SportsLogos.Net News 573 Posted September 29, 2020 New Football League Puts Viewers In Control September 29, 2020 - 14:50 PMStarting this February, Fan Controlled Football will begin its inaugural six-week season with four teams designed by fans and a play call submitted by viewers on Twitch. The startup league, which was co-founded by former Chicago Bears and New York Jets defensive back Ray Austin, will give fans the opportunity Read More... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaliforniaGlowin 2,061 Posted September 29, 2020 I love this idea and hope it works. Finally a league where we can pick the names, colors and uniforms. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msubulldog 352 Posted September 29, 2020 A glorified form of fantasy football? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 23,650 Posted September 29, 2020 Bill Veeck did it first. Bill Veeck did everything first. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 28,185 Posted September 29, 2020 Remember the time Richard Nixon tried to call a play for the R'dskins because he was such a big football fan and it turned out to be really stupid and they lost yardage on the play? What if that one play in one game were an entire league? 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjrrzube 600 Posted September 29, 2020 I'm going to vote Flea Flicker on every play. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferdinand Cesarano 4,541 Posted September 30, 2020 I'm going to go with Steve Martin's strategy of punting on first down. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,778 Posted September 30, 2020 So we can call the Annexation of Puerto Rico from the Little Giants movie? 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 28,185 Posted September 30, 2020 21 hours ago, rjrrzube said: I'm going to vote Flea Flicker on every play. Boom! This one should stop 'em for sure! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruhammydude 694 Posted September 30, 2020 Honestly looks fun as hell, I signed up for it and I hope it works 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 19,356 Posted October 1, 2020 "there's 2 seconds left. Now listen up. It's your basic Statue of Liberty play with one twist. You throw it to me. Knute Rockne called it the forward pass." 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,778 Posted October 3, 2020 https://cheddar.com/media/fans-control-gameplay-rosters-and-other-league-matters-in-new-football-league Not only can fans call plays, the fans can also build rosters, hire coaches, name the teams and logos and team colors. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dont care 6,029 Posted October 3, 2020 If you want to do all this just play madden. This is the worst gimmick a league could try to pull off. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaliforniaGlowin 2,061 Posted October 6, 2020 I'd rather see it with people than a video game. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Comet 1,534 Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 11:27 PM, GDAWG said: https://cheddar.com/media/fans-control-gameplay-rosters-and-other-league-matters-in-new-football-league Not only can fans call plays, the fans can also build rosters, hire coaches, name the teams and logos and team colors. I can do that in Madden 04's Franchise Mode. Pretty sure a game to this league will cost me more than $5 in a used game store. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,778 Posted October 6, 2020 The team owners are Quavo from the rap group Migos, San Francisco 49ers All Pro CB Richard Sherman, former Seahawks All Pro RB Marshawn Lynch, Boxing legend Mike Tyson and a group known as Kinda Funny, whatever that means. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian in Boston 2,532 Posted October 6, 2020 58 minutes ago, GDAWG said: Kinda Funny, whatever that means. Apparently, Kinda Funny is a crowd-funded entertainment company that generates online content focusing on video games, comics, TV and film.Kinda Funny 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,778 Posted October 12, 2020 The 6 month plan: Launch a new website and announce our plans to the world Have the fans in the Twitch community pick who will be the leader of their team Fans to create the names, logos and jerseys for their team Fans to decide a slew of key league rules including what is a catch, how do we handle replay, what is the OT format, etc Roll out sweet app and Twitch extension that will let fans make real-time decisions for their favorite team Create some dope gear for each of our teams that our fans can proudly rock because they helped to create it Sell a bunch of sponsorships to cool brands who dig what we’re doing Partner with a TV network and other digital media companies to help ensure that sports fans far and wide know all about the FCF Design an amazing set that will provide a killer viewing experience for our fans Work with our fans to recruit players and help us bring in an elite group of football players to camp to tryout for our teams Move everybody into a bubble where we can eat, sleep, practice and play our games to minimize the risk of COVID ruining the party Run through training camp and have the fans pick their squads Put out tons of content so our fans can really get to know the players, coaches, owners and the teams the fans themselves are running Start the 4-game regular season and let the fans call the plays Optimize the experience – if fans help us identify a rule that sucks or a new way to run the game that makes it more exciting, then we’ll implement that for the very next week Have a playoff and crown a champion https://news.fcf.io/2020/the-road-ahead/ 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaliforniaGlowin 2,061 Posted October 18, 2020 I can't wait to see what logos and unis you guys come up with for this league! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 1,778 Posted October 18, 2020 15 hours ago, CaliforniaGlowin said: I can't wait to see what logos and unis you guys come up with for this league! Some people won't take it seriously and will want silly names like Football McFootballFace or crazy color schemes just to mess around. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites