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Post by psx234 on Jan 5, 2010 21:12:57 GMT -5
www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3947821So it looks like the AIFL is expanding into the city the IFL couldn't get a deal done with? I know they are adding them to the West division but the comment that this is the best situation for the team and their budget seems a little far flung. Is this just a setup for the two leagues to merge in the coming years? Or is this just a case of you have one here I need that too?
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Post by kratos on Jan 5, 2010 22:31:54 GMT -5
The second one there is no way the AIFA would merge with the IFL.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 6, 2010 0:03:02 GMT -5
This is a case of Deemer asking too much from the original investors and they decided to move on to Kent instead. If this team lasts more than 2 years in the AIFA I'd be shocked, and nothing shocks me in the indoor world anymore.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 6, 2010 0:37:31 GMT -5
Welcome to the latest of edition of WHAT THEY SAID/WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY:
WHAT THEY SAID: "We are very pleased to welcome this franchise to the AIFA, and we believe that our business model gives this team the best chance to be successful," said league co-founder John Morris. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: Thanks for the money you gave us, we love money.
WHAT THEY SAID: "We are excited about working with the City of Wasilla, and we are very pleased to be bringing quality indoor football to the Mat-Su Valley." WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: We offer value prices for a reason, you get what you pay for.
WHAT THEY SAID: The Wasilla ownership group is headed by Hans Deemer, a man with deep roots in Alaska football. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: He coached high school ball and a few indoor games...it's hard to get the roots to go too deep into the tundra there.
WHAT THEY SAID: "I think that people are really opening their eyes to indoor football," Deemer told This Week in the AIFA. "I haven't been anywhere where somebody told me they weren't interested. They all want to be involved in some way. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: I hope we get people in this hick town to come give me some money.
WHAT THEY SAID: "I definitely pursued them (the AIFA) hard and heavy," Deemer said. "It came to me more and more that we belonged in the AIFA and the AIFA had the best interests in Alaska football as a whole. The more I spoke with the AIFA, the more I felt comfortable that this was the exact fit (for us)." WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: They were my Luke Skywalker to my Princess Leia, "My only hope" and my last resort to getting a team. I'm a desperate man. WHAT A DOG HEARD: Blah, blah, blah, AIFA, blah, blah blah, AIFA, blah, blah, blah, AIFA, blah, blah, blah, AIFA, blah, blah, blah.
WHAT THEY SAID: The franchise will draw support from fans throughout the Mat-Su Valley, a region with a population of over 80,000 people. Wasilla is located approximately 45 miles northeast of Anchorage and is considered part of the Anchorage metropolitan area. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: This hick town hopes the outskirts of Anchorage will come give us money.
WHAT THEY SAID: The team will play its home games in the state-of-the-art Curtis D. Menard Sports Center in Wasilla. The arena has sky boxes, as well as a 50-yard turf indoor field which can be used throughout the year. The team's offices will also be housed in the complex. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: The arena will seat a couple thousand, but getting an average of 500 a game would be a miracle.
WHAT THEY SAID: "The addition of this franchise continues to strengthen our Western Conference," said AIFA co-founder Michael Mink. "The quality of play in the West is going to be phenomenal in 2010." WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: We love money. We have no where to go but up in the Western Conference and Wyoming loves us for it.
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Post by slysecretspy on Jan 6, 2010 15:16:20 GMT -5
Its time for the Alaskan teams to leave the IFL and the AIFA. Put a team in the 2,500 seat Soldotna Sports Center and play in an instate league.
The AKFL could then sign an agreement with the IFL or AIFA to play interleague games and 2 of the Alaskan teams could travel out each season and bring in 2 outside teams, rotating every few years.
