XFL

Anyone check it out this weekend? I've been watching and its quite good, alot better than the NFL I'd say

I don't know if i would say it's better than the NFL but I enjoyed the game I watched.

Well its nice to watch games where theres not a damn flag every single play. And some of the different rules they have are pretty neat too. I also like how when theres a review they show you the convo between the ref and the official

I think the Roughnecks are my team. I'm a big June Jones fan, they have some former Steelers guys and they have a former Iowa Hawkeye at RB in James Butler. So I think I'm going to root for them.

Tough choice because the St Louis Battlehawks also have a lot of former Steelers, and on top of that legendary Hawkeye QB Chuck Long is their Offensive Coordinator.

I did enjoy the games I watched though, the rule changes were implemented well, and I loved the presentation. I love that you can hear what the refs are saying to each other. And getting to listen to the Coaches make their calls and what not was pretty cool as well.

I've been able to catch a few games in moments, but not an entire game.

However, this Saturday I'll be attending the Vipers game. I like what I've seen on TV, so it'll be interesting to catch the entire game.

stlrtruck wrote:

I've been able to catch a few games in moments, but not an entire game.

However, this Saturday I'll be attending the Vipers game.  I like what I've seen on TV, so it'll be interesting to catch the entire game.

Let me know what you think! There's at least one team that's within reasonable driving distance to me (St. Louis), so I might attend a game some time as well.

IowaSteeler927 wrote:

stlrtruck wrote:

I've been able to catch a few games in moments, but not an entire game.

However, this Saturday I'll be attending the Vipers game.  I like what I've seen on TV, so it'll be interesting to catch the entire game.

Let me know what you think! There's at least one team that's within reasonable driving distance to me (St. Louis), so I might attend a game some time as well.

Remove the fact the Tampa Vipers QB sucks hind arse, the game itself is fun to watch. The kickoff is fun to watch. Each team lines up 5 yards apart and can't move until the receiving team catches the ball. The rest of it is a mix of college football rule (1 foot in bounds on a catch) and NFL rules.

I would say if you get a chance, then attend a game. With St. Louis, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Roughnecks still rolling!

https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29021347/xfl-suspends-operations-lays-employees-no-plans-return-2021

Well that was short lived. I actually enjoyed watching it too. I hope the NFL adapts some of their rules

Shalieve5090 wrote:

https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29021347/xfl-suspends-operations-lays-employees-no-plans-return-2021

Well that was short lived. I actually enjoyed watching it too. I hope the NFL adapts some of their rules

Yeah, definitely sucks. I was enjoying it too. I 100% believe this whole COVID thing killed it off. I felt like it was so much better than the first time around, and people were really starting to warm up to it. Then BOOM, COVID...

Breaking: A group including Dwayne Johnson has agreed to purchase the XFL for approximately $15 million, according to a news release issued Monday morning. pic.twitter.com/raFu1QN4ny

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 3, 2020

Hopefully they can bring it back and be successful I think the XFL might've been fine if it wasn't for COVID-19. I was actually enjoying it quite a bit.

IowaSteeler927 wrote:

Hopefully they can bring it back and be successful I think the XFL might've been fine if it wasn't for COVID-19. I was actually enjoying it quite a bit.

Yep. Unlike the first time around, it was being taken seriously and was getting a lot of positive coverage. COVID derailed it, but I'm still surprised they pulled the plug so quickly. I thought it was done, but obviously not.

Well things in the XFL just got interesting.

It'll be fun to see where the league goes and how they work things out to begin a new season.