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Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by devine, Feb 8, 2020.

  1. HotMic

    HotMic PopTart Mascot Enthusiast
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    He was with the Lions and Redskins last season.
     
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  2. dallasdawg

    dallasdawg does the tin man have a sheet metal cock?
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    he’s only 22, that’s crazy. he’ll get some run
     
  3. Tex

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  4. The Hebrew Husker

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    Tempers flaring in St Louis
     
  5. gilstein21

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    Guardians suck
     
  6. The Hebrew Husker

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    This STL D going to be the highest scoring position on my DK lineup
     
  7. IHHH

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    Can’t believe they did not trade back in the draft and did not get a few more picks later
     
  8. Tex

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    NY is straight trash
     
  9. IHHH

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    should’ve signed Eli
     
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  10. Corky Bucek

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    Wildcats are taking it to the Defenders :badasswolf:
     
  11. Jeffrey Lebowski

    Jeffrey Lebowski Obviously you're not a golfer
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    This program is in rooins
     
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  12. 20/20/20/20

    20/20/20/20 running thru the house with a pickle in my mouth
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    Might be the greatest thing a professional football team has ever tweeted
     
  13. The Hebrew Husker

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    At one point in the game the mic caught a guy saying “On ya daddy” after a play, and I was very confused until I saw the tweet above.
     
  14. Corky Bucek

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    What was it?
     
  15. bama1

    bama1 I like you
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    3 weeks in, hows the attendance been? Battlehawks game had a good crowd but I never saw the attendance number. (Was smoking some meats so probably missed it)
     
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  16. ButchCassidy

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    Radio said attendance has increased each week. STL had 30k this weekend, while LA had 12k. Dunno why they'd think an LA team would be successful.
     
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  17. dallasdawg

    dallasdawg does the tin man have a sheet metal cock?
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    seattle was packed (for the tickets they sold) on saturday
     
  18. ohbluefan

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    Read an article that week 1 TV viewers were 3.3 mill, week 2 2.1 mill, haven’t seen week 3 numbers yet.
     
  19. Houndster

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    It’s going to continue to drop. This league is DEAD
     
  20. Boo MFer!

    Boo MFer! No longer a cog in some powerhouse machine
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    Wow. You heard it here first, folks.
     
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  21. Tex

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    I’ve got a bigger group going in two weeks than we did for the home opener. I’m enjoying the games.
     
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  22. Space

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    I'm more familiar with movies than TV, but that drop off is not bad at all. Most would look at that as a strong week 2, especially with nascar going on. Week 3 numbers will be the story.
     
  23. ohbluefan

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    They said it was a significant drop but you’re right week 3 will tell if this league is sustainable.
     
  24. Tex

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  25. John Blutarsky

    John Blutarsky Seven years of college down the drain.
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    Gonna be in a suite for the next Battlehawks game.

    Hopefully they have enough Bud Light Seltzers.
     
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  26. Tiger Z

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    I was at the game yesterday... good choice on the suite. The concession lines were awful.
     
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  27. Space

    Space slicked back hair, white suit, sloppy steaks
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  28. John Blutarsky

    John Blutarsky Seven years of college down the drain.
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    Crowd seemed great on tv.
     
  29. mc415

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    How much are tickets for these games? $25-30 for nosebleeds ?
     
  30. Tex

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    That amount for second level. It’s not nosebleeds.
     
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  31. dallasdawg

    dallasdawg does the tin man have a sheet metal cock?
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    attendance in week 3 was the highest so far
     
  32. Tex

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  33. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    I am guessing attendance matters little next to tv ratings
     
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  34. ohbluefan

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  35. Space

    Space slicked back hair, white suit, sloppy steaks
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    I think there is some healthy spin in tone in that article. Makes it sound horrible and that’s not accurate. The ratings are going down, but that’s obviously expected. The ratings are still above predictions and out performing the NBA.

    I can say anecdotally too that in NYC every bar is playing it now and people are there watching and betting. It’s been a blast.
     
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  36. TC

    TC Peter, 53, from Toxteth
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    You'd think if you were gonna go to all the trouble of starting this league, you'd budget to weather a few lean years while you build an audience. Not sure if that's a financial reality though
     
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  37. gilstein21

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    I thought Vince was committing the money needed for 3 years with no tv deal. Not sure he sticks to it if no tv deal ends up happening eventually though.
     
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  38. Tex

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  39. dallasdawg

    dallasdawg does the tin man have a sheet metal cock?
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    where the fuck are our fan of icons Taques
     
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  40. John Blutarsky

    John Blutarsky Seven years of college down the drain.
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    Update: no bud light seltzers
     
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  41. Tiger Z

    Tiger Z Nellyville
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    KA KAWWW
     
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  42. John Blutarsky

    John Blutarsky Seven years of college down the drain.
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    What are they saying on tv about this injury?

    Doesn’t look good from up here.
     
  43. Tiger Z

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    He was moving that whole time and waved. Looked like an inadvertent kick to the helmet. They're hoping it was precautionary.
     
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  44. Tarpon Nole

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    They should've started the season over summer and just had MLB to compete against

    That would've filled the football itch much more than starting a much leaner version of football a few weeks after the super bowl

    Right now they are competing against the most important stretch of the regular season seasons and heading into the playoffs of:NCAAB, NHL and NBA. March also starts the PGA tournaments that really get that season going
     
  45. Tarpon Nole

    Tarpon Nole Well-Known Member
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    Also think they did a poor job of picking markets.

    Tampa should've been Orlando
    Houston and Dallas should've been Austin or San Antonio or even OKC
    St Louis is good pick

    Too lazy to sort out the rest
     
  46. Tex

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    You gotta catch that
     
  47. Goose

    Goose Hi
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    That was an entertaining interview
     
  48. gilstein21

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    probably would have but they avoided cities with AAF teams.
     
  49. Tarpon Nole

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    That's a good point. However I still think putting a team okay by a watered down version of football in a city like Tampa where we have been watching bad football for over a decade, and starting the season right after the NFL season ended was a poor decision.

    Football itch starts over summer. Should've played it leading up to NFL season instead of right after the NFL season
     
  50. steamengine

    steamengine I don’t want to press one for English!
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    ‘Nades vs ‘Necks today