Oliver Luck is all over ESPN advertising the XFL game tomorrow. Seems like Vince has got everybody promoting the hell out of this. Not sure if the XFL will be something ESPN will talk about on a weekly basis.

GTR

51451 Posts

February 07 2020 22:15 GMT

#2663

espn have broadcast rights for it, of course they're forced to talk it up so they don't lose on their investment.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 08 2020 19:38 GMT

#2664

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ZerOCoolSC2

8983 Posts

February 08 2020 20:07 GMT

#2665

I've watched a few series but yeah...no love or hate for it at the moment. I wish they had gone a little later in the year though. This won't last long enough to whet my appetite for football in general, not keep me entertained until college starts back in August.

vult

United States9400 Posts

February 08 2020 20:21 GMT

#2666

I really like the live mic stuff, and its wild how much they are promoting gambling with the o/u and spread on there.

Dragon unis are lit tho

ZerOCoolSC2

8983 Posts

February 08 2020 20:31 GMT

#2667

They're just interviewing everyone who makes a play hahaha!

redlightdistrict

382 Posts

February 08 2020 20:36 GMT

#2668

The crowd seems to be full enough. My buddy got season tickets to the Seattle games for 100$, not a bad deal

vult

United States9400 Posts

February 08 2020 20:41 GMT

#2669

They must be mic'ing the crowd, but after the dude nailed that 55yd FG, there was a big crowd pop! I could see this league succeeding if they can improve on things like clock management, some of the interviews can be trimmed, etc.

They are just interviewing anyone how has done anything because its actually the best way to build image for players/teams and personally I love that these players have the chance to be on TV talking instead of just being another player.

There actually has been very minimal downtime except for clock issues.

JimmiC

Canada22817 Posts

February 08 2020 20:59 GMT

#2670

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redlightdistrict

382 Posts

February 08 2020 21:06 GMT

#2671

My main problem is the announcers do not sound very HYPE about the game, like they are reading a script, leading to alot of dead air when flags are thrown or timeouts are called. NFL knows hows to keep the audience involved in a game even if its in a lull.

vult

United States9400 Posts

February 08 2020 21:11 GMT

#2672

ESPN/ABC commentary is always trash.

GTR

51451 Posts

February 08 2020 21:46 GMT

#2673

didn't they say they expected games to be done in two and a half hours? felt like this current drive has gone for a solid 30 minutes with all these reviews.

game on fox was supposed to start at 5pm est and this is going 5 minutes overtime and the game didn't even go into OT.

cLutZ

United States19574 Posts

February 09 2020 00:12 GMT

#2674

Houston and LA both need uniform redesigns. These are both generic and don't really seem all that "LA" or "Texas"

redlightdistrict

382 Posts

February 09 2020 02:27 GMT

#2675

On February 09 2020 06:46 GTR wrote:
didn't they say they expected games to be done in two and a half hours? felt like this current drive has gone for a solid 30 minutes with all these reviews.

game on fox was supposed to start at 5pm est and this is going 5 minutes overtime and the game didn't even go into OT.

Think some confusion is to be expected for the first game of a new league, ill give them a pass. If its lasting 3 hours mid-season, than theirs a problem

Cardale Jones looks like a better version of Winston tbh

vult

United States9400 Posts

February 09 2020 19:03 GMT

#2676

Hell yeah Greg Olsen commentating the Vipers/Guardians game, love it. Guardians are the team I’m getting behind for the XFL.

redlightdistrict

382 Posts

February 09 2020 20:27 GMT

#2677

This game play and casting is much better than yesterdays

GTR

51451 Posts

February 10 2020 05:08 GMT

#2678

Apparently Matt Campbell and Luke Fickell declined MSU job lol

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

February 10 2020 06:38 GMT

#2679

On February 10 2020 14:08 GTR wrote:
Apparently Matt Campbell and Luke Fickell declined MSU job lol

Mel Tucker too I read

farvacola

United States18827 Posts

February 10 2020 11:41 GMT

#2680

MSU is still enmeshed in all sorts of legal drama, with the former assistants lawsuit against the school just picking up steam after having brought the NCAA into the fold.