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Post by evad on Oct 17, 2011 17:26:44 GMT -5
Hey there, just got signed up. I was a UFL Hartford fan but most of you know how that turned out. I go to UFLA quite a bit, probably more then I should. ;D I'm willing to give the SFL a try and see where it goes. Can someone give me a run down on the teams? Don't worry i won't bring up the "Mobile Hall of Champions" on this board.
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Post by jwolf on Oct 17, 2011 17:31:15 GMT -5
Welcome aboard Evad! Your best bet to get caught up on the SFL is to read the SFL discussion board from the beginning. Feel free to post away!
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Post by J. Myrle Fuller on Oct 17, 2011 18:18:54 GMT -5
Welcome. As of 2011 there were four teams in the SFL.
The Fort Lauderdale Barracudas of Fort Lauderdale, FL, the Daytona Beach Racers of Daytona Beach, FL, the New Orleans Jazz of New Orleans, LA, and the Michigan Coyotes of Pontiac, MI. (Interestingly enough, three of those are firmly in NFL markets. Take that for what you will.) The stadiums are typically small, in the ballpark of about 10,000 seats, on par with a large high school or a minor league baseball stadium.
The SFL played six games last year. Of the six, three were contests between the Racers and the Barracudas, because of their proximity to each other. New Orleans played two games, both at home. The odd team out was Michigan, which turned out to be a logistical nightmare. First they wanted to play in the Silverdome, then they downgraded to Wisner Stadium, then they realized trying to get the three southern teams up to Michigan would be impossible, so they only played two games as a traveling team.
Michigan never really had a chance. They lost both of their home games. The rest of the league was pretty evenly matched. New Orleans finished their season with two wins, one of which was in overtime. Daytona Beach finished 3-1; Fort Lauderdale was 1-3, but that also includes an overtime loss. Of the three Daytona-Lauderdale games, Daytona won them 2-1, but Lauderdale scored more points overall, 64-61.
There was some talk about last year's Racers staff jumping ship to the new Exclusive Football League. The Racers' starting quarterback was Pee Jay Jack (who's a member of this board, by the way), who is now playing for the Rome Renegades of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. New Orleans had Lester Ricard as their starting quarterback. So, as for level of play, this is roughly what you would expect from a minor pro league at the indoor level, and the pay level reflects that.
Hope that clears things up.
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Post by evad on Oct 17, 2011 19:03:27 GMT -5
Welcome. As of 2011 there were four teams in the SFL. The Fort Lauderdale Barracudas of Fort Lauderdale, FL, the Daytona Beach Racers of Daytona Beach, FL, the New Orleans Jazz of New Orleans, LA, and the Michigan Coyotes of Pontiac, MI. (Interestingly enough, three of those are firmly in NFL markets. Take that for what you will.) The stadiums are typically small, in the ballpark of about 10,000 seats, on par with a large high school or a minor league baseball stadium. The SFL played six games last year. Of the six, three were contests between the Racers and the Barracudas, because of their proximity to each other. New Orleans played two games, both at home. The odd team out was Michigan, which turned out to be a logistical nightmare. First they wanted to play in the Silverdome, then they downgraded to Wisner Stadium, then they realized trying to get the three southern teams up to Michigan would be impossible, so they only played two games as a traveling team. Michigan never really had a chance. They lost both of their home games. The rest of the league was pretty evenly matched. New Orleans finished their season with two wins, one of which was in overtime. Daytona Beach finished 3-1; Fort Lauderdale was 1-3, but that also includes an overtime loss. Of the three Daytona-Lauderdale games, Daytona won them 2-1, but Lauderdale scored more points overall, 64-61. There was some talk about last year's Racers staff jumping ship to the new Exclusive Football League. The Racers' starting quarterback was Pee Jay Jack (who's a member of this board, by the way), who is now playing for the Rome Renegades of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. New Orleans had Lester Ricard as their starting quarterback. So, as for level of play, this is roughly what you would expect from a minor pro league at the indoor level, and the pay level reflects that. Hope that clears things up. Cool thanks for the info. I guess it's gonna be awhile before they get a team out here to California. Oh, well I guess I'll just have to wait and see which team I'll root for. Is there a Facebook page for this forum? It would be a cool way to let others know about it and direct them here.
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Post by jwolf on Oct 17, 2011 22:05:54 GMT -5
There are Facebook pages for all these teams except the Coyotes. And an official website but it's not updated frequently.http://starsfootballleague.com/
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