All Things XFL: A new promotional video says XFL will relaunch in 2022

[Philo-Publius]

The Defenders look like a cheap Oklahoma knock off.

They are using the colors of the Washington, DC flag.

 

[Razor]

Dallas jerseys looking cleannnn

 

[clutchCAT420]

Getting season tickets...
War Rough Necks
Gives me a reason to go to the new uofH stadium

 

[Philo-Publius]

Getting season tickets...
War Rough Necks
Gives me a reason to go to the new uofH stadium

I think they had the second best uniforms. I would give best uniforms to LA.

8. Tampa Bay
7. NY
6. St. Louis
5. Seattle
4. Dallas
3. DC
2. Houston
1. LA

 

[rearnakedchoke]

He Hate Me

 

[Philo-Publius]

Topps will be making XFL 2020 football cards in March.

https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/top...7giQaDJao5b3q1ufknPMWhcs2di7JPoORkJW-UUYsjjOg

 

[Foppa21]

If he wants to throw his money away, whatever. The only thing anyone remembers about the original XFL is 'He Hate Me.' We already have the Arena League and the CFL as minor leagues and college football remains king in the South. But it's his money.

Is there a retro "He Hate Me" release?

 

[Philo-Publius]

Is there a retro "He Hate Me" release?

You mean a jersey? Or, are you being facetious? There is a company that will do retro XFL 2001 jerseys.

 

[Foppa21]

You mean a jersey? Or, are you being facetious? There is a company that will do retro XFL 2001 jerseys.

The jersey. Way back when, for whatever reason, 15 year old me wanted a "He Hate Me" and a LA Xtreme "Maddox" jersey. I still don't know why.

Never heard of a company doing them. I'll look it up. Better not cost a bomb though lol

 

[Graves The Elder]

when does this shitshow kick off?
hopefully it's an off season replacement so
we don't have to rely on beisbol for sports entertainment

 

[Philo-Publius]

The jersey. Way back when, for whatever reason, 15 year old me wanted a "He Hate Me" and a LA Xtreme "Maddox" jersey. I still don't know why.

Never heard of a company doing them. I'll look it up. Better not cost a bomb though lol

You can buy them here:

https://www.503-sports.com/collections/2001xfl

They are high-quality jerseys with sewn on numbers/letters and are worth the price.

 

[Philo-Publius]

when does this shitshow kick off?
hopefully it's an off season replacement so
we don't have to rely on beisbol for sports entertainment

The very next weekend after the Super Bowl (just like the original XFL in 2001). Schedule is in the OP.

 

[Philo-Publius]

XFL official rule changes have been announced.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/28438441/xfl-rule-changes-focus-faster-pace-more-excitement

• A kickoff designed to discourage touchbacks and increase the likelihood of a return: The ball will be kicked off from the 30-yard line, but the coverage and blocking teams will line up at the receiving team's 35- and 30-yard lines, respectively. Only the kicker and returner can move until the ball is caught, or three seconds after it hits the ground. A touchback will be spotted at the 35-yard line. Kicks out of bounds will go to the 45-yard line.
  
  
• Players can't leave the line of scrimmage on punts until after the kick. Any kicks that go into the end zone or out of bounds will be marked at the 35-yard line or wherever the ball went out of bounds, whichever is better for the receiving team. The idea is to discourage fair catches and "coffin corner" kicks, while providing more incentive to go for it on fourth down.
  
  
• Three options after scoring a touchdown: a 1-point play from the 2-yard line, a 2-point play from the 3-yard line or a 3-point play from the 10-yard line. There is no option to kick an extra point.
  
  
• A shootout-style overtime: Each team will get five single-play possessions from the 5-yard line. If the game is still tied at that point, the rotating possessions will continue until there is a winner. The XFL hopes that overtimes will be rare, in part because of the multiple options for points after touchdowns.
  
  
• A rule that allows two forward passes on one play, providing the first doesn't go past the line of scrimmage. The purpose is to encourage creative trick plays without the risk of losing possession of a lateral or backward pass, which is a live ball if it hits the ground.
  
  
• A requirement for only one foot to be in bounds for possession. XFL director of football operations Sam Schwartzstein said the change is easier to officiate quickly. It also is better for player safety, Schwartzstein said, because players take more unbraced falls while trying to place both feet in bounds.
  
  
• A total of nine officials on the field, one of whom will be dedicated solely to spotting the ball to minimize downtime between plays. XFL head of officiating Dean Blandino said most XFL officials have experience at the Division I college level. Blandino, the former NFL officiating chief, has been consulting with the XFL for more than a year. He performed a similar function for the Alliance of American Football (AAF) last spring.
  
  
• A video official who can intervene on significant non-reviewable plays when involving player safety, or on any calls inside of five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. There will also be booth-initiated reviews of traditionally reviewable plays using Hawk-Eye technology that ingests video directly from the broadcast truck.
  
