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someone explain to me what the xfl was and why it didn't take off. ty
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Mar 4, 2015 17:34
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regular football was already violent enough i think
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Mar 4, 2015 17:35
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Too expensive to produce, it had lovely WWF style gimmicks and storylines, and the quality of the football itself, while not terrible, was not great either. If you're more interested, the book Long Bomb was fairly entertaining and goes into the whole thing pretty indepth
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Mar 4, 2015 17:36
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it was awesome:
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Mar 4, 2015 17:36
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDtVopmHBc edit: the dude above me gets it
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Mar 4, 2015 17:37
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ahead of its time imo
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Mar 4, 2015 17:38
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The worst teams in the NFL are already atrocious to watch. Now imagine watching football played by people who are so lovely that they can't even make those teams.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:39
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All the poo poo you ever wanted to know about the XFL
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Mar 4, 2015 17:40
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This article is a pretty good summary: http://mentalfloss.com/article/58829/good-honest-football-re-watching-xfl
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Mar 4, 2015 17:40
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attracted crowds that were not family friendly, increased violence lead to increased injuries, the pro-wrestling cross made it feel fake, all the best players were already playing in the NFL
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Mar 4, 2015 17:41
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The XFL was create by god to test your faith in him and you failed, OP. You failed god.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:41
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the NY/NJ Hitmen sharing a team is lame
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Mar 4, 2015 17:44
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maybe it was that dude who like broke an arm or whatever during the football scramble they did to start the game
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Mar 4, 2015 17:46
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The difference between the NFL and the XFL is the difference between a Taco and a Doritos© Locos Taco.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:47
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mostly because Vince Mcmahon is actually a lunatic who just lucked into success i think
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Mar 4, 2015 17:48
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it was good. on the first play ever (two guys run and try to grab the ball first) a dude separated his shoulder. lol.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:48
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would be better if they just made regular NFL more violent instead
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Mar 4, 2015 17:49
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xfl was basically mandingo fighting
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Mar 4, 2015 17:52
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Cheerleaders didn't have needed stripper poles
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Mar 4, 2015 17:52
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Los Angeles Xtreme Memphis Maniax lol they had a team in Birmingham, cant even get an actual city
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Mar 4, 2015 17:53
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Because it was supposed to be rollerball but pussied out.
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Mar 4, 2015 18:00
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bushleague
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Mar 4, 2015 18:01
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retards that watch WWE cannot understand american football rules and variations of such they are the ones at NFL games that are too drunk to get in and/or getting arrested.
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Mar 4, 2015 18:05
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SHARTING BEAR posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTDtVopmHBc
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Mar 4, 2015 18:17
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http://www.spike.com/video-clips/3ok2ky/xba-xtreme-basketball-association
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Mar 5, 2015 00:13
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naw dude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ouXw328WYI Gus Johnson was at one point relegated to calling slamball lmao
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Mar 5, 2015 00:23
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lol i forgot about slamball
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Mar 5, 2015 00:24
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BTW Goons looking for a name change could do worse than any of the nicknames from the video.
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Mar 5, 2015 00:25
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SHARTING BEAR posted:naw dude it's beautiful 
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Mar 5, 2015 00:27
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Can't imagine the kinds of things the guys playing slamball needed to sign for safety reasons
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Mar 5, 2015 00:48
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I mean I literally can't conceive what legal documents might be like I'm having a stroke
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Mar 5, 2015 00:48
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Because it was a parody of a sport that's already violent for the sake of being violent.
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Mar 5, 2015 00:51
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Big Beef City posted:Can't imagine the kinds of things the guys playing slamball needed to sign for safety reasons 
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Mar 5, 2015 00:53
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Didn't the XFL bring about the use of the cable driven dangle cam we all take for granted now?
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Mar 5, 2015 00:54
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Hell of a jawline on that cheerleader.
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Mar 5, 2015 02:10
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Because ancient sportswriters couldn't get over the whole wrestling thing so they buried it.
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Mar 5, 2015 02:15
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quote:Some of the games are still available on YouTube, and the footage is something else. The quality of play is on par with an above-average high school game, yet overblown production values make it look like a football set piece in a Michael Bay movie. It's the sports world's Idiocracy, except that it actually happened.
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Mar 5, 2015 02:16
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glad to see slamball is still alive and kicking at least
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Mar 5, 2015 02:20
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They tried way too hard and really that's the story of the whole entertainment industry c. 2001
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This was a good idea:
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