arena football league

[FondestMemory]

new season kicks off thursday. anybody gonna give it a try this year?

i've never followed it before, but this year i'm gonna try to follow it from week one. with espn and abc doing the broadcasts, it'll be more accessible. but what i'm most interested in is mike greenberg and mike golic being the number one announcing team. they should be entertaining at least.

i've been trying to study up on the rosters. i need to pick a team to cheer for before thursday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/afl/index
www.arenafootball.com (http://www.arenafootball.com)

there's two links in case you want to do the same. the main afl site is under construction as of today, but i'm assuming will be launched in the next few days.

this and nfl europe are pretty painful to watch sometimes, but if you put football on tv, i'll watch it.

[YouMadeTheScene]

To be honest, the games are fun live. The tickets are cheap, and they lower the beer prices. You can go and have a good time for pretty cheap. Plus the cheerleaders are all real hot. It's a good time if you want to go have a laugh, get a buzz on, and watch some OK football it's worth it.

[FondestMemory]

To be honest, the games are fun live. The tickets are cheap, and they lower the beer prices. You can go and have a good time for pretty cheap. Plus the cheerleaders are all real hot. It's a good time if you want to go have a laugh, get a buzz on, and watch some OK football it's worth it.

yeah, that's always been my biggest beef with the sport. it's amazingly fun live, but it doesn't really transfer to television incredibally well.

i caught a few games in kansas years ago and always had a fucking blast. we just got an arena 2 team here in youngstown and i plan on going to quite a few games.

i'm hoping abc/espn can make it a little more interesting and can make the transition to tv a little better.

[Markus1186]

Ive been to a few NY Dragons games, And they actually sell more seats than the Islanders do, pretty sad. Its a decent time but I never really got too into it.

[Smithers]

i'd only watch to see how mike and mike do.

from the clips of their rehearsals they play on their show in the morning, they're awful to the point it's funny.

[bigmike]

You should be a fan of the Grand Rapids Rampage.

[Chriz2z]

You should be a fan of the Grand Rapids Rampage.
I will be this year.

I used to go to Fury games. Those things were fun.

[Chriz2z]

Damn it.

I forgot Sonny Cumbie was LA's QB. I'll also cheer for them, and a little for Dallas.

[bigmike]

I will be this year.

I used to go to Fury games. Those things were fun.
Yeah. I've never been to a game.

[YouMadeTheScene]

Go Dragons! I don't know a single player on the team.

[startBBtoday]

i'll cheer for whatever team michael bishop is on

[Joe DeAndrea]

I've seen some games on TV before. It's pretty entertaining.

[falloutboy.]

Its better live than on TV. Go Colorado Crush.

[Dirty Ernie]

People buy Philadelphia Soul season tickets soley because Jon Bon Jovi plays them a private concert at the end of the year.

[leftstranded]

this shit is fun to watch. i plan on catching some more games this year. kinda hard though when you don't have a favorite team

[FondestMemory]

i'll cheer for whatever team michael bishop is on

he's the first name i was looking for when i was searching the rosters. my plan was to do the same.

i just glanced at first though and haven't found him yet. i forget who he was on last year.

[YouMadeTheScene]

The Dragons picked up Rohan Davey.

[Smithers]

i'd probably go to games and get loaded if there was a team in jersey.

[Chriz2z]

he's the first name i was looking for when i was searching the rosters. my plan was to do the same.

i just glanced at first though and haven't found him yet. i forget who he was on last year.
Kansas City Brigade

Dude was a beast in college. I was afraid to play him.

[merv the perv]

I used to watch arena football a lot in the early 90s. I'd sit on the top of my bunk bed and pretend I was there. I didn't have a lot of friends.

[startBBtoday]

The Dragons picked up Rohan Davey.

oh shit, my allegiance is torn between two black back up patriots quarterbacks

i guess i'll still cheer for bishop

[FondestMemory]

man, bishop's the backup. that's disappointing. the dude ahead of him at least has a pretty damn impressive resume.

i think kc might be my team. i'm not done studying them all though.

[Drewisrad25]

the afl is about as meaningless as the wnba

[KB3RG]

I will have to give it a chance...

As I will give the video game a chance too, it was pretty fun

[Chriz2z]

Yeah, I can't cheer for anyone, because I didn't know there was an Austin team.

So now I'd be cheering for Austin, LA, Dallas, and Grand Rapids.

