By Bamaslammer – Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 30 October 2000 – We are 3 months away from a furious thrashing of the Memphis Maniacs at Legion Field. At this point I thought a first semester report card would be in order. Marketing The local media descended upon the XFL and the nameless Birmingham team like vultures. … Read more
(30 October 2000) – The Orlando Rage made Louisville’s Jeff Brohm its first selection in the XFL’s Player Allocation and Selection System draft. Brohm isn’t short on experience. He spent six seasons in the NFL, including last season with the Denver Broncos, where he was the team’s number three quarterback. He is somewhat familiar with the … Read more
(25 October 2000) — The XFL draft may prove to be one of the more exciting events that the XFL has staged on the road to its inaugural game on the 3rd of Feb 2001. Over the weekend of 28-30 October, 2000, a total of 560 players will be picked from a draft pool reported … Read more
All Good Things Must Come to an End… Should It Really? By QumarChicago – Chicago Team Reporter 21 October 2000 – When Dick Butkus was announced as head coach of the enforcers in June, everyone in the city of Chicago was ecstatic. Everyone from former Enforcers GM Ken Valdiserri, to Vince McMahon, to the media … Read more
(20 October 2000) — Did the XFL lie to it’s fans? After all, there are many fans who have stepped forward to support the Chicago Enforcers and even some who bought season tickets simply because Dick Butkus was going to be on the sidelines. Most XFL fans bought into the whole concept of Dick Butkus as … Read more
(16 October 2000) — The XFL draft is coming up in two weeks. It is time to take a breather and reflect on how the final months of preparation will be for the XFL teams. The question that many people have been asking is this: How will the XFL go from where they are now … Read more
10 October 2000 – Some of the Xtreme’s playing corp is starting to take shape. On Thursday, Sept 28th, the Xtreme worked out former UCLA star Tommy Maddox. The word is that Los Angeles Head Coach, Al Luginbill, liked what he saw in Maddox. The coach is also excited that he may be starting the season … Read more
(26 September 2000) — I was at an airport last year waiting for a connecting flight, and waiting out the time by spending it in the airport bar, and having a very expensive, but cold and refreshing beer. On the bar television was wrestling. No, not Olympic wrestling, but WWF wrestling. A middle aged woman, sitting … Read more
By Bamaslammer Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 23 September 2000 – While waiting for news on the staff and minicamps. (Mike Shula former offensive coordinator for the Bucs was in town last week but you DIDN’T HEAR IT FROM ME). I was pondering what made football successful in Alabama. Of course the first thing that comes to … Read more
By Sonny Sanders Birmingham Bolts Co-Reporter 21 September 2000 – Wednesday the Thunderbolts held an invitation only tryout camp. Among those in attendance were former players from Auburn, Alabama, and UAB. Names that are familiar to the Birmingham football fans. These players were not bench-warmers in college. Some of the players are very good, but … Read more
The XFL has announced it will move the “Demons” franchise to Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco. (18 September 2000) — The day was Monday the 10th of July, 2000. The headline on XFLBoard.com had read: Do you know the way to San Jose? We’d like to think that this 1968 Burt Bacharach song title had … Read more
By QumarChicago – Chicago Team Reporter 16 September 2000 – On September 10, something unexpected happened that would affect the Chicago Enforcers and the XFL. The XFL’s first GM of a team in its league, Ken Valdiserri resigned. Personally, I saw that this might have happened, what with all the rampant rumors going around in … Read more