RIP AAF
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This is effing BS! Orlando was this close to winning a championship!
The apollos can claim the championship right?
The problem with these leagues is that they try too much too fast. My guess is that most of these players would have played for 50% of the salary they were getting paid. They were paid on average $83,000 a season. They should have done it the way the MLS did at first, on the cheap. XFL is going to have the same issue. Think of it as AAA baseball where minimum is about $2,500 a month. These guys are either playing for a shot at the NFL or just for fun so the $$ was too much
Worrying about the players and parades is great and all but can I get my $45 ticket refunded?
I blame Johnny Football. He shows up and shuts the league down.
I'll compensate you with a Bud Light at Swiggs after the parade.
Say what you will about the Arena League, but they have been able to keep on truckin' for over 30 years - albeit it doesn't look pretty a lot.
And the Preds are coming back and will (possibly/maybe) be re-joining the AFL in 2020 after the NAL (possibly/maybe) goes belly up after this year.
And the Preds are coming back and will (possibly/maybe) be re-joining the AFL in 2020 after the NAL (possibly/maybe) goes belly up after this year.
As someone who has been a lifelong fan of the Apollos, I am devastated by today's news. I have been a fan since the beginning. #realfan
Man, you shouldn’t start a season if you don’t even have the funds to complete it. They had to know of these issues long ago. Well, players got to play the game they love and some will still get looks based on it. Next man up is the XFL. Maybe they can get it right this time. I liked it but they gave the teams no time to practice before the season began, and the on-field product suffered. The games did get better as the season went on. With the AAF failing the talent pool will be greater. I guess we’ll just see what happens.
I had a bad feeling when vulture capitalist Tom Dundon got "involved":
I have been told that it is something that goes on in Silicon Valley a lot - someone "invests" money into a startup, copies/steals/gets educated on, etc... et all their tech and then folds up said start up and re-uses it for themselves and makes hundreds of millions in the progress.
Wouldn't surprise me if his intent was to steal the tech that the league pioneered this year. Guy is a major POS. Known snake in the grass
I have been told that it is something that goes on in Silicon Valley a lot - someone "invests" money into a startup, copies/steals/gets educated on, etc... et all their tech and then folds up said start up and re-uses it for themselves and makes hundreds of millions in the progress.
Wouldn't surprise me if his intent was to steal the tech that the league pioneered this year. Guy is a major POS. Known snake in the grass
But he bought the league with his investment. Anyone could have bought it
One a-hole investor, that's all it took.
Oh wait, that was the USFL as well... Although it didn't happen in a week. Isn't he President now or something?
Oh wait, that was the USFL as well... Although it didn't happen in a week. Isn't he President now or something?
TDS??One a-hole investor, that's all it took.
Oh wait, that was the USFL as well... Although it didn't happen in a week. Isn't he President now or something?
Yea, but did you go to practices in Georgia? That’d have been a real fan boy move
USFL would have gone belly up within 3-5 years anyway. League was built on fast expansion dollars and when those dried up, so would have the league. There is a romanticism about the USFL but aside from 3 or 4 teams, most teams left a trail of unpaid bills and attendance that was in the four digits.
That had a real time revolutionary app that gave you advance analytics and allowed you to guess which play would be next. Could have gambling implications if it were to be used by sports leagues.
If this is true, then Dundon should be investigated by the DOJ for racketeering:
https://sportsnaut.com/2019/04/did-tom-dundon-buy-into-aaf-just-for-gambling-app/
If you guys see Dundon tell him he owes me $45
I’m suicidal over this. I’m presently looking for the highest mountain in Orlando to jump off of.
It’s called the AAF
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Ask Dundon, he's got an app for that.
You weren't even a real fan. I've been with the Apollos since December.I’m suicidal over this. I’m presently looking for the highest mountain in Orlando to jump off of.
It’s called the AAF
Yeah but you should have attended practice......
I guess this is the end of Johnny Manziel
I kind of liked watching Steve Spurrier coach again and talk on the radio. Will miss that
I kind of liked watching Steve Spurrier coach again and talk on the radio. Will miss that
I don’t care for him at all but I am curious what will happen to him and any others that were recently injured in the league now. Hope they have some sort of health coverage that isn’t affected by the halt.
From what I read, Dundon didn't "buy" the AAF. He simply provided a line of credit. When things didn't go away he cut off the line of credit.
Borrowing to pay salaries isn't anything new. Having caveats which the lender can pull for any reason is UCFoolish. That's what it sounds like.
I read all players signed for $250,000, and at the end, no one gets a damn thing: pay for previous game- gone, insurance is gone, their residence (hotel rooms) are gone, get out- live in your car, and UCF is owed rent $$$$ it will never get. Chris Martin is grateful the offer he and his wife made for an Orlando home was rejected.
Oh, by the way apparently Aaron Evans has been getting calls from NFL. From what I watched, it actually looked like McCray was doing better than him, but oh well. On the field Chris Martin was told he'd get his first start, then went into the locker room and was told it's dead.
He was going to buy a home based on a startup football league? Sounds like he needs to think ahead a bit more. First question they ask is how long have you been employed. Anything less than 3 years throws up red flags.
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