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RIP, Arena Football?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Steak Snabler, Dec 10, 2008.

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  1. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    I know there was a previous thread about the league being in trouble, but the Rocky Mountain News is now reporting the league will suspend operations for 2009 ...

    http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/09/afl-expected-cancel-2009-season/

    Arena Football League officials are expected to announce before the end of the week the league will suspend play for the 2009 season, the Rocky Mountain News has learned.

    That's a shame if true. The league has been around since 1987, making it one of the rare start-up league success stories ...
     
    Steak Snabler, Dec 10, 2008
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  2. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    Here's a question... What does this do to the afl2? Our market is supposed to be fielding a new team this year.
     
    Gutter, Dec 10, 2008
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  3. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    But where will harried parents take their Ritalin-addicted spawn of Satan kids?
     
    BYH, Dec 10, 2008
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    It is a shame. AFL was a beat that prep guys could take on the side as a way to get more big-league experience, and there were certainly plenty of stories on every roster.
     
    playthrough, Dec 10, 2008
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  5. BettorFan

    BettorFan New Member

    What is the type of person who goes to Arena football?
     
    BettorFan, Dec 10, 2008
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  6. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Someone who doesn't have $600 to take the family of four to an NFL game? I can't confess to ever going to a game but I can see why it was popular in some markets.

    And quite a few wiseguys in Vegas liked it too.
     
    playthrough, Dec 10, 2008
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  7. BYH

    BYH Active Member

     
    BYH, Dec 10, 2008
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  8. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    I used to cover a minor league indoor football team for two seasons. I figure it was good training for when I covered a NCAA Division I-A college football team.

    I hope if the league does suspend operations that it can come back after that. It's a shame if it has to suspend operations at all, though.
     
    forever_town, Dec 10, 2008
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  9. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Chuck E. Cheese? [/crossthread]
     
    Huggy, Dec 10, 2008
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  10. MMatt60

    MMatt60 Member

    I wonder if the Arena League is being haunted by the fact that it gave away scads of tickets to every game and pretended that it constituted real attendance. A lot of its claims of success were built on fabricated numbers.
     
    MMatt60, Dec 10, 2008
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  11. JoelHammond

    JoelHammond Member

    Veyr weird situation. ... Everywhere you go there are stories of home teams possibly being among the casualties, the league folding, etc. ... Yet PR folks -- I know, I know, their job -- swearing they've been told nothing, are operating as usual, etc.
     
    JoelHammond, Dec 10, 2008
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  12. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Right. And you'd believe them...why?
     
    BYH, Dec 10, 2008
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