Post by 50yardfan on Dec 12, 2011 22:01:27 GMT -5
by Dan Krieger
December 12, 2011 - FOOTBALL
Indoor Football League: The IFL franchise based in Bloomington (IL) will be called the Bloomington Edge when it starts play in 2012. New ownership completed a purchase of last season's Bloomington Extreme franchise and changed the team's name. A local Ford dealership is one of the team's sponsors and the name comes from the Ford Edge sport utility vehicle. The former Bloomington Extreme played three seasons (2006-08) in the former United Indoor Football before switching to the IFL for the 2009 season.
American Indoor Football: The new AIF, which plans to start play in 2012, has officially announced two new Western Conference teams called the Sacramento (CA) Eagles and the Las Vegas-based Sin City Blackjacks. A team based in Stockton (CA), possibly the Stockton Wolves, is planned for the Western Conference, along with a previously announced team called the Arizona Outlaws, based in Prescott Valley.
Continental Indoor Football League: The CIFL has announced its 2012 season schedule will include six teams. The league recently announced new teams called the Chicago Vipers and Evansville (IN) Rage will be part of the 2012 season. Other teams include the returning Dayton Silverbacks and Indianapolis Enforcers, the new Port Huron Patriots, and the Saginaw Sting from last season's Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). A proposed team called the Muncie (IN) River Monsters, whose owner left the UIFL after the 2011 season, will not be part of the 2012 CIFL. The Chicago Vipers replace the CIFL's Chicago Knights team, which started out as the Chicago Cardinals based in Villa Park for the 2010 season and moved its home to Rockford (IL) during the 2011 season.
Western Pennsylvania Indoor Football League: The proposed new semi-pro WPIFL has evolved from last season's Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena (PISA) indoor football league. The WPIFL lists five teams that will start a ten-week season in January 2012. The teams include the A-K Valley Hurricanes, Mahoning Valley Tigers, Pittsburgh Heat, Pittsburgh Sabres, and Western PA Wildcatz. The league will play by the rules of the Ultimate Indoor Football League and wants to become a developmental indoor league for the UIFL. The WPIFL's Western PA Wildcatz team is reported to be an official affiliate of the UIFL's Johnstown (PA) Generals. The WPIFL is looking to expand into a national group of regional member leagues under the umbrella of the North American Indoor Football League, which is aiming to start in 2013 and is planning indoor leagues in Toronto and the Great Lakes region.
American Professional Football League: As of December 2011, the semi-pro indoor APFL lists seven teams that will be part of the 2012 season-the Cheyenne (WY) Warriors, Colorado Lightning (Monument/Denver), Council Bluffs (IA) Express, Kansas Koyotes (Topeka), Mid-Missouri Outlaws (Sedalia), Sioux City (IA) Bandits, and Springfield (MO) WolfPack.
Independent Women's Football League: The IWFL has granted a team membership to an owner interested in placing a team in Guam and the league has sanctioned a new Pacific Rim Division. These teams will most likely play six-player football, which the IWFL has called "Sixxes" football.
Dan Krieger is the creator of the "leagueology almanac" known as "Leagues, Teams & Nicknames", which tracks the changes in league alignments, franchise movements and team nicknames in today's sports world. The latest 2010-11 edition is available at www.lulu.com/product/paperback/leagues-teams-nicknames-the-leagueology-almanac-2010-11/15228513. Dan can be contacted at dankrieger@leaguesteamsnicknames.com.
December 12, 2011 - FOOTBALL
Indoor Football League: The IFL franchise based in Bloomington (IL) will be called the Bloomington Edge when it starts play in 2012. New ownership completed a purchase of last season's Bloomington Extreme franchise and changed the team's name. A local Ford dealership is one of the team's sponsors and the name comes from the Ford Edge sport utility vehicle. The former Bloomington Extreme played three seasons (2006-08) in the former United Indoor Football before switching to the IFL for the 2009 season.
American Indoor Football: The new AIF, which plans to start play in 2012, has officially announced two new Western Conference teams called the Sacramento (CA) Eagles and the Las Vegas-based Sin City Blackjacks. A team based in Stockton (CA), possibly the Stockton Wolves, is planned for the Western Conference, along with a previously announced team called the Arizona Outlaws, based in Prescott Valley.
Continental Indoor Football League: The CIFL has announced its 2012 season schedule will include six teams. The league recently announced new teams called the Chicago Vipers and Evansville (IN) Rage will be part of the 2012 season. Other teams include the returning Dayton Silverbacks and Indianapolis Enforcers, the new Port Huron Patriots, and the Saginaw Sting from last season's Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). A proposed team called the Muncie (IN) River Monsters, whose owner left the UIFL after the 2011 season, will not be part of the 2012 CIFL. The Chicago Vipers replace the CIFL's Chicago Knights team, which started out as the Chicago Cardinals based in Villa Park for the 2010 season and moved its home to Rockford (IL) during the 2011 season.
Western Pennsylvania Indoor Football League: The proposed new semi-pro WPIFL has evolved from last season's Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena (PISA) indoor football league. The WPIFL lists five teams that will start a ten-week season in January 2012. The teams include the A-K Valley Hurricanes, Mahoning Valley Tigers, Pittsburgh Heat, Pittsburgh Sabres, and Western PA Wildcatz. The league will play by the rules of the Ultimate Indoor Football League and wants to become a developmental indoor league for the UIFL. The WPIFL's Western PA Wildcatz team is reported to be an official affiliate of the UIFL's Johnstown (PA) Generals. The WPIFL is looking to expand into a national group of regional member leagues under the umbrella of the North American Indoor Football League, which is aiming to start in 2013 and is planning indoor leagues in Toronto and the Great Lakes region.
American Professional Football League: As of December 2011, the semi-pro indoor APFL lists seven teams that will be part of the 2012 season-the Cheyenne (WY) Warriors, Colorado Lightning (Monument/Denver), Council Bluffs (IA) Express, Kansas Koyotes (Topeka), Mid-Missouri Outlaws (Sedalia), Sioux City (IA) Bandits, and Springfield (MO) WolfPack.
Independent Women's Football League: The IWFL has granted a team membership to an owner interested in placing a team in Guam and the league has sanctioned a new Pacific Rim Division. These teams will most likely play six-player football, which the IWFL has called "Sixxes" football.
Dan Krieger is the creator of the "leagueology almanac" known as "Leagues, Teams & Nicknames", which tracks the changes in league alignments, franchise movements and team nicknames in today's sports world. The latest 2010-11 edition is available at www.lulu.com/product/paperback/leagues-teams-nicknames-the-leagueology-almanac-2010-11/15228513. Dan can be contacted at dankrieger@leaguesteamsnicknames.com.