By Bamaslammer – XFLBoard.com Birmingham – (24 January 2001) – This week I had an opportunity to sit down with Tim Berryman, the General Manager of the Birmingham Thunderbolts, to ask him some questions about the league and the Bolts in general. Tim is clearly in high demand right now but he was patient and … Read more
By MaddMax – XFLBoard.com Reporter (23 January 2001) – When the XFL announced that Memphis would be one of their inaugural cities, a name had to be chosen that would fit that community. Some may say that the name “Maniax” was chosen solely for the purpose of portraying the WWF-style of toughness and crazed behavior. Nobody really … Read more
Birmingham – (23 January 2001) – The XFL has been telling us that they will make our football experience better than the way we were accustomed. This was suppose to make us forget the NFL. It’s working. Marketing of the league has been ongoing since the XFL was first announced. The latest marketing scheme we heard … Read more
News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts ORLANDO – (22 January 2001) – The Birmingham Thunderbolts made eight player moves Monday to trim the roster to the XFL-mandated total of 56 to start the final week of training camp. The Bolts waived five players, placed two on injured reserve and one on the reserve-left squad list. Waived … Read more
News Courtesy of the Las Vegas Outlaws LAS VEGAS (Monday, January 22, 2001) – Las Vegas Outlaws Head Coach Jim Criner complied with the XFL’s roster mandate of 55 active players by 9:00 a.m. PT Monday by waiving three individuals and placing two others on the league’s Reserve – Injured list. Those waived today include two … Read more
WAIVE FOUR OTHERS TO REDUCE ROSTER TO 56 PLAYERS News Courtesy of the San Francisco Demons LAS VEGAS, Nev. (January 21, 2000) – The San Francisco Demons placed two players on injured reserve and waived four others Sunday to trim their roster to the mandatory limit of 56, Coach Jim Skipper announced. Released in the second … Read more
SKIPPER OPTIMISTIC WITH WEEK LEFT IN TRAINING CAMP News Courtesy of the San Francisco Demons LAS VEGAS, Nev. (January 20, 2000) – The San Francisco Demons completed their third week of pre-season training camp and Coach Jim Skipper had mixed emotions about his team’s controlled scrimmage against Memphis Saturday. “We still have to keep hacking wood, … Read more
Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts ORLANDO – (19 January 2001) – When the Birmingham Thunderbolts break training camp and return to Birmingham, one of the first orders of business will be to assist the Alabama Community Blood Bank in a blood drive at Legion Field. The blood drive is set for Jan. 31 from 7 a.m. … Read more
News Courtesy of the San Francisco Demons SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – (18 January 2001) – Appropriately, the Demons will be preparing for their 2001 XFL experience by practicing at the foot of Mt. Diablo in the East Bay. San Francisco’s newest professional football team will get ready for its 10-game regular season by conducting drills on … Read more
News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts ORLANDO – (18 January 2001) – While Birmingham’s scrimmage against Orlando was closed by the XFL and played largely to an empty house at the Citrus Bowl Wednesday, the same couldn’t be said for the Thunderbolts training room that night. Bolts athletic trainers Dave Gable and Dan Stockman played to … Read more
Former Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals QB Now on Las Vegas’ XFL Squad News Courtesy of the Las Vegas Outlaws LAS VEGAS (Thursday, January 18, 2001) – Las Vegas Outlaws Head Coach Jim Criner added veteran QB Mike Buck to the Las Vegas Outlaws roster today, with the former Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints … Read more
ADD THREE VETERAN RECEIVERS TO REPAIR SHORTAGE News Courtesy of the San Francisco Demons LAS VEGAS, Nev. (January 17, 2000) – The subject was the weather Wednesday in the San Francisco Demons’ XFL training camp here. The “hawk” was dominating the action for the second straight day. While San Francisco took the field in temperatures that … Read more