Batfan1400 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Since Austin has stepped down from AFL to af2,the door has been wide open for possiblemarkets like Boston,DC,Minny etc. to field their soldiers into this 50yd. indoor war.I know Las Vegas seems up-in-the-air,but if they remain status-quo,IMO this is how Iwould set up the AFL alignment.NATIONAL CONFERENCEEAST DIVISION1).Boston-Massacre,Terriers,Beacons,something to do with NFL Pats or MLB Red Sox.2).New York(Long Isl.;Nassau Cty.)Dragons3).Philadelphia Soul4).Washington,DC-Generals,Admirals,Warriors,War-HOGS.likely based on their NFL counterpart 'Skins.5).Pittsburgh-Maulers,Polar Bears(possible Igloo them with NHL/Pens).something based on the NFL Steelers.6).Miami/So.Fla.-a deep-sea creature based mascot or something tropical.COMMENT-This is going to be my favorite division b/c it combines the AFC East,NHL's Patrick Division and the NBA's Atlantic Division before splitting up in '04.SOUTH DIVISION1).Dallas Desperados2).Georgia Force3).New Orleans Voodoo4).Orlando Predators5).Tampa Bay Storm6).Houston-(Missles;a play on NBA Rockets or outer space) or San Antonio(Alamos or the Wild West)COMMENT-This division should be fun as well b/c of the interstate rivalries in TX and FL+GA and NO like their NFL brethren AMERICAN CONFERENCECENTRAL DIVISION1).Chicago Rush2).Columbus Destroyers3).Grand Rapids Rampage4).Kansas City Brigade5).Nashville Kats6).St.Louis-the Arches,Clydes(Horses=Budweiser),Red-Birds-something to do with MLB Card's.COMMENT-This division reminds me of the NHL's current Central division,except that GR is in place of Detroit,but within the same state though+KC in the mix as a rival for St.Louis.WEST DIVISION1).Arizona Rattlers2).Colorado Crush3).Las Vegas(for now)Gladiators4).Los Angeles Avengers5).San Jose SaberCats6).Utah BlazeCOMMENT-This is my 2nd fav. division as well.The fact that COL is in the same group as everybody else,this should be interesting as well.I'm out for now.THE END. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 There will not be 24 teams in the AFL next year. They're trying to do stay afloat with 19. Let them acomplish that before we go expanding like that."Stop Reel Line Mints". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I can forsee the league possibly going to 20 teams for 2008, but no more than that. With Austin leaving, they could relocate Austin and get one more team added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Move the Austin Wranglers to San Antonio and give Austin an af2 expansion team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Why move franchises (and sell them at market value, which is like $4 million), when you can sell expansion franchises for more than $4 million? *cough*Indiana Firebirds*cough*My predicted scenario...AFL staggers around at 18, with Austin and Las Vegas folding and an expansion team in Minnesota.But...I second the "Stop Reel Line Mints". The regular season isn't even over yet. 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...
leopard88 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 4).Washington,DC-Generals5).Pittsburgh-MaulersI don't follow Arena ball closely enough to know the likelihood of expansion. However, I can tell you that those names are unlikely to be chosen.Washington Generals = longtime foils of the Harlem Globetrotters.Pittsburgh Maulers = USFL franchise (so probably a bad association). Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017   /////    Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 4).Washington,DC-Generals5).Pittsburgh-MaulersI don't follow Arena ball closely enough to know the likelihood of expansion. However, I can tell you that those names are unlikely to be chosen.Washington Generals = longtime foils of the Harlem Globetrotters.Pittsburgh Maulers = USFL franchise (so probably a bad association).Yeah, I think that's what I severely dislike about these posts - the lousy nicknames that people try to come up with to go with cities that don't currently have teams. It makes them all the more annoying.Again, I say...STOP REEL LINE MINTS.ETA: Allow me to also add that Dallas and Philly will probably stay in the same division because of the football rivalry that exists there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Didn't this guy get banned? 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDR Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 What is the fascination with posting hypothetical realignments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 What is the fascination with posting hypothetical realignments?Some people find it to be a suitable substitute for dating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 For 2008, with Austin moving down to AF2, the AFL will probably look like this:NATIONAL CONFERENCEEastern DivisionColumbus DestroyersDallas DesperadosNew York DragonsPhiladelphia SoulSouthern DivisionGeorgia ForceNashville Kats (moving over from American Conference - Central Division)New Orleans VooDooOrlando PredatorsTampa Bay StormAMERICAN CONFERENCECentral DivisionChicago RushColorado CrushGrand Rapids RampageKansas City BrigadeWestern DivisionArizona RattlersLos Angeles AvengersLas Vegas GladiatorsSan Jose SaberCatsUtah Blaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camden Crazy Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 How about they just promote the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers so I can go watch AFL games . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Bring back the New Jersey Red Dogs for the Prudential Center www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 It still seems strange to me that Utah, of all places, as an AFL franchise.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 It still seems strange to me that Utah, of all places, as an AFL franchise....I guess they'll give any one a team if they can afford the expansion fee and if there is a half decent arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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