I’ll be very curious to see what cities XFL get

(06-09-2018 11:29 PM)Usajags Wrote:  The league is going to be 8 teams. In the east it’s Orlando, Memphis, ATL and Birmingham. Out west 3 teams have been announced, San Diego, Phoenix and Salt Lake City.

I can’t imagine what it will be like to sit outside in February in Salt Lake to watch a football game.

There is a lot of competition in the city for fans entertainment dollars with NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, and now AAF.

Seems like Raleigh or Norfolk would have made more sense since they're both large cities in the region without pro football, but hey maybe it will work.

I was surprised they put teams in current NFL cities, ATL and Phoenix. I thought they would go to under serviced cities, and I think more in the midsize cities would actually work better. Something a “small town” can get behind.

(06-22-2018 12:02 PM)Usajags Wrote:  The 8th team has been announced, it’s going in San Antonio. Mike Riley, ex Nebraska head coach, will be head coach.

Now to see what kind of teams they assemble, might be interesting.

Riley also coached the San Antonio Riders of the World FB League.

Cowboys great Daryl Johnston has been named the GM of the SA Franchise.

As this league is coming in with a decent TV contract with CBS, it may have a pretty decent shot at sticking.

Do ya'll reckon these teams will create some US players that can actually qualify for the World Cup?

(06-22-2018 03:02 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Do ya'll reckon these teams will create some US players that can actually qualify for the World Cup?

The could do as well as the current USNT.....

If the league out how to dip into the NFL pockets and be an actual minor league system, they have a shot on sticking. Right now the NCAA is happily filling that roll.

(06-22-2018 03:21 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:02 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Do ya'll reckon these teams will create some US players that can actually qualify for the World Cup?

The could do as well as the current USNT.....

If the league out how to dip into the NFL pockets and be an actual minor league system, they have a shot on sticking. Right now the NCAA is happily filling that roll.

So NCAA soccer is more akin to minor league baseball than it is to college football/basketball? That's intriguing.

(06-22-2018 03:41 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:21 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:02 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Do ya'll reckon these teams will create some US players that can actually qualify for the World Cup?

They could do as well as the current USMT.....

If the league can figure out how to dip into the NFL pockets and be an actual minor league system, they have a shot on sticking. Right now the NCAA is happily filling that roll.

So NCAA soccer is more akin to minor league baseball than it is to college football/basketball? That's intriguing.

I fixed some of my terrible typing.

And, huh???

(06-22-2018 12:10 PM)JTApps1 Wrote:  

(06-09-2018 11:29 PM)Usajags Wrote:  The league is going to be 8 teams. In the east it’s Orlando, Memphis, ATL and Birmingham. Out west 3 teams have been announced, San Diego, Phoenix and Salt Lake City.

I can’t imagine what it will be like to sit outside in February in Salt Lake to watch a football game.

There is a lot of competition in the city for fans entertainment dollars with NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, and now AAF.

Seems like Raleigh or Norfolk would have made more sense since they're both large cities in the region without pro football, but hey maybe it will work.

Looks like facilities was one of their high bullet points.

Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

the Alliance really has encroached where the XFL had teams originally established (memphis, birmingham, and orlando)

Wonder if XFL will try to compete directly by establishing their own teams there again or in close proximity

(06-22-2018 06:41 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  the Alliance really has encroached where the XFL had teams originally established (memphis, birmingham, and orlando)

Wonder if XFL will try to compete directly by establishing their own teams there again or in close proximity

Not if they're smart . . . XFL 1.0 was a failed experiment. If they want XFL 2.0 to succeed, they won't want to try to establish a new league/product against a similar league in the same town/market.

(06-22-2018 07:04 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 06:41 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  the Alliance really has encroached where the XFL had teams originally established (memphis, birmingham, and orlando)

Wonder if XFL will try to compete directly by establishing their own teams there again or in close proximity

Not if they're smart . . . XFL 1.0 was a failed experiment. If they want XFL 2.0 to succeed, they won't want to try to establish a new league/product against a similar league in the same town/market.

This is Vince Mcmahon we're talking about here

(06-22-2018 04:38 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:41 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:21 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:02 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Do ya'll reckon these teams will create some US players that can actually qualify for the World Cup?

They could do as well as the current USMT.....

If the league can figure out how to dip into the NFL pockets and be an actual minor league system, they have a shot on sticking. Right now the NCAA is happily filling that roll.

