Re: Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia to appear on VICE TV tonight
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:38 pm
Good synopsis. Thanks Greg.
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GP Thanks for the detailed update.GregParks wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:22 pm From the relevant parts of the show tonight...
-Johnson talked about how Garcia suggested they purchase the XFL, the story we've all heard by now
-Garcia talked about what sports has meant to their lives, both of them being life-long athletes
-Johnson acknowledged the "uphill battle" and how the "odds are stacked against us," but he talked about how the ownership team and football operations looked at the financials and economics and really dug in on that
-He also mentioned his football background and how he had to close that chapter, but he can open it for others - he said this opportunity struck him in his soul because of that experience
-Garcia mentioned the XFL being a league of culture, representative of who they are. If a player wants to kneel or stand, they can, but they get to be diversified in expression
-Johnson said as Americans we get to enjoy freedoms, and the owners can create a pathway to take care of players
-Garcia talked about how exciting it is to be the first woman owner of a pro sports league, and while that was never her intention, she set out to follow up on something she's very passionate about
That was about it for the XFL part.
It looks like gutless shit to me. We were once promised that politics would be kept out of the XFL. They would have been better off sticking to that model.4th&long wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 9:24 amGP Thanks for the detailed update.GregParks wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:22 pm From the relevant parts of the show tonight...
-Johnson talked about how Garcia suggested they purchase the XFL, the story we've all heard by now
-Garcia talked about what sports has meant to their lives, both of them being life-long athletes
-Johnson acknowledged the "uphill battle" and how the "odds are stacked against us," but he talked about how the ownership team and football operations looked at the financials and economics and really dug in on that
-He also mentioned his football background and how he had to close that chapter, but he can open it for others - he said this opportunity struck him in his soul because of that experience
-Garcia mentioned the XFL being a league of culture, representative of who they are. If a player wants to kneel or stand, they can, but they get to be diversified in expression
-Johnson said as Americans we get to enjoy freedoms, and the owners can create a pathway to take care of players
-Garcia talked about how exciting it is to be the first woman owner of a pro sports league, and while that was never her intention, she set out to follow up on something she's very passionate about
That was about it for the XFL part.
The more they talk the more they sound like they aren't doing anything and don't know what they are doing . Its all non-FB and emotional fluff. Rock is starting already to float "odds are stacked" crap even before they play a down. Not a good sign IMO. To hear Garcia say first woman owner of sports league that is in suspended operations is old already. No one cares.
In 2 months of meetings they have no forward looking comments of action or game plan to discuss. That's disheartening.
Sell the league to VM - best chance we got.
Remember, though, that the first thing that came out of Vince McMahon's mouth when he announced XFL 2.0 was the no-kneeling rule. Vince knew that the fans didn't like the kneeling. He did something about it.MarkNelson wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:14 pm I agree on the point that the new owners should rebuild the teams and maybe publish a schedule before they talk about these type of policies.
Someone also pointed out they should talk to their players, too. However, I see that the players wants and needs are built into their plan.
For those who are disappointed by the owners’ statements, I simply point out how it is not unexpected.
(I’d love to be talking about XFL football right now.)
johnnyAF,johnnyangryfuzzball wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:09 pmRemember, though, that the first thing that came out of Vince McMahon's mouth when he announced XFL 2.0 was the no-kneeling rule. Vince knew that the fans didn't like the kneeling. He did something about it.MarkNelson wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:14 pm I agree on the point that the new owners should rebuild the teams and maybe publish a schedule before they talk about these type of policies.
Someone also pointed out they should talk to their players, too. However, I see that the players wants and needs are built into their plan.
For those who are disappointed by the owners’ statements, I simply point out how it is not unexpected.
(I’d love to be talking about XFL football right now.)
Vince created a league centered around the fans and found players willing to play within that. Johnson and Garcia seem to be centering it around the players, and hoping the fans would stick around. In a sense, it's a lot more like the Freedom Football League that got proposed a couple years back and never came to fruition.
Of course, the AAF was built around the players too, and the money ran out really fast.