You sound like the kind of person to go to the super bowl party and say shit like "Dude, this game doesn't have any effect on out lives.... ummm who are we cheering for again haha.... dude if you were born 20 miles down the road you'd be cheering for somebody completely different"
@@Outta-hz1ej Nah, it's stupid to say "this game doesn't have any effect on out lives" any form of entertainment can have an effect and especially important effects on ones life. It can serve as inspiration, bonding with others, and a way to relax from stress. As for the other points I don't like taking the fun out for other people, I may do so if someone asks or it comes up but I am not going to hark on someone for enjoying a given piece of entertainment. When I and I assume others say "I don't like watching sports" I mean the act of sitting down and watching a full game is boring, but I enjoy looks at players, a team's season, or even highlights. It's never the first thing I look for but I can appreciate the stories, athleticism, and legacy they hold. It's why I love Emp's Nascar videos, they can get me (someone who has never watched nascar) to understand and grow an appreciation for it.
I see the appeal of having a genuine 2nd or even 3rd tier pro football leagues for cities which aren’t being catered to by the NFL and to employ talented players who might not have gotten a shot otherwise, but they should just be genuine minor league affiliates to NFL teams running concurrently with the traditional football season
I like the XFL because I live in St Louis but I can’t lie when I say I barely watch the games. The football off-season really does give the actual season meaning
I think they should just make a minor league to the NFL. That did exist, *cough* NFL Europe *cough* , play it in the fall somewhere where the NFL isn’t, and spread the game worldwide so that way Europeans don’t BULLY us. (lol)
I like sports and It’s hard to find people who also understand the appeal when I’m surrounded by the reddit karma farming, high iq, memelords you were talking about. Thanks emp
The appeal for me is precisely because of that rag tag nature. I don't watch sports for athleticism. I just like struggles and seeing teams and fans come together or fall apart spectacularly. The fans of St Louis and DC are having way more fun than a lot of NFL fans do. I guess I'd say, even though the NFL is fairly well run, if it wasn't and a league with lesser talent had more parity and drama, I'd watch the 'lesser' league any day of the week.
In the DC area we don’t even really care about the XFL games we kind of just go to them to have a fun activity we do stuff like throwing lemons on the field and making a really long beer snake it’s nothing serious
Hey man, as someone who grew up a football fan, the XFL is still good football. I’m someone who enjoys the in depth workings of plays and schemes. I’m happy you see the value of life lessons in sports Also Are you in The Swamp?!
I haven’t watched the video yet but I already agree. Baseball is my favorite sport and I already feel like football overlaps with it too much. The MLB playoff races will be going on but ESPN will only ever talk about week 1 of the NFL. You can’t ALSO take spring away from baseball
I'd argue that at least the XFL has proven some merit as an outlet for overlooked NFL players to find new life elsewhere or college players to get some pro experience and possibly a higher draft position.
I’d appreciate the XFL or a spring league more if there was a team in my city, idk why they didn’t do an OKC team. Great market, maybe it’ll unite the OU and Okie lite fans lol
Wait, there's new leagues for the spring, and there's STILL not an Oklahoma team??? We have some fantastic college football teams, so why tf not? Like, i don't even really watch football that much, and that still ticks me off. Its just a huge missed opportunity.
re "handegg", I'm here from the other side of the water to agree with you. "Soccer" is short for Association Football, and was called that to distinguish it from the older Rugby Football, which like American Football uses an elliptical ball.
The situation with the AAF was a bit more complicated. They folded even before COVID. It was improper management and hemorrhaging funds that led to their demise. Basically, they had no clear plan and no recruitment deals.
It seems to me like the USFL and XFL want to be what the AFL was in the 60's, but don't have the balls to directly compete with the NFL, which will permanently relegate them to "minor league" status.
I can at least see the use of Spring/Alt Leagues though: - Develop Players into better talents giving the "Main League" a better pool of players/giving players that were in the NFL a 1st (for those basically stuck on the bench) or 2nd chance to prove themselves - Test out rules that can improve the sport overall [XFL's PAT System and Time Limit on reviews (iirc) for example] - Give Cities a team that would otherwise be overlooked. - This is a personal reason but I'd like to see them play in more environments where the elements are more of a factor. Though I'd also wanna see someone actually try and challenge the NFL as well. Should the XFL/USFL go during the NFL Times I guess? Side note: I occasionally watch Japan's X-League since they have American Football over there as well. The CNFL (China) exists but not found any games. Hell an International League would be pretty cool or as an Olympic Sport at least. Maybe a "North American League" to have Canada and Mexico included? (Or just the NFL Expand to them) Anyways a great vid as always!
Every Spring football league always falls flat whether it be due to ratings like the OG XFL, poor management like the AAF or poor ratings AND a global pandemic like the XFL 2.0. I don’t have high hopes for the XFL 3.0.
I’m honestly just a fan of spring football because I personally cannot get tired of football. I’m a big Breakers fan (USFL) because I need a professional football team in NOLA that won’t suck for the next 5 years (Saints). Still great vid tho emp!
Spring Leagues I think are a good thing for providing a runway for overlooked guys or guys needing a second chance (Look at Kavonte Turpin). And I'll watch if there's nothing else on but I don't go out of my way to watch. I honestly think their market would be better for week night games for those reasons.
Can I ask your thoughts on arena football? With the AFL's revival for next year do you lump it in with the USFL and XFL or do you think it's different enough to keep it interesting to you? Or are you just completely indifferent to it in general?
There’s also like the fact if for some reason someone ends up caring about these off season poop leagues and keep track of players and stats and whatever, it’s gonna be so much shit to remember. NFL draft AND XFL draft? Crazy stuff. I’m a very entry level sports fan (idk how else to explain it) so I don’t really know all the stats and shit about teams I do like so two leagues sounds immense.
When XFL first came back in 2020 i was genuinely enjoying watching it cause I had a local team. The tickets to go were dirt cheap and I enjoyed going. But now with the new return and rebrand, they got rid of my team and now have THREE FUCKING TEXAS TEAMS!!! They keep a team in Seattle of all places but not L.A.? When I went to the game there were alot more people there than I thought there would be. So I know the ticket sales weren't so bad they couldn't keep them there. Every XFL game was super low attendance anyways. So with the USFL coming back last year i tried to watch it but couldn't really keep up with it cause I didn't really have a team. And screw the XFL I haven't even bothered checking on it since it came back.
Yes why shouldn’t we have unlimited entertainment from one source of media year round suck away the meaning of the off-season I love it man love it CLEARLY as you can SEE considering I don’t even watch the other two (sarcasm adding this to make sure NOBODY gets offended by a JOKE)
FOOTBALL FOOTBALL!! EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR COME WATCH THE FARTKNOCKERS GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE GLUPSHITTOS!! I am tired of football for now. I dislike spring football.
