Comments on: Arena League Circling The Drain?

By: Miamian

Miamian — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:34:14 +0000

Really, who cares?
The arena league is full of guys who couldn’t hack it in the CFL, much less the NFL.
So as the Arena league goes the way of the XFL, you still have Arena League 2, the UFL, and the CFL. Not to mention, whatever jerkwater league sponsored by a used car dealership that Quincy Carter and Peter Warrick are playing in.
Don’t shed a league for the Arena League. If they were any good, they would have made money. (And I’m talking real money from consumers, not the taxpayer kind Obama gives away to his campaign contributors.)

By: Chris Rush

Chris Rush — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:57:00 +0000

“He’d have a few more, but they ran out of tin foil”……
That’s a spitting Pepsi on the keyboard line!

By: Maverick

Maverick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:41:13 +0000

I really enjoyed the Arena League. Sure, it’s not the NFL but I loved the fast pace and quick scoring in it. AND it gave this football junkie something to watch after the NFL season ended, especially since NFL Europe is not more. Without it this season I went through football withdrawal!
And if you’ve ever attended a game in person it is great fun because you are so close to the action.
You just have to accept it for what it IS and not what it ISN’T in order to enjoy it.
I will miss it.

By: PowerGuy88

PowerGuy88 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:44:47 +0000

“That’s a shame. It was a really fun league and the players were down to Earth. They were approachable. You could talk to them.”
They should be easier to approach now, given that they really have no claim to any sort of fame now.
And why is the Tampa NFL franchise more of a cheapstake than the AFL franchise that will soon cease to exist?

By: east96st

east96st — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:44:54 +0000

R.I.P. the last sporting event where you could buy cheap beer and actually talk to the players during the game.

By: GPLmark

GPLmark — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000

on CSNphilly.com they had something like this where Bon Jovi said he wasn’t sure if the AFL would be back. It’s kind of a shame, the AFL was fun to watch. I’m an admitted offensive junkie, and that’s what you got from the AFL.

By: phillyburdzfan

phillyburdzfan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:12 +0000

Yes…..now the Soul will be champions forever.

By: realityonetwo

realityonetwo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:31:31 +0000

120 teams playing indoor football? Er, suburban rec leagues don’t count, Tim…

By: akuehn713

akuehn713 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:10:15 +0000

The UFL pays less than Ohio State.

By: hayward giablommi

hayward giablommi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:53:19 +0000

Circling the drain?
Since noone watches that stuff
Looks like it to me

By: dagodfather

dagodfather — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:41:33 +0000

That’s a shame. It was a really fun league and the players were down to Earth. They were approachable. You could talk to them.

By: Hungry N. Hadasnack

Hungry N. Hadasnack — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:35:09 +0000

I thought this was supposed to be PRO footballtalk…?!?!?
What is this crap?

By: Facts Domino

Facts Domino — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:48 +0000

Kurt Warner played in Iowa because he couldn’t get an NFL job.

By: hurls187

hurls187 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:28:43 +0000

This dude sounds like a character. I never would have left a major college program for Arena, though. Even if he wasn’t head coach, it’s still real football and more secure.