So NCAA soccer is more akin to minor league baseball than it is to college football/basketball? That's intriguing.

I fixed some of my terrible typing.

And, huh???

I was just wondering what "minor league" soccer is........ is it like football with college being the "minor league" or baseball where there are teams that draft without a college education? Are the "minor" teams like farm teams?

(06-22-2018 07:17 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 04:38 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:41 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:21 PM)Usajags Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 03:02 PM)troutbummike Wrote:  Do ya'll reckon these teams will create some US players that can actually qualify for the World Cup?

They could do as well as the current USMT.....

If the league can figure out how to dip into the NFL pockets and be an actual minor league system, they have a shot on sticking. Right now the NCAA is happily filling that roll.

So NCAA soccer is more akin to minor league baseball than it is to college football/basketball? That's intriguing.

I fixed some of my terrible typing.

And, huh???

I was just wondering what "minor league" soccer is........ is it like football with college being the "minor league" or baseball where there are teams that draft without a college education? Are the "minor" teams like farm teams?

Well, minor league soccer is essentially the USL and its divisions. Which is tier 2 and 3 in the US soccer system.

(06-22-2018 07:09 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 07:04 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 06:41 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  the Alliance really has encroached where the XFL had teams originally established (memphis, birmingham, and orlando)

Wonder if XFL will try to compete directly by establishing their own teams there again or in close proximity

Not if they're smart . . . XFL 1.0 was a failed experiment. If they want XFL 2.0 to succeed, they won't want to try to establish a new league/product against a similar league in the same town/market.

This is Vince Mcmahon we're talking about here

Yeeeeah, you got me there . . . ...

(06-22-2018 10:15 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 07:09 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 07:04 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 06:41 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  the Alliance really has encroached where the XFL had teams originally established (memphis, birmingham, and orlando)

Wonder if XFL will try to compete directly by establishing their own teams there again or in close proximity

Not if they're smart . . . XFL 1.0 was a failed experiment. If they want XFL 2.0 to succeed, they won't want to try to establish a new league/product against a similar league in the same town/market.

This is Vince Mcmahon we're talking about here

Yeeeeah, you got me there . . . ...

The XFL, in all their wisdom, wants to compete with the NFL, so their teams may be in NFL cities.

(06-23-2018 07:28 AM)Usajags Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 10:15 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 07:09 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 07:04 PM)Bobcat87 Wrote:  

(06-22-2018 06:41 PM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  the Alliance really has encroached where the XFL had teams originally established (memphis, birmingham, and orlando)

Wonder if XFL will try to compete directly by establishing their own teams there again or in close proximity

Not if they're smart . . . XFL 1.0 was a failed experiment. If they want XFL 2.0 to succeed, they won't want to try to establish a new league/product against a similar league in the same town/market.

This is Vince Mcmahon we're talking about here

Yeeeeah, you got me there . . . ...

The XFL, in all their wisdom, wants to compete with the NFL, so their teams may be in NFL cities.

. . . and that's fine, as long as they're a Spring league and not in direct competition with NFL games.

I still believe it would be a mistake for them to go into AAF towns and compete head to head with another Spring league while trying to get established.

Projection cities

AAF cities: confirmed city’s
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Orlando
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Antonio

XFL cities:
St. Louis
Little Rock
Louisville
Oklahoma City
San Jose
Sacramento
Portland, OR
Albuquerque

On the bubble:
Honolulu
Jackson,MS
Anchorage
Columbus,OH

(06-23-2018 02:20 PM)Artemis Silver Bow Wrote:  Projection cities

AAF cities: confirmed city’s
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Orlando
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Antonio

XFL cities:
St. Louis
Little Rock
Louisville
Oklahoma City
San Jose
Sacramento
Portland, OR
Albuquerque

On the bubble:
Honolulu
Jackson,MS
Anchorage
Columbus,OH

So AAF is southeast and west, XFL is Midwest and west. No reason for the XFL to go into Jackson, MS. If one of the leagues would get the NFL blessing and play at HOF stadium, that wouldn't be bad.

XFL won't go to St. Louis for the same reason the Alliance league couldn't. The Dome is actually booked during February, March and April with conventions. That is convention season and the Dome is part of the convention center.

If the CFL would ever try south of the border again, St. Louis would be perfect for it. Not much activity in the convention center game during the summer and early fall.