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| | | How's this for trendy? We've combined the XFL with television's most popular reality-based show, "Survivor."
 Every Tuesday on Page 2, we'll vote one team out of the new eight-team football league until we're left with a "champion" six weeks from today. That way, you won't have to suffer through the league's 10-week regular season and then the playoffs to determine the last team standing.
And we're also letting the readers of Page 2 make the arguments for why a certain team should either stay or go.
Last week, you overwhelmingly booted the New York/New Jersey Hitmen off the island. Here's a look at the league after the second weekend:
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Birmingham Bolts (1-1)
Why they should go: Chris Bermanisms should never, never, be used for real teams (assuming you count these as real teams).
-- Don, Evanston, Ill.
Two consecutive plays summed them up: QB Casey Weldon fumbles the ball as he takes a sack into the end zone but somehow neither a Hitmen touchdown, safety, nor a change in possession occurred. Then, on the very next play, ol' Casey just lofts a duck into the air that is eventually intercepted by some guy named "Hurricane." I'd say it's time for Gerry DiNardo and the Bolts to go!
-- Benjamin Raible, North Huntingdon, Pa.
Why they should stay:
Originally, they were supposed to be the Birmingham Blast. But because of an actual blast that killed lots of people in Birmingham in the early 1900s they switched the name to Bolts. It's an XFL team that shows some sympathy and compassion!
(Oh yeah, and one of their cheerleaders winked at me during their first game.)
-- Alex Cabrero, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Chicago Enforcers (0-2)
Why they should go:
Say goodbye to the Enforcers. Anytime a team is No. 1 in the league in scoring, yet is still winless on the year, it deserves to be kicked off the island.
-- DP Buck, Stanford, Calif.
Why they should stay:
Please don't take the Enforcers from us. I know they suck, but this might be our only chance to be a "champion" in anything for a very long time.
-- Tony White, Chicago
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Los Angeles Xtreme (1-1)
Why they should go:
I'll be damned if I ever have to sit in front of a television and see Tommy Maddox take another snap for as long as I live. This guy sucks. He made one play, at the very end of the game. Granted it was the winning play, but Los Angeles should have won that game in the early goings. Plus, the DBs all fell down for him. He's a whiner, as evident from the pre-halftime interview, and he couldn't throw a pass to William "The Refrigerator" Perry.
-- Skippy J, Boston
Every other Los Angeles team has left town sooner or later. Why not now?
-- Michael Holtsberg, Philadelphia
Why they should stay: Two games down to the wire ... the only real Xcitement so far.
-- Dan Vargo, Washington
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Las Vegas Outlaws (2-0)
Why they should go: I heard one of the Outlaws players say that after allowing only three points in the first two games their defense should be considered in the same category as the Ravens. That's ridiculous.
-- Ben Lerner, Chevy Chase, Md.
Why they should stay: The Las Vegas Outlaws personify what the XFL experience is about -- showmanship. The team has attitude, the cheerleaders have ... spirit, yeah, spirit. Sure the XFL doesn't have the pure quality of play of the NFL but I believe the players are playing to win and not for stats.
-- Chris, San Francisco
You gotta keep the Outlaws ... tapping Vegas is the one thing the XFL has over any other pro sports league.
-- J. Coates, Cincinnati
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San Francisco Demons (1-1)
Why they should go: The Demons have no originality. They resemble Darth Maul from Star Wars too much. Whether it be the franchise's fault for coming up with the logo or the fans for actually painting themselves like Darth Maul -- it doesn't matter. Somewhere, George Lucas is laughing his butt off.
-- Cody David, Tucson, Ariz.
Why they should stay: The Demons have to stay on the island! They have the best name and logo, and they are the only team that makes sense in the XFL (not that any of them do make sense).
-- Paul Rosenbergs, Briarwood, N.Y.
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Memphis Maniax (1-1)
Why they should go: Take the Maniax, please ... for their hideous glow-in-the-dark colors. Is it blue? Is it green? If a drunken fan puked on the jersey, could anyone tell the difference?
-- Mike Fimea, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Why they should stay:
The Maniax should be champions because they have one of the most exciting and entertaining running backs and players in the XFL.
-- Steve Horn, Kenosha, Wis.
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Orlando Rage (2-0)
Why they should go:
Cut the Orlando Rage. I mean, honestly ... Orlando is the last place in the world that makes me think of rage. The place is home to Goofy
and Grant Hill. Even King Kong isn't all that ragin' in Orlando.
-- J. Coates, Cincinnati
Why they should stay:
The Rage look to be in the best shape to survive. No major injuries have surfaced so far, unlike Las Vegas who lost Clement this week. Gotta go with Orlando until that happens.
-- Mike Walker, Hondo, Texas
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N.Y./N.J. Hitmen (voted off after Week 1)
Why they should go: If we want an inept, bumbling offense from New York that's not going to score any points, we'll take the Giants.
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