Whoodathunk ANY professional league would dump New York, Los Angeles, and Tampa Bay? The XFL has done just that because they had the lowest attendance averages during the 2020 season, the last year they played.
In their place, the XFL is adding Lost Wages, Arlington, and Orlando. HCs have been named, and ten assistants have been assigned to each team. Dr. Jen Welter, the first female coach in NFL history, has been assigned to Lost Wages as an assistant, probably coaching LBers, since that's what she played for 10+ years.
HC and Home Field Assignments
Arlington: Choctaw Stadium HC Bob Stoops
Houston: TEDCU Stadium HC Wade Phillips
Orlando: Camping World Stadium HC Terrell Buckley
Las Vegas: TBA Stadium HC Rod Woodson
San Antonio: Alamodome HC Hines Ward
Seattle: Lumen Field Jim Haslett
St. Louis: The Dome HC Anthony Becht
Washington: Audi Field HC Reggie Barlow
First Game: 18 FEB 23.
All games to be broadcast on Disney owned networks (i.e. ABC, the ESPNs, and Disney streaming services).
The XFL is co-owned by The Rock and his ex-wife Dany Garcia, who also serves as chairwoman.
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2023 XFL Season
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Re: 2023 XFL Season
First two games today. First one was close. Not much prep, and it showed. One team had two pick sixes. Arlington d. Vegas 22-20. One team (I forget which) had former Raider P Marquette King. I saw one punt from him, but he may have had more.
Orlando and Houston are tied at 6 in the first half.
There's an odd mix of NFL and NCAA rules. One foot down is enough to establish a completion, and there are some situations where college timing rules apply. It's really odd. There is one challenge which can be used for just about ANYTHING, including a challenge of penalties, but those are hard to win. VP Dean Blandino is very aggressive with booth reviews; on the down side is how long he takes at times. There are no PAT kicks; scrimmage plays are run from the two, five, or ten yard line for one, two, or three point conversions. That has affected strategy already. In the ARL-VGS game, when Arlington scored their final TD, the announcers were flabbergasted that they only went for one, which put them up by 8; they figured that gambling for the three-point conversion would seal it. As it happened, it didn't matter, because when Vegas scored, they went for two to force OT, but failed, and then blew the 4th-and-16 replacement for the onside kick (that's a choice, BTW, but people think that it's easier to convert that than to convert an onside kick). The uniforms are garish, but the zebra uniforms are worse. Vegas HC Rod Woodson was complaining that the zebras were completely against the Vipers, and it seemed like he had a point. I'm not seeing much of an officiating issue in ORL-HOU, though one of the touchdowns was ruled a simultaneous catch that Blandino ultimately called "STANDS;" he did admit that had it been ruled a pick on the field, that would have stood, too.
Former Broncos 1st round pick QB Paxton Lynch is in the ORL-HOU game.
This league will take some getting used to, but at least football is still here. It's a bit weird seeing the exact same feed on ESPN and FX, as is the case right now with ORL-HOU. I also can't wait for the USFL, WFA, WTFL, and WNFC to get here....
Orlando and Houston are tied at 6 in the first half.
There's an odd mix of NFL and NCAA rules. One foot down is enough to establish a completion, and there are some situations where college timing rules apply. It's really odd. There is one challenge which can be used for just about ANYTHING, including a challenge of penalties, but those are hard to win. VP Dean Blandino is very aggressive with booth reviews; on the down side is how long he takes at times. There are no PAT kicks; scrimmage plays are run from the two, five, or ten yard line for one, two, or three point conversions. That has affected strategy already. In the ARL-VGS game, when Arlington scored their final TD, the announcers were flabbergasted that they only went for one, which put them up by 8; they figured that gambling for the three-point conversion would seal it. As it happened, it didn't matter, because when Vegas scored, they went for two to force OT, but failed, and then blew the 4th-and-16 replacement for the onside kick (that's a choice, BTW, but people think that it's easier to convert that than to convert an onside kick). The uniforms are garish, but the zebra uniforms are worse. Vegas HC Rod Woodson was complaining that the zebras were completely against the Vipers, and it seemed like he had a point. I'm not seeing much of an officiating issue in ORL-HOU, though one of the touchdowns was ruled a simultaneous catch that Blandino ultimately called "STANDS;" he did admit that had it been ruled a pick on the field, that would have stood, too.
Former Broncos 1st round pick QB Paxton Lynch is in the ORL-HOU game.
This league will take some getting used to, but at least football is still here. It's a bit weird seeing the exact same feed on ESPN and FX, as is the case right now with ORL-HOU. I also can't wait for the USFL, WFA, WTFL, and WNFC to get here....
