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Post by justwantfootball on Apr 24, 2014 16:17:01 GMT -5
I enjoy watching Arena League games and it sort of scratches my football itch, but the scoring is just ludicrous. All the rules that favor offense seem to make it so the last team with the ball wins. It is certainly "exciting" but ultimately I think it is why most people don't take Arena seriously.
That said I don't think it will ever change.
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Post by MichiganMan on Apr 24, 2014 19:14:12 GMT -5
If course it is, thus why everyone still craves alternate leagues to the NFL and ignore Arena ball unless it is in their home city.
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Post by rockvilleraven on Apr 29, 2014 21:05:33 GMT -5
I've watched Arena Football at the Capital Center with the Washington Commandos and the AIF Minor League with the Baltimore Mariners. Indoor football has no rebound nets, just goal post hanging from the ceiling unlike the arena game because they don't have a patent. USA Today said there is a little more of a running game in Indoor as opposed to Arena League where there its more pass oriented.
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Post by broncofan on Apr 30, 2014 8:04:55 GMT -5
I've watched Arena Football at the Capital Center with the Washington Commandos and the AIF Minor League with the Baltimore Mariners. Indoor football has no rebound nets, just goal post hanging from the ceiling unlike the arena game because they don't have a patent. USA Today said there is a little more of a running game in Indoor as opposed to Arena League where there its more pass oriented. I've heard that as well. I believe the Arena league patents ran out a few years ago, I guess no one else wanted the nets.
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Post by gatek99 on Apr 30, 2014 14:46:37 GMT -5
Yeah indoor football has a lot of running, especially this year
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Post by justwantfootball on May 1, 2014 8:40:34 GMT -5
Unfortunately there are no IFL teams in my area, and IFL games are not on TV or ESPN3 like Arena games. I think Arena ball could be more popular if they tweaked the rules that favor passing (no stunt/twist, high-motion man, etc.) and captured some of the run/pass tension that makes standard football so elegant. Of course the NFL has also gone overboard favoring passing, so we are in danger of losing real football anyway.
Running the ball is the cake. Passing is the frosting on the cake. Too much frosting will make you sick.
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Post by broncofan on May 1, 2014 11:22:42 GMT -5
Unfortunately there are no IFL teams in my area, and IFL games are not on TV or ESPN3 like Arena games. I think Arena ball could be more popular if they tweaked the rules that favor passing (no stunt/twist, high-motion man, etc.) and captured some of the run/pass tension that makes standard football so elegant. Of course the NFL has also gone overboard favoring passing, so we are in danger of losing real football anyway. Running the ball is the cake. Passing is the frosting on the cake. Too much frosting will make you sick. As I recall, you said you don't live near and Arena team either. Where do you live?
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Post by justwantfootball on May 1, 2014 11:50:11 GMT -5
The closest AFL team is the Iowa Barnstormers. The closest IFL team is the Cedar Rapids Titans. The closest NFL team is the St. Louis Rams. My favorite NFL team is Green Bay.
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Post by rockvilleraven on May 4, 2014 11:41:12 GMT -5
The nearest AFL team to me is the Philadelphia Soul, the nearest minor league indoor team is the Baltimore Mariners, I like the Baltimore Ravens.
The original Mariners team in 2010 had a rare shout out beating the Fayetteville Guard 63-0, on their way to an undefeated season as well as being the AIFA champions. The first incarnation of the team happened a month later when that owner was sentenced to wire fraud and was using embezzled money to run the team. The new version is under the management of an owner who has run some semi pro franchises. The CEO of this group recently moved to Baltimore. The current group is atop the AIF Standings at 3-0. The only similarities to the past are the home field, kicker J.R. Cipra, and head coach Ron Meehan who was the Offensive Coordinator for the first version.
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Post by gatek99 on May 25, 2014 11:35:04 GMT -5
I have been to Power and Gladiator games, I love it
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