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  • čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
  • The XFL Million Dollar Game was so bad that they never played again. Well, the league got cancelled for other reasons, but the point stands. Rarely did it actually resemble football. Anything "good" was thanks to something far worse. And honestly, it's what the XFL deserved.
    A poorly thought out, unnecessarily reckless league pitted the Los Angeles Xtreme against the San Francisco Demons. It quickly became clear these teams didn't belong on the same field, and was over as soon as it started. Thankfully, they played the whole 60 minutes so I could watch that for you and paint a picture of how terrible it was.
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  • @FiSTofSTEeL112
    @FiSTofSTEeL112 Před 5 lety +3611

    The XBA- the hoops are only 8 feet high and 2 feet in diameter, half court shots are worth 10, instead of free throws you get tossed an alley oop into a slam dunk
    The XLB- steroids required, outfield fences can be no more than 350 feet away, home plate collisions mandatory even if there’s no play, bat flips required or else the player will be called out
    The XHL- literally just fistfights for 3 periods, last man standing wins

    • @str8kronic
      @str8kronic Před 5 lety +621

      XGA (golf) mandatory reenactment of atleast, but not limited to, 1 happy Gilmore scene, per golfer, per hole.
      XASCAR- all racecars must be convertibles, no helmets, drivers required to give cell phone interviews during race, seatbelts prohibited, pitstops for gas and nas refills only

    • @brandonclaar5875
      @brandonclaar5875 Před 5 lety +175

      I would watch ALL of these!

    • @thebrotherhood227
      @thebrotherhood227 Před 5 lety +211

      IDK bout you man but XHL sounds epic and XLB is the only way i'd ever watch Baseball

    • @beorik
      @beorik Před 5 lety +123

      I actually do remember some sort of basketball league where there were trampolines set into the floor at various places??? Pretty sure that wasn't a fever dream but uh ... [googling] ... no it was real! Slamball -- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slamball

    • @richfinn2126
      @richfinn2126 Před 5 lety +120

      Slam ball was our XBA

  • @supermacguyver
    @supermacguyver Před 5 lety +4410

    Big Daddy 69 deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.

  • @RahubaatNeteru
    @RahubaatNeteru Před 5 lety +1374

    That skycam revolutionized the way we watch football... Gotta at least give them XFL credit for that...

    • @notbot8830
      @notbot8830 Před 4 lety +40

      Silver linings

    • @ShakeItLittleTina
      @ShakeItLittleTina Před 4 lety +58

      And the WWE inspired video boards were introduced with this league and now it’s damn near impossible to find a major stadium without a screen

    • @abrahamlincoln8748
      @abrahamlincoln8748 Před 4 lety +19

      And mic’d up

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Před 3 lety +3

      @@ShakeItLittleTina I feel like they were already a thing, though. Can you point at a stadium which didn't have a screen by 2001?

    • @dalekinney8726
      @dalekinney8726 Před rokem

      But giving an entire Football league credit for the skycam and nothing else is pretty bad on their part. Even after a second try. Vince is stubborn that’s for sure

  • @BBall0027
    @BBall0027 Před 3 lety +88

    Fun fact: Big Daddy 69 (real name Jerry Crafts) is now the offensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

  • @circeh9499
    @circeh9499 Před 5 lety +1253

    My dad was a Coordinator for the Bolts. He says it’s the most fun he’s had coaching a team despite how bad the Bolts were

    • @phoenixgamer3480
      @phoenixgamer3480 Před 5 lety +75

      Cool

    • @brokenking5044
      @brokenking5044 Před 5 lety +12

      Dude, i would sign up for the Bolts tomorrow. This is Awesome!

    • @ManticMenace
      @ManticMenace Před 5 lety +7

      whats his name. I can't find him anywhere on the bolts Wikipedia

    • @circeh9499
      @circeh9499 Před 5 lety +94

      @@ManticMenace Jim Hilyer. I believe he was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

    • @LBP15
      @LBP15 Před 5 lety +34

      @@phoenixgamer3480 shut up nerd it was interesting

  • @sullivangate
    @sullivangate Před 5 lety +1670

    God bless Vince McMahon's ability to hide an empty crowd.

    • @drax141
      @drax141 Před 5 lety +219

      Wwe mastered it

    • @brownmatthewn
      @brownmatthewn Před 5 lety +76

      LA Chargers should take some notes for the Scrub Hub Center...

    • @deltaforcegamingcorp.2232
      @deltaforcegamingcorp.2232 Před 5 lety +3

      Amen

    • @cypher515
      @cypher515 Před 5 lety +28

      @@drax141 To be fair, WCW was the undisputed champion for years before Vince bought them out. (First at the actual business. Then at hiding the sheer emptiness of their buildings. :p )

    • @HusseinDoha
      @HusseinDoha Před 5 lety +8

      @@cypher515 Dude, no one questions Vince's amazing abilities to found and grow a business. He's GOAT.

  • @lucymoody4927
    @lucymoody4927 Před 5 lety +1888

    The xfl should always only ever have one season every 20 years

    • @blakejames9743
      @blakejames9743 Před 4 lety +129

      It's the "purge" of the world of football.

    • @absentehhh8263
      @absentehhh8263 Před 4 lety +11

      Why wouldn't you want more football

    • @JD-mz1rl
      @JD-mz1rl Před 4 lety +15

      That would be fantastic

    • @mr.jofficialchannel1502
      @mr.jofficialchannel1502 Před 4 lety +1

      @@blakejames9743 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

    • @ElMagnificoRe
      @ElMagnificoRe Před 4 lety +17

      It's coming again. It will be back 2040. If Vince makes it.

  • @josegurrola9021
    @josegurrola9021 Před 5 lety +2508

    2020 XFL Top selling jerseys:
    BIG DADDY 69
    HE HATE ME
    TEABAGGER

    • @nicknickell4785
      @nicknickell4785 Před 5 lety +65

      I have a custom Packers he hate me jersey

    • @jamesschultz3706
      @jamesschultz3706 Před 5 lety +5

      Tommy Maddux?

    • @leetorry
      @leetorry Před 4 lety +19

      Future candidates for the XFL Hall of Fame

    • @joeyskar
      @joeyskar Před 4 lety +11

      I HATE HE
      I HATE HE 2

    • @austinreed5805
      @austinreed5805 Před 4 lety +25

      If there is a Big Daddy 69 jersey at an XFL game, I’m buying it. XD

  • @henrythemuthafuckineighth
    @henrythemuthafuckineighth Před 5 lety +990

    Technically, it was also the best XFL Championship.

    • @jsmpsnn
      @jsmpsnn Před 5 lety +14

      i mean you aint wrong

    • @xdgaming70
      @xdgaming70 Před 5 lety +7

      Brent Kelley In fact by the looks of it; the game wasn’t that bad.

    • @crazyluigi6664
      @crazyluigi6664 Před 5 lety

      For now, sure. Won't really be that way by 2020, though. At least, we hope.

    • @c0r3k1d3
      @c0r3k1d3 Před 4 lety

      This completely true statement makes me very very sad

    • @walkingman8943
      @walkingman8943 Před 4 lety +6

      It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

  • @zachpriddy8432
    @zachpriddy8432 Před 5 lety +590

    Are you not gonna mention that at the time of this game, Jesse Ventura was STILL Governor of Minnesota??? Yes, a high profile politician is on the other side of the country from the state he's in charge of covering this dumpster fire of a game. This was the XFL

    • @asahokage
      @asahokage Před 5 lety +7

      Zach Priddy legendary

    • @thegoodsmaster
      @thegoodsmaster Před 5 lety +24

      its minnesota...not much happens in little cananda

    • @weregretohio7728
      @weregretohio7728 Před 5 lety +4

      These days, that would be normal.

    • @cd6xc
      @cd6xc Před 5 lety +9

      @@weregretohio7728 In these days people would say it's smart politics.

    • @Goldman200
      @Goldman200 Před 5 lety +4

      isn't he a conspiracy nut?

  • @seanmcnew18
    @seanmcnew18 Před 5 lety +960

    "Give football back to the fans"
    You don't even listen to the fans of your primary business.

    • @lonniecraig5186
      @lonniecraig5186 Před 5 lety +67

      Unfortunately, you raise a good point. If he won't give the fans what they want when it comes to wrestling, it's not likely he is going to give what the fans want when it comes to football.

    • @MattLemonsackMusic
      @MattLemonsackMusic Před 5 lety +46

      Dude went full politician mode. Tell em what they wanna hear. That little nod he did when he said “to the fans” I went wtf & had to watch it again. Kinda creepy honestly lol

    • @butchking656
      @butchking656 Před 5 lety +20

      Not to mention everything he's tried outside of wrestling have been failed business ventures. Problem really is He hates wrestling and the people he surrounds himself with people woh hates wrestling. They think they're better than wrestling although they have made money in spite of wrestling.

    • @onlyone23km
      @onlyone23km Před 5 lety +2

      The Rock is a prime example.

    • @jonathannemo6232
      @jonathannemo6232 Před 5 lety +2

      Touche

  • @galuple
    @galuple Před 5 lety +147

    Fun fact: LA's kicker ended up becoming a cop in Oregon, and then got fired for molesting a drunk woman on a traffic stop.

  • @codyssmith73
    @codyssmith73 Před 5 lety +2590

    Okay, that punt rule is awesome.

    • @northamericansports1501
      @northamericansports1501 Před 5 lety +214

      Cody Smith it would make special teams so much more exciting

    • @kevaninthe4135
      @kevaninthe4135 Před 5 lety +263

      Imagine what Belichick would do with that flexibility.

    • @Flealfy45
      @Flealfy45 Před 5 lety +55

      Yeah and injuries too.

    • @fighterck6241
      @fighterck6241 Před 5 lety +9

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @maxboi1036
      @maxboi1036 Před 5 lety +2

      Micah G Bad idea because it would make the game more complicated.

  • @ShootNeutrality
    @ShootNeutrality Před 5 lety +692

    That said, the only XFL final was the best one too.

    • @katherineberger6329
      @katherineberger6329 Před 5 lety +1

      If it was good football, that would be true. It wasn't.

    • @TheCandoRailfan
      @TheCandoRailfan Před 5 lety

      You can't argue that it was the best (and worst).

    • @imightbebiased9311
      @imightbebiased9311 Před 5 lety

      L.A. owns 100% of all the XFL titles.

    • @natecruz7114
      @natecruz7114 Před 5 lety

      Kate Tremaine The NFL isn’t good football either, with all the unbearable Ad-placement they shove into the sport

    • @flexican5399
      @flexican5399 Před 5 lety

      Kate Tremaine it was still the best one, since it was the only one

  • @jayit6851
    @jayit6851 Před 5 lety +614

    If the XFL is coming back I want Big Daddy 69 back as well

    • @davidozab2753
      @davidozab2753 Před 5 lety +43

      Each team should be required to have a Big Daddy 69 on its roster.

    • @jackdull5699
      @jackdull5699 Před 4 lety +22

      I want He Hate Me back!

    • @Closurenomore
      @Closurenomore Před 4 lety +5

      What’s Gronk doing in the XFL

  • @katherineberger6329
    @katherineberger6329 Před 5 lety +456

    To make a point here, Jesse Ventura, at the time, was GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA.

    • @ABCDEFG-bk9gx
      @ABCDEFG-bk9gx Před 4 lety +1

      Chris Kyle knocked Governor Ventura out. POW!

    • @shadowaitherios6172
      @shadowaitherios6172 Před 4 lety +32

      @@ABCDEFG-bk9gx No he didn't, he lied about that. Plus there was a lawsuit
      www.nationalreview.com/2014/07/justice-jesse-ventura-was-right-his-lawsuit-j-delgado/
      www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/12/05/ventura-glad-legal-battle-against-american-sniper-is-over/

    • @JackChiefton
      @JackChiefton Před 4 lety +23

      ABC- The liar Kyle tried. Ventura won money for the defamation. However, with the way our country operates, Ventura has been ostracized.

