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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 22, 2011 19:26:30 GMT -5
Current Number of IFL Teams for the 2012 Season 16
Will Return in 2012
... United Conference Bloomington Extreme Chicago Slaughter Green Bay Blizzard Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Omaha Beef Reading Express Sioux Falls Storm
... Intense Conference Allen Wranglers Colorado Ice Nebraska Danger Tri-Cities Fever Wichita Wild Wyoming Cavalry
Gains (+3)
Expansion Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Titans (United Conference) Everett (Washington) Raptors (Intense Conference) New Mexico (Albuquerque) Stars (Intense Conference)
Losses (-9)
Joined Another League Amarillo Venom (LSFL) West Texas Roughnecks (LSFL)
Folded Arizona Adrenaline Bricktown Brawlers Fairbanks Grizzlies La Crosse Spartans Richmond Revolution Seattle Timberwolves Wenatchee Valley Venom
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Announced as Expansion, But Later Retracted Binghamton, New York (Reason Given: Flooding In Area)
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 22, 2011 19:29:06 GMT -5
I was going to wait until after the 2011 season ended to start this thread, but the Wenatchee Valley Venom decided to start things off early.
Wenatchee Valley announced this week that they will sit out 2012 and look to return in 2013.
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Post by Micah008 on Jun 22, 2011 19:40:51 GMT -5
goifl.com/news/?article_id=2840goifl.com/news/?article_id=3188According to these articles, the following teams were merely "dormant" for 2011, with them coming back in 2012. We know they all won't, but will any? Billings Outlaws Rochester Raiders San Angelo Stampede Express Maryland Maniacs West Michigan Thunderhawks (Note the second article said 4 dormant, not 5, so by that time at least one of these had already officially folded... not sure which).
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 22, 2011 19:49:34 GMT -5
I've heard rumblings about Billings and the owner of the San Angelo team has said he may bring that team back for 2012 recently.
I've not heard anything on Rochester, Maryland, or West Michigan since last year. Has anyone else?
I only put teams/areas that I heard about this year in the Possible Expansion area and each mention can be found in the expansion board area, except Billings and San Angelo (which I explained above).
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 24, 2011 20:09:00 GMT -5
Moved Bricktown Brawlers to the FOLDED category. There's been no official announcement, but I'd be surprised at this point if they'll continue. They also have a lawsuit filed against them now as well.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jun 25, 2011 2:28:28 GMT -5
Removed Syracuse, NY from possible expansion list. Will add them back if news come around that they'll join the league.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jul 8, 2011 18:54:01 GMT -5
Moved Arizona to folded status, joining Bricktown.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jul 17, 2011 3:26:26 GMT -5
Added Commissioner's comments at halftime of title game about there possibly being a California division with up to 4 teams since 8 California markets have expressed interest in the league
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Post by Micah008 on Jul 17, 2011 15:41:29 GMT -5
Moved Arizona to folded status, joining Bricktown. You ever see anything "official" on either of these?
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Post by Banana Cat on Jul 17, 2011 17:52:34 GMT -5
I heard Benizio in an interview mentioning they had lost them both.
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Post by tnsiouxfalls on Jul 17, 2011 21:28:59 GMT -5
Added Commissioner's comments at halftime of title game about there possibly being a California division with up to 4 teams since 8 California markets have expressed interest in the league Sweet...........perhaps some "new blood" from California will ad some needed power out west?
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Post by Banana Cat on Jul 17, 2011 22:31:54 GMT -5
I think the Stockton Wolves, played in the AIFA in 2010 and were independent this year, are a lock if the Cali division does happen. The rest will be new teams.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jul 26, 2011 20:15:07 GMT -5
Added Binghamton, New York expansion for Atlantic Division.
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Post by Banana Cat on Aug 6, 2011 20:56:13 GMT -5
Added Sacramento Wild Dogs as possible expansion.
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Post by Banana Cat on Aug 29, 2011 7:05:43 GMT -5
Removed Yakima Valley Warriors from list of possible expansion teams. Michael Mink, the owner, said they will not return and has put the team up for sale.
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