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Alliance of American Football (AAF) |OT|
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The fact that
A) They have former NFL execs spearheading this
B) It's on NFL Network
C) They're not letting Trump anywhere near it
means this league might have a shot.
I hope it does catch on. There needs to be a smaller league for the guys who don't make a NFL roster. There's a lot of players who don't have a shot if they can't latch onto an NFL team outside of going up to the CFL.
I'm going to watch.
And Orlando has the best uniforms out of the bunch.
A) They have former NFL execs spearheading this
B) It's on NFL Network
C) They're not letting Trump anywhere near it
means this league might have a shot.
I hope it does catch on. There needs to be a smaller league for the guys who don't make a NFL roster. There's a lot of players who don't have a shot if they can't latch onto an NFL team outside of going up to the CFL.
I'm going to watch.
And Orlando has the best uniforms out of the bunch.
Also, if the NFL was smart, they'd invest in this.
Use it as a test bed for potential rule changes (like the kickoff rules), maybe have the NFL officials call some games to get some extra practice (not like they couldn't use it).
A development league, like I said above, is something that's been needed for a long, long time.
Use it as a test bed for potential rule changes (like the kickoff rules), maybe have the NFL officials call some games to get some extra practice (not like they couldn't use it).
A development league, like I said above, is something that's been needed for a long, long time.
It all came together in my head as I was making the post! I love it, Michael!
(Tenay, of course.)
So Atlanta and Birmingham with some future championships?
(Clemson and Alabama are source schools)
(Clemson and Alabama are source schools)
OP
OP
I think CBS is doing a promo for AAF tomorrow during the Super Bowl
They're pushing this towards fans of the college game pretty heavily. I'm interested for that reason.
Condensed game replays would be a great idea that I hope they jump on. MLS did it for a while and it was fantastic.
Condensed game replays would be a great idea that I hope they jump on. MLS did it for a while and it was fantastic.
Waitaminnut. Is that Ron Mexico?
With being a smaller league, I wonder if El Paso or Albuquerque could get a team.
Sacramento would be a good place, Oakland would work as well with the Raiders leaving.
It is, but how did I get quoted for posting the picture? I never quoted it.
They kinda are but in a hands off way.
Basically, this has more potential than the USFL or...the XFL.
I hope for the best but man, Arizona had to get THE WORST name and colors.
I'm a little surprised that they chose to put a team in Phoenix considering the Cardinals already dominate that city
They're playing the championship game at Sam Boyd? God, that's so sad.
And fuck, that whole southeast corner of Vegas is going to suck when they come to town.
They should've started with ten teams, though.
And fuck, that whole southeast corner of Vegas is going to suck when they come to town.
They should've started with ten teams, though.
I really like the sound of those rule changes and the player benefits.
I need to work out which team to support.
I need to work out which team to support.
great OP
I had probably 1% interest in this league but after reading this I have to say I will definitely give this a try. this has potential to have some bleed over into the NFL whether that be from some rule changes or possibly absorbing two or four of the teams in the future if they don't make it on their own.
I had probably 1% interest in this league but after reading this I have to say I will definitely give this a try. this has potential to have some bleed over into the NFL whether that be from some rule changes or possibly absorbing two or four of the teams in the future if they don't make it on their own.
Man, I'd really love if an Albuquerque team existed. There's about 3 teams in states nearby but nothing there. The only football there is College but UNM and NMSU are terrible.
Would love to see Sac get a team, but Oakland would be cool too.
The more and more I think about this, the more I like it. Really hope this takes off that way we can get expansion teams.
Im intrigued by the AAF. They seem to be making a ton of smart decisions, with the NFL partnership being the smartest for sure.
Since you promised...
American football developed from Rugby football, which itself developed from numerous unstructured town "football" games (and pre-dates Association football (soccer) but that's a whole other discussion.) Those were called "football" because they were games played on foot in an open field with more or less no other equipment (as opposed to, say... on horse (polo,) on a specially prepared ground (tennis, croquet,) or with special equipment (hockey, cricket, lacrosse.))
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Well it will certainly crush the XFL if nothing else.
Should be interesting to see some of these rules put into practice:
Should be interesting to see some of these rules put into practice:
Personally, I don't agree with getting rid of the extra point. It made going for 2 more exciting and risky. Extra layers of strategy is what makes football interesting.