The Markcast®

We are going LIVE from the XFL 2023 Championship Game in San Antonio on Saturday, May 13 from the Hotel Contessa on the Riverwalk.

Join us live for our XFL 2023 Championship Game pre-game show where we preview the XFL Championship Game between the XFL D.C. Defenders taking on the XFL Arlington Renegades for XFL 3.0's inaugural title game.

Join us from 2pm CST - 4pm CDT live from San Antonio recapping the XFL season, talking about the All-XFL team honors, and more as we celebrate the successful completion of the XFL 2023 season.

Guests include XFL Orlando Guardians head coach Terrell Buckley, XFL Vegas Vipers All-XFL Defensive Player Deontay Anderson, Andy Murray, Anthony Miller, Ric Seritella, Sam Just, Fran Stuchbury, Matthew Taylor of the XFL Insider Podcast, Jason of the X Fan Show, and Greg Parks of XFL Board.

We went LIVE to react to USFL week 4 on Monday, May 8 at 8am PST.

Join me and Pat Rifino plus special guest Evan Willsmore as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 4th week of USFL 2023 games, USFL week 4 as a whole, as well as the things the USFL is doing well, and things the USFL can work on in the future.

Week 4 USFL games included the USFL Houston Gamblers at the USFL Philadelphia Stars, the USFL Memphis Showboats at the USFL Michigan Panthers, the USFL New Orleans Breakers at the USFL New Jersey Generals, and the USFL Birmingham Stallions at the USFL Pittsburg Maulers.

The XFL 2023 championship game is here and we will FINALLY get a new XFL champion crowned! We have you covered with Matt Barrie from ESPN talking everything XFL 2023 including his grade on the XFL 2023 season and a full preview ahead of the XFL 2023 championship game next weekend in San Antonio. Kevin Kugler from FOX Sports returns to preview USFL week 4 and to give his assessment of FOX's investment in USFL season 2. De'Veon Smith joins us from the XFL Arlington Renegades and then Xs and Argos host Ben Grant stops by to recap to share his thoughts on McLeod Bethel-Thompson's performance thus far in the USFL, recap the CFL draft and talk Toronto Argonauts quarterbacks ahead of the CFL 2023 season.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:38 Show Intro 5:36 Updates on Next Week’s LIVE Show in San Antonio, The Alamo Tour Info
7:36 ESPN Matt Barrie’s Previews XFL 2023 Championship Game, Reflects on XFL 2023 Season
31:06 FOX Sports’ Kevin Kugler Previews USFL Week 4, Talks FOX Sports and USFL Season 2
54:42 XFL Arlington Renegades Runningback De'Veon Smith Interview
1:05:30 Ben Grant, Xs and Argos Podcast Host Talks CFL Draft and Toronto Argos 2023 QBs
1:36:27 Show Outro

XFL 2023 and USFL 2023 are airing head-to-head, so which league "won" the weekend?

The XFL 2023 playoffs are here and we have your SHOCKING results along with everything USFL in its 3rd week of play!

So who won? The XFL or the USFL and more importantly what did we learn from USFL week 3 and the XFL 2023 playoffs We discuss.

USFL week 3 included the USFL New Orleans Breakers at the USFL Birmingham Stallions, the USFL Memphis Showboats at the USFL Houston Gamblers, the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers at the USFL Philadelphia Stars, and the USFL New Jersey Generals at the USFL Michigan Panthers.

The XFL playoffs included the XFL Arlington Renegades at the XFL Houston Roughnecks and the XFL Seattle Sea Dragons at the XFL D.C. Defenders.

The XFL playoffs are here and we have EVERYthing covered for you in both the XFL North division playoff game and XFL South division playoff game as well as USFL week 3. CBS Sports’ Emory Hunt returns to the program to talk about the XFL 2023 regular season, USFL 2023 thus far and to preview both XFL playoff games this weekend. We welcome ESPN’s Tom Luginbill back onto the show to reflect on XFL 2023 and to preview the XFL post-season. Finally, XFL Orlando Guardians head coach Terrell Buckley sits down for an extended talk to recap his experiences in XFL 2023.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:16 Show Intro 5:39 CBS Sports’ Emory Hunt XFL Playoffs Preview, USFL Week 3 Preview
39:14 XFL 2023 + ESPN Broadcast Tom Luginbill XFL Playoffs Preview
1:06:24 XFL Guardians Head Coach Terrell Buckley Interview
1:26:17 Show Outro

XFL 2023 and USFL 2023 are airing head-to-head, so which league "won" the weekend?

