NEWS ARCHIVE: December 2000
31
December 2000
XFL Blimp to Fly on New Year's
Eve
Late Saturday afternoon an enormous
XFL ball could be seen flying through
the skies of Las Vegas. Spalding, the supplier and manufacturer
of the XFL's official football, has contracted with Las Vegas-based
Airship USA to create and operate a 143-foot blimp designed
with the same colors and features as the new Spalding Official
XFL football. The promotional blimp is slated to fly again on
Sunday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
to 1:00 a.m. over the Strip in Las Vegas, Sam Boyd Stadium in
Henderson and other sites around the Valley. KVBC-Channel 3
will also send a cameraman in the blimp for the 10 p.m -1 a.m.
flight.
29 December 2000
Coach Criner Comments on his
Picks
With
the supplementary draft only hours old, Coach Criner went on
record to make some insightful comments about the players the
Outlaws picked. After adding 8 players to their roster today,
the Outlaws also wasted no time in trimming their roster back
down to 70 players. [Read
Entire Article: Link to Outlaws Team Page]
29
December 2000
Bolts to Look for Linemen
The
Birmingham Thunderbolts think they found veteran leadership
when they rescued retired offensive tackle Ed King from the
scrap heap. Now, with one last chance to shuffle the training
camp roster, the Thunderbolts will go in search of more linemen.
"You always need to look at linemen," said Bob Gates, the player
personnel director of the XFL team.
[Link
to External News Article]
28
December 2000
The Outlaws will Make Supplemental Picks
The Las Vegas Outlaws will participate in
their first XFL
supplemental draft, to be held Friday, December 29,
via conference call between league
headquarters in
Stamford, Conn., and the eight XFL teams. "This
is an excellent opportunity for us to bolster an already deep
roster with a handful of quality players," said Las Vegas
Vice President/General Manager Bob Ackles. "While we are
very pleased with our current roster of 69 guys going into training
camp, we are excited about the possibility of adding
some exciting players to the mix." [Read
Entire Article: Link to Outlaws Team Page]
28
December 2000
First Look at XFL Trading Cards
From
Footballology.com
Last month Topps announcing the debut of
XFL trading cards in 2001 to kickoff the first season of the
XFL. Click the link below to see more examples of these great
looking cards.
[Link
to External News Article]
28
December 2000
CFLers top XFL Supplemental Draft
List
A handful of high-profile Canadian Football
League players are expected to be chosen during tomorrow's XFL
supplemental draft. It has been released by the Toronto Sun
that the list includes quarterbacks Jim Ballard and Mike Cawley,
offensive linemen Jerry Crafts, Bruce Beaton, Mike Mihelic and
Mike Kiselak, running back Kelvin Anderson, receiver Eric Guliford,
defensive linemen Jeff Cummins, Eric Edwards, Fred Perry and
Glen Young, linebacker Keith Franklin, defensive backs Raphael
Ball and Chris Shelling and punter
Punter Noel Prefontaine. Overall about
25 players are expected to be selected by the eight XFL teams.
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
28 December 2000
XFL ad to be Pulled "again"
Gov. Jesse Ventura's private attorney said
Wednesday that he has been assured "one more time" that a television
ad associating Ventura with the new XFL football league will
not appear on NBC. David Bradley Olsen said the assurance was
made on Wednesday after reports that ads were aired in the Minneapolis-St.
Paul metropolitan area and in Milwaukee. Ventura has a contract
with the XFL to be color commentator for 10 games, starting
in February. But the contract forbids mentioning Ventura as
governor, an attempt to separate his official job from his moneymaking
role in the private sector.
27
December 2000
The XFL Supplemental Draft
The
league's Supplemental Draft will begin at 6:00 a.m. PT on Friday,
December 29. Each
XFL team will be permitted to select up to 70 players. Of
course each team roster is already at 68-70 players, but the
draft will only end after each XFL team has elected to "pass"
on its selection in a particular round. Only players who are
currently able to come to an agreement with the XFL by the 29th
(not on contract with another league) will compose the player
pool.
27
December 2000
Vegas Will Host Western Division
Training Camp
On January 1, 2001, the four XFL Western
Conference teams come to Las Vegas for January's Training Camp.
The Outlaws will be joined at the Sam Boyd Stadium practice
fields by the Los Angeles Xtreme, while the Memphis Maniax will
train at Foothill High School in Henderson and the San Francisco
Demons will train at Cimarron Memorial High School in northwest
Las Vegas, near Summerlin.
