First Roller Derby and now this.
Sigh.
1 posted on
12/15/2008 11:57:32 AM PST by
Zakeet
To: Zakeet
2 posted on
12/15/2008 11:59:04 AM PST by
TSgt
(Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
To: Zakeet
They might try some new team names.............
3 posted on
12/15/2008 12:00:13 PM PST by
Red Badger
(Never has a man risen so far, so fast and is expected to do so much, for so many, with so little...)
To: Zakeet
Arena football is boring to watch on TV, but it is tons of fun in person.
That, imho, is the problem. The money to be made with any sport today is via TV revenue. If you can’t attract TV viewers, you can’t make any money.
5 posted on
12/15/2008 12:03:38 PM PST by
Brookhaven
(The Fair Tax is THE economic litmus test for conservatives)
To: Zakeet
I may be one of the few Freepers who enjoyed arena football.
Lots of action and high scoring games too.
I saw many games where a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter was never a guarantee of victory.
I certainly hope they will reorganize and be back in 2010.
6 posted on
12/15/2008 12:04:53 PM PST by
MplsSteve
To: Zakeet
There has not been a Kurt Warner since Kurt Warner left The Iowa Barnstormers. Arena Football was probably more for the players than the fans. It was full of second chance seekers and last chance blowers who just weren't ready to say their football playing days were over.
One of my sons played briefly for the OKC Yarddawgz. He saw guys who had their careers ruined by drugs, injuries, or plain bad luck. I feel bad for the guys and the teams but Arena Football just never really caught on like it needed to in order to survive.
To: Zakeet
At least we stil have the Ultimate Fighting Championship!!
10 posted on
12/15/2008 12:15:44 PM PST by
WayneS
(Sarcasm Alert!!! (for the thick-headed))
To: Zakeet
There’s still AF2 and plenty of minor/independent leagues, althought they call it “indoor football”
11 posted on
12/15/2008 12:26:36 PM PST by
pvoce
('Good' sense and 'Common' sense are two entirely different concepts.)
To: Zakeet
I guess the league was "living on a prayer"..
To: Zakeet
Who needs the Arena Football League when you have the Big 12? (ducking for cover!)
17 posted on
12/15/2008 12:51:43 PM PST by
Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
To: Zakeet
The Arena Football League will suspend the 2009 season as it tries to improve its long-term economic model...Translation: He's dead, Jim.
18 posted on
12/15/2008 12:52:50 PM PST by
dfwgator
(I hate Illinois Marxists)
To: Zakeet
Hey there should be a bailout-if we’re going to save white collar America (first bailout), and blue collar America (big 3 bailout), what about athletic collar bailout!
To: Zakeet
And yet the GYNBA remains...
To: Zakeet; NormsRevenge; SmithL
NO 2009 SABERKITTENS CHEERLEADERS???
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!1!
To: Zakeet
Too bad. I don't think they're coming back, either. Will they pay the players during the interim? If not, the players will have to go try to find other gigs. If so, they almost might as well play the season. Once you ditch a sport, people lose interest in it. I think it's dead too. Sad.
28 posted on
12/15/2008 5:25:17 PM PST by
TenthAmendmentChampion
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To: Zakeet
The last AFL champion will be the Philadelphia Soul, who gave the Phillies the blueprint on how to win a title!!!!!
/sarcasm off
30 posted on
12/15/2008 11:21:13 PM PST by
Sterm26
(Philadelphia Phillies -2008 World Series Champs!)
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