(12-07-2018 02:03 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  What exactly is the differentiator for the XFL? I was never able to get my puny little pinhead around that for the first tranche of its existence, and am still unable to.

The original was about early spring football (starting immediately after the NFL season ended), and being more eXtreme/fun the the No Fun League.

I've got a feeling that these new leagues may be as much about proving the viability of off-season pro football, in the hopes of getting acquired as a minor league franchise for the NFL, like the D (now G) League for the NBA. I don't know if any of the proposed leagues will last long enough to become that, but that's probably the best case scenario for these leagues (and maybe an alternate path for some football players).