[KB3RG]

OH and I have to go for the Columbus Destroyers. All the "talent" from BG goes to play for them

[Chriz2z]

OH and I have to go for the Columbus Destroyers. All the "talent" from BG goes to play for them
Hahaha

[startBBtoday]

the afl is about as meaningless as the wnba

false, nothing is as meaningless as the wnba

[Drewisrad25]

false, nothing is as meaningless as the wnba

thats very true...

[AshesAshes]

I started following last year when Utah got a team im going to the game saturday should be a blast

[FondestMemory]

tonight at 7 there's an hour long preview show on espn 2. seems like it could be kinda cool. it seems to be a little bit of history and also a preview for the upcoming season.

[livethesounds]

haha notice how now that the AFL is on ESPN it all of a sudden matters to them? kinda like nascar?

anyway, im glad its getting more exposure. id watch more games if i knew they were on.

go desperados!

[nfggc10]

i'd only watch to see how mike and mike do.

from the clips of their rehearsals they play on their show in the morning, they're awful to the point it's funny.
Yeah that's what is peaking my interest for tuning in at the start. They'll definitely make it entertaining even when games get out of hand.

[FondestMemory]

i'm thinking vegas may end up being my team.

shaun king's now their starting qb. he'll be throwing to peter warrick.

[startBBtoday]

i'm thinking vegas may end up being my team.

shaun king's now their starting qb. he'll be throwing to peter warrick.

that is AWESOME

[FondestMemory]

i'm actually getting really excited about the season. the preview thing on espn 2 was pretty sweet. i already had a good grasp on the game, but it brought up a lot of things that i didn't know.

this year is the first year with free substitution, so not everybody has to play offense and defense. in the past, you've had an offensive specialist and defensive specialist, and everybody else played both ways. there's still an iron man aspect to it though, because rosters are still only 20 players, and you still need a backup qb, so a lot of players will still play iron man. i think this rule will greatly increase quality of play.

and adrien macpherson is the qb of the austin team. let's hope for his sake afl teams don't have mascots at the games.

[startBBtoday]

i'm actually getting really excited about the season. the preview thing on espn 2 was pretty sweet. i already had a good grasp on the game, but it brought up a lot of things that i didn't know.

this year is the first year with free substitution, so not everybody has to play offense and defense. in the past, you've had an offensive specialist and defensive specialist, and everybody else played both ways. there's still an iron man aspect to it though, because rosters are still only 20 players, and you still need a backup qb, so a lot of players will still play iron man. i think this rule will greatly increase quality of play.

and adrien macpherson is the qb of the austin team. let's hope for his sake afl teams don't have mascots at the games.

also awesome, when the fuck is quincy carter getting signed by the afl?

[FondestMemory]

also awesome, when the fuck is quincy carter getting signed by the afl?

haha. funny you ask that, he's actually on an afl2 team, which is basically the afl minor leagues. we have an afl2 team here, hopefully his team travels here this season.

remember when he signed with a cfl team and got released in like a month?

poor dude. i actually liked him. ya know, minus the drug problem.

[startBBtoday]

haha. funny you ask that, he's actually on an afl2 team, which is basically the afl minor leagues. we have an afl2 team here, hopefully his team travels here this season.

remember when he signed with a cfl team and got released in like a month?

poor dude. i actually liked him. ya know, minus the drug problem.

HOW IS QUINCY CARTER NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE ON A REAL AFL TEAM?@!!?!?!!

what the fuck? dude was not bad AT ALL in dallas. who cares if he's on coke, probably makes him better.

[AshesAshes]

Espn is doing a great job on covering every sport I just wish hockey got a little more love,but espn is getting better every year

[bigmike]

LOL @ Bill Gramatica (the one that tore his ACL while celebrating a FG for the Cardinals) missing 3 extra points and 1 field goal for an AFL team (forgot which one) tonight. It was the entire highlight except for a QB bootleg for a touchdown.

[KB3RG]

LOL @ Bill Gramatica (the one that tore his ACL while celebrating a FG for the Cardinals) missing 3 extra points and 1 field goal for an AFL team (forgot which one) tonight. It was the entire highlight except for a QB bootleg for a touchdown.

yeah if I heard correct, he missed 5 and only made that 1...damn him he sucks...It is tougher though in AFL , only 9 feet instead of 18

[awfulwaffle]

go dragons! hopefully rohan davey can propel us to the playoffs

[livethesounds]

man the dragons suck

[awfulwaffle]

man the dragons suck

haha true the desperados are probably the best team in the AFL though

[llwilliamsll]

i'll probably watch here and there...they've always been entertaining and it allows me some form of football when the nfl is done...plus the rush have to defend their championship