26
December 2000
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26 December 2000
Santa has One Last Gift for
Outlaws Fans
By
TheGrandonGang - XFLBoard.com
Las Vegas Outlaws Team Reporter
After
watching the Monday Night Football competitive fiasco (hurry
up XFL season!), it was off to the kitchen for one last libation.
When I returned, who should I see on TV but the Las Vegas Outlaw
Cheerleaders...
[Read
Entire Article: Link to Outlaws Team Page]
23
December 2000
A Slow News Day Down-Under?
The XFL has been featured in Saturdays Sydney
Morning Herald. Some of the more memorable quotes are: "This
is the counter-strike by fans against the corporatisation of
sport", says the XFL. Randy Greenfield (his real
name), the marketing director for the Demons, says the XFL is
"an all-access pass for the fan, not for Corporate America.
It's for the blue-collar worker interested in sports." Mel
(sic) Preacher (fair dinkum), the Demons' general
manager, says "half of the tickets in the NFL go to corporations.
For $25, the fan can now be on the 50-yard line. That just doesn't
happen in the NFL."... Editor's Note: "fair dinkum"
is aussie slang for "honestly or truly" [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
22
December 2000
XFL Says CFL Players will be
Off-Limits
The XFL has deemed players under contract to
CFL teams to be off-limits for its inaugural supplemental
draft next week. "We will not go after anyone who is under
contract with any other league," said Michael Keller,
the XFL's vice-president of football operations. "We will honour
valid contracts."
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
21
December 2000
Only 6 Weeks Until Kickoff!!
...
and you don't have your official XFL game ball yet? Vince
McMahon and the boys in Stamford decided that a boring old brown
ball just won't cut it for their league. This is why the XFL's
official football boasts a bold black, red and silver color
scheme. The Official XFL game ball is a work of art. Made by
Spalding it's flashy look is backed up by tried and true components--a
deluxe Pittards leather cover, reinforced nylon lining
and multi-ply butyl bladder. [Click
Here to Buy YOUR Official XFL Game
Ball]
20
December 2000
XFL ads featuring Ventura on
TV now
A TV ad promoting Gov. Jesse Ventura's role as a color commentator
with the XFL football league might have violated his contract
with the league. The ad showed Ventura at the Nov. 17 news conference
announcing the agreement. During the ad, a voice stated: "As
the nation waits for its next president, the XFL is declaring
Jesse the Governor Ventura the new color commentator of the
XFL. Coming February to NBC." Mentioning Ventura as governor
is a violation of his contract with the XFL
... [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
20
December 2000
Will There Be a "Rick &
Bubba" Section in Birmingham?
Reported
By Bamaslammer
Rick
and Bubba the radio play-by-play men for the Birmingham Thunderbolts
Radio Network are knocking around the idea of a "Rick and
Bubba" section for the Bolts games. The idea originated
in Orlando where radio host Russ Collins of the "Monsters
of the Mid-Day" radio show (WTKS, 104.1 FM) have a special
section just for their listeners. Apparently the response in
ticket sales was impressive and immediate...
[Read
Entire Article: Link to Bolts Team Page]
19
December 2000
Possess Seat Day a Sales Success
"The
response by the fans in the Bay Area was fantastic," Vice President
and General Manager Michael Preacher said after the weekend
"open house" at Pac Bell Park realized more than 1,500 new purchases
of season tickets. "We had 6,000 fans come out to see us and
we weren't even playing a game." [Read
Entire Article: Link to SF Demons Web Site]
19
December 2000
CFL Wins Contract Dispute
The CFL has scored
a major legal victory over the XFL after a Phoenix court ruled
Friday that it didn't have the jurisdiction to allow quarterback
Keith Smith out of his contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Smith was seeking an injunction that would have allowed him
to sign with the XFL's Los Angeles Xtreme.
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
19
December 2000
XFL Has Chance If It's Anti-NFL
The
local XFL team quickly disarms the skeptic with the presence
of Mike Pawlawski, endearing as a former Cal quarterback and,
more recently, a sharp and personable analyst in the broadcast
booth. As he prepares to guide the San Francisco Demons through
the hallowed ground of Pacific Bell Park, Pawlawski says the
XFL is going to be "the most entertaining brand of football
you'll ever see."
