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We went LIVE to react to XFL week 5 and to recap the XFL season at its midway point on Monday, March 20 at 8am PST.

Join me, Andrew Murray, and special guest Pat Rifino as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 5th week of XFL 2023 games, XFL week 5 as a whole, as well as the things the XFL is doing well, and things the XFL can work on in the future.

Week 5 games include the Houston Roughnecks at the Seattle Sea Dragons, the D.C. Defenders at the St. Louis Battlehawks, the Orlando Guardians at the Vegas Vipers, and the Arlington Renegades at the San Antonio Brahmas.

Is XFL 3.0 a FLIP or a FLOP? What defines “success” for XFL 2023 leadership? We asking these questions and more this week on a VERY long (but hopefully entertaining) episode! Matt Barrie from ESPN stops by to share his thoughts on XFL 2023 thus far, whether or not he views the league as a success, and if he sees a path for XFL 3.0 to gain ground moving forward. Then, XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell joins the program to share his extended thoughts on XFL attendance, marketing, ratings, and more, you don’t want to miss this! Zach Gartin of Neptune Scouting does a full analysis of all 8 XFL 2023 teams’ offensive and defensive schemes plus we preview XFL 2023 week 5. Donald Payne of form the XFL Arlington Renegades makes an appearance and Moe Khan stops by to discuss the recent sale of the Montreal Alouettes, what next steps the franchise needs to work on moving forward, and what promise there is for a new CFL 10th franchise following Pierre Karl Péladeau’s purchase of the Alouettes and the “new energy” that has been brought into the CFL.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
2:50 Show Intro 5:13 ESPN and XFL 2023 Broadcaster Matt Barrie Interview
29:21 XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell on XFL 2023 Attendance, Marketing, Ratings, and More!
1:55:38 Zach Gartin, Full XFL 2023 Team Scheme Breakdowns, XFL Week 5 Preview
2:57:28 XFL Arlington Renegades LB Donald Payne Interview
3:14:09 Montreal Alliance PxP Announcer Moe Khan on Montreal Alouettes Sale, CFL Expansion
3:30:59 Show Outro

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We went LIVE to react to XFL week 4 on Monday, March 13 at 8am PST.

Join me, Andrew Murray, and special guest Evan Willsmore as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 3rd week of XFL 2023 games, XFL week 4 as a whole, as well as the things the XFL is doing well, and things the XFL can work on in the future.

Week 4 games include the Houston Roughnecks at the Orlando Guardians, the San Antonio Brahmas at the Seattle Sea Dragons, the Arlington Renegades at the St. Louis Battlehawks, and the Vegas Vipers at the D.C. Defenders.

Is XFL 3.0 living up to its fans’ lofty expectations? We discuss on the show this week as we preview XFL 2023 week 4. Skubie Mageza of XFL Today and ESPN joins the show to share his thoughts on XFL 2023 thus far, and Justin Freeman of RunTheSims.com stops by to preview all 4 XFL 2023 matchups. We welcome Joe Wallace of the XFL D.C. Defenders and Darrius Shepherd of the XFL St. Louis Battlehawks and then QB1 of America’s CFL team the BC Lions Vernon Adams Jr. returns to the program!

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
3:08 Show Intro 5:44 Skubie Mageza, ESPN XFL Today Show Co-Host Interview
30:12 Justin Freeman, RunTheSims.com XFL Week 4 Preview
1:11:01 Joe Wallace, XFL DC Defenders DT Interview
1:22:16 Darrius Shepherd, XFL St. Louis Battlehawks WR Interview
1:28:57 Vernon Adams Jr., CFL BC Lions Quarterback Interview
1:45:34 Show Outro

We went LIVE to react to XFL week 3 on Monday, March 6 at 830am PST. Join me and Andrew Murray as we take your comments and calls LIVE and react to the 3rd week of XFL 2023 games, XFL week 3 as a whole, as well as the things the XFL is doing well and things the XFL can work on in the future.

Week 3 games included the Seattle Sea Dragons at Vipers, St. Louis Battlehawks at D.C. Defenders, Orlando Guardians at Arlington Renegades, and San Antonio Brahmas at Houston Roughnecks.

The XFL is FINALLY here! Are you watching it? Are you enjoying it?? Are you not entertained by the XFL?!? We bring on THREE quality XFL guests this week including ESPN’s Tom Luginbill, Yahoo! Sports’ Mark Drumheller, and Chris Maathuis from KLAS Las Vegas to get to the bottom of how XFL 3.0 is performing compared to past alt-football leagues and whether or not we are having any fun watching it. TSN's Farhan Lalji joins the show following McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s signing to the USFL and Bryan Scott’s departure up north to the Toronto Argonauts to update up on the XFL-CFL-USFL alt-football talent wars and we welcome NOW friend of the show Cody Fajardo to chat through his new beginning in Montreal with the Alouettes.

0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo
5:20 Show Intro 10:25 XFL on ESPN Broadcaster Tom Luginbill Interview
36:44 XFL Week 3 Preview w/ Yahoo! Sports’ Mark Drumheller
1:13:33 KLAS’ Chris Maathuis Talks XFL Vegas Vipers’ Cashman Field
1:30:20 CFL on TSN’s Farhan Lalji on CFL-XFL-USFL Talent Wars
1:54:59 Montreal Alouettes Quarterback Cody Fajardo Interview
2:19:40 Show Outro, Giveaway Winners Announced!