And while many consider the smash-mouth, twisted football league that is the brainchild of NBC and World Wrestling Federation owner Vince McMahon to be nothing more than a flash in the pan, no one can argue that the league isn't raising eyebrows. XFL owner Vince McMahon, with Xtreme GM J.K. McKay, is ready to show the world a whole new brand of football. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue was asked about the new league during last week's hype session leading up to the Super Bowl. Almost every major newspaper in the country has piped in with an opinion. ESPN ran an hour-long special trying to describe exactly what this league is going to be about.
Truth is, no one knows what the XFL is going to be about.
No one knows how good the players will be. No one knows how good the games will be. Heck, no one even knows how good the cheerleaders are going to be. It will, however, be different. Players are being encouraged to have personalities and are being told to celebrate excessively after scoring.