers pay a premium.
Conclusion, the NFL is doing just fine, thank you.
Ironically, ten years ago I wrote a letter to Roger Goodell and predicted that he would ruin the NFL... He seems determined to prove me right. One of the most maddening things is that this behavior that has offended the fans HAS BEEN AGAINST THE RULES since the beginning - Goodell just refuses to enforce those rules. The Dallas Cowboys could not wear anything to honor their murdered policemen... but it is OK to dishonor the flag.
I predict McMahon and his family will be successful in SELLING the XFL to America.
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