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Arena Football League cancels 2009 season
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| December 15, 2008
Posted on 12/15/2008 11:57:31 AM PST by Zakeet
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First Roller Derby and now this.
Sigh.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:57:32 AM PST
by
Zakeet
To: Zakeet
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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.............
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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: MikeWUSAF
That "He Hate Me" guy was hilarious. I thought the XFL was kinda fun, but obviously I was in the minority there.
I kinda wonder how Rod Smart(He Hate Me)ended up. My guess is he didn't make that much money and is probably just scraping by.
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:02:39 PM PST
by
MovementConservative
(Not a Bush Republican, a Limbaugh/Levin conservative.)
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.
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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.
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:04:53 PM PST
by
MplsSteve
To: MovementConservative
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:05:53 PM PST
by
TSgt
(Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
To: MovementConservative
he played 4 yrs. with the Carolina Panthers, mainly on special teams. Was released in ‘06 and I presume he has now retired.
As far as the Arena league goes, if a tree falls in the forest....
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!!
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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”
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:26:36 PM PST
by
pvoce
('Good' sense and 'Common' sense are two entirely different concepts.)
To: Brookhaven
You've just described the National Hockey League perfectly.
An NHL game is an awesome spectacle to witness in person, but difficult for casual fans to appreciate on TV.
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:41:55 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
(I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
To: Laura722; grayeagle; since1868; JZelle; MinnesotaGuy; Radix; Proud_USA_Republican; ...
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:43:46 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(01-20-2013 Obama's last day - If we survive)
To: WayneS
No more Lingerie Bowl. :(
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:45:09 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(01-20-2013 Obama's last day - If we survive)
To: Zakeet
I guess the league was "living on a prayer"..
To: Perdogg
The good news? The Puppy Bowl isn’t going anywhere.
Phew!
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:50:45 PM PST
by
adm5
(YOU CANNOT FIX CAPITALISM WITH SOCIALISM! -Glenn Beck)
To: Zakeet
Who needs the Arena Football League when you have the Big 12? (ducking for cover!)
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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.
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:52:50 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(I hate Illinois Marxists)
To: Tallguy
“Who needs the Arena Football League when you have the Big 12? (ducking for cover!)”
The Big 12 is pretty good this year.
The ACC (I hate to say it, because I root for GA Tech), Big 10, and Pac 1 have all been pretty lame this year.
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:56:03 PM PST
by
Brookhaven
(The Fair Tax is THE economic litmus test for conservatives)
To: Red Badger
Maybe if they had the team names from Baseketball:
Milwaukee Beers
Miami Dealers
New Jersey Informants
San Francisco Ferries
Roswell Aliens
L.A. Riots
Dallas Felons
Detroit Lemons
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posted on
12/15/2008 12:56:08 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(I hate Illinois Marxists)
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