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
18
December 2000
New Vice President/General
Manager of Chicago Enforcers
Conrad
"Connie'' Kowal, a Chicago sports marketing executive
for over 20 years, has been named Vice President/General Manager
of the Chicago Enforcers. Kowal
replaces Acting General Manager Rich Rose, who will remain with
the Enforcers as a consultant. Rose will also continue in his
role as a consultant to the XFL. [Press
Release]
16
December 2000
Orlando Television and Radio
to Rage On
"The
Rage Report," a 30-minute show on the Orlando Rage, will
make its debut on UPN Channel 65. The show will air on Thursdays
at 10:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 8 and will follow WWF's highly-rated
"Thursday Night Smackdown." "This will not be your typical football
highlights or coach's show," Orlando Rage GM Tom Veit said.
"We will be producing a fast-paced and exciting show in magazine
format that will feature in-depth interviews on the players,
cheerleaders, and coaches. The show will also contain highlights
from the previous week's game, a look at the next opponent along
with XFL news and information." It was also announced that radio
station WTKS (104.1 FM) would be the flagship radio station
for Rage football.
15
December 2000
WWF, NBC Betting on Football
at Extremes
Like
his pro wrestlers, Vince McMahon can talk a lot about coming
attractions. About how he'll flummox the bad guys. About how
anything might happen. Just don't expect details of how it's
all choreographed - expect to hear it's all supposed to be unscripted,
unadulterated, unedited football. In an office overlooking pricey
waterfront homes in this buttoned-down suburb, McMahon raises
many possibilities for the XFL, a pro football league that might
shatter sports records for hype even before it kicks off Feb.
3.
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
15
December 2000
CFL fights for rights
The Canadian Football League is keeping its
eyes on some extreme developments pertaining to the XFL. A judgment
is expected today in Tucson, Ariz., over a legal proceeding
involving quarterback Keith Smith, who wants to join the XFL's
Los Angeles Xtreme but is under contract to the CFL's Saskatchewan
Roughriders.
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
14
December 2000
Milanovich: XFL more than wrestlers
in cleats
Scott Milanovich, who is one of two former
NFL quarterbacks fighting for the starting job with the L.A.
Xtreme, knows what outsiders are thinking about the inaugural
XFL season. He knows that many think the league, which is the
invention of World Wrestling Federation founder Vince McMahon,
will simply be wrestling entertainment peformed on the football
field. And he knows that there will be plenty of doubts all
the way up to the first snap in February. He also fully understands
those doubts, because, at least initially, he was one of the
doubting public... [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
14
December 2000
It's Possessed!
The
San Francisco Demons are holding a "Possess Your Seat Day".
If you haven't yet purchased your Demons' season tickets, they
are inviting youto come out on Sunday December 17 at beautiful
Pacific Bell Park to pick out your season ticket seats right
in the stands. You'll be able to meet the players, coaches and
cheerleaders, get autographs and take photos. The
Demons' squad will also be practicing,
14
December 2000
The Bolts: T-7 Weeks and Counting
All
about Rick and Bubba, who have been chosen to call the Bolts
games on Birmingham Radio and the Bolts. And why the Bolts shouldn't
be worried about low season ticket sales. A report on the Bolts
by Bamaslammer, XFLBoard.com's Birmingham Thunderbolts
team co-reporter. [Read
Entire Article: Link to Bolts Team Page]
14
December 2000
No Greenhorns in Outlaws'
Camp!
The
Las Vegas Outlaws are in the middle of their second mini-camp
and, based on the depth of experience of these players, "greenhorn"
is definitely not a word to be used here! All
these players have either been a stud in college, a standout
in NFL Europe or a star in the NFL (or a combination of those
three), and their experience ranges across too many college
champions and professional powerhouses to mention. But let me
tell you - all this experience really shows as the Outlaws go
at it the second time around! [Read
Entire Article: Link to Outlaws Team Page]
14
December 2000
Brohm Will be Back
Jeff Brohm
went on record to say that he would probably return to the Orlando
Rage after his stint with the Cleveland Browns. "This is an
outstanding opportunity for me to finish the season with Cleveland,"
said Brohm, the fourth player selected in the XFL draft. "But
realistically, I have signed a one-game contract. I fully expect
to be back with the Rage in January and look forward to opening
the season on Feb. 3 against the Chicago Enforcers."
13
December 2000
Jeff Brohm Leaves the Rage
Quarterback
Jeff Brohm, the number one draft pick of the Rage, will
join the NFL's Cleveland Browns for the team's season finale
Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. The Rage, holding a weeklong,
full-squad mini-camp at their Citrus Bowl training complex,
announced Brohm's departure today. "This is a great opportunity
for Jeff and a move that will help the Browns get through the
rest of their regular season," said head coach Galen Hall. "We
wish Jeff well with the Cleveland and look forward to his eventual
return to the Rage."
