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HawaiiYou

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:08 pm

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Deacon Blues wrote:

$15 million for a failed spring football league. Will he bring it back and make money? Don’t know how unless some tv executive jumps at it.

thats a steal! I think.

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:26 pm

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He's betting that the NFL can't find a way to isolate that many players. He can do 8 teams in a bubble this spring, and 450 fringe players who can really use $40k and free room and board for four months worth of work will jump at the chance.

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Nardi

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:29 pm

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:

What if the NFL decides to move back to Spring?

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casual fan

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:35 pm

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Nardi wrote:

Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:

What if the NFL decides to move back to Spring?

Then he makes "Jumanji 12 - Straight to Streaming", and has his $15mil back.

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Nardi

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:44 pm

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casual fan wrote:

Nardi wrote:

Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:

What if the NFL decides to move back to Spring?

Then he makes "Jumanji 12 - Straight to Streaming", and has his $15mil back.

I think that $15mil a movie shit is done.

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doug - evergreen park

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 1:05 pm

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"Johnson earned $124 million from acting in 2018, setting the record for earning more than any other actor in Forbes' 20-year history of tracking celebrity incomes."

I think he'll be o.k...

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Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:51 pm

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Nardi wrote:

Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:

What if the NFL decides to move back to Spring?

They won't forever. Carrying costs on $15M with a half dozen employees are tiny.

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IkeSouth

Post subject: Re: The Rock buys XFL

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:06 pm

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this can only be a good thing. i bet we see double the viewer base right off the bat just because everyone will know it's the rock running the show.

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