CFL- XFL merger

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(03-28-2021, 01:53 PM)Nately120 Wrote: The NFL having 32 NFL-branded minor league teams wouldn't really factor into the CFL/XFL merger.  If they really wanted to go that route they'd be better off just waiting for the CFL to fold.  As it stands now, the CFL has 9 active teams/brands and rosters and the XFL (I assume) has 0 players under contact, so even if they became the NFL minor league they'd still be 23 rosters worth of players short at the moment.  

I'm just saying the CFL/XFL becoming an NFL affiliate doesn't make sense because the NFL would be buying 9 CFL teams/brands and however many XFL teams/brands just to immediately phase them out and reassign the players to various NFL minor league rosters.  I'd say the main goal of the merger is to infuse some American dollars/interest/TV rights into the mix...I think we're just talking about two very different things with the minor league system and the CFL/XFL existing as a separate entity.

I don't think the players really matter in such a deal. Presumably the teams would want their own players put in there, anyway.

I think the real thing they'd be buying is the infrastructure/stadium leases/markets/etc. Presumably having the framework of 17 functioning teams (9 from CFL, 8 from XFL) already in place would make it easier to add another 15 rather than make 32 from scratch.

Or they could go the MLB Spring Training Arizona route and just make a giant facility out of the way where they have more control over the players since it's more about development and training than fans.