THE OTHER RANDOM FOOTBALL LEAGUES THREAD

[RIPPA]

Federal regulators approved the XFL/USFL merger and as part of that process it was revealed that the new combined league will start its season on March 30

[RIPPA]

Apparently these will be the franchises

XFL will retain 4 teams:
Arlington Renegades
DC Defenders
San Antonio Brahmas
St Louis BattleHawks

USFL will retain 4 teams:
Birmingham Stallions
Houston Gamblers
Memphis Showboats
Michigan Panthers

In order of amount of bitching I have seen from the few people that care

• No Roughnecks
• 3 teams in Texas
• No Sea Dragons

Apparently the big hang up that had delayed the merger was the XFL wanted the split to be 5 XFL teams/3 USFL teams (basically they wanted the Roughnecks over the Gamblers)

[NoFistsJustFlips]

Wonder how the naming conventions go. If XFL is the brand name ala NFL, would the conferences be the XFC  and the.... UFC lol. Have they mentioned anything about the merged companies name yet?

[BobbyWhioux]

was hoping more teams would survive the USXFL merger

well, back into "wake me when they relaunch the Oakland Invaders" mode it is, then.

[Cobra Commander]

We got a name for the merged XFL/USFL

 

[RIPPA]

Getting rid of both “known” names sure is a choice

[porksweats]

4 minutes ago, RIPPA said:

Getting rid of both “known” names sure is a choice

No iteration of the XFL is meant for this world.

[Cobra Commander]

7 minutes ago, RIPPA said:

Getting rid of both “known” names sure is a choice

Gotta go with the name that’ll get confused for UFO

[Doragon]

I love merges.

[johnnyboy]

16 hours ago, Cobra Commander said:

We got a name for the merged XFL/USFL...

Not to be confused with the UFL of about ten years ago (Las Vegas Locos etc).

[hammerva]

Here are the teams that make up the new league

https://twitter.com/XFL_PR/status/1741864231538982929

 

[twiztor]

RIP XFL. i always knew that it would have some sort of reappearance after the 2001 season. didn't bank on a moderately-successful season that got ground to a fine powder by a worldwide pandemic. i'll always hold fond memories of that inaugural Vince season. i had a lot of fun watching sub-par football. Hell, i have the entire season on DVDs.

i honestly don't know why the new Arena Football League doesn't just throw in with these guys. It's not like they have a real chance of huge success either way. 2024 marks their third attempt at a launch, with varying degrees of staying power. 

[johnnyboy]

Joe Thomas is landing with the Munich Ravens (to coach offensive line and do some ambassadorial stuff).

https://europeanleague.football/news/nfl-hall-of-famer-joe-thomas-lands-in-munich-to-coach-the-ravens-1694

[RIPPA]

AJ McCarron requested his release from the Bengals (which was granted) so that he can sign with the St. Louis Battlehawks (which would mark McCarron's return to the club)

[RIPPA]

Also - the UFL announced that it will use a traditional kickoff instead of the old XFL version

[hammerva]

The UFL starts and the first game being champion vs champion with Birmingham vs Arlington 

Hopefully we get a Cody run in today 

Edited March 30, 2024 by hammerva

[Dolfan in NYC]

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[Brian Fowler]

31 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

For your dining pleasure we have "64 Yard FGA By A Guy Who Hasn't Kicked Since HS":

 

Yeah and he made the kick twice. Got a feeling he's gonna be on an NFL roster sooner than later.

[Dolfan in NYC]

 

[Travis Sheldon]

4 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

 

I so want to make a pencil-necked geek joke, but I won't.

Hope he has a smooth recovery.

[Pete]

So, the AFL...

[johnnyboy]

On 5/3/2024 at 1:38 AM, Pete said:

So, the AFL...

Miserable for the players and teams, but there's a hell of a true crime podcast to come.

[hammerva]

So today is the championship game featuring the USFL champion Birmingham vs the XFL champion San Antonio.  So far a really boring game. 

I guess the biggest story in this game is the FOX debut of Tom Brady in the booth.  

[Brian Fowler]

11 minutes ago, hammerva said:

So today is the championship game featuring the USFL champion Birmingham vs the XFL champion San Antonio.  So far a really boring game. 

I guess the biggest story in this game is the FOX debut of Tom Brady in the booth.  

The defenses have shown up. The offenses not so much.

[Brian Fowler]

Congrats to the Spring Football dynasty in Birmingham and the greatest coach in spring ball modern history, *checks notes* Skip Holtz!