@texasag1969 said:

I'd pay to go to the Austin team. All I have nearby is the University of Texas Longhorns. ?

I prefer a good HS game over them. Temple High has a great athlete who could play QB, CB or slot. I put his name up here before because he wants a schollie from OSU. Samari Howard will be a Jr. this year. 5'9' 170 with 4.33 40 speed with a 200m just 3 seconds off world record time when he was in 8th grade. Phenomenal hands not unlike OBJs.

UT used to contend for national titles from time to time, they won that crazy Rose Bowl with Vince Young in 2006. I don't know what they aren't getting right, HC?

@texasag1969 said:

Take a side trip to Stonewall on 290 out of Johnson City where you will find not only the LBJ Ranch, but the best chocolate in the world at a Venezuelan Chocolate store called Chocolates El Rey at the corner of 290 and 1623. They give free samples of everything and a talk on chocolate. It's just a about a mile past the entrance to the LBJ Ranch. Worth the side trip. And look for American Buffalo off to the right on your way towards the Ranch. Often see a few grazing out there.

I have been to the LBJ Ranch but I don’t know about the chocolate place 

@the-gipper said:

Go over to   281 and take it down.   When I go through there this summer that is what I am going to do to bypass Austin.  I will be coming from Waco. 

Take a side trip to Stonewall on 290 out of Johnson City where you will find not only the LBJ Ranch, but the best chocolate in the world at a Venezuelan Chocolate store called Chocolates El Rey at the corner of 290 and 1623. They give free samples of everything and a talk on chocolate. It's just a about a mile past the entrance to the LBJ Ranch. Worth the side trip. And look for American Buffalo off to the right on your way towards the Ranch. Often see a few grazing out there.

@texasag1969 said:

Cost of going around Austin on the expensive toll road back and forth to see either Trinity or UT-SA just prices me out. I'd rather go see the kid at Temple High just 40 miles up I-35 who I have already tipped off the A&M recruiting coordinator through a friend. I've watched him since 7th grade and no smaller division college has anyone this good.

Go over to   281 and take it down.   When I go through there this summer that is what I am going to do to bypass Austin.  I will be coming from Waco. 

@the-gipper said:

You have Trinity 

Cost of going around Austin on the expensive toll road back and forth to see either Trinity or UT-SA just prices me out. I'd rather go see the kid at Temple High just 40 miles up I-35 who I have already tipped off the A&M recruiting coordinator through a friend. I've watched him since 7th grade and no smaller division college has anyone this good.

@texasag1969 said:

I'd pay to go to the Austin team. All I have nearby is the University of Texas Longhorns. ?

I prefer a good HS game over them. Temple High has a great athlete who could play QB, CB or slot. I put his name up here before because he wants a schollie from OSU. Samari Howard will be a Jr. this year. 5'9' 170 with 4.33 40 speed with a 200m just 3 seconds off world record time when he was in 8th grade. Phenomenal hands not unlike OBJs.

You have Trinity 

@icecube said:

It's hard to care about a league that might last 2 years. If they made teams semi minor league NFL teams it would work. Like put one in Orlando that had Jag and TB practice squaders (not exclusively), one in Austin with Cowboys and Texans... 

I'd pay to go to the Austin team. All I have nearby is the University of Texas Longhorns. ?

I prefer a good HS game over them. Temple High has a great athlete who could play QB, CB or slot. I put his name up here before because he wants a schollie from OSU. Samari Howard will be a Jr. this year. 5'9' 170 with 4.33 40 speed with a 200m just 3 seconds off world record time when he was in 8th grade. Phenomenal hands not unlike OBJs.

@icecube said:

Big drop in ratings this week. Bummer, I want this league to make it long enough that I decide on a favorite team. 

Seattle cause it is a bad ass city

@dutch-oven said:

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. 

Big drop in ratings this week. Bummer, I want this league to make it long enough that I decide on a favorite team. 

@the-gipper said:

I think anything over  15-20 K for that league should be considered very good.  Just my opinion. 

my son and some of his friends are headed up to Seattle for their next home game tix's are 15 bucks

@atom said:

i watched the Seattle game for a little bit (it's spring like out here) and they drew over 22,000 down from the 29 a week earlier but still I believe respectable 

I think anything over  15-20 K for that league should be considered very good.  Just my opinion. 

