The Markcast®

We went LIVE to react to XFL week 3 on Monday, March 6 at 830am PST. Join me and Andrew Murray as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 3rd week of XFL 2023 games, XFL week 3 as a whole, as well as the things the XFL is doing well and things the XFL can work on in the future.

Week 3 games included the Seattle Sea Dragons at Vipers, St. Louis Battlehawks at D.C. Defenders, Orlando Guardians at Arlington Renegades, and San Antonio Brahmas at Houston Roughnecks.

The XFL is FINALLY here! Are you watching it? Are you enjoying it?? Are you not entertained by the XFL?!? We bring on THREE quality XFL guests this week including ESPN’s Tom Luginbill, Yahoo! Sports’ Mark Drumheller, and Chris Maathuis from KLAS Las Vegas to get to the bottom of how XFL 3.0 is performing compared to past alt-football leagues and whether or not we are having any fun watching it. TSN's Farhan Lalji joins the show following McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s signing to the USFL and Bryan Scott’s departure up north to the Toronto Argonauts to update up on the XFL-CFL-USFL alt-football talent wars and we welcome NOW friend of the show Cody Fajardo to chat through his new beginning in Montreal with the Alouettes.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
5:20 Show Intro 10:25 XFL on ESPN Broadcaster Tom Luginbill Interview
36:44 XFL Week 3 Preview w/ Yahoo! Sports’ Mark Drumheller
1:13:33 KLAS’ Chris Maathuis Talks XFL Vegas Vipers’ Cashman Field
1:30:20 CFL on TSN’s Farhan Lalji on CFL-XFL-USFL Talent Wars
1:54:59 Montreal Alouettes Quarterback Cody Fajardo Interview
2:19:40 Show Outro, Giveaway Winners Announced!

We went LIVE to react to XFL week 2 on Monday, February 27 at 830am PST.

Join me and Andrew Murray as we take your comments LIVE and react to the 2nd week of XFL 2023 games, XFL week 2 as a whole, as well as the things the XFL is doing well and things the XFL can work on in the future.

We've now seen a week of XFL 2023 gameplay and TV ratings and have a LOT to analyze and talk about... John Vogel joined me for a special LIVE XFL 2023 Week 2 preview show to run down all of the gameplay thus far in XFL 3.0, talk through, recap the USFL College Player Rights Draft, and analyze the XFL's TV debut's ratings, recap the Thursday night early start for XFL week 2 with the Battlehawks coming to Seattle to take on the Sea Dragons and to preview the rest of the XFL 2023 week 2 schedule. This weekend's games include the D.C. Defenders at Vegas Vipers, the San Antonio Brahmas facing the Orlando Guardians, and the Arlington Renegades taking on the Houston Roughnecks.

We went LIVE to react to XFL week 1 on Tuesday, February 21 at 8am PST.

Join me and Andrew Murray as we take your comments LIVE and react to the first slate of XFL 2023 games, the XFL kickoff weekend as a whole, as well as the things the XFL is doing well, and things the XFL can work on in the future.

We went LIVE from the XFL 2023 kickoff at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas!

Guest list includes: Mike Mitchell, John Vogel, Eric Eager, Greg Parks, Andrew Murray, Alt-Football Scout, Evan Willsmore, Matt Lyons, Anthony Miller + more!

The XFL is FINALLY coming and we have a special BONUS episode for you to get you up to speed before the XFL Kickoff on Saturday, February 18. Kevin Seifert from ESPN comes by to preview XFL 2023 week 1 plus we chat with San Antonio Brahmas offensive coordinator Jaime Elizondo.

Be sure to like and subscribe, we’ll be going LIVE on Saturday, February 18 from 11am CST - 1pm CST from the XFL kickoff in Arlington, Texas!

