I didn't know ESPN was exempt from the FCC...I know some cable networks are, but I don't recall any ESPN broadcasts (most notably Monday Night Football) not censoring? Maybe it's an NFL thing and not an FCC thing, to try to censor if possible. Regardless it doesn't bother me, in fact it makes it more real. I just found it odd as I am not used to that.
Overall I give XFL Version 3.0 a solid B. Gone are the hokey days of Version 1.0 (The flamboyant "He Hate Me" days, good riddance), and it seems like it's a takeoff of V2 before COVID disrupted all of our lives. There's true talent (some teams more than others, not unlike the NFL), former NFL players and hopefuls trying to put some tape together to grab an NFL scout's attention, which works for us as viewers. The more these players are trying (think preseason), the better the product on the field.
My poor fiance thought she could finally get a break from my NFL obsession during the season and now has to deal with yet more football in Spring, lol. She likes football, is a Seahawks fan, and is now enjoying rooting on the Sea Dragons too, but unlike me, she isn't as diehard a pro football fan that I am. I watch Total Access year round, Good Morning Football, NFL Now, etc. Let's just say she doesn't. LOL.
I LOVE the idea that the NFL is watching to some degree. It's a viable farm system if they so choose, and they get to safely test the different rules to see if any are worth adding to the league. I would give ANYTHING if the NFL would incorporate the rule where coaches get at least one challenge, to challenge ANY PLAY! I have been begging for the NFL to allow that for years. You still get only one or two challenges per game but you get to challenge ANYTHING.
Come on NFL!
