Tag: xfl
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This is the XFL Show Episode 39: Targeting
The NCAA and NFL enforce targeting in different ways but both have rules in place to keep the game safer. This week’s Hot Read features a debate on how to best enforce this rule while also preventing things like players being ejected for hits that maybe are not as violent as referees see at first […]
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This is the XFL Show Episode 38: No More Nicknames
The XFL had a prominent presence at this week’s Sports Media & Technology Conference and Oliver Luck made some announcements as well as one interesting idea league officials have talked about introducing to the league in 2020. Alan and Vince recap what was said regarding nicknames on jerseys, alternate ways players can earn income from […]
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This is the XFL Show Episode 37: Can There Be Too Much Football?
Many of you reached out on social media and the XFL Fan Line in response to this week’s topic which features a debate on whether or not it is possible for the XFL, the Canadian Football League, and the Alliance of American Football to all thrive in the shadow of the NFL. Jake, Alan, and […]
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This is the XFL Show Episode 36: The XFL, CFL, and AAF Are Competing For Players
Oliver Luck has stated that cities will be announced for the XFL’s return in the month of October. That is this month! Jake believes one city has it in the bag. Listen and find out what town that is, plus a thorough break down of the latest AAF team names on this week’s Hot Read! […]
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This is the XFL Show Episode 35: Why is Your City an XFL City?
This week we open the XFL Fan Line so our listeners can state their city’s case for being an XFL city in 2020. The reaction and enthusiasm for the XFL is overwhelming and the callers are highly entertaining. Listen along with Alan, Vince and Jake and you be the judge this week as we hear […]
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This is the XFL Show Episode 34: All Aboard the XFL Express!
Unpacking everything Oliver Luck talked about on last week’s show including the revelation that an original XFL city will be back in 2020, the process of finding a TV home, and why it is important to keep gimmicks away from the new XFL. Also, get a detailed review of the new AAF team names that […]
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This is the XFL Show Episode 33: A Conversation with Commissioner Oliver Luck
XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck joins the show for a thorough discussion about the league building process, what cities may be hosting the first eight teams, and how the XFL will re-imagine football. Follow us on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND FACEBOOK!
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This is the XFL Show Episode 32: : The USFL with Author Jeff Pearlman
Jeff Pearlman is a New York Times best-selling author and his latest book entitled Football For a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL tells the amazing story of the most successful alternative football league to ever exist. The United States Football League of the 1980s was an amazing experiment that has inspired many […]
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This is the XFL Show Episode 31: Ollie In
Jake and Alan discuss Oliver Luck’s email to various football agents, our burning questions for the commissioner, as well as some names that were cut by NFL teams this week that would be intriguing for the XFL. Follow us on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND FACEBOOK!
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This is the XFL Show Episode 30: Fantasy XFL Football
Cover 2: The NCAA replaced Oliver Luck this week while the new XFL commissioner was busy having meetings about media production. The NFL helmet rule is here to stay. Does this introduce a “balls and strikes” aspect to officiating that the XFL should steer clear of? The Hot Read: The XFL’s relationship with Fantasy Football […]
