Post by Banana Cat on Aug 17, 2012 6:16:32 GMT -5
Sioux City Journal got the name of the league wrong. Reporters' google research wasn't that thorough, lol.
siouxcityjournal.com/bandits-new-league-cpifl-taking-shape/article_77dd3f11-f0cb-5c9b-b549-6b5b8b1491a7.html
siouxcityjournal.com/bandits-new-league-cpifl-taking-shape/article_77dd3f11-f0cb-5c9b-b549-6b5b8b1491a7.html
Bandits' new indoor football league takes shape
7 hours ago
MICHAEL BRAUER / siouxcityjournal.com
Exactly who the Bandits will play next season, however, is still unclear.
The blossoming Central Professional Indoor Football League appointed James Bain as its first commissioner on Thursday, but stopped short of naming the franchises he will regulate.
The league plans on releasing its official list of teams next week, Bandits owner Bob Scott said.
“We’re ready to go,” said Scott, whose squad is one of five to confirm it has joined the CPIFL.
The new league will also include the Wichita Wild, Oklahoma Defenders, Mid-Missouri Outlaws and a new franchise in Kansas City that has yet to be named.
The CPIFL on Thursday also announced an executive committee made up of three team owners: Ethan Henson of Mid-Missouri, John Blazek of Wichita and Jeremy Ploeger of the soon-to-be-announced franchise in K.C. The board will act as a check to commissioner Bain's power.
This chain of command stands in stark contrast to the American Professional Football League, which the Bandits bolted in late July. APFL president Ralph Adams also owned a team, the Kansas Koyotes.
“That was a conflict of interest, and things didn’t run as well as they should have,” said Oklahoma owner Lamar Baker. “So the CPIFL having an executive committee and a separate commissioner was critical to our decision to join.”
Sioux City bolted the APFL in late July after winning its second straight title. Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri followed suit, shortly thereafter.
Information for those three teams, along with the Council Bluffs Express and Springfield Wolfpack, has since been removed from the APFL website.
The Express and Wolfpack have yet to confirm joining the CPIFL, but owners of the teams have released statements regarding the CPIFL's formation and Bain’s appointment to media outlets in their corresponding coverage areas.
As of Thursday night, the CPIFL website was still accepting information from teams interested in joining.
“We’re just trying to do what makes sense as far as keeping teams’ travel costs down -- that seems to be the No. 1 priority,” Baker said.
A group of possible CPIFL owners met last weekend and unanimously voted to appoint Bain as their commissioner. A former assistant general manager at Wichita, Bain helped the Wild set franchise records for ticket and sponsorship sales there.
“I am certainly humbled that the league board of directors has confidence in my abilities,” Bain said in a press release.
The Wild played last season in the Indoor Football League, the same league that Sioux City abandoned in 2010.
Having those two franchises gives the CPIFL immediate credibility, Baker said.
“The fact Wichita is coming down from the IFL, they’ll probably rival Sioux City for the best front office in the league,” he said. “For a young team like us, it only forces us to grow.
“A league is only as strong as its weakest team.”
League owners have also discussed a rule requiring teams to recruit players from close to home, Baker said, much like the 90-mile radius rule in the APFL.
Baker wouldn’t go into specifics, because the league is still ironing out the details.
“There will be a couple rules to keep the local fans a little more interested,” he said.
7 hours ago
MICHAEL BRAUER / siouxcityjournal.com
Confirmed members of the newSIOUX CITY | The Sioux City Bandits have a new indoor football league, with a new commissioner.Central PlainsChampions Professional Indoor Football League:
Sioux City Bandits (Sioux City)
Wichita Wild (Wichita, Kan.)
Oklahoma Defenders (Tulsa, Okla.)
Mid-Missouri Outlaws (Sedalia, Mo.)
Kansas City*
*Franchise yet to be named
Exactly who the Bandits will play next season, however, is still unclear.
The blossoming Central Professional Indoor Football League appointed James Bain as its first commissioner on Thursday, but stopped short of naming the franchises he will regulate.
The league plans on releasing its official list of teams next week, Bandits owner Bob Scott said.
“We’re ready to go,” said Scott, whose squad is one of five to confirm it has joined the CPIFL.
The new league will also include the Wichita Wild, Oklahoma Defenders, Mid-Missouri Outlaws and a new franchise in Kansas City that has yet to be named.
The CPIFL on Thursday also announced an executive committee made up of three team owners: Ethan Henson of Mid-Missouri, John Blazek of Wichita and Jeremy Ploeger of the soon-to-be-announced franchise in K.C. The board will act as a check to commissioner Bain's power.
This chain of command stands in stark contrast to the American Professional Football League, which the Bandits bolted in late July. APFL president Ralph Adams also owned a team, the Kansas Koyotes.
“That was a conflict of interest, and things didn’t run as well as they should have,” said Oklahoma owner Lamar Baker. “So the CPIFL having an executive committee and a separate commissioner was critical to our decision to join.”
Sioux City bolted the APFL in late July after winning its second straight title. Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri followed suit, shortly thereafter.
Information for those three teams, along with the Council Bluffs Express and Springfield Wolfpack, has since been removed from the APFL website.
The Express and Wolfpack have yet to confirm joining the CPIFL, but owners of the teams have released statements regarding the CPIFL's formation and Bain’s appointment to media outlets in their corresponding coverage areas.
As of Thursday night, the CPIFL website was still accepting information from teams interested in joining.
“We’re just trying to do what makes sense as far as keeping teams’ travel costs down -- that seems to be the No. 1 priority,” Baker said.
A group of possible CPIFL owners met last weekend and unanimously voted to appoint Bain as their commissioner. A former assistant general manager at Wichita, Bain helped the Wild set franchise records for ticket and sponsorship sales there.
“I am certainly humbled that the league board of directors has confidence in my abilities,” Bain said in a press release.
The Wild played last season in the Indoor Football League, the same league that Sioux City abandoned in 2010.
Having those two franchises gives the CPIFL immediate credibility, Baker said.
“The fact Wichita is coming down from the IFL, they’ll probably rival Sioux City for the best front office in the league,” he said. “For a young team like us, it only forces us to grow.
“A league is only as strong as its weakest team.”
League owners have also discussed a rule requiring teams to recruit players from close to home, Baker said, much like the 90-mile radius rule in the APFL.
Baker wouldn’t go into specifics, because the league is still ironing out the details.
“There will be a couple rules to keep the local fans a little more interested,” he said.