XFL USFL aanounce intention to merge

[MarkNelson]

Not looking forward to the coming weeks of additional speculation about hubs, teams and owners. My POV is everything that has been rumored or speculated in the past is off the table until it is officially announced. If people want to share speculation, then that is what this type of message board is all about. Just mark me down as "meh."

[4th&long]

Not looking forward to the coming weeks of additional speculation about hubs, teams and owners. My POV is everything that has been rumored or speculated in the past is off the table until it is officially announced. If people want to share speculation, then that is what this type of message board is all about. Just mark me down as "meh."

Well here's a positive. Its actually good for spring FB as cities, teams, fans, media can all speculate and generate news and buzz. Milk this for all the attention they can get.

For example Mark... let Canton and all the cities sweat a bit... make a better offer, work with their stadiums etc.... They now know that its one league and that these leagues are legit and funded and on major tv. Esp cities like SA, STl, Birm, Memphis and Canton. Pressure turns coal into diamonds (exaggerate much? ) Not really. Let the fans and cities that move the needle be a factor in this process.

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/lo ... 960072007/

[yg1968]

[He Hate Me]

This is a good idea, but it probably means there will no longer be an XFL.

[XFL4ever]

This is a good idea, but it probably means there will no longer be an XFL.

No reason to think that. The XFL is still selling their own season tickets too. I would expect they would also make a statement shortly on those tickets.

[Rmbay]

From the press releases and various tweets, it certainly seems that a merger for 2024 isn't a foregone conclusion, and in fact it wouldn't shock me if they only took half-measures now and let the two leagues play one last season separately. This could allow them to attract investors and give them more time to find homes for some of the franchises on the bubble instead of "benching" them for a year or more or housing them in hubs and alienating fan bases.

[4th&long]

From the press releases and various tweets, it certainly seems that a merger for 2024 isn't a foregone conclusion, and in fact it wouldn't shock me if they only took half-measures now and let the two leagues play one last season separately. This could allow them to attract investors and give them more time to find homes for some of the franchises on the bubble instead of "benching" them for a year or more or housing them in hubs and alienating fan bases.

Playing separate will have the reverse of attracting investors as cost cutting and 'one league' is where investors are looking to invest.
Playing a wasted year in effect to get to 2025 will be like burning money. It could cost XFL $60mm. Why do that?
I see both sides working endlessly to get this done in time for 2024.

[GDAWG]

From the press releases and various tweets, it certainly seems that a merger for 2024 isn't a foregone conclusion, and in fact it wouldn't shock me if they only took half-measures now and let the two leagues play one last season separately. This could allow them to attract investors and give them more time to find homes for some of the franchises on the bubble instead of "benching" them for a year or more or housing them in hubs and alienating fan bases.

Playing separate will have the reverse of attracting investors as cost cutting and 'one league' is where investors are looking to invest.
Playing a wasted year in effect to get to 2025 will be like burning money. It could cost XFL $60mm. Why do that?
I see both sides working endlessly to get this done in time for 2024.

Depends on how long this is going to take:

[MarkNelson]

Greg Parks wrote about the potential for delay due to government shutdown here.

https://xflboard.com/news/the-devil-is- ... fl-league/

[Rmbay]

From the press releases and various tweets, it certainly seems that a merger for 2024 isn't a foregone conclusion, and in fact it wouldn't shock me if they only took half-measures now and let the two leagues play one last season separately. This could allow them to attract investors and give them more time to find homes for some of the franchises on the bubble instead of "benching" them for a year or more or housing them in hubs and alienating fan bases.

Playing separate will have the reverse of attracting investors as cost cutting and 'one league' is where investors are looking to invest.
Playing a wasted year in effect to get to 2025 will be like burning money. It could cost XFL $60mm. Why do that?
I see both sides working endlessly to get this done in time for 2024.

I don't buy that it will have the reverse effect since one league is the endgame here. They could come to a merger agreement but still be under separate cover for time being, similar to the NFL and AFL. And since the eventual goal is one league, the sell to both fans and investors is less difficult, and the money lost most likely less substantial. I'm not saying it's the preferable (or even probable) road, but working endlessly to get this done for 2024 may not be the best for the long run either, especially if you alienate fans in the rush to make something happen.