13
December 2000
The Hitmen Score in the Wind
The
NY/NJ Hitmen finally scored some decent publicity in the big
apple press 
this
morning with an article in the NY Post. The big news story:
"It's windy and cold at Hitmen mini-camp part 2."
They also report that the championship game of the XFL will
be called "The Big Game at the End". Didn't
somebody (BamBam) report that here in our discussion board about
two months ago?
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
13 December 2000
$80 million revenue projected first year
The XFL is expected to generate $80 million
in revenue in its first season, WWF said. Revenue will come
from advertising, ticket sales and merchandising, The league
has sold almost half the available TV ad spots for the first
season through April. NBC will air Saturday night games while
Viacom Inc.'s UPN TV network and TNN cable channel will carry
Sunday games. An average 30-second ad is selling for about $110,000,
WWF said. In comparison, ABC's "Monday Night Football" games
get an average $360,000 per 30-second spot. [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
12
December 2000
Bolts Ticket Sales Lagging
Before the October
draft, Birmingham Thunderbolts General Manager Tim Berryman
said he was under orders not to reveal how many season tickets
the team had sold. Any figures about tickets had to come from
the league office, Berryman said. XFL President Basil DeVito
apparently thought it was time to let the public in on the Thunderbolts'
ticket-sale progress. "I think we're somewhere over 1,500
season tickets," DeVito said after a news conference Monday
at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover. "Maybe I had given Tim a bad
directive. No, we've sold about 1,500 season tickets and we've
got lots of groups ready to come on board." That is far below
two of the three largest markets. DeVito said that the San
Francisco team has sold 14,000 season tickets and New
York/New Jersey has sold about 13,000. [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
12
December 2000
Maniax Evaluate Talent at Mini-Camp
Part 2
The
Memphis Maniax have started their second mini-camp, which will
be used to evaluate the talent of the players. Most importantly
it will determine which players will attend the training camp
in Las Vegas starting in early January. The Maniax held team
meetings Monday afternoon. Starting today the Maniax will hold
two-a-day practices through Saturday. On Sunday, they will practice
from 2-4 p.m. Monday will be the final day with a 9:45-11:15
a.m. practice. The mini-camp, free and open to the public, is
being held on the fields adjacent to Tim McCarver Stadium at
Central and Early Maxwell.
12
December 2000
Vince Comes Clean
Vince McMahon in a
recent interview with Birmingham media: "You 
can't
take fans for granted. Nor should anyone in sports. And that's
one of the problems, as well. Players and owners are taking
fans for granted. Don't do that. Every time you get up, no matter
what you've done for them before, you have to do more. (The
XFL) is real football. At the same time, there's a lot that
goes in and around a football game that we'll present as well."
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
12 December 2000
President of XFL briefs Bolts
on league
The full contingent
of the XFL's Birmingham Thunderbolts gathered for mini-camp
Monday and received an unexpected state of the league address
in the process. XFL President Basil DeVito addressed
the Bolts, noting the rapid success the league has made in boardrooms,
then reminded the players who's responsible for providing the
long term security. "We'll provide an all-access pass to fans,"
DeVito said. "There will be cameras on the sideline and cameras
in the locker rooms. ... There will be cameras in the stands,
but that's all window dressing. What matters is the product
you put on the field. This is about football."
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
12
December 2000
MLS Wins Legal Judgement - XFL
Can Breath Easier
Major League Soccer claimed a legal
victory late yesterday when a jury unanimously decided that
the soccer league was not an illegal monopoly and had not limited
players' salaries. A class-action antitrust lawsuit, filed by
MLS players in federal court in Boston in 1997, had alleged
league owners conspired with the U.S. Soccer Federation to eliminate
competition for Division I American soccer players. Meanwhile,
the XFL, who has a player pay structure very similiar to MLS,
can continue with its single-entity concept under which the
league signs players who are then allocated to teams.
11
December 2000
Broadcast job not ruled a conflict
of interest
Gov.
Jesse Ventura's new broadcast job with the XFL does not
pose a conflict of interest, a Minnesota official ruled Monday.
