Unnecessary Roughness
By Madd Max - Maniax Tream Reporter
(7
February 2001) -- What a weekend for the XFL. Vince
McMahon's brainstorm has television network executives
turning their heads. Whether you are for or against
the XFL, you have to hand it to Mr. McMahon, the opening
weekend ratings were better than you can imagine.
ESPN (a.k.a. Eggs Stain Protruding Noses) came out and said they would not cover the XFL, and had ESPN radio personalities warning callers that they would not discuss the league on air. Tsk, tsk...ESPN is now showing highlights, albeit negative ones. The 9.5/17 share ratings were higher than even Vince projected, and with all the talk around office water coolers, there is a chance that those numbers are reachable again this weekend. When all the bugs are worked out, Vince really may have that grinch-like smile permanently.
Inaugural
weekend observations:
Overall consensus for odd camera angles: use them, but
less often.....On field interviews: maybe at half-time,
not during play.....Cheerleaders: more like strippers
in uniforms-but hey, what's wrong with that?.....Xtreme
trash talking leads to hoof in mouth disease.....Rage
and Enforcers put on quite a show to a full house.....Hitmen
fans will not tolerate a slow start.....Demons made
fans Xtreme-ly happy with a great show at Pac Bell.....Las
Vegas hasn't rocked like that since the King disappeared.....Maniax
ground out and old time football win.....Bolts hung
tough.....Shame on ESPN.....Kudos to NBC, TNN, UPN and
the Governor!