    • @tigerg8022
      @tigerg8022 Před 4 lety

      So what?

    • @primarchkhas726
      @primarchkhas726 Před 3 lety

      @@ABCDEFG-bk9gx no he didnt. He lied. Some navy seal he was

  • @Cthulhu3C
    @Cthulhu3C Před 4 lety +36

    The XFL really truly is cursed. Five weeks of good-to-great football, cue global pandemic, season shutdown, and the league folds again.

    • @michaelhartmann8460
      @michaelhartmann8460 Před 4 lety +9

      At this rate, I already fear, that attempt number 3 might fold just five minutes after its announcement...

  • @jackashmore
    @jackashmore Před 4 lety +144

    The XFL is a league that was meant for the meme era...ahead of its time really

  • @mooseot
    @mooseot Před 5 lety +291

    To troll the XFL, the day after their championship game (if they make it that far) you should do "The Best XFL Championship Game" and just rerelease this video.

    • @SplicerOtter
      @SplicerOtter Před 3 lety +6

      It should have happened despite the championship game not happening lol

    • @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498
      @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498 Před 3 lety +1

      @@SplicerOtter always,In My opinion

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Před 3 lety +2

      @@SplicerOtter I dunno...if it was for failures of their own, I'd be all for it, but this is just the sadness of the COVID era. I hate to say it, but somehow the failure of the new XFL wasn't Vince's fault (directly).

    • @SplicerOtter
      @SplicerOtter Před 3 lety +1

      @@roguishpaladin WWE begs to differ

  • @SAVikingSA
    @SAVikingSA Před 5 lety +194

    leatherwood and wilcox sounds like a 70's police drama

    • @SAVikingSA
      @SAVikingSA Před 5 lety +4

      also lol that this game had a legit field goal attempt that ended in an interception

    • @jopalm3649
      @jopalm3649 Před 4 lety +2

      Or the bouncers of a gay sm nightclub.

    • @petemcgaha1133
      @petemcgaha1133 Před 4 lety

      Frank Leatherwood my homie from Canton NC was a beast yo! Played a season with the Dolphins.Shared the backfield with Asheville NC legend John Avery. Asheville High Cougars cranks out
      NFLer's like Minute Maid makes Orange Juice.Great to see Frankie mentioned in the video good dude.

    • @sleepful1917
      @sleepful1917 Před 2 lety

      i love ur name

  • @henryallen4158
    @henryallen4158 Před 5 lety +299

    0/10, not enough Big Daddy 69

  • @jayl9110
    @jayl9110 Před 5 lety +794

    #69 Big Daddy is my mf'ing SPIRIT ANIMAL.

    • @Adeon55
      @Adeon55 Před 5 lety +6

      Retire that mfing jersey!

    • @danielfrancis7798
      @danielfrancis7798 Před 5 lety +1

      I would like but right now it's at 666 likes. I just can't.

  • @zacharytaylor3178
    @zacharytaylor3178 Před 3 lety +24

    Fun fact: Jesse Ventura was literally the governor of Minnesota while calling this game

    • @JWex-jy7sk
      @JWex-jy7sk Před 3 lety +5

      Nothing puts a better image on your governor than calling the championship game of a declining violent and sexy football league that shows people flipping the bird in the stands!

  • @BSJinx
    @BSJinx Před 4 lety +47

    RIP XFL Mark 2. See you again in 2039!

    • @michaelhartmann8460
      @michaelhartmann8460 Před 4 lety +5

      At this rate, XFL Mk3 might fold just 5 minutes after its announcement...

    • @_faye.
      @_faye. Před 3 lety +1

      2022 babey!!!

    • @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498
      @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498 Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaelhartmann8460 XFL Mark 2 in 2021 or 2022 season will be better,for now. #XFLisback #SBNation👍🙏😊

    • @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498
      @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498 Před 3 lety +1

      @@_faye. with Dwayne"The Rock"Johnson has signed With Vince Mcmahon and Oliver Luck in XFL 2022 season is always better.👍👍👍#XFL2022 #SBNation

  • @ellisguerrero212
    @ellisguerrero212 Před 5 lety +279

    *LA Xtreme* : *The only LA team capable of beating Brady and the Patriots*

  • @boiledegg3534
    @boiledegg3534 Před 5 lety +629

    I bet the xfl would of played sweet victory

    • @Galland_
      @Galland_ Před 5 lety +23

      I wish i had a dollar for every "would of" i read in yt comments..

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Před 5 lety +6

      The XFL would have had ICP play during halftime. Actually, I just realized that they didn't say who played the halftime show.

    • @JamesSmith-vk2ky
      @JamesSmith-vk2ky Před 5 lety +8

      @@Galland_ Ikr? It's pathetic. You can't "of" anything! Ordering breakfast at a diner: Customer: "I'll of the pancakes with maple syrup. I'll also of hash browns on the side." Waitress: "Will you of coffee with that?" Customer: "No, thanks. I'll of a cup of tea though." Waitress: "Okay, that's coming right up. And I'll of your tea ready in a minute." 😖😖😖

    • @plartoota4584
      @plartoota4584 Před 5 lety +2

      James Smith y’all need to get a life

    • @JamesSmith-vk2ky
      @JamesSmith-vk2ky Před 5 lety +5

      @@plartoota4584 Nah, people need to learn proper word usage.

  • @isa-mf5vq
    @isa-mf5vq Před 4 lety +34

    "Big game at the end" The equivalent of the effort of a last minute essay

  • @lenin1208
    @lenin1208 Před 4 lety +49

    Vince McMahon looks like a spokesman for scientology

    • @willow7610
      @willow7610 Před 3 lety +6

      Scientology wishes it was as crazy as Vince McMahon is

  • @MrMikey1981
    @MrMikey1981 Před 5 lety +1273

    It's a nice filler episode while they're remaking the Worst Super Bowl Ever video.

