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Title: Football season is not over Post by: 2Stater on February 08, 2019, 06:41:41 PM The 'Alliance of American Football League' games kick off tomorrow. Memphis Express at the Birmingham Iron kicks off at 7 PM on CBS. Birmingham is loaded with Bama players (10) including Blake Sims and Trent Richardson. Here is the roster:
https://aaf.com/birmingham-iron/roster/ Should be interesting. :popcorn2: Edit: I saw this announced on the Mobile station. The game tomorrow night is actually Atlanta Legends vs Orlando Apollos. Looks like the Birmingham game is Sunday at 3 PM. Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: 2Stater on February 08, 2019, 07:20:29 PM The rules should be interesting and move the game along much quicker. No TV tome outs, No extra points and no halftime.
Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: ricky023 on February 08, 2019, 07:30:49 PM GOOD! RTR!
Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: 2Stater on February 08, 2019, 08:03:10 PM Just found out the game is only on CBSSN. Regular CBS is airing the AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament. I'm so torn. :(
Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: Chechem on February 08, 2019, 08:33:45 PM Just found out the game is only on CBSSN. Regular CBS is airing the AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament. I'm so torn. :( I tried to watch the Pro-Am yesterday. Beautiful scenery, but dull golfballing. Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: 2Stater on February 08, 2019, 08:41:52 PM Just found out the game is only on CBSSN. Regular CBS is airing the AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament. I'm so torn. :( I tried to watch the Pro-Am yesterday. Beautiful scenery, but dull golfballing. About 10 people tied for the lead after today, including Phil and Spieth. Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: Chechem on February 09, 2019, 06:08:19 AM Just found out the game is only on CBSSN. Regular CBS is airing the AT&T Pebble Beach golf tournament. I'm so torn. :( I tried to watch the Pro-Am yesterday. Beautiful scenery, but dull golfballing. About 10 people tied for the lead after today, including Phil and Spieth. Cool. Definitely watch worthy now. :popcorn2: Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: Catch Prothro on February 09, 2019, 07:10:44 PM World Football League meets Arena Football?
I haven't read the rules or anything. It seems like every so many years we get a new football league for those who miss football in the off season. It usually lasts a year or two then disappears. I rarely even watch NFL. So I should watch NFL rejects? I do appreciate that BHM has a team with former Bama players. One Birmingham professional football team was very good, as I recall, except they didn't pay their players. Tonight they're showing the Atlanta not-Falcons vs. Orlando not-Magic. Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: 2Stater on February 09, 2019, 08:05:31 PM World Football League meets Arena Football? I haven't read the rules or anything. It seems like every so many years we get a new football league for those who miss football in the off season. It usually lasts a year or two then disappears. I rarely even watch NFL. So I should watch NFL rejects? I do appreciate that BHM has a team with former Bama players. One Birmingham professional football team was very good, as I recall, except they didn't pay their players. Tonight they're showing the Atlanta not-Falcons vs. Orlando not-Magic. CP, it's a developmental league, like a MLB minor league team. I don't know where the financial backing is coming from, but it's not expected to be a competition league like the XFL hoped to be. Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: Catch Prothro on February 09, 2019, 09:48:59 PM CP, it's a developmental league... Except I'm noticing several players who are former NFL players.Not sure I understand what you mean by "competition league like the XFL hoped to be." Do you mean that the XFL hoped to eventually compete with the NFL? Certainly that was a pipe dream. Saw some pretty hard knocks in early AAFL coverage. Do they not have targeting rules? Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: 2Stater on February 10, 2019, 06:09:15 AM CP, it's a developmental league... Except I'm noticing several players who are former NFL players.Not sure I understand what you mean by "competition league like the XFL hoped to be." Do you mean that the XFL hoped to eventually compete with the NFL? Certainly that was a pipe dream. Saw some pretty hard knocks in early AAFL coverage. Do they not have targeting rules? I posted XFL and I meant USFL. I'm dating myself. :lol2: Yes, the USFL definitely intended to compete with the NFL. One thing that surprised me was that there was a halftime, when I had heard there would not be. Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: Catch Prothro on February 10, 2019, 08:19:06 AM Does anyone still remember the:
Birmingham Americans Birmingham Vulcans Birmingham Stallions Birmingham Fire Birmingham Barracudas Birmingham Thunderbolts (or the Alabama Outlawz)? The new Birmingham Iron probably has the best name, that or Birmingham Fire. Title: Re: Football season is not over Post by: 2Stater on February 10, 2019, 05:58:03 PM B'ham wins 26-0. Disappointed that Blake Sims didn't play, but Trent looked pretty good, especially late. Congrats to the Iron.
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