NEWS AND NOTES FROM THUNDERBOLTS TRAINING CAMP

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THUNDERBOLTS TRAINING CAMP

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts Day VIII – Tuesday, January 9, 2001 Communicators ORLANDO – Birmingham Bolts quarterbacks, offensive coordinator Dave Arslanian and head coach Gerry DiNardo had the opportunity Tuesday to work with the XFL coach-to-quarterback communication system that will be employed by the Bolts when the season begins Feb. 4 against Memphis. … Read more

Home Town Hero Comes Home

Home Town Hero Comes Home

By Bamaslammer – Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 9 January 2001 – Birmingham – It was 1993 and my friend, a season ticket holder at Alabama, left me two tickets he wasn’t going to use against Ole Miss. Alabama was a run oriented team coached by a man who preached defense and the running game. But the … Read more

XFL PRE-SEASON TRAINING CAMPS UNDERWAY IN ORLANDO AND LAS VEGAS; SEASON TO KICKOFF FEBRUARY 3

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With kickoff of the inaugural XFL season only one month away, the league’s eight teams have opened their first-ever pre-season training camps in Orlando and Las Vegas. Officially getting underway this past Monday with player physicals, team meetings and other administrative activities, on-field practice starts today for the coaching staffs and 70-man squads in each … Read more

Las Vegas Outlaws fans want more!

Las Vegas Outlaws fans want more!

By TheGrandonGang – XFLBoard.com Las Vegas Outlaws Team Reporter Las Vegas – (7 January 2001) Under a beautiful, virtually cloudless, blue sky with the temperature approaching 70, just minutes from the world-famous Strip and the weekend hubbub of the Consumer Electronics show, what better sounds could one hear than bodies hitting one another and the battle-cry … Read more

Across the Rio Grande

Across the Rio Grande

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THUNDERBOLTS TRAINING CAMP Day V – Saturday, January 6, 2001 ORLANDO – Crossing Rio Grande Ave. from McCracken Field to Thunder Field seemed to be just the wake up call the Birmingham Thunderbolts needed Saturday, or maybe it was because the Orlando Rage stood waiting across the border. For an hour, Birmingham … Read more

Imported Cheerleaders?

Imported Cheerleaders?

By Bamaslammer – Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 1 January 2001 – People in Birmingham have noted that the Birmingham Cheerleaders have yet to make an appearance either in person or by photo media. Other cities already have rolled out the carpet for their new marketing and special event girls. Lets face it, the Dubba Dubba twins are … Read more