neo_prankster 1,855 Posted December 4, 2018 I dunno if we've mentioned this in the XFL thread or in this one... But one question I feel we are ignoring is who exactly is this American Patriot League and the XFL are trying to appeal to and why? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 12,275 Posted December 4, 2018 We talked a lot about this in the XFL and AAF threads, and the answer is “Who the hell knows”? Identifying a niche in the marketplace is usually one of the first things a new business does, but there’s no indication that any of these new minor leagues have done any thinking beyond “Americans love the NFL = Americans will support any pro football”. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BringBackTheVet 9,628 Posted December 7, 2018 Wasn’t part of it that they were marketing to hillbillies that were all about standing for the flag and reciting the pledge of allegiance during every time out? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 12,275 Posted December 7, 2018 That’s certainly the inference we’ve drawn. But that’s a temper tantrum, not a business model. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DG_Now 7,103 Posted December 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Gothamite said: That’s certainly the inference we’ve drawn. But that’s a temper tantrum, not a business model. Since 2010, the world has shown a temper tantrum is a very effective organizational model. Sells lot of ugly merchandise too. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 401 Posted December 12, 2018 Updated as they have added Shreveport, Louisiana: https://aplfootball.us/teams/shreveport 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic 4,993 Posted December 13, 2018 Shreveport, Mobile, and Daytona Beach seem geographically reasonable... how in the heck is this league gonna pay for teams to travel to and from Sacramento?! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raysox 1,928 Posted December 13, 2018 They have 225 followers on twitter. https://twitter.com/AmPatLeague 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 401 Posted December 13, 2018 They still have an awful website. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 2,114 Posted December 13, 2018 This Marques Ogden's league...the same guy who lost $2M in 90 days. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ice_Cap 11,612 Posted December 13, 2018 must...resist...urge...to...merge...all...spring league threads...into...one...joke thread I was thinking Spring Football Slapfight. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 401 Posted December 13, 2018 20 minutes ago, Ice_Cap said: must...resist...urge...to...merge...all...spring league threads...into...one...joke thread I was thinking Spring Football Slapfight. A Non-NFL Football League Battle Royal Death match as I stated on the first page. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 401 Posted January 19 Updated as Canton and Houston announced: https://aplfootball.us/teams 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfwabel 2,114 Posted January 19 22 days away from their "draft" and still two cities are unnamed. OK. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raysox 1,928 Posted January 19 I’m surprised no one has tried a team in canton yet 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rams80 3,400 Posted January 19 58 minutes ago, raysox said: I’m surprised no one has tried a team in canton yet Stadium only seats 23,000 in a league that really could use gate money. Presumably the relevant model for them would be the World League (1970s edition) and the CFL setting up shop in Shreveport, only Independence Stadium seats twice that. (and it didn't work out either time, obviously) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmic 4,993 Posted January 19 33 minutes ago, rams80 said: Stadium only seats 23,000 But the Chargers make it look so good! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin W. 1,197 Posted January 20 On 12/3/2018 at 3:51 PM, GDAWG said: Threeve, a combination of five and three. “And you wagered... Texas with a dollar sign in front of it. I’m speechless.” 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GDAWG 401 Posted January 21 The APL announces Championship Game in Canton: https://aplfootball.us/championship The league has a lot of questions, the least of which is that their website is awful. Are they even going to have TV? If so, will it be on a channel people actually watch? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
