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It was a HUGE week full of major announcements from the league and it's all getting covered right here on the original official XFL podcast! Get all the details on the XFL's partnership with the NFL Alumni Academy, the return of Dean Blandino to the league office, and of course, the eight head coaches who will be leading the league's teams in 2023! This is a CAN'T MISS milestone episode on the road to kickoff, so sit back, enjoy, and get ready for all the XFL talk you can handle! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

Well there was some serious gear shifting this week on the road to kickoff 2023! The XFL has a new logo, a new brand identity, and four new pillars that serve as the mission statement of the league. What does it all mean and what have the reactions been like? Dive into all of that, plus the reports of a new Orlando XFL team being coached by NFL great and Super Bowl Champion Terrell Buckley on this week's edition of the original official XFL podcast! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

The USFL has announced its rules and that means it is time to run through how the gameplay will be goverrned with a fine tooth comb! Also, how do these new rules compare or copy the 2020 XFL rule book? Break the rules and get all the latest news surround the XFL on this road to 2023, right here on the original official XFL podcast! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

The first major XFL news leak broke last week, as reports have Reggie Barlow leaving his head coaching position at Virginia State for the XFL's alleged San Antonio franchise. Big if true! Get a full talk on this big 'ol news leak, as well as some USFL talk covering their relationship with the NFL and the 2022 spring league's recent schedule release. Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

On this week's stop on the road kickoff 2023, it is time for an honest discussion about the USFL and just how close the rebooted league is to their 10-week season in Birmingham. The guy who wrote the (best) book about the old USFL came out last week to bluntly tell people to ignore the new USFL. Is that going too far or is author Jeff Pearlman right to be so skeptical of the Fox-owned spring league -- should we really "boot the USFL reboot?" It is all honesty and never B.S. on the original official XFL podcast! Also get some chatter about whether the XFL's player recruitment strategy will be the hardest to task en route to kickoff next year, or is it really not that big a deal? Show Notes: Jeff Pearlman's Boot This Reboot article on Deadspin Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

Whoa Nelly! Talk about a very special edition of the original official XFL podcast! The XFL has announced a partnership with the NFL and the road to kickoff 2023 has gotten a lot more interesting than it already was! Get all the information on what was announced and what this new relationship between the two leagues entails. Also, Alan and Bryant read between the lines and discuss everything regarding this new collaboration "on select innovation programs to further expand the game of football and create increased opportunities for player development both on and off the field." In addition to this bombshell announcement, get a rundown of the USFL's draft, Alan and Bryant's initial gut feelings about the XFL-NFL partnership, and all the social media reaction to this huge week! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

After a week off, the original official XFL podcast is back! With just under one year to go before kickoff 2023, XFL fans are waiting in anticipation for some big news. In the meantime, Dwayne Johnson appeared at the Super Bowl and stirred the globe into a football frenzy! Also, the USFL has unveiled jerseys, the location of its championship game, and the rules of the upcoming draft. Get all the details on that stuff, plus answers to some of your questions on this HYPED edition of This is the XFL Show! A Quick Note... The XFL revealed a partnership with the NFL where they will work on innovation programs shortly after this episode was recorded. Stay tuned for COMPLETE coverage on this huge news as well! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

Another week has gone by on the road kickoff 2023 and fans continue to wait on some big XFL announcements. At least in the meantime, the USFL has given fans of spring football something to talk about...sort of. Find out the latest on the United States Football League's plan to pay players, as well as how the Fox owned league is approaching taking on the XFL a year from now. Also, with scandals abound in the NFL, especially when it comes to the hiring of minority head coaches and paying coaches to tank, how can the XFL learn from the NFL's missteps and truly create a "league of culture" as they have promised? It is time to talk about some heavy things on another edition of the original official XFL podcast! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

The Super Bowl approaches and the XFL is expected to make some announcements as the football takes center stage during the sport's most marketable week of the year. How will the league take advantage of the big week of media attention? Also, the USFL has all eight of its coaches lined up and ready to go. Based solely on who these coaches are, which team has the advantage? The original official XFL podcast is back under one roof to discuss! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy Podcasts

As we are in the in-between period of Dwayne Johhnson’s promise of announcements within two to three weeks, XFL fans across the globe are wondering what the next mile markers will be on the road to 2023. From the return of the St. Louis BattleHawks to the possibility of June Jones coaching in the XFL again, check out this week’s episode and find out which rumors could be truer than others. Also, the USFL had four more coaches to announce, but wound up only giving us two. Alan and Bryant dive into the latest with Fox’s rebooted spring league, included their plans for laser technology on the field! This is the original official XFL podcast, welcome to the future! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 206: Lasers, Woo Hoo! first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

Dwayne Johnson appeared on the Manningcast during ESPN 2’s broadcast of the NFL’s first ever Monday Night Football playoff game. As an XFL owner, fans of the league watched with an intense interest. What did The Rock say about the league and what is next for the XFL on the road to kickoff 2023? Dive into those answers, plus another thorough dissection of the USFL’s interesting model for a spring football league. Kick it into full gear with us and give your takes on everything discussed on this, another lively episode of the original official XFL podcast! #ForTheLoveOfFootball Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 205: Monday Night Rock first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

