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Is anyone going to play in Sandbox's XFL League?

Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports' started by countingcrow, Jan 12, 2001.

  1. countingcrow

    countingcrow Contributing Member

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    The question is in the topic! [​IMG]

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  2. fadeaway

    fadeaway Contributing Member

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    BobFinn*'s XFL league, anyone? [​IMG]

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  3. Robert Snyder

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    I guess we're all Fantasy League junkies. What the hell I'll give it a shot, maybe I can do better with no name football hacks than real NBA players.

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  4. fadeaway

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    Just go with regular head to head scoring.

    Head to head strategy sucks.

    Also, no need for a live draft, since I doubt anyone knows who these players are anyway.

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  5. moestavern19

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    I cant join a league this is weird

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  6. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Fadeaway, Set up another league for us because I can't change the league parameters.

    I'll join your league tomorrow. It's time to go home.

    Thanks. PSJ.

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  7. moestavern19

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    Post the league and Ill join as well ,

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  8. fadeaway

    fadeaway Contributing Member

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    Okie.. league is set up. Went with regular head to head scoring (I played in a head to head strategy NFL league this year and thought the "strategy" aspect sucked).

    Send email to jgillard@avint.net for the info and password.

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  9. DAROckets

    DAROckets Contributing Member

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    Yea I wouldn't mind playing in another league with you Crow.Should be interesting can you say "injuries".

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  10. moestavern19

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    i probably will play fantasy XFL, What the hell , if its a game , Ill play .

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  11. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Check out the cheerleaders, some of them are amazing.

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  12. fadeaway

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    Still have four open slots.

    Send email to jgillard@avint.net to join.

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  13. fadeaway

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    Alright.. Everyone's in except for Smeg.

    Here's some neat info from ESPN.com:

    When the XFL released its rules highlights on Tuesday, league president Basil DeVito Jr. promised that no fan will leave a seat during a punt.

    In keeping with its pro wrestling image, the new football league has tinkered with the game's common rules, leaving it with "the most exciting fourth down in football" and a "can you top this?" overtime.

    On a punt, the kicking team cannot cross the line of scrimmage until the ball is punted, fair catches will not be permitted and any punt traveling at least 25 yards can be recovered by either team.

    "You can be sure that no fan will get a drink or go to the bathroom during an XFL game," DeVito said. "When the punter lets fly, anything can happen. The strategic possibilities are endless."

    To protect the punt-returner, he will be given a five-yard halo when the ball is in the air.

    In games that go to overtime, each team will have at least one possession -- a maximum of four downs from the opposition's 20-yard line, unless a defensive touchdown is scored on the first possession.

    However, if the first team scores a touchdown in fewer than four downs, the second team only gets that many plays to respond.

    "We think we have come up with an innovative, unique and fair way to decide a game which is tied after regulation," said XFL vice president of football operations Mike Keller.

    The XFL also abolished point-after kicks following touchdowns. Instead, teams will be forced to throw or run for an extra point from the opposition's 2-yard line.

    Because the clock will run on all extra points, the defensive team can earn a point by returning an interception or fumble to the other team's end zone.

    Similar to collegiate rules, a receiver or defender needs only one foot inbounds on a reception or interception, and a quarterback is deemed down only when his forward progress is halted, meaning there is no "in-the-grasp" rule.

    XFL quarterbacks will be protected if they slide or give themselves up, and headslaps are illegal.

    The league also has brought back the "bump and run," allowing defensive backs to make contact with receivers all the way down the field.

    Also, the offensive team will be given 35 seconds between plays when the clock has been stopped and 25 seconds when there is no stoppage.

    "We haven't really invented any totally new plays but have incorporated certain rules from other professional and collegiate leagues, past and present, to create a faster-paced, higher-excitement brand of football," Keller said.



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  14. SmeggySmeg

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    fadeaway,

    changed my mind, give the spot to someone else, i have enough time wasting behaviour on my hands already.

    thanks

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  15. fadeaway

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    Okay, one extra spot. Who wants in?

    Email jgillard@avint.net

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