Wednesday, July 16, 2025
  • Advertise
  • Submit Story Idea
  • Submit Event
Arlington Today Magazine
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Arlington News
    • Community
    • Commentary
    • Business and Education
    • Featured
    • People
    • Wellness
    • Scene
    • Design and Interiors
    • Uncategorized
  • Current Issue & Digital Archives
  • Join the Newsletter
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Arlington News
    • Community
    • Commentary
    • Business and Education
    • Featured
    • People
    • Wellness
    • Scene
    • Design and Interiors
    • Uncategorized
  • Current Issue & Digital Archives
  • Join the Newsletter
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Arlington Today Magazine
Home Commentary

Your home team

John Rhadigan by John Rhadigan
January 2, 2020
in Commentary
0 0
0
0
SHARES
35
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Texas Appliance April 2020

Coming down from the high of the “most wonderful time of the year” can be very difficult. But at least January offers us the thrill of some great football. From Bowl Games to the College Football Playoff to the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl, our appetite for football will be satisfied until Feb. 2nd.

That means that on Feb. 3rd we begin the “least wonderful time of the year?” That time when there is no football at all. But I have some good news! This year the “least wonderful time of the year” lasts only six days.

Related posts

Our teams have changed and it feels fantastic

Cowboys Training Camp: Heat Waves, Hype, and a Healthy Dose of Reality

July 8, 2025
Arlington. Will You Be My Valentine? Again?

Arlington. Will You Be My Valentine? Again?

February 5, 2025

That is because on Feb. 9th the XFL begins play. Now I know what you’re thinking, “The XFL? Didn’t we try this once before?”

To answer your question, yes we did. But that XFL will bear little resemblance to this one. According to Grady Raskin, the President of the Renegades, who will call Globe Life Park in Arlington home, there are only two carryovers.

“This league is a 180 from 2001,” Raskin says, referring to the one-year run of the league previously. “The only similarities are that Vince McMahon is still the owner and the name is still XFL.”

Renegades Head Coach and General Manager Bob Stoops is adamant. “I would not be here if it was like it was before,” Stoops says. “This is totally different than it was last time. This will be good, solid football with more action and less stoppage.”

Before relaunching the brand McMahon hired Oliver Luck. He is a Rhodes Scholar finalist who played for the Oilers and has had several jobs in coaching and administration, including as the Athletic Director at his alma mater, West Virginia.

Luck and McMahon spent 13 months in R & D. That is research and development. They spent much of that time talking to football fans, and they concluded something that Stoops already knew.

“I can’t be the only one disappointed when the college football season ends or when the Super Bowl is over,” Stoops says.

He’s right: He’s not the only one. In fact, studies show that even in March and April football is the most popular sport in America. So the XFL intends to give the people what they want. More football. According to Raskin, they have taken that one step further by asking fans how their football watching experience could be enhanced.

“Less stall and more ball,” Grady reveals. “They want ways to keep the game moving along.”

For me, one of the greatest things the Renegades have to offer is their home stadium. The fact that we can still enjoy games at Globe Life Park is thrilling to me. Raskin, who worked for the Rangers and the Stars earlier in his career, calls Globe Life Park a “blessing” to the franchise and to the league.

He says this is a league of opportunity. Not just an opportunity for fans to get a football fix in the late winter and early spring, but an opportunity for really good players to keep playing.

Stoops concurs.

“The last 10 players cut from each NFL roster are really good players,” Stoops contends. “And anybody who shines could get a chance in NFL camps just a few months after the XFL season ends.”

So don’t fret football fans, the least wonderful time of the year will be just six days in 2020. Then it is time for more football, more excitement and more memories made right here in Arlington at Globe Life Park.

 

Sports columnist John Rhadigan is an anchor for the Fox Sports Southwest television network.

 

 

Tags: Speaking of Sports
Donna J. Smiedt
Back To School Kickoff

Back To School Kickoff

July 15, 2025

Read the current issue

July 11, 2025
download

The Power of Place: Co-Creating the Future of Our City

July 8, 2025

Follow Us

    The Instagram Access Token is expired, Go to the Customizer > JNews : Social, Like & View > Instagram Feed Setting, to refresh it.

Arlington Texas Area News and Events Magazine

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • Back To School Kickoff
  • Read the current issue
  • The Power of Place: Co-Creating the Future of Our City

Category

  • Arlington News
  • Business and Education
  • Commentary
  • Community
  • Design and Interiors
  • Featured
  • People
  • Scene
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized
  • Wellness

Recent News

Back To School Kickoff

Back To School Kickoff

July 15, 2025

Read the current issue

July 11, 2025
  • Advertise
  • Submit Story Idea
  • Submit Event

© 2023 Arlington Today - Designed by

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Categories
    • Arlington News
    • Community
    • People
    • Commentary
    • Business and Education
    • Featured
    • Wellness
    • Scene
    • Design and Interiors
  • Current Issue & Digital Archives
  • Join the Newsletter
  • Contact Us

© 2023 Arlington Today - Designed by

Verified by MonsterInsights