UnclearInitial Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 The Elite Football League of India will start in Fall of 2012, and it will have 8 teams: Bhubaneswar Warhawks, Dheli Royal Fleet, Goa Swarm, Hyderabad Skykings, Calcutta Vipers, Mumbai Gladiators, Pune Black Tigers and Punjab Warriors. The logo looks pretty good, and I think a football league in India, if cheap enough, could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillS Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Cricket is a religion there and soccer is a sleeping giant, but after that no other sport has any major following. So it could work if NFL is willing to spend some major time funding the league and market the game like nba is doing there. Not a bad logo either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Without knowing too much about Indian sports culture and society, but contact sports like NFL aren't popular in India. As mentioned above, Cricket is religion, hockey is a distant second and soccer a third, neither of these sports are particularly contact sports. So it will be interesting to see how the Indians take to this new (for them) sport. Afterall there is what, about a billion people in India.... lot of money to be made and there would be some interested in playing a contact sport. twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriqjaffe Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Does this mean the NFL is gearing up for the lockout by outsourcing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 The logo has a bit of a Tecmo Bowl feel to it. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPF Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Without knowing too much about Indian sports culture and society, but contact sports like NFL aren't popular in India. As mentioned above, Cricket is religion, hockey is a distant second and soccer a third, neither of these sports are particularly contact sports. So it will be interesting to see how the Indians take to this new (for them) sport. Afterall there is what, about a billion people in India.... lot of money to be made and there would be some interested in playing a contact sport.Hockey? Like ice hockey? In India? http://i.imgur.com/4ahMZxD.png koizim said: And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad. COYS and Go Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_canadian Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Without knowing too much about Indian sports culture and society, but contact sports like NFL aren't popular in India. As mentioned above, Cricket is religion, hockey is a distant second and soccer a third, neither of these sports are particularly contact sports. So it will be interesting to see how the Indians take to this new (for them) sport. Afterall there is what, about a billion people in India.... lot of money to be made and there would be some interested in playing a contact sport.Hockey? Like ice hockey? In India?field hockey...and yes there is ice hockey in India and it's played primarily up in the mountain towns in the Himalayas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I see where the Great Khali is heading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Without knowing too much about Indian sports culture and society, but contact sports like NFL aren't popular in India. As mentioned above, Cricket is religion, hockey is a distant second and soccer a third, neither of these sports are particularly contact sports. So it will be interesting to see how the Indians take to this new (for them) sport. Afterall there is what, about a billion people in India.... lot of money to be made and there would be some interested in playing a contact sport.Hockey? Like ice hockey? In India?field hockey...and yes there is ice hockey in India and it's played primarily up in the mountain towns in the Himalayas.Field hockey.... like real hockey... is played in India. It's pretty big in India and Pakistan (not as big as cricket). I believe its a popular girls sport in US universitys. Great game it is as well. twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Is EFLI introducing any new wrinkles in the rules and/or borrowing gimmicks from other leagues, like WLAF/NFLE's 4 points for 50+ yard field goals, or even the CFL's rouge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyb Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I think I'll cheer for the Pune Black Tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I think I'll cheer for the Pune Black Tigerwhat about the banglore call centers?..are they on the short list for an expansion club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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