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XFL Power Rankings: Cheeseheads

5. Jim Zorn, leader of men XFL in 2001: "This will not be a league for pantywaists and sissies.” - Vince McMahon XFL in 2020: "Darnit." - Jim Zorn pic.twitter.com/XrkTIJzIOD — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 8, 2020 4. When Running and Shooting Goes Wrong Perhaps it was nerves? Houston Roughnecks WR vomits before extra point attempt. 🤮 #XFLRoughnecks #XFL2020 pic.twitter.com/aiqQnaBKiB — The Spotting Board (@SpottingBoard) February 9, 2020 3. "It is called 'Cheesing' because it is Fon to Due." Here's a guy aggressively eating a cheese slice with the plastic a player tossed into the stands because the XFL is eXtreme pic.twitter.com/0ojqFpwtPh — CJ Fogler (@cjzero) February 9, 2020 2. Doing Your Job “We’re just trying to get our fucking job done.” I love the XFL already lmao 😂 #XFL pic.twitter.com/j7mL658564 — Brandon 🥶🌹 (@CantStopB) February 8, 2020 1. Corporate Sponsorship Victories tast

XFL Week 1 Predictions

Seattle Dragons @ DC Defenders, Saturday 2:00 ET, ABC It will be cold in D.C. on Saturday, but current forecasts at least have the rain stopping for the weekend. Everyone is high on the Defenders , and the Dragons will have to deal with the cross country trip just like the Seahawks . But if I've learned anything from being a Redskins fan, it's that Jim Zorn starts hot and the team I root for usually loses. Not to mention that the Defenders defensive coordinator walked out after training camp. Dragons 22, Defenders 12 Reported Attendance: 15,000 Los Angeles Wildcats @ Houston Roughnecks, Saturday 5:00 ET, FOX Wildcats have had a weird training camp. They cut former NFL prospect and accused-but-acquitted sexual predator Shawn Oakman after a minicamp, apparently for being disruptive in the locker room, only to bring him back AFTER training camp had nearly completed. They also dumped former Tier 1 quarterback Luis Perez , apparently once it became apparent that Josh Jo

Super Bowl recap: Fullbacks, pole dancing, and evil Google

1st & 10: This was a fantastic showcase for the sport Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy says he got this play design from watching this old Rose Bowl game. Michigan ran it over & over in a 49-0 win over USC pic.twitter.com/0uGYxxUnST — Kevin Boilard (@247KevinBoilard) February 3, 2020  You could not have asked for a better game. This is true in terms of flow -- crisp play, restrained officiating, a fourth quarter comeback -- but also in terms of Xs and Os. The game had a bit of everything: An Air Raid alumnus as the game's MVP The first touchdown score by fullback in the Super Bowl since Mike Alstott in 2003. A Mills concept on the would-be play of the game A single wing look pulled from the 1948 Rose Bowl that features pre-snap pirouetting Football is at its best when styles clash, and this game was a gorgeous cocktail between two head coaches who understand that there is no one true way to play the sport.  2nd & 1: The halftime show was everything the hal