AAFL: No go

[timNem]

All American Football League Scraps Inaugural Season - News - NBC13.com (http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2008-03-13-0027.html)

[Sabanocchio]

The writing was on the wall. Sucks though.

[timNem]

Yes it does.

[SeanVol]

I guess it wasn't meant to be for the AAFL! The league had a requirement that the players had to have a degree to play in the league and that would've help schools graduation rate.

[timNem]

Maybe it will work next year. Looks like the NFL would support this some since NFL Europe failed and this is on a much smaller scale.

[gatorunvrsty]

It might be a good idea to quit advertising ticket sales... I just saw another commercial tonight.:wacko:

[the Paradox]

I am heartbroke


RTR

[gatorunvrsty]

It would've been a nice spring fill-in... I hate the wait until September.:brick:

[Tider27]

It might be a good idea to quit advertising ticket sales... I just saw another commercial tonight.:wacko:

I was thinking the same thing, how weird is that? :ph34r:

[crawfish]

I guess I can say, "I told you so (July 5, 2007) (http://www.sectalk.com/boards/nfl/18503-welcome-aafl-hold-your-snickering.html)."

Shame though, I was hoping it would fly.

CBS Sports put this out today. Interesting how they are going to try and use college stadiums and their college colors to attract fans. I don't think it has a prayer, but it's not my money... so who knows!

Start-up pro football leagues seem to make a lot of people stupid. Otherwise rational beings have thrown good money after bad trying to capitalize on the nation's appetite for the sport. The AAFL is looking at legendary coaches like R.C. Slocum to lead teams.

What does the AAFL have that the other pretenders didn't? Passion, for one. Franchises will more or less be located in college football hotbeds (Gainesville, Knoxville, Birmingham for starters). That's the reason that The Swamp has a team and the Orange Bowl doesn't. "Teams tied to big-time universities, not fickle universities like the University of Miami," said former Florida receiver Travis McGriff, who joined 400 others trying out in Orlando this week. "They have an awful fan base despite their success. [MORE] (http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10246607)


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Sites of prospective AAFL franchises

Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina State
Purdue
Tennessee
Texas

[sheluvsbama]

It is SO HARD to get a new league on its feet! I had hopes for this one, but I knew it would be a miracle if it happened....:sad:

[AUChamps]

Will the UFL fail too?

[GatorBait15]

to bad, I just wanted alittle ball...

[zartan]

couldn't have been worse than the XFL...