Does anybody know what time and channel the games are on tonight?

WTVY and WAKA right now I think.

CBS @7:30

What is the alliance of A football? Is this the Vince McMahon league with team in bham?

It seems ok to watch so far

Yep. It’s decent football.

Done made me change from Live PD and A. Perez is busting folks so this better be good

Not bad.

I like what they said their longterm goals were. Who knows, it may wind up making it.

Kindof,... McMahon and Dick Ebersol (ceo of NBC) formed XFL

This is Charlie Ebersol, Dicks son.

Isn't this league (The AAF) associated with the NFL? Aren't they playing some games on the NFL network?

Sure seems like it. I bet alot of the new rules get tested out in this league before being adopted by the NFL. They said that they were wanting to use it as an extension of the NFL practice squads.

From what I understand there are no field goals or kickoffs.

No kickoffs or extra points. Have to go for two. There are field goals.

Birmingham plays at 3 central today on cbs sports network

If you’re down by 17 or inside 5 minutes Of the end of game. Instead of an onsides kic, you can run a play from your own 28. You have to get to the 40. If you do, you keep ball. If you don’t, it’s their ball

Spurrier is coach of Orlando.

I’m excited about the league

I like the fact they don’t call personal foul or targeting every time someone gets hit. Bham looking good so far

I'm liking it. About the only flags are for off sides type calls. Memphis QB has been hit multiple times and no flags

You can throw out the record books when the Birmingham Iron plays the Memphis Express.

So far it's kind of fun to watch. The football ain't bad considering these guys are all basically NFL rejects, trying to fight their way back to the big leagues. Maybe the dream of getting back to an NFL contract makes these guys hungry, the others maybe the passion of staying in a game that they love gives them some incentive.

Birmingham looks pretty good just to be playing ball together for about a month. Perez the Birmingham QB don't look half bad.

The players seem to be making plenty of money to buy tattoos.

Bham actually has a decent crowd there today. And their defense looks good.

BTW does anybody know why Trent Richardson didn’t make it in the NFL? Lazy, didn’t commit himself or just wasn’t that good at the next level? He was a hoss at Bama!

My guess would be weed and the all you can eat Chinese buffet.

Got too big. Not how NFL offenses are built

I’ve watched about a quarter of this Birmingham game and I’m not too impressed so far.

Is that a big gold chain on one of the Birmingham DB’s? Lmao

Now that’s real American football.

A few things I think one has to keep in mind when watching the first weekend:

1. They are not the NFL, nor are they trying to be. So the quality off football will never be NFL quality.
2. They have only been practicing together for about 30 days for each team.
3. This is the first game for every team.
4. Most of these players have either:
A. Been cut by an NFL team.
B. Been undrafted by the NFL.
C. In some cases never even played on this level of football before. (Such as Rugby players, Aussie Rules, etc...)

I like some of the innovations of the new league such as the sound the way you hear the QB and the coach, and the TV coverage is pretty good.

It's also interesting to see and hear the indecision in the referee's voices about some of the contested calls. It's helps you understand what the refs are going through constantly in games. Having to make judgement calls real time.

Richardson finally got in. Damn.

However at this early stage of the league, you would think the defenses would have the upper hand.

Reason Richardson didn't make it he don't have the vision to see the holes ,also half the projects wanted to live off him.

I know one thing...

Saban needs to recruit the Birmingham Iron Kicker.

He played 10 yrs in the NFL, I wonder if he has any eligibility left? We'll take him.

He looked pretty good tonight. Especially since he doesn't get any practice during kick offs or extra points.

Pretty good game for their first one.

True. I mean I wasn't basing it off of NFL level performance or anything. I just turned it on in the third quarter and Birmingham coughed it up three times in a row and the QB looked like he couldn't throw it in the ocean. He finally did throw one pretty long ball that the receiver clearly dropped and they reviewed it and upheld it as a catch which pretty much caused me to change the channel.

I know one thing.... I doubt Memphis wins a game, they are really bad.

TR is too big and too slow. Plus, I think he obviously has a tell. Seems the defensive guys know where he's going at the snap.

they knew he was going in the endzone yesterday, twice.

This is exactly right. In college and the NFL, if there wasn't a hole, he just run up the OL's back. He never figured out to explode thru the crease. Your not always going to have a big hole to run thru.

good reviews
review of week 1

Let it be known far and wide that I, Booger, declare myself a Birmingham Iron fan. So that from this day forward and for centuries to come I may never be known as a Birmingham Iron bandwagon fan. Let it be so.

It can't suck more than the NFL.

I'm probably behind on the times but I just noticed that Steve Spurrier is the Orlando head coach and his QB is the Gilbert kid from Texas that Alabama decimated in 09 when he came in after Dareus speared Colt McCoy.


Might as well go ahead and mail that trophy on down to Orlando.

Yeah it can, the game I tuned into had Gary working the booth 😁

Just saw that jamarcus russell signed with the Memphis team. I bet he is biggun these days.

What is Colin Kapaernick going to sign up?

None of those teams want him either.

How much money are these guys making?

3 year $250k contract for all 52

Punter same as QB

$8,333 a game basically

Not bad, especially for some guys who probably never paid a lick of attention and have no skills off the field at all.

Hell I may suit back up.

Yep... I was thinking when I was researching that, that the punters and the kickers have it pretty good. What, Birmingham's kicker had to walk out in the field 4 times Sunday afternoon and never even got touched by a player from the opposing team? Sounds like easy money to me.

contract is pretty interesting, reads that they can leave to go to NFL no questions asked, and can come back no questions asked if it doesn't work out. (they want you to use their league as a way to get to the NFL).

you can not however leave for XFL, Arena or Canadian league. No matter the $ offer.

Head coaches $500,000
Coordinators $250,000
Position coaches $75,000

Not a bad spring gig

As an 18 year old, Almost $8k/mo makes a lot more sense than college, for the guys that are good enough. I bet they allow them to play at some point soon.

They can play I believe

It’s an NFL rule, not a college rule that you can’t go pro right away

I was thinking this league had the same rule as the NFL, for now. "3 years beyond high school" or whatever the actual rule is.

This league is being supported by the NFL, I doubt they'll take high school kids or even college kids who are too young for NFL standards.

That’s right,... I think that’s XFL starting back up in 2020’s selling point