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There’s a lot to like, really, with this thing called the FXFL and the Omaha Mammoths.

For one, there’s the name. Fall Experimental Football League. No pretense. This is an experiment. We are not trying to take over the NFL. We’re just seeing how this thing goes. It might work, might not. We’ll see. Meantime, have fun.

Then there’s that other name. Mammoths. Nighthawks was cool enough, but in a wide world of sports names, I’ve never heard this one. Good logo. That’s a shirt your kid will want.

And that sound of a mammoth roaring as the team came onto the field, and after it scored, well, wow. Just awesome. Think enraged elephant. By the way, how do they know what a mammoth sounded like?

These folks are practical. They are not paying big bucks for old NFL big names who are on the downside. No former Super Bowl head coaches. The players, in fact, are making $1,000 a game.

And they’re playing by some NFL kickoff and field goal rules, including some experimental rules that the NFL wants to take a look at.

Something that a developmental league would do.

According to a longtime former Omaha Royals season-ticket holder, that’s the idea.