Post by Banana Cat on Nov 6, 2010 22:39:09 GMT -5
To this day some former NIFL fans still blame the teams that left to start the UIF for the NIFL's downfall. They do this despite knowing how bad the situation was in the NIFL with tyrannical Shiver in charge and other team owners so bad that they would later go on to be charged with a crime or even convicted. Jerry hasn't hid the fact how bad it was (even though it took him awhile), but here again he goes on record about how the person at top was lying to everyone in order to get what she wanted. I still don't see how these last few fans can still cling to the idea that the UIF teams were wrong for leaving...talk about having blinders on.
From Oursportscentral:
From Oursportscentral:
Over a Cup of Coffee
by Jerry Hewitt
November 6, 2010
I worked for the National Indoor Football League for five plus years. In that time I watched one person tell one ownership group one thing and turn right around and tell another something completely different.
This person was driven to making the NIFL a success through numbers: the more teams, the more success. We all know that is far from any measure of success and in the end this constant addition of teams just for bigger numbers doomed the league, not to mention destroyed potentially good markets for a very long time.
I believe some things were said to either get new teams onboard, keep existing teams happy, or keep a team from leaving. This mode of operation caused some to set out on their own to start United Indoor Football and in part caused the Intense Football League teams to bolt from the NIFL after only one season. Proof positive that honesty the best policy.
by Jerry Hewitt
November 6, 2010
I worked for the National Indoor Football League for five plus years. In that time I watched one person tell one ownership group one thing and turn right around and tell another something completely different.
This person was driven to making the NIFL a success through numbers: the more teams, the more success. We all know that is far from any measure of success and in the end this constant addition of teams just for bigger numbers doomed the league, not to mention destroyed potentially good markets for a very long time.
I believe some things were said to either get new teams onboard, keep existing teams happy, or keep a team from leaving. This mode of operation caused some to set out on their own to start United Indoor Football and in part caused the Intense Football League teams to bolt from the NIFL after only one season. Proof positive that honesty the best policy.