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
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Re: 2023 XFL Season
Standings
North Division
D.C. Defenders 1-0 1-0 22 18
St. Louis BattleHawks 1-0 0-0 18 15
Vegas Vipers 0-1 0-0 20 22
Seattle Sea Dragons 0-1 0-1 18 22
South Division
Houston Roughnecks 1-0 1-0 33 12
Arlington Renegades 1-0 0-0 22 20
San Antonio Brahmas 0-1 0-0 15 18
Orlando Guardians 0-1 0-1 12 33
Week 1 Results
Arlington d. Vegas 22-20
Houston d. Orlando 33-20
St. Louis d. San Antonio 18-15
D.C. d. Seattle 22-18
Week 2 Games
St. Louis at Seattle 1800 PST THU 23 FEB 23 FX
D.C. at Vegas 1600 PST SAT 25 FEB 23 FX
San Antonio at Orlando 1300 PST SUN 26 FEB 23 ESPN
Arlington at Houston 1600 PST SUN 26 FEB 23 ESPN2
North Division
D.C. Defenders 1-0 1-0 22 18
St. Louis BattleHawks 1-0 0-0 18 15
Vegas Vipers 0-1 0-0 20 22
Seattle Sea Dragons 0-1 0-1 18 22
South Division
Houston Roughnecks 1-0 1-0 33 12
Arlington Renegades 1-0 0-0 22 20
San Antonio Brahmas 0-1 0-0 15 18
Orlando Guardians 0-1 0-1 12 33
Week 1 Results
Arlington d. Vegas 22-20
Houston d. Orlando 33-20
St. Louis d. San Antonio 18-15
D.C. d. Seattle 22-18
Week 2 Games
St. Louis at Seattle 1800 PST THU 23 FEB 23 FX
D.C. at Vegas 1600 PST SAT 25 FEB 23 FX
San Antonio at Orlando 1300 PST SUN 26 FEB 23 ESPN
Arlington at Houston 1600 PST SUN 26 FEB 23 ESPN2
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
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XFL Week 2
Standings
North Division
D.C. Defenders 2-0 2-0 40 24
St. Louis BattleHawks 2-0 1-0 38 33
Vegas Vipers 0-2 0-1 26 40
Seattle Sea Dragons 0-2 0-2 36 42
South Division
Houston Roughnecks 2-0 2-0 56 26
San Antonio Brahmas 1-1 1-0 45 30
Arlington Renegades 1-1 0-1 36 43
Orlando Guardians 0-2 0-2 24 63
Week 2 Results
St. Louis d. Seattle 20-18
D.C. d. Vegas 18-6
San Antonio d. Orlando 30-12
Houston d. Arlington 23-14
Week 3 Games
Seattle at Vegas 1600 PST SAT 04 MAR 23 FX
St. Louis at DC 1000 PST SUN 05 MAR 23 FX
Orlando at Arlington 1300 PST SUN 05 MAR 23 FX
San Antonio at Houston 1700 PST SUN 05 MAR 23 ESPN2
North Division
D.C. Defenders 2-0 2-0 40 24
St. Louis BattleHawks 2-0 1-0 38 33
Vegas Vipers 0-2 0-1 26 40
Seattle Sea Dragons 0-2 0-2 36 42
South Division
Houston Roughnecks 2-0 2-0 56 26
San Antonio Brahmas 1-1 1-0 45 30
Arlington Renegades 1-1 0-1 36 43
Orlando Guardians 0-2 0-2 24 63
Week 2 Results
St. Louis d. Seattle 20-18
D.C. d. Vegas 18-6
San Antonio d. Orlando 30-12
Houston d. Arlington 23-14
Week 3 Games
Seattle at Vegas 1600 PST SAT 04 MAR 23 FX
St. Louis at DC 1000 PST SUN 05 MAR 23 FX
Orlando at Arlington 1300 PST SUN 05 MAR 23 FX
San Antonio at Houston 1700 PST SUN 05 MAR 23 ESPN2
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
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SuperHornet
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Re: 2023 XFL Season
Standings
North Division
D.C. Defenders 5-0 5-0 134 90
St. Louis BattleHawks 4-2 2-2 139 112
Seattle Sea Dragons 4-2 1-2 128 107
Vegas Vipers 1-5 0-4 111 163
South Division
Houston Roughnecks 4-1 4-0 136 76
Arlington Renegades 3-2 0-1 69 86
San Antonio Brahmas 1-4 1-2 74 79
Orlando Guardians 0-6 0-4 100 178
Week 3 Results
Seattle d. Vegas 30-26
DC d. St. Louis 30-26
