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Tenbatsuzen I deserve a status because I'm an interesting and funny guy.	posted on 05-26-2002 @ 3:06 PM
Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01	It's been over a year since the XFL died after it's inaugural season. The terms "abysmal failure" have been bandied about, as well as bunch of other negative things. I, on the other hand, am one of the few and proud XFL supporters. The only thing McMahon can be faulted for is too much, too fast. There is no way in hell the games should have been broadcast on NBC. If the league had started on ESPN or a cable outlet (TNN on a Thursday or Friday night) and let the fanbase grow, the XFL would have survived. Instead, because of McMahon's ego or the stupidity of TV execs, they jumped into the pool of sharks and were quickly swalloed by bad press. I should point out, though, that ticket sales for the Hitmen WERE healthy, and each team was averaging 15K to 20k fans. I'll go back to playing Madden 2k2 now, with my team using the Hitmen's colors.
FollowThisLogic Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan.	posted on 05-26-2002 @ 3:15 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	Apart from the bitter cold, I completely enjoyed my Hitmen season tickets. They were poised for failure from the beginning, though. The first game on NBC got great ratings - and I think that was part of the problem. WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE saw the awful, horrible, behind-the-quarterback camera angle (which they ditched halfway through the game, if that), and Hitmen/Outlaws game was a horrible trouncing. When everyone gave up on it, no one ever went back.... Oh, and storylines in football = AWFUL. remember i was always true remember that i always tried remember i loved only you remember me and smile for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry
diceisgod I ALWAYS LOSE.	posted on 05-26-2002 @ 3:28 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 01	XFL? Oh yeah I remember that. It fucking sucked. Nobody fucks with Dice, Dice does the fuckin!
fbdlingfrg wow, my name looks odd without 5 lines of type below it in bold and purple and red G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Red Wings Captain Cecil JBA~Remove the Pick & Click NOW!	posted on 05-26-2002 @ 3:32 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	xfl was ok, but it should have acted like arena football or nfl europe.no major hype, just some small advertising to get awareness and play in the afternoon, when people flipping through channels will just be going along and suddenly saying "hey, theres a football game on.i'll watch this".does anybody watch nfl europe for any other reason?no, but it works fine JYD 4 LIFE! WOOF WOOF! My life has been a fascinating series of amazing exploits, about which I have many profound insights. But frankly, none of it is any of your business, so butt out! this is the song that doesn’t end, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, but they’ll continue singing it forever just because this is the song that doesn’t end, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, but they’ll continue singing it forever just because this is the song that doesn’t end, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, but they’ll continue singing it forever just because this is the song that doesn’t end, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, but they’ll continue singing it forever just because
Tenbatsuzen I deserve a status because I'm an interesting and funny guy.	posted on 05-26-2002 @ 3:50 PM
Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01	That's exactly what I'm saying, fbdlingfrg. When it comes to hype, sometimes less is more.
Lent Black Rock Coalition Do you have a basketball in your car?	posted on 05-26-2002 @ 3:54 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: May. 00	its funny that mls and wusa have lasted a lot longer. does anyone remember arena roller hockey(RHI) and how lame it was? Email - AIM:lentnycGO TO LENTSITE.COM MOTHERBITCHES!!!
rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend.	posted on 05-26-2002 @ 5:04 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01	Friggin' CFL was better than XFL, how gay was that when they got The Rock to open up the games?? The only good that came from this was the scramble instead of coin-toss. That way the team that deserved possession of the ball got it. I think some guy broke his rib on the first ever scramble, funny stuff... Shit Can Happen 2002 Crack Committee Objectives: :) 1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year :-D 2. Hate the Braves with a passion :mad: 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year :-P 4. Mets win World Series!!! :-D :) 4B. Roger Clemens finally steps into the batters box at Shea. :eek: 5. Root for and support Mike Piazza... regardless of his sexual preference :confused:
TeenWeek what's a status?	posted on 05-29-2002 @ 7:42 AM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	XFL, had potential. Look what it did for some guys. A few made the NFL from it so it was not a total waste. The ones who killed it were the media. The only exposure it got was bad exposure. Sports nescasts barely gave it even a mention. They never took it seriously and because it was Vince McMahon who was the owner, they ripped it everyday. Phil Mushnick was writing about it every single day. Anything with that much criticism and that much hate towards it was a failure from the beginning. I think it would have taken at least 3 years to make it work. Vince said his main goal was to have it on Sunday afternoons like regualr football. Putting it on Saturday on primetime was an extremely risky move and it did not pay off. If Vince was not focused on the WWF, and the media actually gave it a chance like Arena or NFL Europe, it could have succeeded. They also had ideas with the camera angles, the battle for who gets the ball first, cheerleaders, etc that made the NFL take notice. It got stupid when they did things like the wrestling angle between Rusty Tillman and Jesse Ventura. This message was edited by TeenWeek on 5-29-02 @ 7:51 AM

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