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AAF founder threatening to pull plug on league within ?days?
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Ultimately, Dundon seems to want to become the NFL?s ?minor league,? but the NFL isn?t interested ? and if that stays true, he?s not going to put any further money in. It could be a negotiating ploy, but even if it is, it doesn?t seem to be working either.
Maybe he should have thought of this a long time ago. :shrug:
Maybe he should have thought of this a long time ago. :shrug:
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ill advised venture to begin with.
the NFL will run itself in the ground by out pricing the fans
another league isn't the answer..
home viewing and Huge TV's is
the NFL will run itself in the ground by out pricing the fans
another league isn't the answer..
home viewing and Huge TV's is
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NFL could use a minor league just like nba and baseball to develop players, mainly quarterbacks. I hope they work out with the NFLPA to borrow players, it is looking like a one and done at this point. I have enjoyed watching/keeping up/betting on the spring league :shrug:
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The NFL has a free minor league system ....NCAA FOOTBALL
doesn't cost them a dime............:0008
Ceasing operations immediately
Ceasing operations immediately
:facepalm:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report...st-weeks-into-inaugural-season-165805452.html
The Alliance of American Football, which has played just eight weeks of games in its inaugural season, is suspending operations.
There are multiple reports, from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk and Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal, that the fledgling league is at minimum ceasing all football operations on Tuesday though it isn?t folding entirely - yet.
Darren Rovell of The Action Network reports that the decision is being made by league owner Tom Dundon over the objections of founders Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian.
There is a conference call scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that should shed more light on the situation.
There have been stories for weeks that the league quickly ran into financial trouble, and those clearly continued despite the influx of money from Dundon. Rovell wrote that Dundon will lose $70 million on the investment he made.
The AAF had a great opening weekend back in February, playing its first-ever games the Sunday after the Super Bowl and successfully pulling in fans who weren?t ready to go months without their favorite sport.
But those ratings were short-lived, and Dundon, who also owns the NHL?s Carolina Panthers, had to step in with a major financial investment.
And yet.
Last week, Dundon told USA Today that the league needed the help of the NFL Players Association and its permission to use NFL players. Albert Breer of The MMQB reported that the NFLPA was in talks with the AAF, but the union was surprised when Dundon went public with the plea for help.
Blaming the NFLPA for their problems seems short-sighted at best; if the AAF wanted to partner with the NFL and NFLPA, it should have done so before it ran into dire straights.
Which, in this case, seems like it should have happened before any games were even played.
Ceasing operations immediately
:facepalm:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report...st-weeks-into-inaugural-season-165805452.html
The Alliance of American Football, which has played just eight weeks of games in its inaugural season, is suspending operations.
There are multiple reports, from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk and Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal, that the fledgling league is at minimum ceasing all football operations on Tuesday though it isn?t folding entirely - yet.
Darren Rovell of The Action Network reports that the decision is being made by league owner Tom Dundon over the objections of founders Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian.
There is a conference call scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that should shed more light on the situation.
There have been stories for weeks that the league quickly ran into financial trouble, and those clearly continued despite the influx of money from Dundon. Rovell wrote that Dundon will lose $70 million on the investment he made.
The AAF had a great opening weekend back in February, playing its first-ever games the Sunday after the Super Bowl and successfully pulling in fans who weren?t ready to go months without their favorite sport.
But those ratings were short-lived, and Dundon, who also owns the NHL?s Carolina Panthers, had to step in with a major financial investment.
And yet.
Last week, Dundon told USA Today that the league needed the help of the NFL Players Association and its permission to use NFL players. Albert Breer of The MMQB reported that the NFLPA was in talks with the AAF, but the union was surprised when Dundon went public with the plea for help.
Blaming the NFLPA for their problems seems short-sighted at best; if the AAF wanted to partner with the NFL and NFLPA, it should have done so before it ran into dire straights.
Which, in this case, seems like it should have happened before any games were even played.
The little i watched of this league was about as exciting as watching paint dry.
A game last week ended up 8-6 because of the gimmicky no extra points via kicking but rather you have to go for two.
When an early season baseball game outscores you, there?s a serious problem with your product :facepalm:
A game last week ended up 8-6 because of the gimmicky no extra points via kicking but rather you have to go for two.
When an early season baseball game outscores you, there?s a serious problem with your product :facepalm:
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I wonder if betagame will credit me back for my future bet on San Antonio? I see it?s still showing as pending.....
I hope the XFL has some staying power next spring
I hope the XFL has some staying power next spring
I just saw this and emailed Kurt at betagame. He said they are waiting a few more days to make sure it's a dead deal then they will cancel all wagers and refund accounts that had futures bets.
:0074 Thanks Jack, no biggie, nothing like this has ever happened...I am probably the only person that plays at betagame that has a AAF future bet, lol...
