3rd time's the charm?

"boredalways" (boredalway666)
08/03/2020 at 14:01 • Filed to: XFL, Dany Garcia, The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, Bleacher Report

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This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 14:12

I believe it is and always has been a ploy to create a uge tax writeoff.

Capital gains tax ? Hold my beer.

For Sweden > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 14:22

Just give the kids who don’t want to go to college a means to play professionally you fools

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 14:26

Before Covid I watched a game with friends. They’d pan the crowd (lower sections only) who were all decked out in team gear “ok what percent are employees”

not for canada - australian in disguise > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 14:28

America’s always had a big wide gap open for a second gridiron football league. Just ask the Arena Football League. Or the American Football League. Or the Canadian Football League. Or the World Football League. Or the US Football League. Or the United Football League. Or the Elite Football League.

I’m sure this will end well.

I still find it funny that the Baltimore CFL team won the Grey Cup in 1995 .

facw > not for canada - australian in disguise
08/03/2020 at 14:34

But what of the Lingerie Football League?

fintail > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 14:50

Hold on, selling some Bre-X, WorldCom, and Enron stock so I can get in on this.

ranwhenparked > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 14:54

This is an idea that has always sounded better in theory than it has worked in practice. And, frankly, if it didn't work in a healthy economy when people were still allowed to gather in groups, how is it going to work in a depression with a ban on assembly?

boredalways > facw
08/03/2020 at 15:01

I believe it still exists

boredalways > not for canada - australian in disguise
08/03/2020 at 15:02

The CFL really needs a 10th team badly.

boredalways > fintail
08/03/2020 at 15:12

Kinja'd!!!

[Checks IPOs for Pets.com, WebV an, and Kozmo.... ]

nerd_racing > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 15:17

If covid hadn’t hit, the XFL was doing pretty well at putting watchable football on TV. I feel like fans would have followed had they been able to finish their season and post season. I can’t wait to see how this goes. If there’s one thing The Rock and his people know how to do, it is promote and grow a brand. Let’s hope his partner can cover the rest!

not for canada - australian in disguise > boredalways
08/03/2020 at 15:20

There’s been some quite serious talk about putting a team in Halifax, the entire region is pretty dry when it comes to pro sports. The Event however has put quite a bit of a damper on it though, so it might not actually happen. Again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Schooners

I’m not really sure where else they’d put a team. The only major city in the country other than in the maritimes is Quebec City, and Quebec isn’t big enough into football to warrant having the Alouettes and a Quebec City team.

ClassicDatsunDebate > not for canada - australian in disguise
08/03/2020 at 15:59

Be-yourn Nitmo

facw > not for canada - australian in disguise
08/03/2020 at 16:10

Setting aside COVI D, they could repeat the Stallions experiment and put a team in the US. Obviously St. Louis is open and football deprived, but you could do Portland or Hartford if you wanted something a bit closer to Canada.

boredalways > not for canada - australian in disguise
08/03/2020 at 16:14

True, but you still have London, Niaga ra and Wind sor, ON. They all have a metro population greater than 350,000. Saskatoon is a possibility at ~330,000.

Wild Card: Victoria, BC, with ~402,000.

Of course anything west of Ontario would mean that Winnipeg goes East.

boredalways > facw
08/03/2020 at 20:36

Yep. Just taking the year off because Rona.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_Football_League

nerd_racing > not for canada - australian in disguise
08/04/2020 at 07:23

No Halifax Highlanders??

i86hotdogs > boredalways
08/04/2020 at 11:44

I have optimism on this new acquisition . I feel like Vince was too busy hemorrhaging WWE’s ratings to put any effort into the XFL. I’ve got friends from college that were very good at football , but not quite good enough for the NFL. There are hardly any intermediate leagues from college to the NFL (CFL) for them to fulfill their dreams and make some money doing it. There are countless baseball, basketball, and hockey leagues that are great middle grounds, football can use one.