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yep - no real teams - no pay - just a bunch of guys paying for the hope of getting film . . . just what Johnny Football needs to get his football career back on track (LOL)!

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2243 ... ing-league

Looks like Manziel has found a place to possibly get some looks before he heads up north to the CFL . . .

XFL might work if and only if Vince McMahon and his people are patient and grow the league slow and steady . . . with all the available media streams out there, the XFL 2.0 might not need to get huge numbers to stay afloat . . .

Not betting on it to succeed, but not betting against it either!

I would add Omaha and Hartford into the mix for UFL 2.0 coming 2020!

http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/2184 ... inment-llc

$100M might be enough to at least get the ball rolling . . . not saying it will work, but . . .

Vince McMahon's biggest mistake in my opinion was the wrestling-like promotion before the start of the season . . . he talked it up so much, the play on the field/on the TV couldn't match it right away . . . After watching the 30 for 30 on the XFL, I wondered if he might try it again . . . if he's s...

I see this as another dead on arrival league . . . nothing to see here . . . keep it moving . . .

Small scale, patient leadership and some out-of-the box creativity and I do think an alternative football league could carve out a niche . . . Can't try and take on the NFL head to head in any way, shape or form (think UFL) but as has been pointed out, D (now G)-League, MLS and E-League have managed...

[quote=""Sam Hill""]Schools play 8-man football where there are not enough players. That does not mean someone in a place where they don't have 8 man football (or even where they do) wants to watch a professional league of 8-man football. People don't want to watch a professional...

I thought we already have professional 8 man football - it's called Indoor or Arena Football (LOL) . . .