Posted on 04/02/2019 12:23:28 PM PDT by righttackle44
Just eight weeks after playing its first games, the Alliance of American Football (AAF) will be suspending football operations by the end of Tuesday, according to sources.
Tom Dundon effectively bought a majority stake in the league in mid-February, with the league announcing his commitment of $250 million. It later became clear that Dundon, who owns the Carolina Hurricanes, was funding the league on a week-to-week basis, with his approximate total commitment being $70 million to this point.
After the deal with Dundon, sources say it became clear to league co-founders Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian that Dundon’s objectives were different from the original plan.
Ebersol and Polian’s plan was to develop the league for three years on its own before becoming a feeder system to the NFL. Dundon, however, wanted to create that minor league relationship immediately and sought to use the leverage of folding the AAF to get a deal with the NFL Players Association to better insure a flow between leagues.
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Sorry, folks. I had searched the headline and the story before posting, but nothing showed up. My apologies.
I enjoyed watching AAF games. The quality of football was up there with college football. I was also surprised to see teams running plays out of the I-Formation. That has become a dying art in today’s game.
It’s the curse of “Johnny Football”.
It’s been on the NFL Network the last few weekends....couldn’t be bothered!
Too bad. I’ve been enjoying the games.
These guys sincerely want to play football. It’s an opportunity to prove themselves.
The CFL released him, no? I guess he won’t be playing in this league either.
Final standings:
Orlando Apollos 7–1
Birmingham Iron 5–3
Memphis Express 2–6
Atlanta Legends 2–6
San Antonio Commanders 5–3
Arizona Hotshots 5–3
San Diego Fleet 3–5
Salt Lake Stallions 3–5
Darn
I watched nany if the games. Seemed like attendance was ok fir somethubg so new
Was it just financial?
Darn
I watched nany if the games. Seemed like attendance was ok fir somethubg so new
Was it just financial?
Buy some internet based colleges and merge into the SEC.
Call it the BIG 22.
Bump
I hope they're able to resume, but if attendance was a factor then I guess they're done.
The first game was on CBS and a BIG chunk of the country watched and made it a hit.
So, of course, it was instantly consigned to the NFL’s pay network and Ted Turner’s long-in-the-tooth networks.
As has been said many, many times, not a lot of smarts in television.
Damn. I liked it. Was following the Orlando Apollos.
Seemed like just another completely racially imbalanced league to me. Same buased scouting outfits I suppose.
The AAF’s future has never been in doubt.
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