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Novel Idea for XFL team locations....
Posted on 1/29/18 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 12:18 pm
Dont have them.
Think about it. If you put these teams in places that have NFL teams (i.e. major markets) they are going to fail. If you put them in smaller tier 2 markets they may have a bit of success but no on in NY is going to tune in to watch Omaha vs Lincoln.
But...if you follow the WWE/Boxing/MMA model and have say 10 teams without a city affiliation they could schedule neutral site games all over the country. "The XFL will be in Dallas on April 24th...Dont miss it!"
You drive up demand to attend in person and you dont lose interest from the casual viewer.
Think about it. If you put these teams in places that have NFL teams (i.e. major markets) they are going to fail. If you put them in smaller tier 2 markets they may have a bit of success but no on in NY is going to tune in to watch Omaha vs Lincoln.
But...if you follow the WWE/Boxing/MMA model and have say 10 teams without a city affiliation they could schedule neutral site games all over the country. "The XFL will be in Dallas on April 24th...Dont miss it!"
You drive up demand to attend in person and you dont lose interest from the casual viewer.
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Posted on 1/29/18 at 12:20 pm to Hester Carries
No one will be a fan of a team without a location
Posted on 1/29/18 at 12:21 pm to Hester Carries
Depends on if the new league is pushing the entertainment value or the competitiveness of the play.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 12:23 pm to Hester Carries
I think the XFL should focus on capturing the disenfranchised NFL fans.
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Posted on 1/29/18 at 12:33 pm to Hester Carries
Not going to crush someone for thinking outside the box but this is not an idea i think would work. For one your immediately double your traveling costs, not great for a new league thats going to have a ton of startup overhead as it is.
And while you're right there are a lot of fans out there that root for teams that don't play in their city, these are usually reserved for historic powers, which will take decades to establish.
And while you're right there are a lot of fans out there that root for teams that don't play in their city, these are usually reserved for historic powers, which will take decades to establish.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 1:06 pm to Hester Carries
That's an interesting idea. They could get a lot of fans for each team because it makes it easier to gain fans from all over the entire country if they aren't affiliated with a particular city.
The only problem I see with that is that there won't be enough fans in any particular city on game day. So, for example... a team might have 1 million fans, but they would be spread out across the entire country and wouldn't congregate together when they play in a random city.
The only problem I see with that is that there won't be enough fans in any particular city on game day. So, for example... a team might have 1 million fans, but they would be spread out across the entire country and wouldn't congregate together when they play in a random city.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 1:23 pm to Hester Carries
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Novel Idea for XFL team locations....
Dont have them.
Even E-Sports teams(video game teams)are starting to go to a city affiliation model in order to grab traditional sports fans. Creating a team without a city affiliation simply does not work.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 1:28 pm to Hester Carries
I actually think that’s a pretty good idea
You could even have like 8 of your ‘base’ franchises have a central location (Vegas, Oakland, Slidell, Orlando, etc) and then have your rover squads who don’t have an allegiance to a certain city
You could even have like 8 of your ‘base’ franchises have a central location (Vegas, Oakland, Slidell, Orlando, etc) and then have your rover squads who don’t have an allegiance to a certain city
Posted on 1/29/18 at 1:54 pm to Hester Carries
They should try to put players from the area, on the teams.
You have a team In Birmingham, and you have Auburn,Bama,etc players on it, and there is some interest locally. Do this for all teams, as you can.
You have a team In Birmingham, and you have Auburn,Bama,etc players on it, and there is some interest locally. Do this for all teams, as you can.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 3:15 pm to Hester Carries
I've wondered why a team has never tried splitting their games between two cities or even just giving a nearby city a few games a year. It seems like an easy way to make your market bigger. When the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001 they never made any attempt to draw people from the Little Rock area and I never understood that. The metro is more than half the size of the Memphis metro and there are no professional sports or relevant college sports in the city. If they had played a couple of exhibition games a year at Verizon Arena I think it would have been a good investment into their brand.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 3:44 pm to Hester Carries
I just don’t want to see teams in markets like Orlando, Birmingham, or Albuquerque. There are still markets that could possibly support teams better like San Antonio, Toronto, etc.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 5:04 pm to Hester Carries
There have been pro teams that used multiple locations in the past and its always failed.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 5:41 pm to Hester Carries
This is not a bad idea actually. Trying to beat the NFL at their own game is doomed to fail.
People will eventually become attached to certain teams regardless if they have a city affiliation or not. It's like car racing. You don't become a Haas fan because they're based out of South Carolina. You just like the team.
People will eventually become attached to certain teams regardless if they have a city affiliation or not. It's like car racing. You don't become a Haas fan because they're based out of South Carolina. You just like the team.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 7:05 pm to Hester Carries
I mean it won’t work but I like your originality.
It would have to be a HELL of a traveling spectacle for this model to work.
It would have to be a HELL of a traveling spectacle for this model to work.
This post was edited on 1/29/18 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 1/29/18 at 7:10 pm to Hester Carries
It’s just a bunch of throw away bullshite. Some players will get paid, which is good, but it’s being formed as republican propaganda.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 7:12 pm to Hester Carries
You want an ENTIRE LEAGUE to barnstorm?
This isn't the Harlem Globetrotters or Barnum & Bailey.
XFL might be a circus enough, you don't need to provide the Circus tents.
This isn't the Harlem Globetrotters or Barnum & Bailey.
XFL might be a circus enough, you don't need to provide the Circus tents.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 8:16 pm to Hester Carries
That may work for wrestling MMA and Boxing because they are individual sports and for boxing and MMA the athletes have a home base where they train for months.
If xfl teams have no home city, where will the players live and practice?
If xfl teams have no home city, where will the players live and practice?
Posted on 1/29/18 at 8:36 pm to Hester Carries
I'm about to nerd this place up, but what if the players were sorted by personality type? Different teams would cater to different fans: highly moral, or flashy, or shite-talking, or blue collar.
Maybe there's a type of Hat that could help with that, uh, Sorting.
Maybe there's a type of Hat that could help with that, uh, Sorting.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 9:43 pm to Hester Carries
Interesting, but no.
You need a mix of Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities .
You need a mix of Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities .
Posted on 1/30/18 at 10:31 am to Hester Carries
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