"There are no issues concerning the XFL that would affect the
governor's independence of judgment in the exercise of his official
duties," said Julien Carter, the state's commissioner of employee
relations. [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
11
December 2000
Success is in the cards -
XFL names Topps exclusive trading card licensee
The XFL today named Topps as its exclusive trading card
licensee. Topps’
XFL product for the inaugural season is scheduled to hit retail
shelves in March 2001, with premium-quality collector cards
featuring players from each of the league’s eight teams,
including popular autograph and authentic relic inserts. Topps
will also produce cards featuring XFL cheerleaders. [Press
Release ]
11
December 2000
XFL is luring out-of-towners
Who would drive six hours to see the XFL's Birmingham Thunderbolts
play in the middle of February? Ken Earley and his family of
four, season tickets in hand, will make the trip from Columbia,
S.C. So will Scott Taylor and his wife, who live in the Florida
Panhandle town of Cantonment, a little north of Pensacola. Asked
why, Earley and Taylor have a two-word reply: "Vince McMahon."
...
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
11
December 2000
Bolts add Blevins to Roster,
Mini-Camp 2 Begins
The
Birmingham Thunderbolts brought their training camp roster to
70 players with the addition of defensive back Anthony Blevins.
In the process, Blevins became the first UAB player - as well
as the first from the arenafootball2 Birmingham Steeldogs -
to make the Bolts roster. Blevins and his 69 new teammates meet
for the first time today for physicals and orientation before
beginning a full-squad mini-camp Tuesday through Dec. 18. The
twice-daily practice sessions are open to the public and scheduled
for the Birmingham-Southern intramural fields each day at 9
a.m. and 2:10 p.m. [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
11
December 2000
Mini-Camps Continue in Full Force
Each XFL team will continue developing
their players this week with the second mini-camp scheduled
from 11-18 December. Although the first mini-camp focused on
players in skill positions, this mini-camp will focus more on
the players in the trenches - the defensive and offensive linemen.
11
December 2000
Hitmen Player Movements
The
NY/NJ Hitmen have signed FB Louis D'Agostino, LB Ben Hicks,
LB Haven Fields, K Sean Liss and S Nakia Reddick. Released WR
Marcus Harris, WR Kelvin Stevens and FB Rod Brown. Placed OT
Toni Berti and OG Allen DeGraffenreid on reserve.
10 December 2000
XFL as the NFL's Minor League:
Not Likely!
If the XFL served
as the NFL's minor league, teams could keep their emerging players
closer to their team facilities. Fans could also keep a closer
tab on key players, like Rattay and Carmazzi. One of the wild
cards of sending players to Europe is that those players often
play in systems foreign (no pun intended) to the scheme of their
NFL team. The result is that sometimes players have to unlearn
their NFL Europe plays and techniques before they can relearn
the plays from their NFL team. If the NFL adopted the XFL as
its minor league, it could tailor the local XFL club to use
a similar offense and defense...
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
10
December 2000
Some advertisers wary of committing
to XFL Will
it be more about hot babes or real football? The XFL, the latest
twist in football entertainment, will debut in February. But
the lack of a clear picture of how this new football league
will play out on television is causing some high-profile advertisers
to take a wait-and-see attitude before committing to the minimum
$145,000 ad package for three 30-second commercials. [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
7
December 2000
XFL Provides Opportunities
When Jose Cortez,
a
former placekicker at Van Nuys High and
Valley College who now works
in Corvallis, Ore., put down his
hammer and picked up his cell
phone on the afternoon of Oct. 28, he didn't exactly foresee
the revival of his football career. "When I got the call from
coach Allen, he told me I was drafted and coming back to L.A.
Trouble is that at the time, there was a lot of noise going
on because we were tearing up a roof. So coach Allen says, `What
in the world are you doing?' When I explained to him that I
was a roofer, he told me, `Just don't fall off the roof.'"
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
7
December 2000
Are you Ready for Some... Cross-Promotion?
The XFL has already publicly thanked the
WWF for helping 
to
sell ticket packages. Now, live
from the Birmingham/Jefferson Civic Center this
coming Sunday, the WWF is holding it's Pay-Per-View extravaganza,
Armageddon. To celebrate that event, there is an Armageddon
BBQ this Sunday afternoon with Thunderbolts head coach Gerry
DiNardo and general manager Tim Berryman scehduled to be in
attendance. Birmingham radio station WRAX 107.7-FM will be broadcasting
live from the event.
7
December 2000
Ventura defends XFL Announcing
Gig
Addressing a gathering on ethics, Minnesota Gov.
