Post by 50yardfan on Nov 1, 2010 14:45:11 GMT -5
by Dan Krieger
November 1, 2010 - FOOTBALL
Arena Football League: The owner of the AFL's Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz has officially announced the team will not play in the 2011 season. A new Oklahoma City franchise plans to start play in the Indoor Football League for its 2011 season. The Yard Dawgz were part of arenafootball2 for six seasons (2004-09) and switched to the new AFL in 2010 when the af2 disbanded after its 2009 season.
Indoor Football League: After the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz announced they would not return to the Arena Football League in 2011, the IFL announced that an ownership group, which also owns the IFL's Midland-based West Texas Roughnecks, will operate a new IFL franchise in Oklahoma City in 2011. The IFL announced its 2011 season will run from mid-February to mid-June. The 22-team league will have a United Conference with a three-team Atlantic Division, a four-team Great Lakes Division, and a four-team Great Plains Division. The Intense Conference will have a three-team Mountain West Division, a four-team Lonestar Division, and a four-team Pacific Division. Five of the non-returning teams from last season, the Billings Outlaws, Rochester Raiders, San Angelo Stampede Express, Maryland Maniacs, and West Michigan Thunderhawks, have been allowed to enter a dormant status for 2011 with plans to restart in 2011.
Southern Indoor Football League: The SIFL has reportedly acquired the remnants of what was the 2010 American Indoor Football Association Eastern Conference (AIFA East). The 2010 AIFA Western Conference recently announced that it would operate as a separate league in 2011 as the AIFA West.
National Football League: The NFL hosted a regular-season game in London, England on October 31. The league plans to hold more games in Europe and could consider adding an expansion franchise in London sometime in the future.
November 1, 2010 - FOOTBALL
Arena Football League: The owner of the AFL's Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz has officially announced the team will not play in the 2011 season. A new Oklahoma City franchise plans to start play in the Indoor Football League for its 2011 season. The Yard Dawgz were part of arenafootball2 for six seasons (2004-09) and switched to the new AFL in 2010 when the af2 disbanded after its 2009 season.
Indoor Football League: After the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz announced they would not return to the Arena Football League in 2011, the IFL announced that an ownership group, which also owns the IFL's Midland-based West Texas Roughnecks, will operate a new IFL franchise in Oklahoma City in 2011. The IFL announced its 2011 season will run from mid-February to mid-June. The 22-team league will have a United Conference with a three-team Atlantic Division, a four-team Great Lakes Division, and a four-team Great Plains Division. The Intense Conference will have a three-team Mountain West Division, a four-team Lonestar Division, and a four-team Pacific Division. Five of the non-returning teams from last season, the Billings Outlaws, Rochester Raiders, San Angelo Stampede Express, Maryland Maniacs, and West Michigan Thunderhawks, have been allowed to enter a dormant status for 2011 with plans to restart in 2011.
Southern Indoor Football League: The SIFL has reportedly acquired the remnants of what was the 2010 American Indoor Football Association Eastern Conference (AIFA East). The 2010 AIFA Western Conference recently announced that it would operate as a separate league in 2011 as the AIFA West.
National Football League: The NFL hosted a regular-season game in London, England on October 31. The league plans to hold more games in Europe and could consider adding an expansion franchise in London sometime in the future.