Other The XFL

[exe ex machina]

Bit silly having three Texas teams of the eight.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

No San Diego, No Portland

 

[exe ex machina]

No San Diego, No Portland

Arlington should've been San Diego.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Arlington should've been San Diego.

Guess im still a Battlehawks fan since there is no San Diego or Portland.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Would have been good to create a bit of Pacific North West rivalry to have Portland and Seattle teams

 

[aussiedude]

Bit silly having three Texas teams of the eight.

at least they are playing games in more than 1 place unlike the USFL.

 

[exe ex machina]

at least they are playing games in more than 1 place unlike the USFL.

But they needed to do that to survive the season. Next year theyll expand to four stadiums. The XFL could struggle in 2023 and not finish out the year if they lose money again. They lost money even with big crowds. And therell be two spring leagues in direct competition.

 

[AJ_2000]

As a Roughnecks lifer, I endorse this announcement

 

[aussiedude]

The XFL having a better international broadcast deal helps us.

USFL only had 1 game a week and it was the early monday morning game. the XFL have the disney deal so ESPN will show a fair few with the others likely being on watchespn.

 

[exe ex machina]

As a Roughnecks lifer, I endorse this announcement

Seattle Dragons

 

[exe ex machina]

XFL Team Names Leaked Online, Some Old, Some New, Some Surprising Changes

by Mark Perry
September 23, 2022

With XFL Las Vegas head coach Rod Woodson’s announcement on both the Pat McAfee Show and Rich Eisen show, the XFL will release its team names and logos next week. Fans who have waited over two years must wait until next week to see the XFL Team names, or do they?

Did the XFL team names get leaked via the XFL shop? Thanks to Rock Renegade for sending us the following.

The XFL Shop has placeholder sections for each of the eight XFL teams. There are no logos or merchandise, just the team names. Some XFL team names are new, others have changed a bit, and some have stayed the same. Let’s break them down.

What XFL Team Names Stayed The Same​

DC Defenders
Houston Roughnecks
St. Louis BattleHawks

What XFL Team Names Have A Slight Change​

Arlington Renegades
Orlando Guardians
Seattle Sea Dragons
Vegas Vipers


Based on Mike Mitchell’s reporting, the XFL took some money from the City of Arlington to use their name rather than Dallas, so Arlington Renegades is no surprise.

There was talk that a New York and Los Angeles franchise would eventually return to the XFL in the future. The reason why the XFL skipped those locations was due to how expensive those areas are. Once the league is established, they could eventually set up shop in those locations again. But now, that might not be the case, as the Orlando team has taken the Guardians’ name.

The Seattle Sea Dragons from Seattle Dragons is also a bit of a surprise. We know that Sea Dragons was a finalist from the XFL 2.0 era for Seattle. Maybe the logo designers could have more fun with this concept.

Now that Tampa Bay is no longer a location, most thought that Orlando would take over the Vipers name. It seems like the XFL feels that Vegas Vipers works better, so the league now needed a name for Orlando and went with Guardians.

New XFL Team Name​

San Antonio Brahmas

Our own Brandon Anderson pointed out “Interesting enough if the San Antonio team name is correct with this leak, the stadium that San Antonio team would be practicing at with the Northwest ISD the high school there is actually called the Brahmas and have been since 1948.”

What is a Brahma? Well, it is a breed of chicken, but that might not be it. Brahma is also one of the major gods of Hinduism. Also, The Rock, during his WWE days, had a famous Brahma Bull tattoo that was featured on many WWE T-Shirts during the WWE attitude era. We will have to wait till next week to find out what the logo could be.

 

[AJ_2000]

Glad to see my lifelong support if the Roughnecks can continue and I won't have to get my tattoo updated

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Like the Vipers new logo and they took Martavis Bryant... hmmmm.... do I switch teams or stay with the Battlehawks. Decisions.

 

[exe ex machina]

Like the Vipers new logo and they took Martavis Bryant... hmmmm.... do I switch teams or stay with the Battlehawks. Decisions.

Itll be Seattle Sea Dragons and San Antonio Brahmas for me

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Itll be Seattle Sea Dragons and San Antonio Brahmas for me

I saw Seattle's old QB (Silvers) ended up in Houston this time around.

 

[exe ex machina]

I saw Seattle's old QB (Silvers) ended up in Houston this time around.

I havent checked the rosters yet, am sure itheyll all be uninspiring

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

I havent checked the rosters yet, am sure itheyll all be uninspiring

Some familiar names at QB. One of your guys Charleston Rambo on the Orlando Guardians.

 

[AJ_2000]

I saw Seattle's old QB (Silvers) ended up in Houston this time around.

I'm still hoping for a PJ Walker reunion

 

[AJ_2000]

AJ McCarron - St Louis and Ben Dinucci - Seattle

 

[exe ex machina]

What a shitfest of QB play it's gonna be

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

What a shitfest of QB play it's gonna be

You NEVER know. Taylor Heinicke former Battlehawks BACKUP QB (unbelievable but true) now Washington QB1.

 

[offtherails9]

AJ McCarron - St Louis and Ben Dinucci - Seattle

Man AJ McCarron career earnings in the league over 15 million. Good for these guys tbh. Very envious.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Man, some of you guys are either glorious optimists... or complete suckers for punishment.

How are people investing in this a third time round?

Also... today I learned that McCarron is no longer an NFL backup...

 

[AJ_2000]

Man, some of you guys are either glorious optimists... or complete suckers for punishment.

How are people investing in this a third time round?

Also... today I learned that McCarron is no longer an NFL backup...

Spring Football! It's gotta work one day.... It's such a long off season