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Title: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: Alps on March 20, 2018, 08:03:28 PM
Whatever that is. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/03/20/new-aaf-pro-football-league-set-2019-described-complementary-nfl/441604002/
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: Roadrunner75 on March 20, 2018, 09:13:28 PM
I'm sure it and the XFL 2.0 will match the popularity and longevity of such great success stories as the USFL, WLAF/NFL Europe and, uh, the XFL 1.0.
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: jp the roadgeek on March 20, 2018, 09:26:34 PM
Don't forget the WFL and the UFL.
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: tchafe1978 on March 21, 2018, 08:45:11 AM
I can see it having more success than all the other failed leagues if it doesn't market itself as competing with the NFL. It will have a spring season not a fall season so it won't be going up directly with the NFL. I think a "minor" league football league is a good idea. Give players that are fighting to make NFL rosters a place to hone and show off their skills, and a place for NFL teams to develop players outside of the college game. MLB, NBA, and NHL all have minor leagues that act as a feeder system, so why not the NFL?
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: 1995hoo on March 21, 2018, 09:23:01 AM
Of course, the USFL was intended to be a spring league that wouldn't compete with the NFL. One of the owners was gung-ho about going in a different direction and moving to the fall and he got the others on board with his ideas. I wonder whatever happened to that guy.  :hmmm:
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: SP Cook on March 21, 2018, 09:24:53 AM
People always say they want more pro football.  Until they are given more pro football.  It never works. 
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: ET21 on March 23, 2018, 08:48:24 AM
"Alliance of American Football" First thought in my mind is the Rebel Allaince (AAF) against the Galactic Empire (NFL)  :-D
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: abefroman329 on March 27, 2018, 09:53:26 AM
Quote from: tchafe1978 on March 21, 2018, 08:45:11 AM
It will have a spring season not a fall season so it won't be going up directly with the NFL.

Arena football has a spring/summer schedule and it's been on life support for years.  Even the Georgia Force, whose home state considers football a major religion, first moved to a smaller arena and then folded.
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: 1995hoo on March 31, 2018, 09:54:12 AM
The Arena Football League is down to four teams this year, and two of them have the same owner (Ted Leonsis owns the Washington Valor and the Baltimore Brigade).
Title: Re: Alliance of American Football and CBS have a broadcast deal for 2019
Post by: ixnay on April 18, 2018, 07:57:01 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 21, 2018, 09:23:01 AM
Of course, the USFL was intended to be a spring league that wouldn't compete with the NFL. One of the owners was gung-ho about going in a different direction and moving to the fall and he got the others on board with his ideas. I wonder whatever happened to that guy.  :hmmm:

The USFL sued the NFL in the meantime.  The USFL won the verdict but got practically no award.

ixnay
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