XFL

When the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic began the XFL suspended it’s inaugural season.  The newest competition to the NFL played just five games before shutting down all operations.  The league had a handful of recognizable players and it's eight teams were housed in either former MLB or current NFL stadiums.  Weeks after suspending, the league laid off all it's employees and filed for bankruptcy, making a return of any kind all but impossible.  This was the second coming of the XFL and the latest failed attempt to compete with the NFL (joining the first XFL and last year's football alliance).  The first incarnation of the league took extreme to the next level relying on professional wrestling inspired gimmicks with all out mallees for the kick off and mic’d up players, this time it was a lot more tame with fewer gimmicks and relied on simpler, faster football, with some new rules thrown in.  This time the league had what seemed like a good financial model and a vision for an initial three year run with a television contract of the same length.  the XFL's viability was I always believed was in doubt and this global situation did not help.  It takes a lot to compete against the NFL you need a lot of money with a strong financial backing, you need recognizable players and probably backing from an established league or figure head.  I love the sport of football in it's fall season, I don't think spring football works.  In the spring your competing against the Super Bowl, NCAA basketball, Golf and baseball.  In a couple years another group will try unsuceffily to launch another football league.