XFL 2023: Third time's the charm?

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

See the new XFL logos: League unveils team names, brands for its eight franchises

The first season of the new XFL starts in February, but the names and the logos of the new teams were unveiled Monday.

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Teams and logos have been announced for the XFL's relaunch next year.

 

[alkeiper]

If we can't get a team called the Austin 316s to face the San Antonio Brahmas, what are we even doing here?

Related: San Jose Lotharios would make a great team name.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I find it bizarre there's no teams in the three biggest cities in the USA but I guess The Rock and co. figure those cities have more important things to do than follow a second tier football league. No Northeast teams either besides DC (which just barely counts as Northeast). I guess they probably want to avoid weather headaches since it's gonna be a late winter/early spring schedule.

 

[alkeiper]

For a nascent league it probably helps to have better weather cities and less travel.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Teams seem pretty far spaced out besides the 3 Texas teams though.

 

[Valeyard]

If we can't get a team called the Austin 316s to face the San Antonio Brahmas, what are we even doing here?

Related: San Jose Lotharios would make a great team name.

Austin Rattlesnakes

 

[strummer]

San Antonio Roccas

 

[Valeyard]

Tennessee Necrophiliacs

 

[HarleyQuinn]

So many possibilities!
Colorado Mastodons could've been unique and an homage to Vader.

Pretty good news in terms of broadcasting coverage: "Teams will practice in and around the Arlington, Texas, area but will play games in their local markets. All 43 games of the 2023 season will be televised or streamed on a Disney or ESPN platform."

Not sure how the practice concept will play out but that probably further explains the restricted nature of the homes chosen. Having to fly from Seattle to Texas just to practice sounds sorta stupid though but that's me.

 

[Valeyard]

DC Defenders should've been the Washington Football Team.

 

[alkeiper]

DC Drakes

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Rosters/Inaugural Draft has been completed with a supplemental draft coming in January.

Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed

Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant and Kalen Ballage are among the players drafted by the XFL for the 2023 season. Here are the rosters for every team.

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[SFH]

We missed seeing Brad Wing, punter from LSU, in person for the XFL draft. Allegedly he was at the Baton Rouge card shop 3 hours prior to our arrival. I'm not even an LSU fan but I dug his swagger in college. If I had just gotten up earlier that day.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

XFL KICKS OFF TODAY!

The XFL Week Ahead: Week 1

www.xfl.com

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1629652219296468992

Kind of crazy that XFL couldn’t find any stadium in Vegas better than a defunct Triple A baseball park.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1635037609943769088

St. Louis may be and definitely should be next in line for an NFL franchise.

 

[Hawk 34]

Trade the BattleHawks for the Browns, who says no.

 

[909]

St Louis should never be in line for a team. They tried it twice and it failed. 38,000 people buying 20 dollar tickets is a different story than the NFL.

 

[Broward83]

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