XFL (anyone going to watch it?)
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Weird Harold
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Lost Soul said:
I'll probably watch the first few games to see if itlives up to the hype. A lot depends on the broadcast crews in that regard.
The game itself has the potential to be a bit more interesting than the NFL rules, what with "every kick is live" and "no fair catch." The first savvy coach who takes advantage of those two rules is going to go far.
Renegade
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I'll be watching the first few games for sure. Despite how some people feel about the WWF and wrestling in general, Vince McMahon is a very smart business man. Then there is this thing with the different rules that are applied to the game. It should be interesting to say the least.
Beebeeblue
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If it resembles a good game of football in any way...IM THERE!!!!!!!
Purple Haze
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"Exciting" 4th down, "can you top this" OT highlight XFL rules
ÊSTAMFORD, Connecticut (Ticker) -- When the XFL released its rules highlights on Tuesday, league president Basil DeVito Jr. promised that no fan will leave a seat during a punt.
ÊIn keeping with its pro wrestling image, the new football league has tinkered with the game's common rules, leaving it with "the most exciting fourth down in football" and a "can you top this" overtime.
ÊOn a punt, the kicking team cannot cross the line of scrimmage until the ball is punted, fair catches will not be permitted and any punt traveling at least 25 yards can be recovered by either team.
Ê"You can be sure that no fan will get a drink or go to the bathroom during an XFL game," DeVito said. "When the punter lets fly, anything can happen. The strategic possibilities are endless."
ÊTo protect the punt-returner, he will be given a five-yard halo when the ball is in the air.
ÊIn games that go to overtime, each team will have at least one possession -- a maximum of four downs from the opposition's 20-yard line, unless a defensive touchdown is scored on the first possession.
ÊHowever, if the first team scores a touchdown in fewer than four downs, the second team only gets that many plays to respond.
Ê"We think we have come up with an innovative, unique and fair way to decide a game which is tied after regulation," said XFL vice president of football operations Mike Keller.
ÊThe XFL also abolished point-after kicks following touchdowns. Instead, teams will be forced to throw or run for an extra point from the opposition's 2-yard line.
ÊBecause the clock will run on all extra points, the defensive team can earn a point by returning an interception or fumble to the other team's end zone.
ÊSimilar to collegiate rules, a receiver or defender needs only one foot inbounds on a reception or interception, and a quarterback is deemed down only when his forward progress is halted, meaning there is no "in-the-grasp" rule.
ÊXFL quarterbacks will be protected if they slide or give themselves up, and headslaps are illegal.
ÊThe league also has brought back the "bump and run," allowing defensive backs to make contact with receivers all the way down the field.
ÊAlso, the offensive team will be given 35 seconds between plays when the clock has been stopped and 25 seconds when there is no stoppage.
Ê"We haven't really invented any totally new plays but have incorporated certain rules from other professional and collegiate leagues, past and present, to create a faster-paced, higher-excitement brand of football," Keller said.
ÊAlong those lines, one man on offense may be in forward motion outside the tackles and returning teams must run back kickoffs out of the end zone.
ÊThe XFL will distribute its first-ever rule book prior to the start of the season, February 3.
ÊThe league is the brainchild of wrestling impresario Vince McMahon and a partner of NBC, which will televise Saturday night games. UPN and TNN also will broadcast games.
ÊMinnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, a former professional football player who wrestled for McMahon in the World Wrestling Federation, will be an analyst for the league.
ÊOther big names involved in the league include NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus as director of football operations for the Chicago Enforcers and former NFL receiver Drew Pearson as coach of the New York-New Jersey hitmen.
ÊThe XFL has eight teams in Las Vegas; New Jersey; Orlando; Chicago; Memphis, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; San Francisco; and Los Angeles.
ÊSTAMFORD, Connecticut (Ticker) -- When the XFL released its rules highlights on Tuesday, league president Basil DeVito Jr. promised that no fan will leave a seat during a punt.
ÊIn keeping with its pro wrestling image, the new football league has tinkered with the game's common rules, leaving it with "the most exciting fourth down in football" and a "can you top this" overtime.
ÊOn a punt, the kicking team cannot cross the line of scrimmage until the ball is punted, fair catches will not be permitted and any punt traveling at least 25 yards can be recovered by either team.
Ê"You can be sure that no fan will get a drink or go to the bathroom during an XFL game," DeVito said. "When the punter lets fly, anything can happen. The strategic possibilities are endless."
ÊTo protect the punt-returner, he will be given a five-yard halo when the ball is in the air.
ÊIn games that go to overtime, each team will have at least one possession -- a maximum of four downs from the opposition's 20-yard line, unless a defensive touchdown is scored on the first possession.
ÊHowever, if the first team scores a touchdown in fewer than four downs, the second team only gets that many plays to respond.
Ê"We think we have come up with an innovative, unique and fair way to decide a game which is tied after regulation," said XFL vice president of football operations Mike Keller.
ÊThe XFL also abolished point-after kicks following touchdowns. Instead, teams will be forced to throw or run for an extra point from the opposition's 2-yard line.
ÊBecause the clock will run on all extra points, the defensive team can earn a point by returning an interception or fumble to the other team's end zone.
ÊSimilar to collegiate rules, a receiver or defender needs only one foot inbounds on a reception or interception, and a quarterback is deemed down only when his forward progress is halted, meaning there is no "in-the-grasp" rule.
ÊXFL quarterbacks will be protected if they slide or give themselves up, and headslaps are illegal.
ÊThe league also has brought back the "bump and run," allowing defensive backs to make contact with receivers all the way down the field.
ÊAlso, the offensive team will be given 35 seconds between plays when the clock has been stopped and 25 seconds when there is no stoppage.
Ê"We haven't really invented any totally new plays but have incorporated certain rules from other professional and collegiate leagues, past and present, to create a faster-paced, higher-excitement brand of football," Keller said.
ÊAlong those lines, one man on offense may be in forward motion outside the tackles and returning teams must run back kickoffs out of the end zone.
ÊThe XFL will distribute its first-ever rule book prior to the start of the season, February 3.
ÊThe league is the brainchild of wrestling impresario Vince McMahon and a partner of NBC, which will televise Saturday night games. UPN and TNN also will broadcast games.
ÊMinnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, a former professional football player who wrestled for McMahon in the World Wrestling Federation, will be an analyst for the league.
ÊOther big names involved in the league include NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus as director of football operations for the Chicago Enforcers and former NFL receiver Drew Pearson as coach of the New York-New Jersey hitmen.
ÊThe XFL has eight teams in Las Vegas; New Jersey; Orlando; Chicago; Memphis, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; San Francisco; and Los Angeles.
TN_Vixen
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I think this is just a method
to keep those men who are hooked on football occupied so they don't have to actually talk to their wives or girlfriends after the regular NFL season... hehe. Also, think about the $$ from bets! All the raging gamblers and obsessed football fans are drooling right about now.
to keep those men who are hooked on football occupied so they don't have to actually talk to their wives or girlfriends after the regular NFL season... hehe. Also, think about the $$ from bets! All the raging gamblers and obsessed football fans are drooling right about now.
Sparky Kronkite
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I have allready purchases.....
My XFL Jersey/NYC Hit Men hat.
My XFL Jersey/NYC Hit Men hat.
