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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 14, 2012 18:34:16 GMT -5
Many UIFL Teams are in serious money trouble after the UIFL over-expanded beyond their capability (another problem of having league-owned teams).
These 7 teams are in the most jeopardy:
- Carolina Aviators (short of money, it's not looking good)
- Danville Dragons (already dead, just awaiting an official statement that will never come)
- Kentucky Monsters (players are already moving elsewhere)
- Mississippi Hound Dogs (a team in name only, they haven't even got off the ground yet)
[/li][li] Rome Rampage (looking for money to survive...good luck) [/li][li] Tennessee Rail Runners (same as Mississippi, have done nothing)[/color] [/li][li] Western Pennsylvania Sting (already a replacement team for when Saginaw left for the CIFL, may be folded by the league depending on how many teams remain)[/li][/ul] The other 9 teams should survive in the UIFL or perhaps bolt to another league/play independent schedule. Of course some could also go under as collateral damage, you never know.[/color]
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Post by exit322 on Jan 14, 2012 23:59:49 GMT -5
Here's what I've been told about the UIFL teams:
The meetings today indicate there are 10 teams for 2012 (it was a conference call).
It's been claimed that Mississippi has been sold.
Sources have told me that the WPA Sting were sold for $650. Not sure why someone would buy a de facto travel team, but I guess $650's a cheap way to get into the sport...
The six most likely to be gone: Rome, Tennessee, Danville, Huntington, E Kentucky (those two, while holdovers from last year, are owned by the now in absentia CVD), and Carolina.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 15, 2012 0:27:59 GMT -5
What about the Kentucky Monsters?
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 15, 2012 5:37:45 GMT -5
Haines is saying Mississippi is good.
After looking into it more, these 5 teams seem to be locks to be gone:- Carolina Aviators
- Danville Dragons
- Huntington Hammer
- Rome Rampage
- Tennessee Rail Runners
I would say the sixth team will be the Kentucky Monsters, while you are going with the Eastern Kentucky Drillers. I know Van Dyke owns both Huntington and Eastern Kentucky, but I've heard Eastern Kentucky is pretty solid, while Huntington has issues (to include a sexual harassment lawsuit). The Monsters' players were fleeing the place pretty rapidly, so unless they got more funds/investors they're my vote for the sixth team.
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Post by exit322 on Jan 15, 2012 8:56:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I hadn't heard of the Monsters issues when I made the first post. Your list is one I'd agree with, but I wouldn't be surprised to see EKY drop off the face of the earth, either.
What we don't know is how many of those 10 teams have homes.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 16, 2012 23:44:11 GMT -5
An inside source said the new North Division (not conference) would be the following 6 teams:
Cincinnati Commandos
Erie Explosion
Huntington Hammer
Johnstown Generals
Marion Blue Racers
Western Pennsylvania Sting
That would mean a 4-team South Division. My guess is that would be:
Eastern Kentucky Drillers
Florida Tarpons
Lakeland Raiders
Mississippi Hound Dogs
That would mean these are the 6 teams folding (assuming my 4-team South Division guesses are correct):
Canton Cougars
Carolina Aviators
Danville Dragons
Kentucky Monsters
Rome Rampage
Tennessee Rail Runners
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