For the first time since the 1960s, two professional football leagues, the XFL and the USFL, are competing for viewers during the same TV window. The USFL held its 2nd weekend of games in Birmingham and Canton while the XFL's week 10 carried heavy playoff implications for many of the teams involved.

So who won? The XFL or the USFL and more importantly what did we learn from USFL week 2 and XFL week 10? We discuss.

USFL week 2 included the USFL Houston Gamblers at the USFL New Orleans Breakers, the USFL Memphis Showboats at the USFL Birmingham Stallions, the USFL New Jersey Generals at the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers, and the Michigan Panthers at the USFL Philadelphia Stars.

XFL week 10 included the XFL Orlando Guardians at the XFL St. Louis Battlehawks, the XFL D.C. Defenders at the XFL San Antonio Brahmas, the XFL Houston Roughnecks at the XFL Arlington Renegades, and the XFL Vegas Vipers at the XFL Seattle Sea Dragons.

The USFL 2023 season is here alongside XFL 2023, but is that a good thing? With the USFL debuting to soft ratings alongside XFL week 9 is there TOO much spring football? We discuss. Dean Blandino, XFL VP of Officiating and Rules Innovation returns to the program to check in as we approach the end of the XFL season, playoffs, and their championship game. We welcome Ben Fischer of the Sports Business Journal as well as Andrew Bucholtz of Awful Announcing to do a deep-dive on the XFL and USFL TV ratings, plus Cole Cubelic of ESPN stops by to preview XFL Week 10 and Paul Reeths of OurSports Central talks USFL season 2 thus far. Finally, we are joined by Brandon Aubrey of the USFL Birmingham Stallions to talk about his return to the league on a very loaded episode!

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:18 Show Intro 6:34 Dean Blandino, XFL VP of Officiating and Rules Innovation Interview
29:40 Ben Fischer, SBJ Interview on XFL and USFL TV Ratings
46:05 Andrew Bucholtz, Awful Announcing Interview on XFL and USFL TV Ratings
1:05:49 Cole Cubelic, ESPN Interview XFL Week 10 Preview
1:23:03 Paul Reeths, USFL Historian of OurSports Central Talks USFL Season 2
1:46:34 Brandon Aubrey, USFL Birmingham Stallions Interview
1:59:16 Show Outro

The TV ratings for USFL week 1 are in and so are XFL week 9 TV ratings. So which spring league XFL or USFL "won" week 1 of the "tv ratings war"? We discuss!

XFL and USFL have finally aired head-to-head, so which league "won" the opening weekend?

For the first time since the 1960s, two professional football leagues, the XFL and the USFL, competed for viewers during the same TV window. The USFL held its kickoff weekend of games in Birmingham and Memphis while the XFL's week 9 carried heavy playoff implications for many of the teams involved.

So who won? The XFL or the USFL and more importantly what did we learn from USFL week 1 and XFL week 9? We discuss.

USFL week 1 included USFL Philadelphia Stars at USFL Memphis Showboats, USFL New Jersey Generals at USFL Birmingham Stallions, USFL Michigan Panthers at USFL Houston Gamblers, andUSFL Pittsburg Maulers at USFL New Orleans Breakers. XFL week 9 included XFL Vegas Vipers at XFL Houston Roughnecks, XFL Orlando Guardians at XFL San Antonio Brahmas, XFL Arlington Renegades at XFL D.C. Defenders, and XFL Sea Dragons at XFL St. Louis Battlehawks.

We went LIVE to preview the USFL 2023 kickoff in Birmingham and Memphis to talk everything USFL 2023 and more on a special LIVE episode of The Markcast®!

Join us Friday, April 14 at 8am PST / 10am CST to preview the USFL kickoff weekend and to talk everything XFL week 9 with a special slate of guests including Ric Serritella, John Vogel, Andy Murray, Pat Rifino, and more with full USFL team breakdowns and analysis ahead of a busy weekend!

We'll be taking your USFL and XFL questions and comments live ahead of the USFL's 2nd season kickoff and XFL week 9 as the XFL teams make their way toward the XFL championship in May.

0:00 Show Intro
10:20 USFL Philadelphia Stars at USFL Memphis Showboats Preview
23:10 USFL New Jersey Generals at USFL Birmingham Stallions Preview
36:08 USFL Michigan Panthers at USFL Houston Gamblers Preview
54:45 USFL Pittsburg Maulers at USFL New Orleans Breakers Preview
1:15:12 XFL Week 9 Preview: XFL Vegas Vipers at XFL Houston Roughnecks, XFL Orlando Guardians at XFL San Antonio Brahmas, XFL Arlington Renegades at XFL D.C. Defenders, XFL Sea Dragons at XFL St. Louis Battlehawks
1:29:10 Show Outro