The Markcast®

We’re talking XFL vs. USFL timelines on the show this week with former AAF, XFL 2020, USFL 2022, CFL Grey Cup winning, and current XFL 2023 OL coach for the Arlington Renegades Jonathan Himebauch! Plus we’re previewing XFL 2023 training camp for the XFL Arlington Renegades with XFL New Hub Contributor Anthony Miller and getting you your CFL fill with ALL of our CFL Media Day interviews!! Toronto Argonauts' GM Mike "Pinball" Clemons + Head Coach Ryan Dinwiddie, Saskatchewan Roughriders' Head Coach Craig Dickenson + GM Jeremy O'Day, and Ottawa REDBLACKS' GM Shawn Burke + Head Coach Bob Dyce all join the show!

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:28 Show Intro 7:55 XFL Renegades OL Coach/Former USFL Coach Jonathan Himebauch Interview
25:55 XFL Arlington Renegades Training Camp Preview w/ Anthony Miller
1:00:37 Toronto Argonauts GM Mike “Pinball” Clemons Interview
1:15:23 Toronto Argonauts Head Coach Ryan Dinwiddie Interview
1:29:49 Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Craig Dickenson Interview
1:42:44 Saskatchewan Roughriders GM Jeremy O’Day Interview
1:56:53 Ottawa REDBLACKS GM Shawn Burke Interview
2:11:12 Ottawa REDBLACKS Head Coach Bob Dyce Interview
2:26:02 Show Outro

The XFL 2023 training camp is kicking off and we have you covered with your one-stop shop for all your alternative football news. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie makes a return appearance on an “XFL podcast” to talk about the upcoming CFL American TV deal, the XFL + USFL’s effect on signing CFL players and staff, and more! We also welcome Matt Lyons and Sam Just of XFL News Hub to preview the Seattle Sea Dragons' and XFL Vipers' rosters and coaching staffs as training camps begin ahead of the XFL’s February 2023 kickoff! Finally, Chris Maathuis from KLAS-TV Las Vegas joins us to share some “insider details” on the XFL’s recently announced stadium deal with Cashman Field for the XFL Vegas Vipers and Liam Blutman from The Transfer Portal CFB stops by to give his analysis of the recently announced XFL broadcast teams for 2023.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:06 Show Intro
6:39 CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie Talks USA CFL TV Deal, XFL/USFL Effects on CFL
21:41 Matt Lyons, XFL Seattle Sea Dragons Training Camp Preview
50:19 Sam Just, XFL Vegas Vegas Vipers Training Camp Preview, USFL Player Retention
1:19:34 Chris Maathuis, KLAS-TV in Vegas, XFL Vegas Vipers Cashman Field Deal Specifics
1:33:55 Liam Blutman, The Transfer Portal CFB Breakdown and Analysis of XFL 2023 Broadcasters
1:51:00 Show Outro

The XFL 2023 TV schedule is FINALLY here and we are breaking down all of the matchups and giving you all of the details! Analysis and thoughts of game matchups, TV network scheduling, and more with Andrew Murray of XFL News Hub. Andy and I also break down the last-minute XFL Vegas Vipers’ stadium deal and give our thoughts about Cashman Field serving as the XFL Vegas Vipers’ home for the foreseeable future. Pat Rifino of XFL News Hub also stops by to give his thoughts on the XFL St. Louis Battlehawks’ 2023 schedule and to preview the Battlehawks’ roster and training camp.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
2:29 Show Intro 6:04 XFL 2023 TV Schedule Breakdown / Analysis, XFL Vegas Viper Stadium
1:01:41 XFL Battlehawks Schedule Reactions, XFL Battlehawks Training Camp Preview
1:34:16 Show Outro, XFL Kickoff Travel PlansUpdate, LOTS of CFL Content Coming Next Week!

We went LIVE and reacted to the XFL 2023 full schedule release and XFL Vegas Vipers’ stadium announcement!

We went LIVE to recap and react to the 2023 XFL supplemental draft with John Vogel of NFL Draft Blitz and Evan Willsmore of XFL News Hub and to preview the upcoming XFL 2023 training camp!

XFL’s Vice President of Officiating and Playing Rules Innovation Dean Blandino joins the show to talk XFL 2023 and the “new rules” the XFL is incorporating into 2023. We also welcome USFL historian Paul Reeths back onto the program to recap the year in alt-football and to cover USFL president of football operation Brian Woods’ recent departure and what that could mean for the future of the USFL on your final The Markcast® installment of 2022. Thanks for watching all year long and be sure to check back on Monday January 2 at 11am PST / 2pm EST for our special XFL Supplemental Draft livestream with John Vogel!

