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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 27, 2019 22:19:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 22:31:21 GMT
pretty much the French cowardly retreating with the arrival of Trump and McMahon - i.e. the XFL next year.
smartest thing for Polian to do - and I think he will do this as he's a businessman is to strike an agreement with Trump/McMahon with a semi/quasi 'merger' where he pretty much gives everything up and saves face in the process and is just a behind the scenes guy as Trump/McMahon take over American Football.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 27, 2019 22:38:53 GMT
pretty much the French cowardly retreating with the arrival of Trump and McMahon - i.e. the XFL next year. smartest thing for Polian to do - and I think he will do this as he's a businessman is to strike an agreement with Trump/McMahon with a semi/quasi 'merger' where he pretty much gives everything up and saves face in the process and is just a behind the scenes guy as Trump/McMahon take over American Football. Yeah, Trump and McMahon have had a lot of luck running football leagues. If the AAF wants to be a developmental league, they won't jump into bed with McMahon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 23:25:58 GMT
apologies Goodman - hitting the quote button doesn't result in 'replying' directly to a poster - time for a new laptop.
anywho.
that in my opinion is what makes these 2 entrepeneurs successful businessman.
old saying in life - fall 8 times get up 9.
jesus. Trump is the president of the United States right now.
I think it takes major balls for McMahon to even attempt this again.
I think he's got a chip on his shoulder.
if he fails again - fine - i'll admit he's delusional. he's got something up his sleeve - and I think it's Trump
gotta pick up that book on the USFLs demise. 30 for 30 did great pieces on the USFL and XFL. well worth a watch
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Mar 27, 2019 23:37:48 GMT
Is anyone surprised by this? Anyone at all?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 0:41:27 GMT
this would be a tremendous opportunity to post my 'Falling Down' - 'Whammy Burger' clip where Michael Douglas asks the patrons - 'Anybody at all?' - however unfortunately I am unable to post clips, pics and cheering mugs at this point ..........hopefully we'll be back up shortly folks and I'm sorry for the delay/disappointment
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 28, 2019 0:54:00 GMT
pretty much the French cowardly retreating with the arrival of Trump and McMahon - i.e. the XFL next year. smartest thing for Polian to do - and I think he will do this as he's a businessman is to strike an agreement with Trump/McMahon with a semi/quasi 'merger' where he pretty much gives everything up and saves face in the process and is just a behind the scenes guy as Trump/McMahon take over American Football. Yeah, Trump and McMahon have had a lot of luck running football leagues. If the AAF wants to be a developmental league, they won't jump into bed with McMahon.
No need to apologize. There hasn’t been a league to compete with the NFL since the old AFL that hasn’t been a joke. WFL, USFL, XFL, all sitcoms. This league might have a chance if it becomes a true minor league. Run it on the baseball model. No need for levels and 100 teams, just let NFL teams farm out players. But one look at the TV ratings will kill that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 0:59:02 GMT
I'd hate to see it go. I've enjoyed it so far. More than I did the last NFL season.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 28, 2019 1:47:00 GMT
I really don’t think we will ever see a successful competitor to the Big 4 leagues again. Why, familiarity. The most casual fan knows something about all the NFL teams. No one knows shit about this league. People tuned in for the first game or two seen it wasn’t the NFL and moved on. Just like the XFL. The AFL succeeded because it didn’t go head to head with the NFL. It gave football to cities like Denver, Buffalo and Boston where there was no home team and little TV. Now you can follow the Rams if you live in Maine. And this goes to merchandise. I never seen XFL, AAF shirts or hats. No one wants to shell out cash for a shirt that is meaningless to the world.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 28, 2019 4:50:58 GMT
Good news for the CFL. Speaking of, the Raiders might play a pre-season game in Saskatchewan.
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Post by GiantFan1980 on Mar 28, 2019 7:07:01 GMT
And another outlaw minor league pro football league bites the dust. Aside from people not knowing the teams or having any invested interest in them, why should anyone care or invest the time when history has shown that most of these leagues die a feeble death within 5 years? Not to mention they usually get all the scrubs that the NFL doesn't want!
I watched a few minutes of 3 or 4 games but I couldn't get into it because I knew the league would most likely fold in 2 years.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 28, 2019 8:48:08 GMT
And another outlaw minor league pro football league bites the dust. Aside from people not knowing the teams or having any invested interest in them, why should anyone care or invest the time when history has shown that most of these leagues die a feeble death within 5 years? Not to mention they usually get all the scrubs that the NFL doesn't want! I watched a few minutes of 3 or 4 games but I couldn't get into it because I knew the league would most likely fold in 2 years. I thought the USFL had a chance. The league was in big cities but wasn't competing with the NFL directly. They had a decent plan and some very good teams, Michigan, Philadelphia, Oakland, Houston. But there were too many joke teams, LA, San Antonio, Boston, too many owners with too little money. Then they had to make the big signings. Problem was, many of the big stars were on the shit teams. Mike Rozier in Pittsburgh, Reggie White in Memphis, Steve Young in LA, Marcus Dupree in New Orleans. These teams put all their money into one player and that one player couldn't make the team a winner. Had they stayed the course, making smart signings and building a fan base, it might have worked. And we know what killed the USFL, but I don't want this to be a political discussion. There was no fucking way the USFL could ever have competed directly with the NFL on a fall schedule. And that owner should have known that. Anyone who was still paying attention to the league by them jumped ship when the fall schedule talk came out. Didn't help that two of the strongest teams, Michigan and Philadelphia, moved.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Mar 28, 2019 10:43:37 GMT
... And this goes to merchandise. I never seen XFL, AAF shirts or hats. No one wants to shell out cash for a shirt that is meaningless to the world. I had a NY/NJ Hitmen jersey. I may have been the only one. One of the issues (there were many) a long these lines was that they sold merchandise and promoted the league and not the teams. I remember all of the end zones were painted with the XFL logo. I'm sure a lot of the merchandise was that way as well. |
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