# The XFL Sucked . . but boy, some good ideas! **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 10, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-xfl-sucked-but-boy-some-good-ideas/80600 "2001-09-10T01:51:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-xfl-sucked-but-boy-some-good-ideas/80600/21 "2001-09-11T04:09:10Z")
Then again, that **is** the CFL, where the rules were apparently written by monkeys on crack from Mars. (Only 3 downs to advance the ball 10 yards? What are they, nuts?!) ---
**Author:** ![Wump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed655f/32.png) [@Wump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wump)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-xfl-sucked-but-boy-some-good-ideas/80600/22 "2001-09-11T04:19:15Z")
I was at the labour day classic here in calgary, when **WE** lost by one point in the last couple seconds of the game. I find the CFL quite a bit more exciting than the NFL myself. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-xfl-sucked-but-boy-some-good-ideas/80600/23 "2001-09-12T05:59:54Z")
double piffle!! just noticed that I got the final score wrong. Should have been: **Calgary 34, Edmonton 33**. **tracer** - it’s because we like to see the ball thrown, of course. Running for 4 yards at a time is cautious, safe, and dull. Four downs is (how do I put this politely?) booorring. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-xfl-sucked-but-boy-some-good-ideas/80600.md?page=1)