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  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Another new league is now being proposed:   The Alliance of American Football.

    Front men are Chuck Ebersol....primary pitchman.  Bill Polian and Troy Palomalu involved.

    Supposed to start up in Feb.  2019.

    No teams or cities yet announced.

    10 game spring season.    Is supposed to have some relationship with the NFL...maybe even like a minor league for them.

    CBS will broadcast games.

    A variety of rules differential will be involved.

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/spring-league-alliance-of-american-football-to-launch-in-2019-on-cbs/

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #4

    @the-gipper said:

    Front men are Chuck Ebersol....primary pitchman.  Bill Polian and Troy Palomalu involved.

    Well that's interesting... I was totally dismissive until seeing these names.

    I wonder if they are angling to be a small market, "minor league"...

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
    The GipperT mjp28M 2 Replies
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @the-gipper said:

    Front men are Chuck Ebersol....primary pitchman.  Bill Polian and Troy Palomalu involved.

    Well that's interesting... I was totally dismissive until seeing these names.

    I wonder if they are angling to be a small market, "minor league"...

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #5

    @tour2ma said:

    Well that's interesting... I was totally dismissive until seeing these names.

    I wonder if they are angling to be a small market, "minor league"...

    Yea, don't know.....but they should be.  Though...if they are going to play their games in Feb to April....I suspect they may end up being a dome/southern league.  They could end up in non NFL cities.   If I were they I may do an East/West thing:

    West:   San Diego,  Sacramento, Portland, San Antonio

    East:  Birmingham,  Orlando,   Norfolk/Va. Beach,  Memphis?

    Or...if they really wanted to be in "minor league cities".....they could go into like Fresno,  Tuscon, Albuquerque, El Paso, Austin,  Birmingham,  Norfolk, Knoxville    that sort of city.

    hoortaH 1 Reply
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @the-gipper said:

    Front men are Chuck Ebersol....primary pitchman.  Bill Polian and Troy Palomalu involved.

    Well that's interesting... I was totally dismissive until seeing these names.

    I wonder if they are angling to be a small market, "minor league"...

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #6

    @tour2ma said:

    Well that's interesting... I was totally dismissive until seeing these names.

    I wonder if they are angling to be a small market, "minor league"...

    You never know how this or other private ventures are set up, who's money is really on the line. Are there advertising and other contracts out there? Normally even if these ventures fail some people might make money and other investors will lose money.

    As far as names there are generally a few notable backers or advisors like maybe Polian. 

    One thing for sure the NFL (or NBA) do not want to fund any type of minor leagues but might have some tie-ins......if successful. 

    ~But~ even legitimate minor leagues have problems staying afloat, I'd bet this too will go THUD!

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #7

    Bill's been decrying the lack of a developmental league for some time now.

    Problem of course is that most of the mediocre talent gets drafted late or signed as UDFA for PSs so it can't go from college to "the minors". But this year's late talent does tend to shove out the same level players that preceded it by a year or two. So it could also be a "second chance" league of sorts.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
  • gumby73G gumby73 wrote on
    #8

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

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  • gumby73G gumby73

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

    cvcanedyC cvcanedy wrote on
    #9

    @gumby73 said:

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

    Awesome on all of this 

  • gumby73G gumby73

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

    Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #10

    @gumby73 said:

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    The GipperT mjp28M Tour2maT 3 Replies
  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven

    @gumby73 said:

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #11

    @dutch-oven said:

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    They could put a team in to play in the Hall of Fame stadium in Canton.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @dutch-oven said:

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    They could put a team in to play in the Hall of Fame stadium in Canton.

    T TexasAg1969 wrote on
    #12

    @the-gipper said:

    They could put a team in to play in the Hall of Fame stadium in CantonThey could put a team in to play in the Hall of Fame stadium in Canton

    On your phone again GiPOn your phone again Gip?😛

    The GipperT 1 Reply
  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven

    @gumby73 said:

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #13

    @dutch-oven said:

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    Oh and SEC vs BIG TEN vs PAC 10 thing going on? 

    Akron? How about the new Canton Bulldogs? (dream on?)

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
    Dutch OvenD 1 Reply
  • T TexasAg1969

    @the-gipper said:

    They could put a team in to play in the Hall of Fame stadium in CantonThey could put a team in to play in the Hall of Fame stadium in Canton

    On your phone again GiPOn your phone again Gip?😛

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #14

    @texasag1969 said:

    On your phone again GiPOn your phone again Gip?😛

    YesYes

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @tour2ma said:

    Well that's interesting... I was totally dismissive until seeing these names.

    I wonder if they are angling to be a small market, "minor league"...

    Yea, don't know.....but they should be.  Though...if they are going to play their games in Feb to April....I suspect they may end up being a dome/southern league.  They could end up in non NFL cities.   If I were they I may do an East/West thing:

    West:   San Diego,  Sacramento, Portland, San Antonio

    East:  Birmingham,  Orlando,   Norfolk/Va. Beach,  Memphis?

    Or...if they really wanted to be in "minor league cities".....they could go into like Fresno,  Tuscon, Albuquerque, El Paso, Austin,  Birmingham,  Norfolk, Knoxville    that sort of city.

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on
    #15

    @the-gipper said:

    Yea, don't know.....but they should be.  Though...if they are going to play their games in Feb to April....I suspect they may end up being a dome/southern league.  They could end up in non NFL cities.   If I were they I may do an East/West thing:

    West:   San Diego,  Sacramento, Portland, San Antonio

    East:  Birmingham,  Orlando,   Norfolk/Va. Beach,  Memphis?

    Or...if they really wanted to be in "minor league cities".....they could go into like Fresno,  Tuscon, Albuquerque, El Paso, Austin,  Birmingham,  Norfolk, Knoxville    that sort of city.

    Don't forget St. Louis has a very nice Dome that's currently not being used.  

    👍
  • mjp28M mjp28

    @dutch-oven said:

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    Oh and SEC vs BIG TEN vs PAC 10 thing going on? 

    Akron? How about the new Canton Bulldogs? (dream on?)

    Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #16

    @mjp28 said:

    Oh and SEC vs BIG TEN vs PAC 10 thing going on? 

    Akron? How about the new Canton Bulldogs? (dream on?)

    The NBA used to run their drafts this way

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven

    @gumby73 said:

    heard Bill Polian radio segment on this yesterday..$35.00 anywhere in the building tickets to keep it family friendly..Atlanta Falcons concession stand plan with free fountain drink refills,2$ dogs & 2$ Beers ..If they are a UDFA they will more likely be there. Bill's undecided on Draft format  

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #17

    @dutch-oven said:

    I heard that they are going to do their draft regionally, so hypothetically a team is placed in Akron... they would have first dibs on a player from Ohio State... 

    Just the way the NFL and AFL started...

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #18

    Well.....here is another thought about this new league:    It was mentioned by the CEO guy who heads it up that it can be a venue for some players who may have been in the league a bit, but who got  aufed from it because younger draftees have come along to have a second chance to play....and perhaps prove themselves worthy again to get another NFL shot......or simply to continue to play football for a living.....though at a much lower salary level than NFL level.   

    Of course, two names came to mind:    John P. Manziel, and Colin Kaepernik.    But you could perhaps seem other familiar names.

    Maybe not him specifically...but a Trent Richardson type.   

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