ET80 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25460216/los-angeles-new-york-eight-cities-new-xfl EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Los Angeles, the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area and Dallas were among the eight cities and venues chosen to be the home sites when the XFL launches its inaugural season in February 2020. Commissioner and chief executive Oliver Luck also said there will be franchises in Houston, St. Louis, Seattle, Tampa and Washington when the league kicks off the weekend of Feb. 8-9. Houston, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 St Louis gets a team again. Woo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMountainGoat Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Will the Los Angeles team have more or less home fans attending each game than the Chargers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Just now, BigMountainGoat said: Will the Los Angeles team have more or less home fans attending each game than the Chargers? They will def have more fans than the Chargers since the L.A. Raider fans can be fans of both the Raiders and the new XFL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I’ll need to know all the team names before I swear my allegiance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinSting Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I was given some free tickets to the XFL opener in 2001. Didn't go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footbull3196 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, RaidersAreOne said: St Louis gets a team again. Woo. Honestly I’d be down to move the Cardinals back there. Not like Arizona really cares about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, footbull3196 said: Honestly I’d be down to move the Cardinals back there. Not like Arizona really cares about them Can we just get rid of that state? Pretty useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 What's the logic in putting XFL teams in cities where there are currently NFL teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 minute ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: What's the logic in putting XFL teams in cities where there are currently NFL teams? The NFL fanbases of those teams will still support the XFL teams. They just won’t support two NFL teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, BayRaider said: The NFL fanbases of those teams will still support the XFL teams. They just won’t support two NFL teams. Yeah, I think this is it. Pretty loyal fans in each area, but now they're branded as complimentary football vs competitive football. They're trying to get the diehards in the area who are reluctant to pick up basketball or hockey after the SB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, BayRaider said: The NFL fanbases of those teams will still support the XFL teams. They just won’t support two NFL teams. Is there anything that backs this up, though? Like have NFL fans previously given the XFL/AFL money for their teams in conjunction with their NFL teams? I feel like if I lived in Seattle, for example, I would go to Seahawks games but not XFL games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 minute ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Is there anything that backs this up, though? Like have NFL fans previously given the XFL/AFL money for their teams in conjunction with their NFL teams? I feel like if I lived in Seattle, for example, I would go to Seahawks games but not XFL games. Yes, fans have loyalty to a team in one league. Most Raider/49er fans I knew were all San Francisco Demon Fans back in the day. Personally it was a rare scenario for me that I chose the Chicago Enforcers. Love that name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble_Beast Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Oakland should have received a team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Is there anything that backs this up, though? Like have NFL fans previously given the XFL/AFL money for their teams in conjunction with their NFL teams? I feel like if I lived in Seattle, for example, I would go to Seahawks games but not XFL games. I don't think we've ever been in a spot where either league positioned itself as a compliment to the NFL. IIRC, both leagues tried to go heads up with the NFL. I'm absolutely going to a Houston XFL game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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