  • @BillyMcBillface
    @BillyMcBillface Před 5 lety +501

    Well, you guys had to fill in the day that had no video somehow huh

    • @SecretBaseSBN
      @SecretBaseSBN  Před 5 lety +79

      Hard to argue with that logic

    • @openingband
      @openingband Před 5 lety +17

      @@SecretBaseSBN JON BOIS

    • @JuanGomez-ke5py
      @JuanGomez-ke5py Před 5 lety +6

      @@SecretBaseSBN do a do wrestling or MMA

    • @jarradchapman4271
      @jarradchapman4271 Před 5 lety +2

      OR this is a stealth preview of a Jon Bois documentary on the XFL...?

    • @realevilcorgi
      @realevilcorgi Před 5 lety

      Wrestling barely counts as a sport (it's certainly not a competitive one) but I def wanna see some MMA.

  • @willmckee1632
    @willmckee1632 Před 4 lety +45

    “They went for a field goal attempt but completely botched that and it ended in an interception”
    Definitely some quality football

  • @mixedhairless
    @mixedhairless Před 4 lety +24

    I found an original XFL football in the closet of the house we just purchased...
    Talk about timing..

  • @thebestcentaur
    @thebestcentaur Před 5 lety +36

    "A blown-out tire got its wish to be human"
    Best McMahon description to date

  • @indigothedemigod3989
    @indigothedemigod3989 Před 5 lety +106

    *Title of the video:* the only XFL Championship was also the worst
    *Me:* "But, it was also the greatest sooooo....."

    • @dogzilla7698
      @dogzilla7698 Před 5 lety +1

      its meant to be a joke

    • @clessalvein876
      @clessalvein876 Před 5 lety +1

      That’s true, but If nothing else, Big Daddy 69 would’ve made it the greatest.

    • @dogzilla7698
      @dogzilla7698 Před 5 lety

      @@clessalvein876 oh i agree, i loved the xfl and cant wait for it to be back

  • @kevaninthe4135
    @kevaninthe4135 Před 4 lety +25

    If "Idiocracy" was a sport then it would be the XFL.

  • @TheSBleeder
    @TheSBleeder Před 5 lety +91

    Say what you will about the NFL, but at least nobody has ever gotten injured immediately prior to the opening kickoff.

    • @brianbasham3517
      @brianbasham3517 Před 4 lety +6

      True, but I remember Kolb slipping on a mat walking to a practice field once and getting injured. That never happened in the XFL 🤣

    • @brianbasham3517
      @brianbasham3517 Před 4 lety +3

      @DA BOUL BLACKLUNGZ I think I really don't care though.... thanks

    • @tigersaint07
      @tigersaint07 Před 4 lety +2

      @@brianbasham3517 Awe, someone is a poor sport....... Don't worry we will make sure to get u a trophy

    • @brianbasham3517
      @brianbasham3517 Před 4 lety

      @@tigersaint07 Poor sport? for making jokes? Check your handbook, you're doing the interwebs trolling wrong lol

    • @tigersaint07
      @tigersaint07 Před 4 lety

      @@brianbasham3517 it's because im an innovator not a follower

  • @asahokage
    @asahokage Před 5 lety +84

    the XFL will succeed in the modern culture if they work with 2K Sports and create a great video game!

    • @elihartsoe6718
      @elihartsoe6718 Před 4 lety +2

      ASA HOKAGE i would 100% buy that

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 Před 4 lety +4

      Well this is Vince McMahon's project and WWE already has a deal with 2K

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Před 4 lety +8

      Uhhhh... That didn't go so well for WWE this year...

    • @djtrankilo231
      @djtrankilo231 Před 4 lety +1

      @@MeanBeanComedy what didn't go well?

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Před 4 lety +8

      @@djtrankilo231 WWE 2K20

  • @ellisguerrero212
    @ellisguerrero212 Před 5 lety +421

    *Where can I get my BIG DADDY 69 replica Jersey ???* 🔥🔥💯👍

    • @ArrowheadAcre.5
      @ArrowheadAcre.5 Před 5 lety +8

      Where can I get a TINK jersey?

    • @kevinmoore2929
      @kevinmoore2929 Před 5 lety +2

      Anyone interested in customized replica XFL jerseys needs to go to 503sports.com. it's also another place to buy customized USFL replicas.

  • @lukea26
    @lukea26 Před 5 lety +58

    "The California Showdown" was not packed at all. The cameramen literally asked the fans to huddle together and so it looked like a packed stadium

  • @WillyMacShow
    @WillyMacShow Před 5 lety +212

    You’re dissing this, but this looked entertaining as hell 😂

    • @rosav7102
      @rosav7102 Před 5 lety +6

      WillyMacShow exactly

    • @skylarmccune9242
      @skylarmccune9242 Před 4 lety +12

      Although, the fact remains that hell isn’t all that entertaining...

    • @luxehammerhead3388
      @luxehammerhead3388 Před 4 lety +2

      Ay wassup willed mac

    • @gregsteele1921
      @gregsteele1921 Před 4 lety +10

      It was. It was awesome. The only down fall was the WWF type scripts.

    • @fenzelian
      @fenzelian Před 4 lety +12

      Bad football gets old fast. The real downfall wasn’t the zaniness, it was that the players were bad.

  • @JepMasta
    @JepMasta Před 5 lety +134

    Well… Logically speaking by default , wouldn’t this also have been the best XFL championship game?

    • @katherineberger6329
      @katherineberger6329 Před 5 lety +1

      If it was anything resembling a good game, that would be true.

    • @natecruz7114
      @natecruz7114 Před 5 lety +4

      Kate Tremaine That’s subjective though. You can not compare the NFL to the XFL and expect the same results. If there was only one XFL Championship, you can not compare it to another, so by default it becomes the BEST and WORST XFL Championship. For example, if you have 1 thing registered online and have Filtering settings where you can sort from Best-Worst, vice-versa, or any comparable metric that signifies something being better than the other or worse, then you would get the same thing in any filtration. Therefore it is the best and worst by simple logic.

