The XFL, under its new partnership agreement with the NFL, will experiment with proposed rule changes, test new equipment and develop prospective officials and coaches. https://t.co/NJiFE9J9AA
â NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) February 21, 2022
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Over and under on the number of games they play this year at 1 per team.
I give it a better chance than that other one I can't even remember the name of. WinstonMossFL?
Reading the linked story, "The Rock", his ex-wife, and that capital firm aren't inspiring any confidence with a $15M buy-in. For a league! They will have that spent in less than a month.
She Dani Garcia) wants to yammer on about "innovation", but doesn't give any examples of what that actually means. Sounds much more fluff than substantial.
I can see the NFL using this league to continue promoting their diversity programs, but how much money can they really spend for that? They have their own problems to deal with.
I would rather see it succeed in that aspect than not, but the odds of sustaining operations over a long enough period of time to create meaningful development are long.
But how long before it becomes the ExFL?
@Timmy! posted:Reading the linked story, "The Rock", his ex-wife, and that capital firm aren't inspiring any confidence with a $15M buy-in. For a league! They will have that spent in less than a month.
She Dani Garcia) wants to yammer on about "innovation", but doesn't give any examples of what that actually means. Sounds much more fluff than substantial.
I can see the NFL using this league to continue promoting their diversity programs, but how much money can they really spend for that? They have their own problems to deal with.
I would rather see it succeed in that aspect than not, but the odds of sustaining operations over a long enough period of time to create meaningful development are long.
I get the feeling the USFL could act as a PR arm of the NFL.
Plus, Fox Sports owns the USFL so I think they're fine on cash. Talk of developing new refs, coaches as well while possibly operating like NFL Europe too. All without encroaching on the NCAA fraud scheme.
