Cold Dead Hands
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Our family has adopted the BattleHawks. It is stupid and awesome simultaneously
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Is anyone actually giving the XFL a chance to redeem itself? (1 Viewer)
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
He's done NFL games on FOX during his bye weeks in the past and has had a standing offer/contract waiting for him since before last season.
Capella
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
OMG. We also adopted the BattleHawks. I let my wife pick our team based solely on the names before the games last weekend.
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
YES. The fact that Matt Jones and Christine Michael are on the same team that my wife chose for us to root for "based on the name" makes me think she planned to taunt me.
Parrothead
Footballguy
Need better names (except for Houston)- how about-
LA Wave
Dallas Thundering Herd
St Louis Arches
Seattle Fog
DC Monuments
Tampa Bay Sand Pipers
NY Highrisers
LA Wave
Dallas Thundering Herd
St Louis Arches
Seattle Fog
DC Monuments
Tampa Bay Sand Pipers
NY Highrisers
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
Actually, that could be a thing. If your team gives up the most points that week, that team's DC is automatically fired.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Lines are out 
NY Guardians +5 at DC Defenders
Tampa Bay Vipers -2.5 @ Seattle Dragons
Dallas Renegades -4.5 @ LA Wildcats
St. Louis Battlehawks +8 @ Houston Roughnecks
NY Guardians +5 at DC Defenders
Tampa Bay Vipers -2.5 @ Seattle Dragons
Dallas Renegades -4.5 @ LA Wildcats
St. Louis Battlehawks +8 @ Houston Roughnecks
Henry Ford
Footballguy
Go Battlehawks!Lines are out
NY Guardians +5 at DC Defenders
Tampa Bay Vipers -2.5 @ Seattle Dragons
Dallas Renegades -4.5 @ LA Wildcats
St. Louis Battlehawks +8 @ Houston Roughnecks
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[scooter]
Footballguy
To paraphrase Rick Sanchez, "You can't just add an action word to a mascot word and hope it means something. Now, let's go root for the Battle Hawks."
General Malaise
Footballguy
I feel like Matt McGloin as an underdog is just an automatic bet at this point.
nirad3
Footballguy
I read on some site that ranked the XFL players for fantasy and Michael was the #1 overall player to own. Ouch.
For sure. Smart, doesn't trip over himself speech-wise, great commentary.
Hopefully he has another year or two in him, though ... could use him in a TE-friendly dynasty league I'm in.
Leroy Hoard
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Osaurus
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General Malaise
Footballguy
He should change his XFL name to "Patt McGroin" and just sell a heck ton of jerseys.
Cowboysfan8
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Capella
Footballguy
Lol how are the Vipers favoredLines are out
NY Guardians +5 at DC Defenders
Tampa Bay Vipers -2.5 @ Seattle Dragons
Dallas Renegades -4.5 @ LA Wildcats
St. Louis Battlehawks +8 @ Houston Roughnecks
Rustoleum
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We found these at a factory outlet in college and outfitted our whole intramural flag football team in them. Nothing quite like a bunch of supremely unathletic engineering students running into each other in identical, atomic green Scott Mitchell jerseys.
ETA: Think I still have mine.
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Tony Jabroni
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Ratings were decent.
TheIronSheik
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NewlyRetired
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second highest. The PGA Sunday pro-am event drew 3.51m viewers.
The XFL however was the highest in the key 18-48 demographic.
As mentioned before though, first week ratings and attendance are meaningless. The numbers in the middle of the season will give every one a much better feel for where things stand.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
By the way, just to show how much times have changed on tv, the XFL did 3.3m viewers this weekend, which looks wonderful especially if it holds. The first incarnation of the XFL drew over 14 million viewers to the first game.
TheIronSheik
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First XFL game was on a Saturday night in prime time leading into SNL. I honestly don't know if that matters, but that might be something.
cheeseypoof
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St. Louis Bob
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When it was announced STL would be getting a team there was a large contingent of lol supporters. The best I can tell a lot of those people are now legit fans and I understand that tickets for the home opener are going for $100 each. I think it got a 7.1 rating for the game Sunday which is cra-cra.
For you Battlehawks fans, the unofficial cheer is *KA-KAW! KA-KAW!*
For you Battlehawks fans, the unofficial cheer is *KA-KAW! KA-KAW!*
Henry Ford
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TheIronSheik
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I thought the Thunder's unis were the coolest thing back in the day. Loved their look.
St. Louis Bob
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Not my creation. The mascot for my boy's elementary school was "The Hawks" and they would end correspondence with *SCREECH!* which makes a lot more sense if you've ever actually observed hawks.
General Malaise
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The kicker is from Millsaps College!!!!!!! I about fell to the floor when I heard that announced on Sunday. I've never EVER heard the name Millsaps College as an alum for any athlete in any sport until now.St. Louis Bob said:
So, anyhow Catshirt, I'm a size XL.
joey
Footballguy
Lord almighty, that’s horrific.
I’ve adopted the NY Guardians, both as a former NYer as well as a McGloin/Raiders fan. Also, as a Raiders fan, any team with a mostly-black color scheme catches my eye.
My family has adopted a "Damn, is there MORE football?! I thought this was over. I don’t give a crap" position on the XFL.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Guardians +7 now. Took them and added the OVER 47 for this one.Lines are out
NY Guardians +5 at DC Defenders
Tampa Bay Vipers -2.5 @ Seattle Dragons
Dallas Renegades -4.5 @ LA Wildcats
St. Louis Battlehawks +8 @ Houston Roughnecks
Tampa -1 O/U 43.5
Dallas -4 O/U 47.5
Houston -7.5 O/U 49.5
Am thinking the Totals have come down after last week's inflated numbers. Perhaps the offenses have figured some things out and we'll see some higher scoring contests.
Cowboysfan8
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In on Guardians +7
And Seattle +1.5
I don’t remember if I saw Seattle play or not, but I did see Tampa play. Maybe they’ll win this week but I’m betting against them at least every week until they do. Hoo boy they sucked
And Seattle +1.5
I don’t remember if I saw Seattle play or not, but I did see Tampa play. Maybe they’ll win this week but I’m betting against them at least every week until they do. Hoo boy they sucked
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dickey moe
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-fish-
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nirad3
Footballguy
Yeah I heard they opened up a few other sections at the Link and those tickets sold out in 20 minutes.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I think Seattle lost to the best team in the XFL. We'll see how it goes at home for them. I think Houston and DC are the top teams so far. Until Josh Johnson returns from injury, LA is a bottom dweller too.
-fish-
Footballguy
I'm still leaning toward unders based on bad QB play and simple offenses. Last week I teased all 4 under and won. This week taking Battlehawks +8, Dragons +3, Guardians/Defenders u48, and teased all but the Seattle/TB game under.
Capella
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Of course. Almost all the xfl guys were drafted or made nfl camps. Some guys played multiple years in the league. College team would have more top-end talent but would get killed on the lines of scrimmage.
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Henry Ford
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The league limited contact (pads) practices to one week before opening day to limit injuries.
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ChiefD
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You’ll really like the signs....errr.....play calls going over the air for anyone to hear.....
TheIronSheik
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That drive looked like a normal NFL drive 
Also, everyone in the old thread said teams would go for 3 points every time. So far, no team has gone for 3.
Also, everyone in the old thread said teams would go for 3 points every time. So far, no team has gone for 3.
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