    • @GooseGumlizzard
      @GooseGumlizzard Před 5 lety +2

      shut up dork

  • @KleyDeJong
    @KleyDeJong Před 5 lety +148

    'Really carrying the torch Josh...'
    SAVAGE

    • @kevaninthe4135
      @kevaninthe4135 Před 5 lety +4

      OHHH YEAHHHHH

    • @Rek-45
      @Rek-45 Před 5 lety +18

      As if the people at SB nation could play any professional sport at any level.

    • @cooldude2251
      @cooldude2251 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Rek-45 the XFL wasn't professional...

    • @Nickw8585
      @Nickw8585 Před 5 lety +6

      @@cooldude2251 They got paid for it so they're professional

    • @byGiftOG
      @byGiftOG Před 5 lety +2

      scott abrams don’t be that guy.

  • @demondad285
    @demondad285 Před 5 lety +102

    Well at least they finished their season. I'm looking at you AAF!

    • @redhunter8731
      @redhunter8731 Před 4 lety +15

      Yeah, I was sad about that. I was enjoying it.

    • @crinsombone5380
      @crinsombone5380 Před 4 lety +5

      Yea, but people were actually sad about that

    • @murderdoll9191
      @murderdoll9191 Před 4 lety +7

      @@redhunter8731 Same here, i enjoyed watching the games. Im actually excited for the new XFL. I think it will be better this time around since they are doing away with all the bullshit.

    • @ChrisP58
      @ChrisP58 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah I was a fan too. Our Orlando Apollo team was going to win the AAFs big game at the end too.

    • @hiimemily
      @hiimemily Před 3 lety

      ha

  • @malcolmconnors4502
    @malcolmconnors4502 Před 4 lety +17

    R.I.P XFL 2.0 2020- 5 Weeks later in 2020
    You will surely be missed

    • @hiimemily
      @hiimemily Před 10 měsíci +1

      RIP (kinda) XFL 2.1 2023-a few months later in 2023
      Hope the merger with the USFL goes well.

  • @lexismith9549
    @lexismith9549 Před 2 lety +11

    I want to know more about the cheerleaders. What seasoned industry professional was like yes, I will coach a cheer squad for this league?? Who auditioned to cheer for these teams?? Someone had to do choreo and get uniforms and figure out all kinds of performance logistics for this to happen??? I'm just imagining all the work of creating a spirit squad from the ground up plus the chaos of the xfl and I have questions

    • @thequietdreamer2186
      @thequietdreamer2186 Před 10 měsíci

      It requires the type of moral bankruptcy needed to receive a check from glorified North Carolina trailer trash.

  • @Sam-do4oj
    @Sam-do4oj Před 5 lety +31

    6:59 sums up the XFL pretty nicely

  • @simarbir
    @simarbir Před 4 lety +67

    SB Nation: The Only XFL Championship
    XFL: *laughs in double forward pass*

  • @The65chevelle
    @The65chevelle Před 5 lety +10

    The Gatorade bath with five minutes to go in the 4th quarter defines this league

  • @na-wk8ex
    @na-wk8ex Před 5 lety +57

    Big Daddy 69, what an absolute legend.

  • @indiegum1694
    @indiegum1694 Před 5 lety +102

    SB Nation, I need a closure to that fencing match between Jon Bois and all of the video staff. Is it over ?

    • @SecretBaseSBN
      @SecretBaseSBN  Před 5 lety +84

      jon said he wanted to take a sandwich break but that was 4 days ago and he hasn't responded to our texts

    • @CrazyKonaKai
      @CrazyKonaKai Před 5 lety +23

      @@SecretBaseSBN my dad left saying he was getting a pack of sandwiches

    • @fishflake1209
      @fishflake1209 Před 5 lety +3

      SB Nation This wouldn’t be a problem if Jon’s Sandwich Shop was ever open.

  • @dankthegank1742
    @dankthegank1742 Před 4 lety +26

    "A blown out tire got it's wish to be human."
    LOL poor Vince...

    • @michaelmacdonald880
      @michaelmacdonald880 Před 4 lety +1

      Vince would make the narrator job to the brooklyn brawler if he heard that insult.😂

  • @williambrennan104
    @williambrennan104 Před 4 lety +5

    The 25-yard punt rule wasn't a terrible idea either - the Canadian game has something similar and it definitely makes kicking more interesting.

  • @eliwurster5237
    @eliwurster5237 Před 5 lety +309

    Still better than this Superbowl

    • @redacted3504
      @redacted3504 Před 5 lety +10

      No...

    • @jhonlewis5758
      @jhonlewis5758 Před 5 lety +5

      @vlastekjo How?

    • @redacted3504
      @redacted3504 Před 5 lety +25

      @@jhonlewis5758 Hmmmm let's see a very uncompetitive blowout or a really close defensive battle...

    • @phatnecktm3783
      @phatnecktm3783 Před 5 lety +18

      Vlastekjo Rams never had a chance and everyone could tell. They looked like every Florida team between 2010-2017. At least in this XFL game you get the stupid names and some interesting rules even in a blowout.

    • @johnathanadams3763
      @johnathanadams3763 Před 5 lety +16

      @@redacted3504 people hated this Superbowl the same reason that hated mayweather fights . People just dont care about DEFENCE like that
      That just want see punches thrown. And Other words touchdowns. And it is a shame because defense is exciting if you can appreciate it

  • @KofieWhy
    @KofieWhy Před 5 lety +93

    TALK ABOUT SLAMBALL SB NATION

  • @harrisonlee9585
    @harrisonlee9585 Před 5 lety +9

    The highlight of the new XFL is gonna be Vontaze Burfict bringing a gun on the field like it's The Last Boy Scout

  • @Auxilla
    @Auxilla Před 4 lety +14

    It’s back..... and better than ever......

    • @illerac84
      @illerac84 Před 4 lety

      @Survival
      It honestly has not been that bad at all from what I've watched.

