Depending on how big of an audience they want, NYC would have options. I had my hopes that the Staten Island ballpark would be available but it appears the Atlantic League swooped in on that. So you'd basically be talking smaller fields like Icahn Stadium (which was a nightmare for the WFL even when it was pro-sized) or trying to convince the college teams like Fordham or Columbia to lease their fields in the middle of winter, which isn't very likely and would pose nightmares for parking. And Arthur Ashe Stadium has the capacity but the playing surface is way too small, so that's out of the question.GDAWG wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:21 pmThe scenario I had in my mind was instead of Los Angeles, it's Anaheim and instead of New York, it's Brooklyn but then I realized that there are no stadiums in those two cities for the XFL to place teams in.4th&long wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:45 amAgreed, they've been using the "paper tiger" news announcements like Microsoft was (is) known for to blunt other's news. Though I'm sure they'll have at least some concrete news here.laxtreme56 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:14 am I can see an announcement coming the week of USFL opening kickoff as a way to take the wind out of their sails a bit.
And its starting to sound more and more like D league for good or bad:
>> From our exciting & ground breaking agreement with the @NFL focusing on INNOVATION & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT <<
Their city selection will be most telling, they may avoid all cities with NFL teams, or limit it to get just enough TV interest.
An NYC team would be an intriguing angle for the XFL. The problem is that MetLife and its predecessor Giants Stadium has always been the easy 'get' for the leagues of the past, and it'd be hard for most NYC venues to match what MetLife has to offer.
They'll likely need NY and LA to land a good TV deal, though the current round of the USFL has shown that may not be 100% set in stone if they're desperate enough.