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Post by psx234 on Jan 6, 2010 18:56:23 GMT -5
Welcome to the latest of edition of WHAT THEY SAID/WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY:WHAT THEY SAID: "We are very pleased to welcome this franchise to the AIFA, and we believe that our business model gives this team the best chance to be successful," said league co-founder John Morris. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: Thanks for the money you gave us, we love money.WHAT THEY SAID: "We are excited about working with the City of Wasilla, and we are very pleased to be bringing quality indoor football to the Mat-Su Valley." WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: We offer value prices for a reason, you get what you pay for. WHAT THEY SAID: The Wasilla ownership group is headed by Hans Deemer, a man with deep roots in Alaska football. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: He coached high school ball and a few indoor games...it's hard to get the roots to go too deep into the tundra there. WHAT THEY SAID: "I think that people are really opening their eyes to indoor football," Deemer told This Week in the AIFA. "I haven't been anywhere where somebody told me they weren't interested. They all want to be involved in some way. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: I hope we get people in this hick town to come give me some money. WHAT THEY SAID: "I definitely pursued them (the AIFA) hard and heavy," Deemer said. "It came to me more and more that we belonged in the AIFA and the AIFA had the best interests in Alaska football as a whole. The more I spoke with the AIFA, the more I felt comfortable that this was the exact fit (for us)." WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: They were my Luke Skywalker to my Princess Leia, "My only hope" and my last resort to getting a team. I'm a desperate man.WHAT A DOG HEARD: Blah, blah, blah, AIFA, blah, blah blah, AIFA, blah, blah, blah, AIFA, blah, blah, blah, AIFA, blah, blah, blah.WHAT THEY SAID: The franchise will draw support from fans throughout the Mat-Su Valley, a region with a population of over 80,000 people. Wasilla is located approximately 45 miles northeast of Anchorage and is considered part of the Anchorage metropolitan area. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: This hick town hopes the outskirts of Anchorage will come give us money. WHAT THEY SAID: The team will play its home games in the state-of-the-art Curtis D. Menard Sports Center in Wasilla. The arena has sky boxes, as well as a 50-yard turf indoor field which can be used throughout the year. The team's offices will also be housed in the complex. WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: The arena will seat a couple thousand, but getting an average of 500 a game would be a miracle.WHAT THEY SAID: "The addition of this franchise continues to strengthen our Western Conference," said AIFA co-founder Michael Mink. "The quality of play in the West is going to be phenomenal in 2010." WHAT THEY MEANT TO SAY: We love money. We have no where to go but up in the Western Conference and Wyoming loves us for it. LOVE IT! The voice of reason has a cat on his head. Thanks for the insight everyone! And I also kinda doubt we'd ever see an AIFL/IFL merger prior to the merging of the IFL and the India Developmental Indoor Outpatient Treatment league. (that league doesn't actually exist in case someone starts looking for it)
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Post by cm916 on Jan 6, 2010 19:00:40 GMT -5
I've never understood how any of these teams even last a season so far away from all their opponents. A local league is the only thing close to a sane option I would think.
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Post by drugbust on Jan 6, 2010 19:12:44 GMT -5
Well didn't you have another Fl team last year drop out during the because they couldn't make the travel in the SIFL.
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Post by cm916 on Jan 16, 2010 2:35:36 GMT -5
Exactly, if a Florida team can't get to Louisiana, how does an Alaska team get anywhere?
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Post by Doom on Jan 27, 2010 0:02:43 GMT -5
Exactly, if a Florida team can't get to Louisiana, how does an Alaska team get anywhere? I got to see fairbanks play in sioux city last year, was very happy to see that. especially considering that was one of the few games we won.
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Post by biggrizfan on Feb 13, 2010 14:42:38 GMT -5
The Alaska teams have made it this far, some ownership problems in Anchorage but Fairbanks appears pretty stable in that aspect, Travel costs are a concern, it costs alot to fly to every game, they travel like 24 people every game, I know they usally do two games every time they go out but it is still lots of money, I like going to the games and hold season tickets to the Grizzlies, we get around 2500 to 3000 people every game. Advertsing dollars I think are very key also, they sell everything they can, fromthe side board pads to the games they play during the breaks in action, that brings in money I would think. Having Wasilla in the league would have helped, plus it would have given us another tema to beat in alaska...GO GRIZZLIES
p.s. signed former Hokie Nick Marshman to play line for us, kid is a beast.
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