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!

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.

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.

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 US 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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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?

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 with Jamie Nye of The Green Zone out of Saskatchewan and chat with Montreal Alouettes DB Wes Sutton.

The XFL 2023 draft is over, but what’s next for XFL 3.0? We welcome longtime friend (and listener) of the program Emory Hunt onto the program to give his extended thoughts on the XFL 2023 draft and what the players selected by the XFL in its inaugural draft say about the type of league the XFL wants to be. We also have a philosophical discussion and wonder what the XFL’s “vision” is moving forward and how it can co-exist with the CFL and the USFL as we enter 2023 and beyond.

The XFL 2023 draft is complete and XFL rosters are close to complete! We're going LIVE the day after Thanksgiving to do full XFL 2023 roster breakdowns with Ric Serritella as we talk through the WINNERS and LOSERS of the XFL 2023 draft.

Rod Pedersen also joins the program to give his thoughts and reactions to the CFL 2022 Grey Cup, thoughts on the week's CFL events, and what's in store next for the CFL heading into their off-season, 2023, and beyond!

We are going LIVE from Regina, Saskatchewan, and the 2022 Grey Cup on Saturday, November 19, 2022 from Casino Regina to preview the big 2022 Grey Cup CFL Championship game!!!

Mike “Pinball” Clemons, Jim Mullin, Rob Vanstone, Dan Ralph, Adam Gosse, Daniella Ponticelli, Darrell Davis, Darrin Bauming, Matt Baker, Carolyn Cody, Farhan Lalji, Dave Naylor, and more to preview Grey Cup 109!!!

The XFL Draft is finally here and we are previewing every single thing you need to know about next week’s XFL 2023 draft from Las Vegas. XFL Board’s Greg Parks stops by to run down the XFL’s upcoming Quarterback Selection Show as well as the 2-day draft that will make up next week’s long-awaited “XFL Draft Week”! Wade Zanchetta of CF Perspective also stops by to preview the CFL East and West Division Finals with the BC Lions taking on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Toronto Argonauts hosting the Montreal Alouettes.

The XFL has promised that announcements are coming “over the next few weeks”, but with team names, logos, uniforms, TV schedule, rulebook, the Vegas stadium, or wherEVER the XFL Las Vegas team might play, and more announcements still needing to be made, has the XFL run out of time? We discuss the "XFL's Doomsday Clock" with Brandon Anderson and run down what DID happen this week in the world of the XFL including Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale’s recent appearance at the Axios BFD livestream promising XFL storytelling "365 days of the year".

The XFL has promised that announcements are coming “over the next few weeks”, but with team names, logos, uniforms, TV schedule, rulebook, the Vegas stadium, or wherEVER the XFL Las Vegas team might play, and more announcements still needing to be made, has the XFL run out of time? We discuss the "XFL's Doomsday Clock" with Brandon Anderson and run down what DID happen this week in the world of the XFL including Dany Garcia and Gerry Cardinale’s recent appearance at the Axios BFD livestream promising XFL storytelling "365 days of the year".