Arena League makes its return

[dew1679666265]

The Arena League is coming back on the NFL Network.

 

An April 2 primetime game has been scheduled to begin the year with Game of the Week telecasts set for Friday nighs throughout an 18-game regular season.

The playoffs between the top four teams is set for August and an Arena Bowl championship game for the weekend of Aug. 20 to Aug. 23.

 

The AFL's 15 team league includes: the CHICAGO RUSH, DALLAS VIGILANTES, TAMPA BAY STORM, ORLANDO PREDATORS, ARIZONA RATTLERS, (Phoenix), CLEVELAND GLADIATORS, UTAH (Salt Lake City) BLAZE and the new JACKSONVILLE SHARKS, ALABAMA (Huntsville) VIPERS, BOSSIER-CITY/SHREVEPORT BATTLEWINGS, IOWA BARNSTORMERS, MILWAUKEE IRON, OKLAHOMA CITY YARD DAWGZ, SPOKANE SHOCK, and TULSA TALONS.

[kujay]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

[jersey cubs fan]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

Packers? Sorry NFL, not taking you seriously.

[Sammy Sofa]

That might work is they were known as the Packrrrrrz.

[jersey cubs fan]

That might work is they were known as the Packrrrrrz.

 

It's a stupid name, just like the Knickerbockers, Metropolitans, Dodgers, Athletics, Phillies, Jazz etc etc.

 

I still probably won't watch the games though.

[dew1679666265]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

It's a form of football in the NFL offseason, so I'll watch.

[kujay]

That might work is they were known as the Packrrrrrz.

 

It's a stupid name, just like the Knickerbockers, Metropolitans, Dodgers, Athletics, Phillies, Jazz etc etc.

 

I still probably won't watch the games though.

 

I don't like any non-plural team name (Lightning, Wild, etc.), so I agree about Jazz. The rest of those at least have history on their side.

[kujay]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

Packers? Sorry NFL, not taking you seriously.

 

That's ridiculous and you know it.

[jersey cubs fan]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

Packers? Sorry NFL, not taking you seriously.

 

That's ridiculous and you know it.

 

No I don't. It's a stupid name that people accept because it's been around.

 

Not taking a league seriously because of a dumb team name doesn't make sense to me. Don't take it seriously because it's a bastardized version of football played indoors with crazy rules, but because some hicks decided to name their team something stupid?

[Soul]

I'm not getting the Milwaukee Iron reference. Why did they name themselves that?

[kujay]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

Packers? Sorry NFL, not taking you seriously.

 

That's ridiculous and you know it.

 

No I don't. It's a stupid name that people accept because it's been around.

 

People accept it because it has a historical basis and isn't spelled like something that might be spray painted on the side of a 7-11.

[UMFan83]

Red Sox? What is a Sox? What a stupid way to spell "Socks"

[shnsajax]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

It's a form of football in the NFL offseason, so I'll watch.

 

Find a way to watch Australian Rules Football instead :-).

[kujay]

Probably not surprising, but I've never really been attracted to arena football. Just seems like a pinball version of the game intended to excite people who don't really know anything about the game and just like to see touchdowns.

[CubInOK]

Tulsa has a professional AFL team. That's as good a reason as any to not take it seriously.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

Packers? Sorry NFL, not taking you seriously.

 

That's ridiculous and you know it.

 

No I don't. It's a stupid name that people accept because it's been around.

 

Not taking a league seriously because of a dumb team name doesn't make sense to me. Don't take it seriously because it's a bastardized version of football played indoors with crazy rules, but because some hicks decided to name their team something stupid?

 

gooney, how are you not grasping this? Nobody gives a crap if they're called the "Yard Dogs." What's ridiculous is spelling it "Yard Dawgz." Yes, sports is filled with ridiculous names. The NFL team of nation's capital rocks an ethnic slur, but even they don't spell it "Red$kinz."

[jersey cubs fan]

Probably not surprising, but I've never really been attracted to arena football. Just seems like a pinball version of the game intended to excite people who don't really know anything about the game and just like to see touchdowns.

