The AAF will suspend all football operations

SmashMouth · 04-02-2019, 08:00 PM

It’s not over. But it’s close.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Alliance of American Football will be suspending all football operations within the next few hours.

The league won’t be folding, yet. But it seems to be moving in that direction.

The move comes in the aftermath of ominous comments from Tom Dundon, who became majority owner of the AAF several weeks ago. Dundon committed $250 million in funding to the league, but he had the ability to pull funding, and he obviously has.

AAF on PFT - Already?

Papa Voodoo · 04-03-2019, 04:26 PM

I don't get this whole NFLPA practice squad ends the season thing. They already have teams with rosters to play out the season. Folks were starting to come around. There is and always will be a lot of players that wash out from the NFL that could be "household names" in the AAF giving the league time to show it is a successful product.

SmashMouth · 04-03-2019, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Papa Voodoo

I don't get this whole NFLPA practice squad ends the season thing. They already have teams with rosters to play out the season. Folks were starting to come around. There is and always will be a lot of players that wash out from the NFL that could be "household names" in the AAF giving the league time to show it is a successful product.

http://blackandgold.com/nfl/93035-xf...tml#post841963

CHA_CHING · 04-03-2019, 09:49 PM

Hope Vince McMahon is paying attention. The XFL ain't gonna make it either.

K Major · 04-04-2019, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by CHA_CHING

Hope Vince McMahon is paying attention. The XFL ain't gonna make it either.

I remember a lot of lousy play across the board & bad announcers which may have turned off a lot of viewers. Maybe they will have a pre season game or two to get audiences "interested".

I thought that coin toss thing they did was silly too. 2 guys making a dash for the ball at center field...

It will be interesting to see what they do differently second time around.

CHA_CHING · 04-04-2019, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

I remember a lot of lousy play across the board & bad announcers which may have turned off a lot of viewers. Maybe they will have a pre season game or two to get audiences "interested".

I thought that coin toss thing they did was silly too. 2 guys making a dash for the ball at center field...

It will be interesting to see what they do differently second time around.

The XFL did one thing great and that was all the drama and little skits, straight out wrestling.

Pro sports has a lot of drama and can be like a soap opera at times cause the drama is entertaining at times. McMahon seemed to catch onto this and played it perfectly in the XFL. The NBA has the most drama of any pro sport in this country. Just look at all the stupid debates about LeBron James and over-analyzing of little meaningless things. Retired NBA players sound like bitter old men always talking about "back in my day, it was better".

Crusader · 04-04-2019, 02:09 AM

I don't get how they can start these new leauge without making sure they have funding for atleast a season. Its not a serious business practise.

AsylumGuido · 04-04-2019, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader

I don't get how they can start these new leauge without making sure they have funding for atleast a season. Its not a serious business practise.

They said actual costs were much greater than they had expected.

Papa Voodoo · 04-04-2019, 09:46 AM

At $250K per player they must have just set it too high.

SmashMouth · 04-04-2019, 12:10 PM

Maybe it''s a sign that NFL will be coming back down to earth in terms of player salaries and team valuations.

04-02-2019, 08:00 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	The AAF will suspend all football operations It’s not over. But it’s close. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Alliance of American Football will be suspending all football operations within the next few hours. The league won’t be folding, yet. But it seems to be moving in that direction. The move comes in the aftermath of ominous comments from Tom Dundon, who became majority owner of the AAF several weeks ago. Dundon committed $250 million in funding to the league, but he had the ability to pull funding, and he obviously has. AAF on PFT - Already?

04-03-2019, 04:26 PM	#2
Papa Voodoo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,634	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations I don't get this whole NFLPA practice squad ends the season thing. They already have teams with rosters to play out the season. Folks were starting to come around. There is and always will be a lot of players that wash out from the NFL that could be "household names" in the AAF giving the league time to show it is a successful product.

04-03-2019, 07:50 PM	#3
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations Originally Posted by Papa Voodoo I don't get this whole NFLPA practice squad ends the season thing. They already have teams with rosters to play out the season. Folks were starting to come around. There is and always will be a lot of players that wash out from the NFL that could be "household names" in the AAF giving the league time to show it is a successful product. http://blackandgold.com/nfl/93035-xf...tml#post841963

04-03-2019, 09:49 PM	#4
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations Hope Vince McMahon is paying attention. The XFL ain't gonna make it either.

04-04-2019, 12:20 PM	#5
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,738 Blog Entries: 3	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations Originally Posted by CHA_CHING Hope Vince McMahon is paying attention. The XFL ain't gonna make it either. I remember a lot of lousy play across the board & bad announcers which may have turned off a lot of viewers. Maybe they will have a pre season game or two to get audiences "interested". I thought that coin toss thing they did was silly too. 2 guys making a dash for the ball at center field... It will be interesting to see what they do differently second time around.

04-04-2019, 02:53 PM	#6
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations Originally Posted by K Major I remember a lot of lousy play across the board & bad announcers which may have turned off a lot of viewers. Maybe they will have a pre season game or two to get audiences "interested". I thought that coin toss thing they did was silly too. 2 guys making a dash for the ball at center field... It will be interesting to see what they do differently second time around. The XFL did one thing great and that was all the drama and little skits, straight out wrestling. Pro sports has a lot of drama and can be like a soap opera at times cause the drama is entertaining at times. McMahon seemed to catch onto this and played it perfectly in the XFL. The NBA has the most drama of any pro sport in this country. Just look at all the stupid debates about LeBron James and over-analyzing of little meaningless things. Retired NBA players sound like bitter old men always talking about "back in my day, it was better".

04-04-2019, 02:09 AM	#7
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,030	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations I don't get how they can start these new leauge without making sure they have funding for atleast a season. Its not a serious business practise.

04-04-2019, 12:01 PM	#8
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,483	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations Originally Posted by Crusader I don't get how they can start these new leauge without making sure they have funding for atleast a season. Its not a serious business practise. They said actual costs were much greater than they had expected.

04-04-2019, 09:46 AM	#9
Papa Voodoo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,634	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations At $250K per player they must have just set it too high.

04-04-2019, 12:10 PM	#10
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	Re: The AAF will suspend all football operations Maybe it''s a sign that NFL will be coming back down to earth in terms of player salaries and team valuations.