From SI:

......The league also suffered a ratings dip on Sunday, but it's hard to compare those numbers because Week 1 games aired on FOX (3.3 million viewers) and ESPN (2.4 million viewers) and Week 2 games aired on ABC (2.3 million viewers) and FS1 (1.3 million viewers).

Now for some perspective: Two million viewers for a sporting event featuring a brand new league isn't terrible. It's also not great. The biggest concern the XFL should have is the size of the drop from Week 1 to Week 2. Those are significant dips. Week 3 will be key. If the numbers stabilize, the XFL could be in decent shape. If the numbers drop again, don't buy stock in the league's longterm viability........

Yeah, the broadcast isn't smooth -- and i bet the guys doing the directing of the broadcast are having some fascinating days at the office because the level of audio access is unprecedented.. I bet you by week 9,10 they'll have it figured out.

XFL is faster than college ball.. not as fast as the NFL, but XFL could for their own promo/marketing actually outbid for the NFL backupQB roster spot.  Interesting also to have another object lesson that QB is the linchpin and competent D does have the advantage with bad QB play.

@mjp28 said:

Amazing too  how the XFL not only has the betting lines but the announcers have the halftime line changes.  Must be 2020 alright !

6-3 start of the 4th.

so far every game has hit the under in points scored

side note: Seattle game pulled 30,000 last weekend 

@gumby73 said:

Laundry Jones started 5 career NFL games & 1 playoff game.. Won all 3 games he started against the Browns..Left early in 2015 after completing 3 of 4 passes.. 

That was L.Jones first XFL win, since beating us last game of 2017..Would ya believe Jones only missed on 4 passes going 23 of 27 in 2017

And he's awful, like horrible. Maybe not as bad as Mason. ?

@hoorta said:

A little SW Ohio aside to you Ag. That's why I was convinced after every attempt at pro anything was a massive flop in Dayton- several minor league hockey teams- that the Dayton Dragons Class A baseball team would be an epic fail.  (Cincinnati is about an hour drive to the south) Was I ever wrong. 30+ years and the Dragons are still going strong.  Several guys who made it to the majors notably Edwin Encarnation.

The RR Express started out as a AA team for Houston and I felt they had stacked the deck with AAA and Major League ready players. I'll put it this way. I went to a game and watched Roy Oswalt in his first game at Dell Diamond. Result was 15 strikeouts and the win. The following year he was starting for the Astros, had a 14-3 record with a 2.73 ERA and second in the voting for National League Rookie of the Year. I had to look up the stats because I could not remember how many strikeouts it was other than remembering it was most of the batters he faced. Not surprising he was playing for them to get Co-owner Nolan Ryan's team off to a good start in season 1.

@texasag1969 said:

That's why the Round Rock Express baseball AAA team has been such a successful business. Only pro team that close to Austin.

A little SW Ohio aside to you Ag. That's why I was convinced after every attempt at pro anything was a massive flop in Dayton- several minor league hockey teams- that the Dayton Dragons Class A baseball team would be an epic fail.  (Cincinnati is about an hour drive to the south) Was I ever wrong. 30+ years and the Dragons are still going strong.  Several guys who made it to the majors notably Edwin Encarnation. 

However, Dayton's men's NCAA basketball team is another story. Especially since they're now ranked in the top 5. Resale tickets have reached insane heights, like NFL playoff level. I finally talked to a guy this past Saturday with Flyers season tickets and found out what they originally cost him. Um, he could ask $200 bucks for his $30 face value tickets- and get it. Prime seats a couple rows off the floor are going for $500- for a regular season college basketball game- this isn't Final Four- how's that for crazy?  LOL, some season ticket holders are getting mighty greedy. They figure they can sell off one game- and just about pay for next year's tickets.     

@mld-woody said:

A local XFL team would be sweet

The games today were entertaining but many teams still suffer from bad QB play.

To be fair many NFL teams suffer from bad qb play. 

That was L.Jones first XFL win, since beating us last game of 2017..Would ya believe Jones only missed on 4 passes going 23 of 27 in 2017

6-3 start of the 4th.

And do you like mics and cameras everywhere including the halftime locker rooms ?

@oldbrownsfan said:

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.