Craig H Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 25 minutes ago, Ultimo Necro said: Has Ballers just become real life? Ricky Jerret to the XFL rumours begin now. I just thought the same thing. Man, people love throwing away millions on pipe dreams. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Can't wait until it's announced that Dwayne managed to negotiate a better XFL TV deal than Vince ever got. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Unless the Rock is actually doing Vince's bidding, it is going to be something watching Vince fuck over the Rock just like he did to Oliver Luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Is Rock buying the XFL a bigger shock than Shane buying WCW? #itsstillrealtome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Its technically not a done deal because the creditors immediately filed a compliant saying the price is undervalued However - considering the Rock's bid was the only bid - most likely the bankruptcy court will approve the sale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 In an interview with the Athletic, Dany Garcia said they love having 8 teams for now (though most likely will relocate some teams). IF the try to have a Spring 2021 season - it most likely would be done via a one city bubble. In my opinion, considering its the Rock and how desperate (in theory) networks will be for live content - they might be able to get a passable one year TV deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, RIPPA said: In an interview with the Athletic, Dany Garcia said they love having 8 teams for now (though most likely will relocate some teams). IF the try to have a Spring 2021 season - it most likely would be done via a one city bubble. In my opinion, considering its the Rock and how desperate (in theory) networks will be for live content - they might be able to get a passable one year TV deal I suspect due to the somewhat successful Titan Games, NBC will be up there on the possible networks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 I need to find the original context because I am positive this is a situation where Dave is totally clueless but he was saying on the radio show that Dany Garcia was bitching yesterday that all the headlines only mentioned the Rock and she was all "I paid the same amount of money and will be doing more of the work" And while I am positive that statement is 100% correct - she has also been with the Rock for long enough and knows how PR works that anything besides saying this is a joking manner is unbelievable. Not to Meltzer though - THIS ISN'T A GOOD SIGN FOR THIS VERSION OF THE LEAGUE!!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 "Bitching" amounted to two tweets that were actually replies to other tweets (one was someone bitching, the other was taking a shot at a site's headline that didn't mention her at all in the story). Both were pretty justifed, so Meltzer is of course, off base. That said, Duane has been going out of his way to make sure she's getting her due. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: I need to find the original context because I am positive this is a situation where Dave is totally clueless but he was saying on the radio show that Dany Garcia was bitching yesterday that all the headlines only mentioned the Rock and she was all "I paid the same amount of money and will be doing more of the work" And while I am positive that statement is 100% correct - she has also been with the Rock for long enough and knows how PR works that anything besides saying this is a joking manner is unbelievable. Not to Meltzer though - THIS ISN'T A GOOD SIGN FOR THIS VERSION OF THE LEAGUE!!!! Yeah, I listened to that this morning and just facepalmed. I also have to couch these statements by saying I like Meltzer, but man he almost always reads the room wrong on stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 @DEAN, do we need to restart the non-US football thread? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 The Rock led version of the XFL announced they will resume Spring 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hammerva Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) So apparently there is a new league called The Spring League. Which is strange since the first game I have even heard of is in October It is the Conquerors vs the Generals. No idea from what cities. Edited October 28, 2020 by hammerva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30623209/johnny-manziel-agrees-join-fan-controlled-football-startup-league Quote Johnny Manziel has agreed to resume his playing career with a startup league called Fan Controlled Football, he told ESPN this week. The league, scheduled to begin play in February, will feature 7-on-7 games where fans set rosters, call plays and interact in a blend of traditional and esports environments. "The more I heard about what this was going to be, the more I felt it was going to be something that was just very fun," Manziel said. "It's going to be very fan-oriented and something I could get behind without being extremely, extremely, extremely serious, the way that my football career has been in the past." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Pro 7 on 7 sounds fun. *Keeps reading* Oh. Oh no. No no no no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 So I watched highlights of the FCF on YouTube and it didn't look horrible. The worst thing about the presentation was the horrid announcing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 9/2/2020 at 6:03 PM, Pete said: @DEAN, do we need to restart the non-US football thread? I'm just scrolling by this post now and, after looking at the Inside Sport post, I'm wondering where I can get a jersey for the Tokyo Gas Creators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I quit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Fox Sports bought the rights so it will be using the original team names and logos 8 Teams with games airing on Fox Sports Beyond that - no one wanted to give further details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Oh and the person co-owning it with Fox Sports is Brian Woods who is CEO of The Spring League So somehow that dude is gonna be running 2 spring football leagues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, Pete said: I quit. I'll probably watch it. Why not? TELL ME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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