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Post by broncofan on Dec 29, 2011 15:42:37 GMT -5
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Post by gatek99 on Dec 29, 2011 16:29:01 GMT -5
do all the teams have to run the a-11 offense? because this would actually be fun to watch
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Post by broncofan on Dec 29, 2011 22:09:10 GMT -5
That is how I understand the concept. It would certainly make for a more wide open offense.
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Post by jwolf on Dec 30, 2011 9:22:14 GMT -5
Sounds like an interesting concept. The article says they're getting positive feedback from potential investors, and looking to raise 100 million to start things up. But the UFL cant get even one new investor with their proven version of traditional football? If these guys actually take off and get going the UFL will look even more inept that it already does I think.
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Post by gatek99 on Dec 30, 2011 10:38:47 GMT -5
yeah that is a lot of money to raise...I am rooting for them over the other leagues though because I love the a-11 offense
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Post by gdawg on Dec 31, 2011 19:58:20 GMT -5
If the league takes off and becomes a hit.....a certain professional football league that plays their games on Sundays in the fall (As well as Mondays, Thursdays after Thanksgiving and Saturdays in December) will start sniffing around looking for Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers from this league.
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Post by J. Myrle Fuller on Jan 1, 2012 20:17:38 GMT -5
Yes, this is an idea that Kurt Bryan and Steve Humphries, the guys who hatched this whole A-11 scheme, hatched once high school football closed the loophole that was the crux of the whole thing. Here's the presentation: www.a11offense.com/afl1.htmThe presentation starts with a direct shot at the UFL, claiming there's no market for it, showing an empty set of stands at a Redwoods game. Then it tries to state that it would be a viable option for players that were good in college football but were unable to make the NFL because of a mismatched skill set. (So are arena ball and the CFL, but neither has that big of a following here, do they?) It then shows a map of the markets it wants: 12 to 16. The prospective markets are New York City, Ohio (Columbus?), Detroit, Chicago, Omaha, Oklahoma, Houston, Denver, Arizona, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, and the Bay Area. (Oddly, immediately after saying the UFL's a failure, it cites the two markets where it wasn't a failure. Also note the glaring absence of most of the South.) It wants to do small venues for five years and a "made-for-TV" product which will supposedly be "regionally televised on a national network." (Never mind what TV network, in the era of the NFL Monopoly, would ever agree to carrying a competing league.) And then it ends. Sounds more like a knee-jerk reaction than a real plan. They're probably better off trying to launch a small amateur league before trying to jump pro as fast as they want to. Recruit some amateur/semi-pro players, put together a three- or four-team test league, get a video camera and some editing... and see how it plays out over a six-week mini-season. That's how arena ball got off the ground. |
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Post by broncofan on Jan 1, 2012 23:51:13 GMT -5
Sounds more like a knee-jerk reaction than a real plan. They're probably better off trying to launch a small amateur league before trying to jump pro as fast as they want to. Recruit some amateur/semi-pro players, put together a three- or four-team test league, get a video camera and some editing... and see how it plays out over a six-week mini-season. That's how arena ball got off the ground. I like the quote "three years battle tested!" Yes, at a high school level. I think you're right, they are going to prove how it will work at a pro level before expecting people to invest in this league. |
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Post by gdawg on Jan 8, 2012 0:11:16 GMT -5
Yes, this is an idea that Kurt Bryan and Steve Humphries, the guys who hatched this whole A-11 scheme, hatched once high school football closed the loophole that was the crux of the whole thing. Here's the presentation: www.a11offense.com/afl1.htmThe presentation starts with a direct shot at the UFL, claiming there's no market for it, showing an empty set of stands at a Redwoods game. Then it tries to state that it would be a viable option for players that were good in college football but were unable to make the NFL because of a mismatched skill set. (So are arena ball and the CFL, but neither has that big of a following here, do they?) It then shows a map of the markets it wants: 12 to 16. The prospective markets are New York City, Ohio (Columbus?), Detroit, Chicago, Omaha, Oklahoma, Houston, Denver, Arizona, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, and the Bay Area. (Oddly, immediately after saying the UFL's a failure, it cites the two markets where it wasn't a failure. Also note the glaring absence of most of the South.) It wants to do small venues for five years and a "made-for-TV" product which will supposedly be "regionally televised on a national network." (Never mind what TV network, in the era of the NFL Monopoly, would ever agree to carrying a competing league.) And then it ends. Sounds more like a knee-jerk reaction than a real plan. They're probably better off trying to launch a small amateur league before trying to jump pro as fast as they want to. Recruit some amateur/semi-pro players, put together a three- or four-team test league, get a video camera and some editing... and see how it plays out over a six-week mini-season. That's how arena ball got off the ground. They also take shots at the NFL, which is something you should never do because the NFL will crush you if you do. Besides, the NFL will steal the best players from the league anyways. |
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Post by J. Myrle Fuller on Jun 7, 2012 16:10:47 GMT -5
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Post by pcraider86 on Apr 17, 2013 16:26:34 GMT -5
I seen where this League hopes to play in 2015. Anyone believe this one ever takes the field?
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Post by gatek99 on Apr 17, 2013 19:39:31 GMT -5
I don't, how many years ago was this supposed to start?
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Post by broncofan on Apr 17, 2013 21:04:55 GMT -5
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Post by gatek99 on Apr 17, 2013 23:59:00 GMT -5
well who knows, there are so many "pro" leagues out there it is hard to keep up, and half of them have semi-pro players that no one has ever heard of and 75% of them never played in college
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Post by gdawg on Apr 21, 2013 11:50:00 GMT -5
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