    • @BigJonahJ
      @BigJonahJ Před 4 lety +1

      It would be run into the ground if Bischoff ran it lol

    • @Auxilla
      @Auxilla Před 4 lety

      Just Jack somebody got it lol

  • @TheLocalLt
    @TheLocalLt Před 4 lety +26

    The only thing you messed up was misreading “H-Back” as “Halfback”. A halfback is a running back, whereas an H-back is a tight end. These guys were tight ends

  • @the503creepout7
    @the503creepout7 Před 5 lety +5

    6:14 So you like the Josh Wilcox elbow-drop? Well that's probably because not only was he a professional football player, he was a pro-wrestler as well. And not only is his dad in the NFL Hall of Fame, his brother is the head coach at Cal.

  • @cormack1635
    @cormack1635 Před rokem +4

    I think its a strange coincidence that every time the XFL has a season, something terrible happens. In 2001, we had the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center, and in 2020 we had the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • @zacharyzeaman8239
    @zacharyzeaman8239 Před 4 lety +99

    Who's here after the surprisingly good Day 1 kickoff of the new XFL? #ForTheLoveOfFootball

    • @brotherLee340
      @brotherLee340 Před 4 lety +12

      Me!! Lol they are keeping it simple this time. And the players seem a little better. Plus the new kick off is very smart.

    • @makedragon
      @makedragon Před 4 lety +4

      @@brotherLee340 there was even a conversion from a kick-off! NFL must adopt this kick-off so they dont keep to have touchbacks 90% of the time

    • @JamieR2062
      @JamieR2062 Před 4 lety +11

      so. hows that going for ya

    • @Nemofishman
      @Nemofishman Před 4 lety +8

      COVID-19: I'm gonna end this league's reboot hopes.

    • @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498
      @muhammadwahyuhidayat21498 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Nemofishman NO,the XFL (Xtreme Football League) season always better and obviously No more sexy Cheerleader,Bump and Run and Scrambler Ball (Without coin toss) allowed is the best choice to play in 20 years After Global Pandemic of Covid-19 was over. #SBNation

  • @fake._
    @fake._ Před 5 lety +136

    2020 people. It comes back

    • @jarradchapman4271
      @jarradchapman4271 Před 5 lety +5

      Can't wait.
      Got the AAF coming next year, too.

    • @thomashiggins232
      @thomashiggins232 Před 5 lety +9

      Jarrad Chapman the aaf starts Saturday

    • @jarradchapman4271
      @jarradchapman4271 Před 5 lety +2

      @@thomashiggins232 LOL forgot it was 2019 (The Current Year) for a bit.

    • @superorangecat6937
      @superorangecat6937 Před 5 lety +2

      Atlanta's team has had a head coach and an offensive coordinator booted before the season began. The AAF is gonna be a shitshow.

    • @QuarrelsomeLocalOaf
      @QuarrelsomeLocalOaf Před 5 lety

      It is happening... *_again_*

  • @Munnmaista
    @Munnmaista Před 4 lety +12

    "Premature but fair" cracks me up every time I watch this

  • @willmckee1632
    @willmckee1632 Před 4 lety +4

    “They completely botched the field goal, which ended with an interception”. This. This is football.

  • @andysee6996
    @andysee6996 Před 4 lety +16

    Well, it seems Vince McMahon learned something from this failure. One of the core reasons the XFL failed was because it tried to inject more violence into a sport that didn't need any more violence. The new XFL will have no cheerleaders, no two man scrum to determine first possession, and no rules that inspire more violence than the NFL already has. Also, I doubt this league has any wrestling partenerships. Instead, this new XFL is supposed to be a simpler and faster version of the NFL. Here are some of its rule changes
    Kickoffs come from the 30 yard line. However, all of the players from the kick coverage team start from the receiving team's 35 yard line and the blockers start from their own team's ten yard line. Furthermore, only the kicker and kick returner can move until the kick returner has the ball. This is meant to decrease injuries without turning every kickoff into a touchback.
    Punting teams cannot use gunners and any coffin corner kick is brought back to the receiving team's 35 yard line. This rule is intended to encourage teams to go for it more on fourth downs.
    Teams are allowed to throw two forward passes on a play provided that they aren't thrown past the line of scrimmage.
    The clock moves continuously, except on two minute warnings. Before you think that it makes games too short, know that all the helmets have radios so the offensive coordinator can inform all the players about his play without the need of a huddle. This means that a higher percentage of the game is the players, well, playing football.
    There is a Sky Judge who reviews all the plays. Even the NFL should have a referee whose sole job is instant replay.
    And of course, the rule for 1, 2, and 3 point PATs (with one point being a play from the two yard line, two points being a play from the five yard line, and three points being a play from the ten yard line) have been rolled over from the original XFL. It was one of the few things that league did correctly.
    I hope these rule changes and more can create an entertaining football league

  • @kylew2689
    @kylew2689 Před 5 lety +138

    Why be sarcastic when saying “way to carry the torch, Josh”. What’s wrong with playing in a semi-pro league? Where have you played?

    • @jhupp8707
      @jhupp8707 Před 5 lety +47

      I like this channel but let’s be honest nobody on this channel could even make a jv football team

    • @witty2898
      @witty2898 Před 5 lety +10

      Thank you he's a nerd

    • @unum1979
      @unum1979 Před 5 lety +29

      Nikker I was saying the same thing. Any sarcasm directed towards the guys playing in this or any other semi-pro is laughable.

    • @gadhhfhf9412
      @gadhhfhf9412 Před 5 lety +4

      Nikker i don’t know guys maybe it’s called something like a joke

    • @kylew2689
      @kylew2689 Před 5 lety

      TheturtleISGAMING!! You have to be slow to think he’s joking instead of making a sarcastic comment

  • @Inzaynmembrain97
    @Inzaynmembrain97 Před 5 lety +13

    Well I guess we can now say at least the XFL had a Championship game unlike the AAF

  • @Apochalypse12
    @Apochalypse12 Před 4 lety +10

    I can’t believe I was actually there right behind the cheerleaders in mid field good times lol

  • @siegesquirrel42
    @siegesquirrel42 Před 2 lety +3

    Maybe the next time Vince McMahon tries to restart the XFL, he should predetermine the winners and apply kayfabe. After all, given the success of WWE, he seems to have a pretty good handle on fake sports. It's real ones he can't be trusted with.

