XFL
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If Canton got an XFL team I would go with the Bulldogs name for the history. I would love to see it happen.
FIFY!
Mike
FIFY!
Mike
I was thinking it would be nice for Cleveland to have an XFL team but when Gip brought up Canton I like that even better with the football history of Canton.
Here is another name you might like:
"The Canton Mikes" ?
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The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
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The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
I agree Columbus would more likely be the city to get an XFL team but Canton would be a sentimental favorite for me. I would love to see it happen for Canton but no doubt they would go for the larger Columbus market.
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The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
That market is the same as this market
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The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
I agree Columbus would more likely be the city to get an XFL team but Canton would be a sentimental favorite for me. I would love to see it happen for Canton but no doubt they would go for the larger Columbus market.
I agree Columbus would more likely be the city to get an XFL team but Canton would be a sentimental favorite for me. I would love to see it happen for Canton but no doubt they would go for the larger Columbus market.
Agreed, but IF Canton got a team & it was named the BULLDOGS, the stadium would be PACKED & this area would definitely support the Team. No other Pro team or major college program splitting interest. The official beer could be Thirsty Dog Brewery's "Old Leghumper"!!
Mike
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A local XFL team would be sweet
The games today were entertaining but many teams still suffer from bad QB play.
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The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
That market is the same as this market
That market is the same as this market
Fascinating.
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The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
I saw in week 1 most games drew about 17,000 (+/-) like a big high school or small college stadium.
Funny but I forgot that the XFL was on this Saturday.
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The HOF stadium in Canton would be a perfect sized stadium for the XFL, but I just can't see them putting a team in that market.
Honestly, Columbus would probably get a team before Cleveland or Canton. They could play in the Columbus Crew new stadium.
I saw in week 1 most games drew about 17,000 (+/-) like a big high school or small college stadium.
Funny but I forgot that the XFL was on this Saturday.
I saw in week 1 most games drew about 17,000 (+/-) like a big high school or small college stadium.
Funny but I forgot that the XFL was on this Saturday.
They have tried this a few times before to have football after the NFL season is over and it never worked out. I think they are doing better this time around and I'm hoping this new XFL league makes it.
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The XFL’s encouraging Week 1 ratings are not a guarantee of future success. In fact, there are already some troubling signs — despite the numbers’ shiny exterior.
As expected, the revived XFL dominated sports programming last weekend, with three of its four games outdrawing every NBA and college basketball telecast from the previous week, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The publication reports the four affairs averaged 3.12 million viewers. That is an impressive figure, considering last year’s NBA playoffs averaged 3.95 million viewers heading into the Finals. An upstart football league with underwhelming talent is on the same ratings level as the NBA postseason. It speaks to our football obsession, and the power of curiosity.
American Alliance Football, of course, also enjoyed ratings success in its first week last year. The two inaugural primetime contests on CBS averaged 2.9 million viewers, defeating the NBA’s competing offering of Rockets-Thunder.
That success did not last. The AAF folded only eight weeks into its inaugural season due to financial difficulty, when chairman Tom Dundon — who also owns the Carolina Hurricanes and invested $250 million into the startup — reportedly couldn’t land a deal with the NFL Players’ Association........ continued in the link........
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Last week the DC Defenders had 17,163 fans in attendance and that is very impressive when you consider the stadium holds 20,000 fans. This week the Defenders did not disappoint. Their defense was on point once again giving Matt McGloin problems all game.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium for the Major League Soccer team D.C. United as well as the DC Defenders of the XFL and seats 20,000 people.
This week at Audi Field there were 15,031 in attendance.
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Last week the DC Defenders had 17,163 fans in attendance and that is very impressive when you consider the stadium holds 20,000 fans. This week the Defenders did not disappoint. Their defense was on point once again giving Matt McGloin problems all game.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium for the Major League Soccer team D.C. United as well as the DC Defenders of the XFL and seats 20,000 people.
This week at Audi Field there were 15,031 in attendance.
Last week the DC Defenders had 17,163 fans in attendance and that is very impressive when you consider the stadium holds 20,000 fans. This week the Defenders did not disappoint. Their defense was on point once again giving Matt McGloin problems all game.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium for the Major League Soccer team D.C. United as well as the DC Defenders of the XFL and seats 20,000 people.
This week at Audi Field there were 15,031 in attendance.
A lot of those fans must have dressed like empty seats, because the stands looked pretty barren.
I'm glad some of those teams are playing in smaller venues. It makes the games look more interesting, than to see them playing in huge, empty NFL stadiums.
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Last week the DC Defenders had 17,163 fans in attendance and that is very impressive when you consider the stadium holds 20,000 fans. This week the Defenders did not disappoint. Their defense was on point once again giving Matt McGloin problems all game.
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium for the Major League Soccer team D.C. United as well as the DC Defenders of the XFL and seats 20,000 people.
