Why the XFL won't work. Again. (XFL)

          For those of you old enough to remember, the XFL first came about in 2001 through a desire by WWE owner (and chairman) Vince McMahon to have a spring football league for fans to watch after the NFL season ended in February. The league had eight teams, and several rule changes to distinguish itself from other football leagues on the continent.
          What we got was entertaining for the first couple of games, but turned into a mess in a short period of time. Wrestling-style antics were part of the experience (like cameras in the dressing rooms, verbal altercations between coaches and players, etc.), and greatly diminished the game itself. The XFL's championship game, known as the 'Million Dollar Game' was also somewhat of a bust. Due to falling ratings and people leaving in droves, the XFL died a quick death after it's first (and only) season. Players were picked up by teams in the NFL and CFL, and that was that.

         Fast forward to now. The XFL will be relaunched next year, and will be completely different than the last time around. The league will feature actual football, and no antics similar to the last incarnation. Nine teams have been confirmed thus far, and there is talk on which rule changes would be utilized to keep the XFL different than the NFL or CFL, as well as putting the emphasis on kickoffs and kickoff returns.
         Vince McMahon himself has pumped more that $400-million dollars into this relaunch, and hopes to fill the void for the rabid football fans that extends from mid February to late June.
         TTS believes that it will more than likely duplicate the exact results from the first try, with the viewership and ratings being heavy for the first couple of weeks, before dropping off and collapsing altogether by season's end. For some reason, a spring league or professional football alternative has never seemed to catch on (the exception being the Arena League, but that is nowhere near football, and has collapsed three or four times already).
         That all being said, TTS won't be covering the XFL at all, as the AAF (Alliance of American Football) seemed to be the best thing to happen to football in years, only to fall apart itself before completing even one full season. It's another nice idea, but will end up turning to dust before it gets anywhere.

          Sad, but true.