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
2:18 Show Intro
5:39 XFL 2023 Week 1 Preview with ESPN’s Kevin Seifert
47:21 XFL San Antonio Brahmas Offensive Coordinator Jaime Elizondo Interview
1:05:35 Show Outro, 2500 Subscriber Giveaway Update, New Giveaway Announced

The XFL roster cuts ahead of kickoff are here, who survived, and who were the most surprising cuts from XFL team rosters? We welcome XFL Board’s Greg Parks onto the program to give his thoughts and analysis on the cuts to the now 51-member XFL team rosters. AJ Smith, offensive coordinator for the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks joins the show and we welcome Brandon Anderson of The Comeback Period to give his take on the newly announced alternative XFL 2023 team logos. The USFL is also in the news with its second season schedule being announced. Paul Reeths, USFL historian and owner of OurSports Central stops by to break down the USFL’s second-year schedule. Ed Balint of The Canton Repository gives his insights into the USFL’s expansion of its presence in Canton for season 2, and Devin Gray of the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars comes by to preview his appearance in USFL season 2.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
4:28 Show Intro 8:40 AJ Smith, Houston Roughnecks Offensive Coordinator
22:25 XFL Board’s Greg Parks on XFL 2023 Roster Cuts
58:28 Brandon Anderson Talks XFL 2023 Alternative Team Logos
1:28:11 USFL Historian Paul Reeths on USFL Season 2 Schedule
1:57:48 Ed Balint, The Canton Repository Talks USFL Season 2 in Canton
2:18:13 USFL Philadelphia Stars’ Devin Gray Interview
2:30:05 Show Outro

This week on your one-stop shop for XFL, USFL, and CFL news, we are asking alt-football fans, “What do WE want from the XFL and the USFL?” Chris Jones, head coach and GM for the CFL’s Edmonton Elks stops by the show, we catch up with XFL DC Defenders Special Teams and Linebackers coach Jamie Sharper, and Pat Rifino returns to talk XFL Battlehawks Training Camp news, the XFL’s recent QB changes, signings, and controversies plus notable USFL off-season signings. Christian McFarland of the USFL season 1 champion Birmingham Stallions previews his return for season 2, and “The Professor” Andrew Murray and I draft the “Alt-Football Fans’ Bill of Rights” ahead of USFL season 2 and XFL season 1.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:18 Show Intro
8:45 Chris Jones, Edmonton Elks Head Coach on CFL season + XFL/USFL effects on CFL
28:23 Coach Jamie Sharper, XFL DC Defenders Special Teams and Linebackers Coach
45:34 XFL Battlehawks TC Update, XFL QB Signings + Controversies, USFL Signings
1:20:33 Christian McFarland, USFL Season 1 Stallions Champion talks USFL Season 2
1:33:58 “What do WE want from the XFL & USFL?”: The Alt-Football Fans’ Bill of Rights
2:33:24 Show Outro

In the XFL vs. USFL Wars, the USFL strikes back this week in a BIG way! The USFL announced 2 new hubs for its 2023 season in Canton, Ohio, and Detroit Michigan, Tony Paul of The Detroit News stops by to fill us in on all the details. Victor Cui, President, and CEO of the CFL’s Edmonton Elks stops by the show to chat about potential USA CFL TV deals and what the existence of spring football leagues like the XFL and the USFL mean to the CFL’s future. Plus Luis Perez, legend and journeyman alt-football QB now of the XFL’s Vegas Vipers joins the show, we chat with Orlando Guardian’s QB coach Shane Matthews and dissect the Orlando Guardian’s roster and future success in Florida with Alex Walker and Kyle Nash.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:46 Show Intro 9:08 Tony Paul, The Detroit News Talks USFL 2023 Hubs
23:28 Victor Cui, Edmonton Elks President, and CEO Interview
51:59 Luis Perez, XFL Vegas Vipers QB Interview
1:05:40 Shane Mathews XFL Orlando Guardians QB Coach Interview
1:17:37 Alex Walker, WFTV Orlando on XFL Guardians Press Conference
1:31:50 Kyle Nash, The 3 Point Conversion on XFL Guardians Roster
1:55:42 Show Outro