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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Apr 1, 2019 0:38:44 GMT -5
Good god, that's sad. What the f*** where they expecting? That a scrub league with scrub players would amount to shit? Post merger, only the USFL was a real alternative and it self destructed.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Apr 2, 2019 12:21:16 GMT -5
R.I.P. AAF Long live the XFL
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Post by castletonsnob on Apr 2, 2019 12:25:32 GMT -5
Did the league launch too early, or was it always doomed to fail?
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 2, 2019 12:27:26 GMT -5
People with more clout and respect couldn't make a league work.
So what makes a carny like Vince that nobody respects because everybody thinks he's every horrible thing a person can be think HE's gonna do it?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 2, 2019 12:34:51 GMT -5
Has this technically crapped out harder than the first XFL did? I mean, at least that finished out its only season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 12:42:40 GMT -5
Has this technically crapped out harder than the first XFL did? I mean, at least that finished out its only season. Not until a blimp crashes.
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Post by Cyno on Apr 2, 2019 12:55:47 GMT -5
People with more clout and respect couldn't make a league work. So what makes a carny like Vince that nobody respects because everybody thinks he's every horrible thing a person can be think HE's gonna do it? Because he's VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON DAMNIT!
That's probably his actual reasoning.
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Post by The Trashman on Apr 2, 2019 13:04:43 GMT -5
I wonder if anyone actually bought tickets to the championship game? Either the original in Vegas or after it got moved to Frisco a couple weeks ago.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 2, 2019 13:11:33 GMT -5
People with more clout and respect couldn't make a league work. So what makes a carny like Vince that nobody respects because everybody thinks he's every horrible thing a person can be think HE's gonna do it? Because he's VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON DAMNIT! That's probably his actual reasoning.
And, I mean, it'd be one thing if it was an obvious grift (like Dundon buying the AAF just to get the rights to their gambling app), but no. Vince sincerely thinks he can make shit happen through sheer bravado. He doesn't seem to get that people actually have to like you now, or they probably will refuse to do business with you.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Apr 2, 2019 13:23:12 GMT -5
So Manziel gets thrown out of the NFL, banned from the CFL, and now the AAF is folding.
The FAN weekend football league needs a QB...
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Apr 2, 2019 13:24:50 GMT -5
The new XFL needs to do something significant to separate itself from the NFL. I don't know what that is, but if they produce essentially the same game as the NFL, just an inferior product, the league will fold in a season. I've said it before, let the fans call plays with an XFL app. I want to see 1st down punts and quadruple reverse HB passes
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Apr 2, 2019 13:29:32 GMT -5
Did the league launch too early, or was it always doomed to fail? The main guy just wanted the gambling app, and their long term plan was "Become developmental league for the NFL, after 3 weeks. Anything longer, and we're f***ed." With that, it was doomed. The new XFL needs to do something significant to separate itself from the NFL. I don't know what that is, but if they produce essentially the same game as the NFL, just an inferior product, the league will fold in a season. I've said it before, let the fans call plays with an XFL app. I want to see 1st down punts and quadruple reverse HB passes Flea flickers on 4th and 53, and 86 yard field goal attempts.
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Post by castletonsnob on Apr 2, 2019 13:32:09 GMT -5
Is the AAF a bigger failure than the XFL? At least the XFL played its full season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 13:32:30 GMT -5
The new XFL needs to do something significant to separate itself from the NFL. I don't know what that is, but if they produce essentially the same game as the NFL, just an inferior product, the league will fold in a season. I've said it before, let the fans call plays with an XFL app. I want to see 1st down punts and quadruple reverse HB passes Dude, a live action video game with real players is a money idea.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 13:53:42 GMT -5
Welp, if you're a Carolina Hurricanes fan, you're boned. Tom Dundon pissed $70 million out of his promised $250 million investment.
EDIT: Turns out, he wanted the AAF just for the gambling app. He didn't want the league; he just wanted the software they were trying to invest in.
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Post by tenshi on Apr 2, 2019 14:43:06 GMT -5
Can the XFL try to buy some of the AAF's assets before their own launch?
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Apr 2, 2019 14:47:28 GMT -5
Did the league launch too early, or was it always doomed to fail? The main guy just wanted the gambling app, and their long term plan was "Become developmental league for the NFL, after 3 weeks. Anything longer, and we're f***ed." With that, it was doomed. I've said it before, let the fans call plays with an XFL app. I want to see 1st down punts and quadruple reverse HB passes Flea flickers on 4th and 53, and 86 yard field goal attempts. I want it to be like Tecmo Bowl when someone was playing as Bo Jackson
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Post by Perd on Apr 2, 2019 15:15:04 GMT -5
Memphis: Where football goes to die.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Apr 2, 2019 15:19:12 GMT -5
Man, if there is ever a documentary on this, I think Tom Dundun will be blamed for it's death, saying he only wanted the gambling app, not the league.
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Post by fw91 on Apr 2, 2019 15:24:47 GMT -5
Leave the memories alone
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