RIP XFL

What if I told you that a spring football league failed-twice, but succeeded in winning the hearts of Americans?

The Xpired Football League part of ESPN's critically acclaimed 30 for 30 series presented by Levi's.

Sunday 9 pm

 

What if we told you that a certain someone killed ANOTHER football league? He didn't even have to drag it into a courtroom this time.

 

More like 30 for 5

 

I will miss the salty fake Twitter personality.

 

I thought the league already owned all the trademarks, logos, etc etc.

 

Maybe Vince doesn’t have as much money as we thought he did.

Kurt Angle among releases, furloughs by WWE

 

Luck vs. McMahon, who ya got?

Oliver Luck Sues Vince McMahon for Millions After XFL’s Bankruptcy

 

Long piece on ESPN today about the demise of the league: The inside story of the XFL's sudden collapse, and what comes next for spring football

 

The next spring league that comes here will cause me to "I told you so" and laugh at the fans when it craters even harder than I did this time

 

I am surprised the NFL hasn't done something in the spring (since NFL Europe). At minimum, allowed it's reserve/futures players to play while retaining rights, license it and have someone else put up the operating costs similar to what MLB does/did with minor league baseball. Having an NFL tie-in - while also giving more players more reps, more coaches opportunities seems like it would put a spring league over the top.

 

The NFL did NFL Europe for a number of years. That's where Kurt Warner went after he got on the Rams radar in Arena Football.

 

How much was the NFL spending on the Europe league? I bet it was a rounding error in the budget, and you had a training ground for future coaches and front office and business side personnel.