Jesse 
Ventura
on Wednesday said his weekend moonlighting job as a pro football
announcer is right out in the public spotlight for people to
decide for themselves if it's right or wrong. "I would rather
have an elected official's outside interests on the front page
of the newspaper so that the people are fully aware of what's
going on and can decide for themselves if there is a problem,"
Ventura said in a keynote speech to the Council on Governmental
Ethics Laws.
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
6 December 2000
Rage
Obtain Ty Law and Lineman Levake
Ty
Law, who helped the Orlando Predators to an Arena Football
League championship last season, has been obtained by the Orlando
Rage of the XFL. Law, a wide receiver/linebacker for the Predators,
reached career highs in receptions (55), yards (766) and touchdowns
(13) last season in helping the team to a 13-3 record. In addition
to Law, the Rage also claimed offensive tackle Derrick Levake
from the P.A.S.S. pool. A former star lineman at Wisconsin-Whitewater,
Levake earned All-America honors as a senior in 1994. [Read
Entire Article: Link to Orlando Rage Team Page]
6
December 2000
We Thought that "X"
Sells?
Media buyers who represent several
big traditional sports advertisers that have not yet made commitments
to the XFL have a message for XFL president Basil Devito: Muzzle
your boss, XFL chairman Vince McMahon, because some of McMahon's
promotional come-ons for the alternative pro league are holding
clients back from putting down dollars. One McMahon statement
buyers are concerned about appeared last month in an ESPN the
Magazine article: "Yes, cheerleaders will date our players,"
McMahon was quoted as saying. "Yes, they'll be hot babes. We're
going to have three or four of them surround our announcers,
who'll be sitting in the stands. That'll be a great shot. Then,
when the quarterback fumbles, or the wideout drops a pass, and
we know who he's dating, I want our reporters right back in
her face on the sidelines, demanding to know whether the two
of them did the wild thing last night." Jeff Shapes, an XFL
representative, said that McMahon made that comment in jest.
"Sometimes Vince makes a joke, and the interviewer puts it in
print, and it looks like a serious comment," Shapes said. "We're
not going to encourage dating among cheerleaders and players,
but if it happens, it happens. But McMahon was making a joke."
6
December 2000
XFL is Popular on the Web
According to PC Data, a Reston, Va.,
company that measures Internet traffic, the official site of
the XFL's San Francisco Demons www.sfdemons.com
attracted 53,000 more unique visitors than the 49ers' official
site www.sf49ers.com
4 December 2000
Orlando Rage hire Moss as an
Assistant
/Les
Moss, who spent 10 seasons helping to build the Orlando
Predators into one of the top Arena Football League franchises,
has joined the Orlando Rage staffas a tight end coach. Moss,
33, spent 12 years in the AFL, including 10 seasons as defensive
coordinator and fullback/linebacker coach for the Predators.
During that time, the Predators notched a 102-45-0 record and
made nine consecutive playoff appearances.
3 December 2000
The Broadcasting Success of the
XFL
Sports
analyst Marc Ganis on
the XFL: "The only real competition during the XFL season
will come from the NCAA basketball tournament. There's a vacuum
in the sports calendar. The NBA and NHL playoff races haven't
started yet. It's a disaffected demographic,they're not delighted
with their lives. They like the WWF because it's a release.
They know it's fake, but they don't care. They'll know the XFL
isn't as good as the NFL, but they won't care about that, either."
[Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
3
December 2000
MLS Anti-Trust Suit a Test case
for the XFL
A federal judge has said the lawsuit
against the Major League Soccer league will go to a jury next
week. The class action lawsuit filed by the players in the nation's
only Division I soccer league claims it is an illegal monopoly
designed to depress player salaries. The XFL is viewing this
decision with great interest, as their new league is also planning
to use the same type of salary structure.
3
December 2000
What? The NFL is Ignoring the
XFL?
From
"Adam Schefter's Mailbag", a weeky feature in the
Denver Post: "The NFL has instructed
its owners and coaches not to talk about the XFL, not to acknowledge
it..." [Read
Entire Article: Link to External News Article]
2
December 2000
Outlaws Have Hotties!
We
would like to introduce our **NEW** Outlaw Team Reporter - TheGrandonGang.
We would also like to present
his first article, a report on how the Las
Vegas football fans were given a belated Thanksgiving treat.
On November 30, the XFL Las Vegas Outlaws "unveiled"
the inaugural Cheerleading squad during a VIP event at
the Studio 54 dance club inside the MGM Grand on the famous
"Strip" in Las Vegas... [Read
Entire Article: Link to Las Vegas Outlaws Team Page]