 

I think that's a better reason to not take the league seriously. I've tried to watch, but just can't enjoy it. I also think it's biggest market is families who are more or less shutout of going to NFL games and/or have no interest in bringing kids to that sort of environment.

[jersey cubs fan]

gooney, how are you not grasping this? Nobody gives a crap if they're called the "Yard Dogs." What's ridiculous is spelling it "Yard Dawgz." Yes, sports is filled with ridiculous names. The NFL team of nation's capital rocks an ethnic slur, but even they don't spell it "Red$kinz."

 

At least they used letters.

 

I'm grasping what he's saying, but I just think it's stupid to not take a sport seriously because a team is given a stupid name. A Sox is stupd, a Knick is stupid, the Mets are stupid. Minor league baseball is filled with stupid names but it's still a decent form of sport.

[Sammy Sofa]

Red Sox? What is a Sox? What a stupid way to spell "Socks"

 

"Sox" was at least an actual acceptable and formal way to spell the plural of "sock." It's definitely old timey and out of date, but it's nowhere near is willfully stupid as "Dawgz."

[Sammy Sofa]

gooney, how are you not grasping this? Nobody gives a crap if they're called the "Yard Dogs." What's ridiculous is spelling it "Yard Dawgz." Yes, sports is filled with ridiculous names. The NFL team of nation's capital rocks an ethnic slur, but even they don't spell it "Red$kinz."

 

At least they used letters.

 

I'm grasping what he's saying, but I just think it's stupid to not take a sport seriously because a team is given a stupid name. A Sox is stupd, a Knick is stupid, the Mets are stupid. Minor league baseball is filled with stupid names but it's still a decent form of sport.

 

How do you know that's anybody's one reason for not taking it seriously? It was simply the most glaringly stupid thing he chose to comment on.

[kujay]

Probably not surprising, but I've never really been attracted to arena football. Just seems like a pinball version of the game intended to excite people who don't really know anything about the game and just like to see touchdowns.

 

I think that's a better reason to not take the league seriously. I've tried to watch, but just can't enjoy it. I also think it's biggest market is families who are more or less shutout of going to NFL games and/or have no interest in bringing kids to that sort of environment.

 

Yeah, kids probably like the whiz-bang action and all that. And that's fine -- it's not for everybody. But watch, there was be some kid in a kindergarten spelling bee in OKC who gets the word "dogs," and the bell will go ding.

[jersey cubs fan]

How do you know that's anybody's one reason for not taking it seriously? It was simply the most glaringly stupid thing he chose to comment on.

 

It was the only thing he offered up as a reason and all I did was note that other respected leagues have teams with stupid names.

[kujay]

gooney, how are you not grasping this? Nobody gives a crap if they're called the "Yard Dogs." What's ridiculous is spelling it "Yard Dawgz." Yes, sports is filled with ridiculous names. The NFL team of nation's capital rocks an ethnic slur, but even they don't spell it "Red$kinz."

 

At least they used letters.

 

I'm grasping what he's saying, but I just think it's stupid to not take a sport seriously because a team is given a stupid name. A Sox is stupd, a Knick is stupid, the Mets are stupid. Minor league baseball is filled with stupid names but it's still a decent form of sport.

 

How do you know that's anybody's one reason for not taking it seriously? It was simply the most glaringly stupid thing he chose to comment on.

 

Yes, I was just being glib. Let's move on.

[SouthSideRyan]

Yard Dawgz?

 

Sorry AFL, not taking you seriously.

 

It's a form of football in the NFL offseason, so I'll watch.

 

I don't understand this sentiment. No matter how shitty the football, you'll watch it cause it's football?

[jersey cubs fan]

Probably not surprising, but I've never really been attracted to arena football. Just seems like a pinball version of the game intended to excite people who don't really know anything about the game and just like to see touchdowns.

 

I think that's a better reason to not take the league seriously. I've tried to watch, but just can't enjoy it. I also think it's biggest market is families who are more or less shutout of going to NFL games and/or have no interest in bringing kids to that sort of environment.

 

Yeah, kids probably like the whiz-bang action and all that. And that's fine -- it's not for everybody. But watch, there was be some kid in a kindergarten spelling bee in OKC who gets the word "dogs," and the bell will go ding.

 

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