This week at Audi Field there were 15,031 in attendance.
A lot of those fans must have dressed like empty seats, because the stands looked pretty barren.
I'm glad some of those teams are playing in smaller venues. It makes the games look more interesting, than to see them playing in huge, empty NFL stadiums.
A lot of those fans must have dressed like empty seats, because the stands looked pretty barren.
I'm glad some of those teams are playing in smaller venues. It makes the games look more interesting, than to see them playing in huge, empty NFL stadiums.
Yeah remember when they'd be in places like the LA Coliseum when it would look like a girls high school soccer game? Not great for the cameras.
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A lot of those fans must have dressed like empty seats, because the stands looked pretty barren.
I'm glad some of those teams are playing in smaller venues. It makes the games look more interesting, than to see them playing in huge, empty NFL stadiums.
Yeah remember when they'd be in places like the LA Coliseum when it would look like a girls high school soccer game? Not great for the cameras.
Yeah remember when they'd be in places like the LA Coliseum when it would look like a girls high school soccer game? Not great for the cameras.
In reality, there's probably four stadiums within an easy drive of me that could easily house a XFL team at this point... Canton's Fawcett Stadium, Massillon's Paul Brown Stadium, U of Akron's Infocision Stadium and Kent State's Dix Stadium all seat between 15,000 to 30,000.
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Yeah remember when they'd be in places like the LA Coliseum when it would look like a girls high school soccer game? Not great for the cameras.
In reality, there's probably four stadiums within an easy drive of me that could easily house a XFL team at this point... Canton's Fawcett Stadium, Massillon's Paul Brown Stadium, U of Akron's Infocision Stadium and Kent State's Dix Stadium all seat between 15,000 to 30,000.
In reality, there's probably four stadiums within an easy drive of me that could easily house a XFL team at this point... Canton's Fawcett Stadium, Massillon's Paul Brown Stadium, U of Akron's Infocision Stadium and Kent State's Dix Stadium all seat between 15,000 to 30,000.
And YSU with a full length indoor practice facility and many other workout rooms and other stuff which seat easily 20,000 for football.......and now very successful outdoor concerts.
If YSU put seats in the end zones they could do 30,000.
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I agree Columbus would more likely be the city to get an XFL team but Canton would be a sentimental favorite for me. I would love to see it happen for Canton but no doubt they would go for the larger Columbus market.
Agreed, but IF Canton got a team & it was named the BULLDOGS, the stadium would be PACKED & this area would definitely support the Team. No other Pro team or major college program splitting interest. The official beer could be Thirsty Dog Brewery's "Old Leghumper"!!
Mike
Agreed, but IF Canton got a team & it was named the BULLDOGS, the stadium would be PACKED & this area would definitely support the Team. No other Pro team or major college program splitting interest. The official beer could be Thirsty Dog Brewery's "Old Leghumper"!!
Mike
I think you are making a good argument why it might have been better for the XFL to have sought out some smaller mid size cities who are starved for a professional sports team. They would be more likely to have packed stadiums and excited fans.
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Agreed, but IF Canton got a team & it was named the BULLDOGS, the stadium would be PACKED & this area would definitely support the Team. No other Pro team or major college program splitting interest. The official beer could be Thirsty Dog Brewery's "Old Leghumper"!!
Mike
I think you are making a good argument why it might have been better for the XFL to have sought out some smaller mid size cities who are starved for a professional sports team. They would be more likely to have packed stadiums and excited fans.
I think you are making a good argument why it might have been better for the XFL to have sought out some smaller mid size cities who are starved for a professional sports team. They would be more likely to have packed stadiums and excited fans.
Agree....but that is not what they want. First off...since this league is essentially a mid to late winter league/early spring league...they wanted ones in fairly warm climes, or domes. And they wanted bigger markets because their inner greed tells them that they can attain greater revenues from bigger markets. Which I don't really think is necessarily the case. I agree with you that mid sized markets who have no NFL team could perhaps do better. But that is just my amateur point of view. Perhaps they have so called expert marketing/economists that had told them different. That even a very slim percent of a large market (ad viewers), will get you more (ad) revenue than a larger percentage of a large market. I can only speculate on that....because I don't really know why they would disagree with you and I.
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Agreed, but IF Canton got a team & it was named the BULLDOGS, the stadium would be PACKED & this area would definitely support the Team. No other Pro team or major college program splitting interest. The official beer could be Thirsty Dog Brewery's "Old Leghumper"!!
Mike
I think you are making a good argument why it might have been better for the XFL to have sought out some smaller mid size cities who are starved for a professional sports team. They would be more likely to have packed stadiums and excited fans.
I think you are making a good argument why it might have been better for the XFL to have sought out some smaller mid size cities who are starved for a professional sports team. They would be more likely to have packed stadiums and excited fans.
That's why the Round Rock Express baseball AAA team has been such a successful business. Only pro team that close to Austin.
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