Football Content: Not the NFL – Iowa Barnstormers (Arena League)
Team: Iowa BarnstormersHometown: Des Moines, IALeague: IFL (2015-current), Arena Football League (2010-2014, 1995-2000, AF2 (2008-2009, 2001)Years: 1995-2001, 2008-currentStadium: Wells Fargo Center (current)Record: 168-141 all time (including post season)IFL Championships: 2018Conference Championship: 1996, 1997Division Championships: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2009Head Coach: Dixie Wooten (current)The Barnstormers were an flagship team of the…
Football Content: Not the NFL – Southern California Sun (WFL)
We’re putting together our Best of the Rest, the Not the NFL A franken-league featuring the best (or coolest) teams to tread the football landscape. So far, we’ve featured the Philadelphia Stars and the Orlando Apollos. You can see previous…
Football Content: Not the NFL – Orlando Apollos (AAF)
Team: Orlando ApollosHometown: Orlando, FLLeague: Alliance of American FootballYears: 2019Stadium: Spectrum StadiumRecord: 7-1AAF Championships: noneConference Championships: 2019Head Coach: Steve Spurrier Too often start-up leagues end up with a set of logos that all kind of look the same (UFL, I’m looking at you…). But while the AAF‘s logo…
Football Content: Not the NFL – Philadelphia Stars (USFL)
It was a slow day at work, and I spent a significant portion of my afternoon looking at mini helmets on eBay. The temptation to get all the AAF helmets was real. But while I was looking at a Orlando…
Fantasy Football Content: I had Concerns Starting Jackson Over Ryan…
For most of the last 20 years, I have considered myself an alt-football fan. I have enjoyed watching indoor, Canadian and semi-pro football when I’ve had the opportunity (and thoroughly enjoyed the AAF for as long as that lasted), but…
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