Arlington d. Orlando 10-9
Houston d. San Antonio 22-13
Week 4 Results
Houston d. Orlando 44-16
Seattle d. San Antonio 15-6
St. Louis d. Arlington 24-11
DC d. Vegas 32-18
Week 5 Results
Seattle d. Houston 21-14
DC d. St. Louis 28-20
Vegas d. Orlando 35-32
Arlington d. San Antonio 12-10
Week 6 Results
Seattle d. Orlando 26-19
St.Louis d. Vegas 29-6
San Antonio at Arlington 1200 PST SUN 26 MAR 23 ABC
Houston at DC 1600 PST SUN 26 MAR 23 ESPN2
Week 7 Games
Seattle at Arlington 1600 PST FRI 31 MAR 23 FX
San Antonio at Vegas 1200 PST SAT 01 APR 23 ESPN2
DC at Orlando 1500 PST SAT 01 APR 23 ESPN
St. Louis at Houston 1100 PST SUN 02 APR 23 ESPN
Week 8 Games
Vegas at St. Louis 1000 PST SAT 08 APR 23 ESPN
Arlington at Orlando 1300 PST SAT 08 APR 23 ESPN
Houston at San Antonio 1200 PST SUN 09 APR 23 ABC
DC at Seattle 1600 PST SUN 09 APR 23 ESPN2
Week 9 Games
Vegas at Houston 0930 PST SAT 15 APR 23 ABC
Orlando at San Antonio 1600 PST SAT 15 APR 23 ESPN2
Arlington at DC 0900 PST SUN 16 APR 23 ESPN
Seattle at St. Louis 1200 PST SUN 16 APR 23 ESPN
Week 10 Games
Orlando at St. Louis 0900 PST SAT 22 APR 23 ESPN
DC at San Antonio 1200 PST SAT 22 APR 23 ABC
Houston at Arlington 1200 PST SUN 23 APR 23 ESPN
Vegas at Seattle 1800 PST SUN 23 APR 23 ESPN2
Division Championships
TBD vs. TBD 1600 PST SAT 29 APR 23 ESPN2
TBD vs. TBD 1600 PST SUN 30 APR 23 ESPN
Championship
at San Antonio, TX
1700 PST SAT 13 MAY 23
TBD vs. TBD
North Division
D.C. Defenders 5-0 5-0 134 90
St. Louis BattleHawks 4-2 2-2 139 112
Seattle Sea Dragons 4-2 1-2 128 107
Vegas Vipers 1-5 0-4 111 163
South Division
Houston Roughnecks 4-1 4-0 136 76
Arlington Renegades 3-2 0-1 69 86
San Antonio Brahmas 1-4 1-2 74 79
Orlando Guardians 0-6 0-4 100 178
Week 3 Results
Seattle d. Vegas 30-26
DC d. St. Louis 30-26
Arlington d. Orlando 10-9
Houston d. San Antonio 22-13
Week 4 Results
Houston d. Orlando 44-16
Seattle d. San Antonio 15-6
St. Louis d. Arlington 24-11
DC d. Vegas 32-18
Week 5 Results
Seattle d. Houston 21-14
DC d. St. Louis 28-20
Vegas d. Orlando 35-32
Arlington d. San Antonio 12-10
Week 6 Results
Seattle d. Orlando 26-19
St.Louis d. Vegas 29-6
San Antonio at Arlington 1200 PST SUN 26 MAR 23 ABC
Houston at DC 1600 PST SUN 26 MAR 23 ESPN2
Week 7 Games
Seattle at Arlington 1600 PST FRI 31 MAR 23 FX
San Antonio at Vegas 1200 PST SAT 01 APR 23 ESPN2
DC at Orlando 1500 PST SAT 01 APR 23 ESPN
St. Louis at Houston 1100 PST SUN 02 APR 23 ESPN
Week 8 Games
Vegas at St. Louis 1000 PST SAT 08 APR 23 ESPN
Arlington at Orlando 1300 PST SAT 08 APR 23 ESPN
Houston at San Antonio 1200 PST SUN 09 APR 23 ABC
DC at Seattle 1600 PST SUN 09 APR 23 ESPN2
Week 9 Games
Vegas at Houston 0930 PST SAT 15 APR 23 ABC
Orlando at San Antonio 1600 PST SAT 15 APR 23 ESPN2
Arlington at DC 0900 PST SUN 16 APR 23 ESPN
Seattle at St. Louis 1200 PST SUN 16 APR 23 ESPN
Week 10 Games
Orlando at St. Louis 0900 PST SAT 22 APR 23 ESPN
DC at San Antonio 1200 PST SAT 22 APR 23 ABC
Houston at Arlington 1200 PST SUN 23 APR 23 ESPN
Vegas at Seattle 1800 PST SUN 23 APR 23 ESPN2
Division Championships
TBD vs. TBD 1600 PST SAT 29 APR 23 ESPN2
TBD vs. TBD 1600 PST SUN 30 APR 23 ESPN
Championship
at San Antonio, TX
1700 PST SAT 13 MAY 23
TBD vs. TBD
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.