  • @varuntheseagod4963
    @varuntheseagod4963 Před 5 lety +107

    Is Jon Bois gonna come back when the XFL comes back?

  • @harrisonmckinney7659
    @harrisonmckinney7659 Před 5 lety +12

    According to “The 6th Day” XFL is going to be huge here soon.

  • @jakeruiz7421
    @jakeruiz7421 Před 5 lety +1

    Glad you included the sky cam. Because that was something the XFL pioneered that the NFL jacked.

  • @jaygonzalez8575
    @jaygonzalez8575 Před 4 lety +7

    And now,The XFLs first week was a success!!!!
    It was fun!!!!

  • @DeVine22305076
    @DeVine22305076 Před 5 lety +33

    The XFL can work out if they do it right. If they make the age limit 18 it could potentially be an alternative for 5 && 4star athletics that want to get paid right away which would be great for the kids && the league. I REALLY hope it works out cuz itd be fun to have.

    • @bolbyballinger
      @bolbyballinger Před 5 lety +1

      I think the AAF is doing something similar and unlike the XFL it seems to be competently ran.
      Once kids realize that the coaching in either is so piss poor that it's impossible to actually get drafted from either they'll just stick with college though.
      Both are doomed for failure, but at least the AAF is trying.

    • @JamesCook-tj2fq
      @JamesCook-tj2fq Před 5 lety +3

      it will work if Vince has no control. The use of "X" is the result if the WWF strange fetish for the letter

    • @StaySqueezy12
      @StaySqueezy12 Před 5 lety

      That would suck for 4 and 5 star recruits though. They would have one year in the XFL but then have to go to the NFL at 19. Not many 19 year olds 5 star of not are physically ready for the NFL.

    • @comingupooo
      @comingupooo Před 4 lety +1

      Good idea, problem is it's Vince so he'll find a way to screw them over in doing so.

  • @jamie-dempsey
    @jamie-dempsey Před 5 lety +71

    So... when are you going to update the worst Superbowl???

    • @bolbyballinger
      @bolbyballinger Před 5 lety +10

      Probably when a bad Super Bowl happens.
      This past one wasn't riddled with sloppy play from everyone, the defenses actually played great.
      Compare that to the Broncos losing 55-10 against the 49ers . . .

    • @soulexchangemusic
      @soulexchangemusic Před 5 lety +6

      Actully it was, its not hard for a defense to look decent when the offences and play calling are ass. i would of rather had that blowout game, at least one team is compitant

    • @jamie-dempsey
      @jamie-dempsey Před 5 lety +2

      If the GOAT can only score 13 points in the most important game of the year, then we know it's a really bad game. The awful Falcons should've scored more than Tom Brady.

    • @sunburner_ray
      @sunburner_ray Před 5 lety +5

      The defenses didn’t even play all that well. Both definitely played above average, but both QBs missed some receivers, and the right guard on the Rams was basically throwing the game. The defenses are not as good as people are making it out to be

    • @frogman7354
      @frogman7354 Před 5 lety +4

      @@sunburner_ray But is it worst than sb20, 22, 24, 48 or are you just butthurt that the Pats won?

  • @TiltBrook
    @TiltBrook Před 10 měsíci +2

    I love that they brought in/installed a WWE style “Titantron” and pyro for every game!

  • @alexanderton5384
    @alexanderton5384 Před 4 lety +3

    That Vince McMan burn at the beginning is legend !

  • @BigEOT3
    @BigEOT3 Před 5 lety +103

    Big Daddy 69 > Gronk

  • @njt002
    @njt002 Před 5 lety +3

    I once had the opportunity to see an XFL game at Soldier Field in February. I was like, nah...I'm good.

  • @karfsma778
    @karfsma778 Před 4 lety +2

    XFL Still doesn't have a second championship.

  • @unicorngod423_4
    @unicorngod423_4 Před 4 lety +7

    The XFL is here now and it’s actually pretty good

  • @yankees2864
    @yankees2864 Před 5 lety +11

    3 days until the AAF, will be watching closely

    • @tannerwilson4843
      @tannerwilson4843 Před 5 lety +1

      Yankees286 Football is over for the year! Time for a break! NHL & NBA Playoff Races heating up and MLB Spring Training is around the corner! European Soccer Domestic Title & Relegation Raves are also heating up plus the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds.

    • @yankees2864
      @yankees2864 Před 5 lety +4

      Tanner Wilson ok, yeah. I love baseball, and will be checking in constantly. But I still miss football, and it will fill that hole in my soul.

    • @tycalvert7322
      @tycalvert7322 Před 5 lety

      @@tannerwilson4843 oh man NHL is the worst. I'd watch actual paint dry before watching Hockey.

    • @James-vj5hz
      @James-vj5hz Před 5 lety +2

      I'll just wait until June for the CFL.

    • @thecreatoroflaziness
      @thecreatoroflaziness Před 5 lety

      Tanner Wilson And for once my german home team is in the title race . It’s like the 70s in that regard .

  • @mcj88
    @mcj88 Před 5 lety +12

    The Worst Grey Cup? I mean if you're gonna do non-NFL football videos why not the league up north?

  • @mrschroeder1982
    @mrschroeder1982 Před 5 lety +2

    I'm surprised you didn't mention that the MVP of the "Million Dollar Game" was Jose Cortez. That's right, the MVP was LA's placekicker.

  • @philipchapman250
    @philipchapman250 Před 3 lety +2

    When starting an alternative football league, Birmingham and Memphis are contractually obligated to have teams

  • @UncleT4life
    @UncleT4life Před rokem +6

    the 2023 championship game was far better

  • @giovannicarbajal2200
    @giovannicarbajal2200 Před 5 lety +83

    the WORST super bowl: “2019, the year of our lord, February 3rd...”

