Post by 50yardfan on Mar 28, 2011 18:08:25 GMT -5
by Dan Krieger - FOOTBALL
Southern Indoor Football League: Just prior to the start of the 2011 SIFL season last weekend, the Lafayette (LA) Wildcatters announced the team would not be participating in the 2011 season due to the high costs of workers' compensation insurance at its home arena. The Wildcatters hope to return in 2012. The Wildcatters' first opponent, the Mobile Bay Tarpons, was forced to play its first home game against a replacement team called the Georgia Firebirds of the semi-pro United Football Federation. The league's Houston Stallions apparently lost the lease on its home arena and played its first home game in Corpus Christi. The Stallions have reportedly signed a lease to play four remaining home games in an arena in Winnie (TX), about 60 miles east of Houston.
United Football League: The UFL is considering Chattanooga (TN) as a location for a potential franchise, but the league will stay with only five teams for the upcoming 2011 season. The UFL has been targeting markets without teams in the National Football League and has expressed interest in other cities like Los Angeles, Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, and San Antonio. The UFL would like to have eight teams within the next couple of years.
Lingerie Football League: The Dallas Desire of the LFL has announced the team will suspend operations for the 2011-12 season, but plans to return in 2012-13. Two other teams, the Miami Caliente and San Diego Seduction, also recently announced a suspension of operations for next season. The LFL previously announced three expansion teams called the Green Bay Chill, Las Vegas Sin, and Cleveland Crush will be added for the 2011-12 season. The LFL recently announced another new franchise has been granted to the Minneapolis-St. Paul market for 2011-12, along with another yet-to-be-announced new franchise location.
Canadian Lingerie Football League: The Lingerie Football League plans to start a Canadian version of the LFL that has been referred to as Canadian Fantasy Football. The Canadian league plans to start play in September 2012 and will host an exhibition game in Winnipeg on July 22, 2011.
American Indoor Football Association - West: A report out of Stockton (CA) claims the AIFA-West has changed its name to the Western Indoor Football Association. The league's two official members, the Stockton Wolves and Reno Barons, are playing independent schedules in 2011 as the league tries to restart in 2012.
Stars Football League: A new team called the Charleston (SC) Admirals is holding tryouts as it prepares to play in the proposed outdoor SFL, which plans to start play in 2011.
Southern Indoor Football League: Just prior to the start of the 2011 SIFL season last weekend, the Lafayette (LA) Wildcatters announced the team would not be participating in the 2011 season due to the high costs of workers' compensation insurance at its home arena. The Wildcatters hope to return in 2012. The Wildcatters' first opponent, the Mobile Bay Tarpons, was forced to play its first home game against a replacement team called the Georgia Firebirds of the semi-pro United Football Federation. The league's Houston Stallions apparently lost the lease on its home arena and played its first home game in Corpus Christi. The Stallions have reportedly signed a lease to play four remaining home games in an arena in Winnie (TX), about 60 miles east of Houston.
United Football League: The UFL is considering Chattanooga (TN) as a location for a potential franchise, but the league will stay with only five teams for the upcoming 2011 season. The UFL has been targeting markets without teams in the National Football League and has expressed interest in other cities like Los Angeles, Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, and San Antonio. The UFL would like to have eight teams within the next couple of years.
Lingerie Football League: The Dallas Desire of the LFL has announced the team will suspend operations for the 2011-12 season, but plans to return in 2012-13. Two other teams, the Miami Caliente and San Diego Seduction, also recently announced a suspension of operations for next season. The LFL previously announced three expansion teams called the Green Bay Chill, Las Vegas Sin, and Cleveland Crush will be added for the 2011-12 season. The LFL recently announced another new franchise has been granted to the Minneapolis-St. Paul market for 2011-12, along with another yet-to-be-announced new franchise location.
Canadian Lingerie Football League: The Lingerie Football League plans to start a Canadian version of the LFL that has been referred to as Canadian Fantasy Football. The Canadian league plans to start play in September 2012 and will host an exhibition game in Winnipeg on July 22, 2011.
American Indoor Football Association - West: A report out of Stockton (CA) claims the AIFA-West has changed its name to the Western Indoor Football Association. The league's two official members, the Stockton Wolves and Reno Barons, are playing independent schedules in 2011 as the league tries to restart in 2012.
Stars Football League: A new team called the Charleston (SC) Admirals is holding tryouts as it prepares to play in the proposed outdoor SFL, which plans to start play in 2011.