cameras at Super Bowl

[/ dave /]

Chuck0 wrote:

> If the XFL becomes viable, talented guys will
> simply skip college--where they don't get paid and aren't even allowed
> to work part-time jobs--in favor of a league which pays them at least
> something for their labors.

I read today that the XFL pay scale is as follows:

50,000 per year for quarterbacks, 35,000 per year for kickers, and
45,000 per year for all others.

That's all. A far cry from conventional pro sports salaries, but just
enough to have the league growing exponentially around the US, provided
their standards aren't overly high for players. One could see it being a
real draw for a large stratum of males wedded to the pigskin, on both
sides of the TV screen.

The unexpectedly 'conventional' salaries mean lower overhead for owner
McMahon, not unlike a coffee shop on another scale, when one looks at
probable ad revenues. And he was quoted as saying (paraphrasing), "There
can never be _too much_ sex," so he'll probably rake it in. Meanwhile,
the legislature here in Minnesota is going after Jesse Ventura for his
participation, for 'moral' reasons and because he's earning an extra
paycheck on the side when he's supposed to be governing, but it may
amount to nothing if public opinion polls count for anything.

Reading Maxwell Bodenheim tonight, couldn't care much less about football...

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/  dave  /