    • @Vichedges
      @Vichedges Před 5 lety +12

      Yeah, if you just started watching the SB this year.

    • @redacted3504
      @redacted3504 Před 5 lety +4

      Are you just gonna pretend that super bowls 40,41,48,and 50 didn't happen?

    • @wesleyhunt7599
      @wesleyhunt7599 Před 5 lety +5

      At least in those games both teams scored a touchdown and there was at least one TD pass completed. As well as scoring in each quarter.

    • @tycalvert7322
      @tycalvert7322 Před 5 lety +2

      @@wesleyhunt7599 So you just don't like defense then?

    • @Hummabubba
      @Hummabubba Před 5 lety +6

      @@tycalvert7322 Bad offense=/=good defense

  • @Will1982
    @Will1982 Před 5 lety +1

    I remember my mom got me an XFL jersey for Christmas. I didn’t have the heart to tell her I was embarrassed to wear it to school. So I told her someone stole it from my gym class locker. When in fact i had buried it in the garbage can.

  • @phillyfan-182
    @phillyfan-182 Před 3 lety +1

    I like how the old xfl had cities such as Memphis, Orlando, Birmingham had teams

  • @savagesam93
    @savagesam93 Před 5 lety +19

    The thing that intrigues me about the XFL is that it really cared about the experience for fans and players. It may not have been the most well-thought-out, but damn was it interesting allowing players to play more aggressively, choose their own name gimmick and have more flair, and getting the fans more engaged with the action.

  • @dukke29
    @dukke29 Před 4 lety +4

    The interviews that everyone in the stadium can hear are just the way WWE does their interviews lol

  • @iansteelmatheson
    @iansteelmatheson Před 5 lety +2

    you should do the worst CFL seasons... the 2 years they tried to expand to the US. all the US teams except one were extremely poorly managed. at least two didn't play on fields that were big enough for example, and teams were folding and relocating all over the place. and that one exception? they had to change names before playing a game because they took the name of an NFL team

  • @MikeBrown-go1pc
    @MikeBrown-go1pc Před 5 lety +4

    I was young when the XFL title game happened, but I remember this game being very exciting. A high scoring close game if my memory serves. EDIT: Then I watched the vid and I guess my memory does not serve. I could have swore both teams had high 20s-mid 30s in point totals... huh

  • @ubon11
    @ubon11 Před 5 lety +14

    The new XFL, and the AAF, will work this time because of internet access, which wasn’t available back then. Fantasy football and on line gambling are now all possible while watching the game on your phone. Guaranteed, it’s gonna work.

    • @kreativkeem6864
      @kreativkeem6864 Před 5 lety

      ubon11 great points

    • @bolbyballinger
      @bolbyballinger Před 5 lety

      Two leagues, both of which will compete directly with each other while also trying to steal college rosters.
      Basically the little dudes have to overcome the big dude while also fighting each other.
      Let me put it this way. There has been a women's football league for YEARS and not once did it even show the slightest sign of life.
      College football came at a time where people didn't think of the new guy as an inherently crappy version of what we already had. The new leagues have no such luxury.

    • @ubon11
      @ubon11 Před 5 lety +1

      Bolby Ballinger the AAF will follow NFL rules on college players, while the XFL will not. If both do all right, perhaps a merger? Or maybe an XFL-AAF championship game? The key is to establish themselves as an offseason football league. No need to beat the NFL, just beat hockey, basketball, and MLB. It’s possible.

    • @jhupp8707
      @jhupp8707 Před 5 lety

      Bolby Ballinger College football was around way before the NFL

    • @nickhill8612
      @nickhill8612 Před 5 lety

      @Muka Legurine
      The CFL did have teams in the USA years ago.

  • @BriannaGoldberg
    @BriannaGoldberg Před 5 lety +3

    "and his mic is being fed to the crowd...who would think o doing that?" The answer is Vincent Kennedy McMahon (who I would play the theme music for..But this is a text comment).

  • @kurtstallings
    @kurtstallings Před 5 lety +2

    That dude giving it back to the fans sounds like a five-pack a day man from age 12. Unfiltered.

  • @aaroncook9912
    @aaroncook9912 Před 5 lety +8

    I’d actually like to see this league come back.
    (With some rules refined it course)

  • @The_biggest_P
    @The_biggest_P Před 5 lety +7

    Love this channel!!! Keep it up guys

  • @pirate772009
    @pirate772009 Před 5 lety +4

    I don't even give the new XFL a full season. Between the NFL, AAF, and CFL, there won't be anyone worth a damn who will wanna play. Aside from that, it's market saturation. The AAF is a much more serious league because of its ties to the NFL and the XFL will just be a joke.

    • @Geno2733
      @Geno2733 Před 5 lety +1

      The CFL gets limited exposure down here. Although I don't see how the XFL can compete with the AAF.

    • @danielmocsny5066
      @danielmocsny5066 Před 5 lety

      Plus the AAF got in the door first. The XFL might have had a chance to market sub-NFL talent if it signed that talent before the AAF did. But now the XFL will be competing for an even lower tier of players.
      The problem for all these rival leagues is that you can't hide the lack of talent. It was obvious with the first XFL, once the hype wore off after week 1. Maybe a huckster like McMahon can fool some of the idiot fans, but he can't fool the professional sports talking heads. A product won't survive when the Stephen A. types begin heaping scorn on it daily. The talking heads tell sports fans what to think, and most of us eventually fall in line. It's very hard to remain a fan of a league that's getting ridiculed constantly on the sports commentary shows. Those shows are on constantly while the actual games are just a few hours per week.

  • @jeremythevirushuang6303

    I’m a big fan of this narrator. He’s actually really funny. Love the channel and it’s content!

  • @dontmindme5879
    @dontmindme5879 Před 4 lety +1

    6:48 I think teams OUT OF PLAYOFF CONTENTION when they play late games..THIS SHOULD BE A THING