The XFL general -

[Hatoful Dandy]

And it's apparently up for sale

 

[Sir Wesley Tailpipe]

Man that's sad. Vince actually delivered on his promise of fast, fun games; they didn't deserve to go out like this.

Vince has earned a million reamings from karma. Sadly, others are collateral damage here.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

Well, I just got the Seattle Dragons shirt I ordered the day before it was announced that the XFL was shutting down.

I won't ever get to wear it during a season...but I at least get to wear it.

 

[Army Burger]

Well, I just got the Seattle Dragons shirt I ordered the day before it was announced that the XFL was shutting down.

I won't ever get to wear it during a season...but I at least get to wear it.

A little piece of history is always nice to have.

It might not be history worth remembering, but still...

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

A little piece of history is always nice to have.

It might not be history worth remembering, but still...

Oh i am gonna wear this fucking thing till it falls apart. Not gonna lie, I like the Dragon Logo.

 

[Jann_Hörn]

I have a wildcats sweatshirt from their last game. Too nice to give up.

 

[RumblyTumbly]

Its a shame this version of the XFL ended the way it did.

I was ready to crap on it, but I actually got a kick out of it. It wasn't over the top and stupid like the original incarnation and was just a football league. It wasn't NFL level, but it was solidly fun for what it was, and I especially got a kick out of the idea of 3 pt conversions, lol. I never got used to the kickoffs, but that's a minor thing in the grand scheme.

But Rona took it from us. Its a shame.

 

[Kacho]

I bought a box of cards as a memento. I kinda figure even if whoever wins the auction next month brings the league back it just won't be the same as it was for those 5 weeks of glory.

 

[Army Burger]

https://www.tsn.ca/reports-the-rock-group-purchase-xfl-for-15-million-1.1503561

The Rock is part of a group that has bought the XFL's assets for $15 million.

 

[Absolutego]

I really hope they're able to come back in some capacity once this is all over. The NFL could use the competition and from the brief bit we got, it was clear they'd put more thought into it than either the AAF or XFL 1.0 ever did.

 

[ProblematicUser420]

https://www.tsn.ca/reports-the-rock-group-purchase-xfl-for-15-million-1.1503561

The Rock is part of a group that has bought the XFL's assets for $15 million.

Wasn't this the plot of the last season of Ballers? Just with a team instead of a whole league?

 

[StarkRavingMad]

I recently moved to a new house, and have been unpacking all of my shit over the past couple of weeks. The other day, I opened up my box of hats, and found an XFL hat I bought in February, when I went to a game.

It made me sad. The game was a lot of fun. It's a shame that what did it in this time around was fucking COVID. I believe that going to that XFL game was the last time I went out and had fun ...

 

[Least Concern]

https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/1311637402054799360

https://archive.md/18eAO

 

[ProblematicUser420]

Considering the shit show Rocks been throwing on his social media lately, I'm not holding my breath

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

Wow, at least he is trying to make it work.

I hope the Dragons stay as a team.

 

[Least Concern]

I checked up on XFL news today. The XFL was planning to try to return to the field in 2022, but that plan is now currently "on hold" as the XFL has begun to "explore opportunities for alignment" with the CFL. Anyone's guess what such a partnership would be; in the '90s the CFL did briefly experiment with a "south division" of American teams but it ended up being a failure, and CFL's different rules (three downs, larger fields, goal posts in the end zone!) might be tougher for American audiences (and players) to adjust to than the XFL's relatively minor rules changes, so I don't think it's smart to try anything that extreme, but that their web site has removed any pretense of having a planned 2022 schedule kind of hints in that direction. The CFL also plays in the summer rather than the spring.

 

[Goyaanisqatsi]

I don't think it's a good sign for the XFL if their decision is dependent on the CFL. The XFL was a fucking blast imo and I would love to see that version return somehow but by involving the CFL, you're throwing away the best part of your league and that's the ruleset.

I mean, I guess most people prefer to watch pass heavy games because once you go three downs, you're effectively shutting out the traditional running game.

In a perfect world, I'd like to see the CFL get a tenth team in Halifax and just have the XFL return with 8 teams and move teams around accordingly if you have to. I'd prefer them to be in cities with no pro presence and MLS stadiums work extremely well for minor league football.

With as many college superstars that don't pan out in reality, the talent pool is there to put out a consistently good product.

 

[X Pac Heat]

The Rock is going to make XFL gay as fuck.