The countdown is officially on! This week, the XFL proclaimed that we are one year away from Training Camps beginning and a member of XFL football operations said some very interesting things on his own podcast. Get a full breakdown of all the insight XFL Sr. Director of Football Operations Jim Monos gave on his show, the Go Long Podcast, and of course, find out Alan and Bryant’s predictions for what Training Camps will look like in just a year’s time! Also, the USFL announced four of their eight head coaches as that league is closer than ever to kicking off this April. Get a thorough presentation of the facts, along with that honest style you can only find here on the original official XFL podcast! Show Notes: Check out the Go Long podcast with XFL Sr. Director, Football Operations Jim Monos Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 204: Ground Level first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

The year of the great XFL build is upon us! It is 2022 and with just over a year before kickoff, we are in for a plethora of big-time announcements. As take-off on the last year with no XFL commences, rumors are already swirling about the league’s potential return to the red-hot football town of St. Louis! Does it make sense for the BattleHawks to “ka-kaw” once again? Also, what is the latest with the USFL? Get those answers, plus all the essential XFL info you need from the original official XFL podcast! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 203: 2022 first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

Dwayne Johnson appeared on CNBC’s TechCheck this week and dropped a not-so-subtle hint that some big news should be coming out about the XFL in the next month or two. Join this year-end-extravaganza as the original official XFL podcast dives into every word uttered by the Great One. From “new teams” and “new cities,” to a potential TV partner announcement, Johnson has everyone pretty hyped for what is to come for the XFL in early 2022. In addition to that, you also cannot miss the breakdown of all the new hires to the XFL’s Football Operations department. The team responsible for putting the good crisp football we are expecting on the field is coming together and this week, we discuss who they are and why this is reassuring that 2023 is going to be put together the right way. Enjoy this and of course some end of the year shenanigans on the 2021 finale of This is the XFL Show! Happy New Year! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 202: New Hope first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

It is the holiday season and this week, the USFL received an excellent Christmas present in the form of a TV deal with NBC. Get the details on how Fox and NBC will collaborate in 2022 to present the United States Football League and dive deep into how this will actually affect the XFL. Also, since we’ve all been so nice and patient this year, it is fitting to ask…what do you want the XFL to give you this Christmas? Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas from the original official XFL podcast! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 201: Foxy Peacocks first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

On this milestone edition, one of the original hosts of the show, Vince Calfo, reunites with Alan and Bryant to discuss everything XFL, talk about everything coming down the road to 2023, and reminisce a bit about the beginning stages of the original official XFL podcast. Also, the USFL’s head of football operations let it be known the types of players that league will be targeting. How does this affect the XFL and can the two leagues coexist come 2023? That, plus listener comments and questions from this live broadcast! Miss out on the live edition of this one? Check out xfl.show and subscribe to the channel to join the show live on YouTube next time! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 200: The 200th Episode first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

This week, via her Instagram, Dany Garcia revealed some key dates the XFL is targeting for the league’s combine, training camp, and kickoff! That’s right! The 2023 kickoff date has been revealed! Get all the details regarding these key dates, plus analysis on how the new XFL is formatting its operating schedule. Big news on a big episode of the original official XFL podcast…don’t miss it! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 199: The Countdown is On first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

2023 will be the XFL’s big return to the field. 2022 will feature a lot of planning and also keeping an eye on the return of the United States Football League as well. This week, the USFL announced it will be bringing back eight franchises from its original run back in the 1980s. Get a full reaction to the team names/cities and logos, plus assessment on the differences between the two budding leagues so far. It is the original official XFL podcast, so you know it is all about brutal honesty, details, and most importantly, for the love of football! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 198: Marking Territory first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

On this week’s episode of the original official XFL podcast, the question as to whether two spring football leagues can play at once gets asked, answered, and adjusted. Find out what the USFL announced regarding its 2022 schedule and why it may be a fun league, but it does not come from the same type of place the XFL is coming from when it comes to building a league for football fans. The road to kickoff is a winding road, similar to roads of the past, but never the same as we aim to reach the ultimate destination…FOOTBALL! Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 197: This is Not the Past first appeared on This is the XFL Show.

Did somebody say something about “people power” on the original official XFL podcast? The XFL is finally filling out it its league offices with nine big executive hires this week! This week’s episode features a full break down of the new members on the XFL’s new Executive Leadership team, a look at what could come next in terms of announcements, and a thorough examination of exactly what each of the new league office roles will focus on. Follow us @XFLShow on all social media outlets! Call the XFL Fan Line anytime at 724-565-4XFL! Watch the show on our YouTube Channel! Brought to you by Pretty Easy PodcastsThe post Episode 196: The Office first appeared on This is the XFL Show.