Here it is. The XFL kicks off this weekend. https://www.cbssports.com/xfl/news/xfl-2020-schedule-dates-times-and-matchup-information-as-new-league-readies-to-kick-off-after-super-bowl-liv/
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 1:54 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 4:29 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't know that XFL cheerleaders were any more jiggling but the camera >> work was leering, what was referred to in "Full Metal Jacket" as fur and >> early morning dew. >> Ultimately advertisers will determine if the XFL succeeds and McMahon >> might be plugged into them because of his WWE franchise. >> >> Not sent from an iPhone >> On Jan 25, 2018, at 1:12 PM, "Kevin M." <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Realistically there is little chance of profit for this concept. >>> >>> The good players won’t be wooed away from the NFL (or even the CFL), and >>> the big thing about the XFL the first time around was the shock factor such >>> as more scoring, more aggressive, more injuries, or more jiggling >>> cheerleaders, and most of these are things the NFL had to shy away from due >>> to changing times. Players suffering major injuries is taken seriously now. >>> And cheerleaders sometimes wear pants and thick jackets to games. >>> >>> The only other thing that used to set the XFL apart were more camera >>> angles and effects during the games, but TV coverage has evolved so much >>> that there isn’t much more the XFL could do that isn’t already done at the >>> NFL and even at the college level. >>> >>> Then you have the expense of renting stadiums/arenas (cost prohibitive >>> to build their own) and putting a new infrastructure in place, and I just >>> can’t see how anybody profits enough in the short term to make it >>> worthwhile in the long term. >>> >> > I think the original sin of the XFL was to try to scale to the NFL at its > beginning. That was due to the partnership with NBC who did not have any > pro football. If the league front office and team operators concentrate on > building a sustainable league before getting stars in their eyes the XFL > can have a chance. To get a following they have to become popular with > gamblers and fantasy players. And for the first couple of years they have > to concentrate on building local presence and filling their stadiums. And > for stadiums there should be local college stadiums available. And San > Diego and Oakland will have (outdated) NFL stadiums. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywoGv4x5D4-7736KNv_ROjMbfaaN5SkaFUAepXb8aNipQ%40mail.gmail.com.
