MJWalker45 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 If Dundon is trying a bluff why not wait until the summer? He'd see how many of his players were snapped up by the NFL and have a better idea of what he could get in a relationship with the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: If Dundon is trying a bluff why not wait until the summer? He'd see how many of his players were snapped up by the NFL and have a better idea of what he could get in a relationship with the NFL. He and the league will really be forgotten about media wise had he waited until the summer. However, I will be curious on how many guys are signed to a team's 90 man roster since the season ends the same day as teams will try to sign undrafted free agents as the XFL seems be competing for those guys as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Quote The coach and other members of the Hotshots' organization said the dispute is not between the AAF and the NFLPA. It's between the league's majority owner and its co-founder, Bill Polian. "I got word from (Polian's) camp about this particular issue saying, 'do not worry about what is being said in the paper. Business is going on as usual,' " Neuheisel said. "They assured all of us to press on." Polian, Dundon and Neuheisel, for that matter, all agree that the future of the AAF is player development and want the league to become a farm system for the NFL. Source: azcentral.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 And in 20 years, we'll have a President Dundon at the rate this is going. But seriously, I can only speculate as to what is happening because I'm getting two wildly different stories. Best way to find out the truth at this point is to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 This weekend...yes. After that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Oh. That the question could even be asked is a bad sign. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Orlando columnist's words make way for one from San Antonio, along with questionable word choice from Moose Johnston. https://www.expressnews.com/sports/columnists/nick_talbot/article/San-Antonio-deserves-better-than-Alliance-of-13724948.php Quote Of course, working with the NFLPA to be a feeder league to the NFL wasn’t considered a requirement for survival in the early stages of the Alliance. “It has not been an idea from the start,” Commanders general manager Daryl Johnston said. “It’s new ownership coming in and seeing an opportunity to grow it in a different direction than the original visionaries, Charlie (Ebersol) and Bill, did.” And this kicker... Quote Johnston admitted Thursday the Alliance’s model must change — they need to reduce expenses. “There are a lot of things from a business standpoint that we can get better at,” Johnston said. “But there’s a lot of first-time expenses that aren’t going to be there from an original startup. So, year two is going to be a little easier than year one.” Moose is the only dude to (kinda) acknowledge attendance in Memphis, Arizona, Atlanta and Memphis is damn dreadful. And then this... Quote Even the Commanders have begun to cut back, letting less staff travel to away games. “I think it’s a learning experience,” Commanders president Vic Gregovits said. “We have gone through and decided who do we need to travel and who we don’t need to travel, and again, how do we do our jobs more effectively?” These people were just spending money freely and without regards to revenue or apparently consequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Can someone please explain what is this supposedly revolutionary tech that is connected to this league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: Can someone please explain what is this supposedly revolutionary tech that is connected to this league? It involves their tracking system, or both players and the ball. Conceivably, this tracking system would allow for in-game, play-by-play gambling opportunities, as well as scouting of the abilities of players, the movement of the ball -- both of which could be advantageous in the hands of someone else for training or sales purposes. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Sec19Row53 said: It involves their tracking system, or both players and the ball. Conceivably, this tracking system would allow for in-game, play-by-play gambling opportunities, as well as scouting of the abilities of players, the movement of the ball -- both of which could be advantageous in the hands of someone else for training or sales purposes. Exactly. Dundon already has a semi-similar system for tracking golf balls used by NBC for the PGA Tour, called Toptracer. He wants to monopolize the tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 16 hours ago, dfwabel said: And then this... These people were just spending money freely and without regards to revenue or apparently consequences. The Silicon Valley culture in a nutshell. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 They wanted to be a tech start-up, not a football league. Grand dreams but fuzzy on the details? Unsustainable business model coupled with poor management, leading to a desperate search for enough new cash to keep them alive while they figure out what they’re doing? Mission accomplished. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Comet Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Small but boisterous crowd apparently at Memphis. But, still a pretty small crowd. Maybe stop threatening to shut the league down? Vince has to love all the turmoil around the AAF. If there weren't very real financial issues, I'd think that he's starting rumors about it collapsing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkg74 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Red Comet said: Small but boisterous crowd apparently at Memphis. But, still a pretty small crowd. Maybe stop threatening to shut the league down? Dunden's DOTARD'ian threat has done the league no favors, whatever momentum this league couldve had going was shot down this past week. You think this crowd is bad wait til tonights Fleet-Stallions LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 20 minutes ago, mkg74 said: Dunden's DOTARD'ian threat has done the league no favors, whatever momentum this league couldve had going was shot down this past week. You think this crowd is bad wait til tonights Fleet-Stallions LMAO Especially since they were shoveling snow off the field yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: Especially since they were shoveling snow off the field yesterday. Gosh, it's almost as though spring football isn’t a fantastic idea. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Gosh, it's almost as though spring football isn’t a fantastic idea. If it were really spring football, this would be Week 1 or 2. This is a winter football league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkg74 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Whats worse than the pathetic attendance was this game was controlled by NFL'ian refereeing, The very very reason im a former NFL fan. This game did the league no good favor at all. just pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Memphis can't catch a break. I can see Orlando losing another game this season. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, mkg74 said: Whats worse than the pathetic attendance was this game was controlled by NFL'ian refereeing, The very very reason im a former NFL fan. This game did the league no good favor at all. just pathetic Players and coaches throwing multiple fits didn't help either. That last 4 minutes was exciting but it also included poor management of emotions by Singletary and players on both teams. Wasting a timeout trying to get the booth to see if the snap was late after running on to the field shows a lack of control on his part. He's got to set the example and that's not the one he should be setting. Manziel and Silvers both had to deal with a center that wasn't getting them the ball quickly and still did pretty well. Silvers may get a camp invite. Hopefully Manziel is back next week. 1 hour ago, Cosmic said: If it were really spring football, this would be Week 1 or 2. This is a winter football league. I think the WLAFs first season started in mid-March. That's why I was surprised to see Salt Lake involved. We'll see if this makes the XFL reconsider or if they'll stay the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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