User blog:CTHuskyMan/More Details On XFL, New Pro American Football League

Just a few more details about the new "XFL", coming soon to TNN.

Host Cities/Team Names

There will be ten teams in the XFL, organized into two divisions. These teams are (starting with the East Division):
 * New York Knights
 * Chicago Enforcers
 * Memphis Explorers
 * Hartford Colonials
 * Detroit Vipers

In the West Division:
 * Portland Cyclones
 * San Diego Aztecs
 * Oakland Surge
 * Oklahoma City Bulldogs
 * Houston Outlaws

Rules are pretty much the same as in the NFL, with these notable exceptions. Also, special rules apply for OT:
 * 1) Four 12-minute quarters, with 8 minutes for halftime
 * 2) No two-minute warning...instead, there will be a "one-minute warning" at end of half or game
 * 3) Time-Outs are 90 seconds long, except for one-minute warning, which is 45 seconds long (ref starts play clock at 5/10 seconds after end of time-out)
 * 4) No PAT kicks...instead, scoring teams can try for two points from the five-yard line, or 3 points from the ten-yard line
 * 5) FG's worth four points
 * 6) All college and international players, as well as CFL players and NFL "secondary backups" (third-string and less) eligible for rosters
 * 1) Each team gets 1 possession (first to possess ball decided by coin toss)
 * 2) Possession begins from 1st and 10 at opponent's 25
 * 3) No game clock, but play clock enforced
 * 4) Possession ends with turnover (on downs or by losing ball), score (by TD or FG), or missed FG
 * 5) If score remains tied at end of single overtime, a single, 8-minute, sudden-death period will be played (after which, if the teams are still tied, game ends in tie...except for post-season, when another sudden-death period will be played until there is a winner)
 * 6) Each team gets 1 time-out and challenge per offensive/defensive series (in sudden-death, two time-outs and one challenge per period)
 * 7) Starting in the second sudden-death OT (for post-season games), all offensive TDs must be followed by a two-point conversion attempt

(And just to point out, I'll be simulating the results of all games, using Whatifsports.com)