Post by Banana Cat on Oct 12, 2011 17:59:52 GMT -5
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Hound Dogs will open season at home on March 3
by John L. Pitts/NEMS Daily Journal
The latest pro franchise to test the waters in this market, the Mississippi Hound Dogs indoor pro football team, will open its inaugural season at home on March 3 at BancorpSouth Arena.
The Rome (Ga.) Rampage, another Ultimate Indoor Football League expansion team, will be the opening opponent for the Hound Dogs.
The Hound Dogs and Rampage will be very familiar with each other by season's end, as the teams will square off four times during the 14-game season.
The UIFL rolled out its 2012 schedule on Friday. It will be the second year for the league, which is expanding from six teams last season to 16.
As expected, the Hound Dogs will play seven home games at BCS Arena. Due to a scheduling quirk, however, a month will pass between the team's opener on March 3 and its next home field appearance, on April 7 against another division rival, the Lakeland (Fla.) Raiders.
The opener is followed by two road games, but then the team has back-to-back bye weeks (March 24, 31) before resuming play. Those dates have been reserved by BCS Arena for other events.
Another oddity of the schedule: The Hound Dogs play nine division games, but in an unbalanced fashion - four games against Rome, three against Lakeland and two against the Florida Tarpons.
by John L. Pitts/NEMS Daily Journal
The latest pro franchise to test the waters in this market, the Mississippi Hound Dogs indoor pro football team, will open its inaugural season at home on March 3 at BancorpSouth Arena.
The Rome (Ga.) Rampage, another Ultimate Indoor Football League expansion team, will be the opening opponent for the Hound Dogs.
The Hound Dogs and Rampage will be very familiar with each other by season's end, as the teams will square off four times during the 14-game season.
The UIFL rolled out its 2012 schedule on Friday. It will be the second year for the league, which is expanding from six teams last season to 16.
As expected, the Hound Dogs will play seven home games at BCS Arena. Due to a scheduling quirk, however, a month will pass between the team's opener on March 3 and its next home field appearance, on April 7 against another division rival, the Lakeland (Fla.) Raiders.
The opener is followed by two road games, but then the team has back-to-back bye weeks (March 24, 31) before resuming play. Those dates have been reserved by BCS Arena for other events.
Another oddity of the schedule: The Hound Dogs play nine division games, but in an unbalanced fashion - four games against Rome, three against Lakeland and two against the Florida Tarpons.