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
2:49 Show Intro 7:57 XFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino Talks XFL 2023 + XFL Rulebook
36:31 Alt-football “Year in Review” with USFL Historian Paul Reeths
1:06:32 Viewer Voicemails, Comments on “Best of” 2022 Moments
1:17:56 Show Outro

What is the “cost” of spring football when it comes to the XFL and the USFL? XFL insider Mike Mitchell returns to the program to update us on the XFL Vegas stadium situation, the USFL CBA fallout, and what’s coming next for the USFL and the XFL as we approach 2023. We do a full breakdown of the USFL and XFL 2023 salaries with Andrew Murray and welcome CFL “super agent” Darren Gill onto the program to share his thoughts as to how the XFL and USFL player salaries compare to the CFL and if he has concerns about the Canadian Football League continuing to attract players north of the border. Plus United Football Players Association leadership Ryan Cave and president Kenneth Farrow stop by to share their thoughts on the newly agreed, tentative USFL CBA and if they think the XFL players will have to unionize as well.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:12 Show Intro, Call For Voicemails!!!
8:16 XFL Insider Mike Mitchell on USFL CBA, Vegas Vipers’ Stadium
1:08:58 XFL vs. USFL Salary Breakdowns, Who is Paying More?
1:45:51 CFL Agent Darren Gill on CFL vs. USFL/XFL Player Contracts
2:11:07 United Football Players Association’s Kenneth Farrow/Ryan Cave on USFL CBA Agreement
2:37:35 Show Outro

The USFL players and FOX Sports have agreed on a tentative 3-year CBA agreement, and we have exclusive details with Eric Jackson of Sportico who first broke the story. Jake Russell of The Washington Post and Gabriel Romero stop by to talk XFL 2023 in D.C. and San Antonio plus Dave Campbell of 630 CHED gives his thoughts and analysis of the 2023 CFL schedule. We’re grateful to be joined by Fan Controlled Football commissioner Ray Austin as the spring alt-football league prepares for its third season this May, and we have a prayer circle for the VERY troubled XFL Las Vegas Vipers franchise who still don’t have a home for 2023 and wonder where the HECK is the XFL’s TV schedule?

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:01 Show Intro
6:59 XFL Vegas Vipers Prayer Circle, Where Will The Team Be Playing?
11:58 Eric Jackson, Sportico, USFL Tentative CBA Agreement Interview
28:47 Jake Russell, The Washington Post, XFL D.C. Interview
55:19 Gabriel Romero, MySA, XFL San Antonio Interview
1:13:45 Dave Campbell, 630 CHED, CFL 2023 Schedule Breakdown
1:41:52 Ray Austin, Fan Controlled Football Commissioner Interview
2:04:16 Show Outro, Giveaway Photos

The XFL 2023 uniforms are here, the XFL 2023 rulebook is released and we are talking potential drama between the XFL and the NFL Alumni Academy on this week’s show! ESPN’s Kevin Seifert returns to the program to talk through the XFL 2023’s launch timeline and to give his thoughts on the newly released XFL 2023 rulebook. Andy Murray sits down to dive into a potential end of the relationship between the XFL and the NFL Alumni Academy, ranks the top and bottom XFL 2023 uniforms, and talks through the XFL’s changes to its 2023 rulebook. We welcome Ben DiNucci, quarterback for the XFL Seattle Sea Dragons, talk CFL with Jamie Nye of The Green Zone out of Saskatchewan and chat with Montreal Alouettes DB Wes Sutton.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
2:56 Show Intro
8:05 ESPN’s Kevin Seifert on XFL 2023 Launch Timeline, XFL 2023 Rulebook
43:18 XFL-NFL Alumni Academy Partnership Drama and Potential Fallout Explained
1:03:17 XFL 2023 Uniform Rankings and Breakdowns, Top 3 and Bottom 3
1:44:00 XFL 2023 Rule Changes Explained
1:57:33 XFL Seattle Sea Dragons Quarterback Ben DiNucci
2:13:24 Jamie Nye, The Green Zone CFL Interview
2:40:28 Wes Sutton, CFL Montreal Alouettes DB Interview
2:57:29 Show Outro

*Editor's note, the amount of tuition owed to the NFL Alumni Academy per player signed onto an XFL roster is $13,000, not $8,000.

LIVE reactions to the XFL 2023 team uniform reveals with Tom O'Grady of Gameplan Creative.