  
• Allowing offensive linemen to be up to 2 yards downfield when a pass is thrown, with the hope of minimizing flags on run-pass option plays.
  
  
• A series of tweaks that the XFL hopes will cap game times at 2 hours, 45 minutes. (NFL games typically run about 3:06.) The tweaks include a running game clock that won't stop after incomplete passes or when players go out of bounds, except inside of two minutes in each half. Additionally, there will be a 10-minute halftime, two timeouts per team per half and no coin tosses. The home team will always make the choice to kick, receive or defer to start the game. The visitors will make that choice to start overtime.

 

[HockeyBjj]

Really like the kickoff. Solves the problem of high speed collisions without going the nfl route of just make it 90% touch backs.

The 1, 2, 3 extra points could be good, might feel too gimmicky. Will have to wait and see there. I feel like 2 points from the 5 opposed to 1 from the 2 is clearly the best bet

Punts, they can't run down field until the ball is caught? Gonna be net 20 yards on punts. No kidding going for it on 4th will be like a video game. I actually don't like this. Do like the punt out of bounds being penalized like a kickoff out of bounds.

Are there still field goals in XFL?

Overtime rules are awesome. A+. Nfl should adopt them. Hands down best rule change

Double forward pass is meh, could add a little flash on wr bubble screens for the potential to throw back again.

Like the speed of game things. Less play clock, one ref who's sole job is to spot the ball. Challenges still exists to fix egregious mistakes, but I saw a thing that they're limited to one minute of reviewing and if it's not clear quickly, call on the field stands.

 

[Philo-Publius]

Really like the kickoff. Solves the problem of high speed collisions without going the nfl route of just make it 90% touch backs.

I like it too. The only potential drawback is if too many kick returners are able to break through that line, then overscoring on kick-offs could get pretty lame.

The 1, 2, 3 extra points could be good, might feel too gimmicky. Will have to wait and see there. I feel like 2 points from the 5 opposed to 1 from the 2 is clearly the best bet

I like it because now you know that an offense that is down by 9 points with 30 seconds left on the clock has a plausible (although still less than likely) shot at a tie game. Where in the NFL, a team in the same situation would have to get a touchdown plus hope for an unlikely onside kick-recovery and an equally unlikely follow up score. The XFL extra point options make the game a little more interesting and probably won't change it quite as much as you think because coaches probably won't take the chance of going for more points unless they need to.

Punts, they can't run down field until the ball is caught? Gonna be net 20 yards on punts. No kidding going for it on 4th will be like a video game. I actually don't like this. Do like the punt out of bounds being penalized like a kickoff out of bounds.

It makes punting strategically risky and the intention is to encourage coaches to go for it on fourth down. I think I need to watch this in action for a while before I can make a judgement about it.

Are there still field goals in XFL?

Yes.

Overtime rules are awesome. A+. Nfl should adopt them. Hands down best rule change

I agree. People complain about NFL overtime rules because it is decided by the flip of coin most of the time, and they complain about NCAA overtime because it jacks up scores and player stats. The XFL's overtime solves both of those problems, and I think a shoot-out is going to be an exciting method of overtime that doesn't take too long to conclude.

Double forward pass is meh, could add a little flash on wr bubble screens for the potential to throw back again.

I like it because it removes a judgement call by the refs to determine if a pass behind the line of scrimmage was forward or lateral. Now it just doesn't matter. It will encourage more trick plays by offenses somewhat, but overall I don't think it will change things too significantly.

Like the speed of game things. Less play clock, one ref who's sole job is to spot the ball. Challenges still exists to fix egregious mistakes, but I saw a thing that they're limited to one minute of reviewing and if it's not clear quickly, call on the field stands.

I am good with most of it. The only thing I really decidedly don't like is one foot in bounds is a completion.

 

[Philo-Publius]

First XFL promotional commercial aired during the NFL playoffs:

 

[HockeyBjj]

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/i...-chad-johnson-trying-xfl-kicker?sf228129113=1

Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson trying out for XFL as a kicker

Please please let him make it lol

 

[Philo-Publius]

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/i...-chad-johnson-trying-xfl-kicker?sf228129113=1

Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson trying out for XFL as a kicker

Please please let him make it lol

XFL referee uniforms revealed.
https://www.ringsidenews.com/2020/01/20/xfl-reveals-new-referee-uniforms/

 

[Corona]

Really hope our mans Vince hits us with the wwe introduction again

 

[JAEGERX]

WHEN ARE THE FUCKING GAMES STARTING? I THOUGHT THE ENTIRE POINT WAS SO WE COULD STILL WATCH FOOTBALL AFTER THE NCAA AND THE NFL WERE OVER, FUCK!!