Poll results show that sports fans are almost evenly split on whether the most significant changes are “interesting and exciting” or “silly and gimmicky,” but individuals open to watching a new league are more than twice as likely to view the changes favorably. Fifty-three percent of these fans view the new rules positively.
In addition, younger fans are more likely to find the rule changes “interesting and exciting.” Among those ages 18-29 and 30-44, 45 and 46 percent of sports fans, respectively, view the tweaks favorably. Conversely, 29 percent of sports fans ages 55-64 and 32 percent of sports fans over 65 view the changes as exciting.
No big buzz yet
The XFL still has yet to make its biggest marketing push, but at the time of the survey, half of sports fans said they had not seen, read or heard anything “at all” about the XFL’s upcoming launch. Only 5 percent of sports fans said they had seen, read or heard “a lot” about the XFL 2.0, while another 19 percent said they’d heard “some” chatter.
Even among those who said football is their favorite sport, only 6 percent had heard “a lot” about the XFL, with another 20 percent saying they had seen, read or heard “some.” Among those who said they are open to watching a new football league during the NFL offseason, 8 percent said they had seen, read or heard “a lot” and 25 percent said they had come across “some” information about the league’s return.
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