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AAF
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:18 pm
by Leisher
The Alliance of American Football.
Another new league planned to compete with the XFL.
This one has big football names attached.
AAF
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:58 pm
by Leisher
AAFL
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:32 pm
by Leisher
AAFL
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:40 pm
by TheCatt
Half expected it to have imploded by now.
AAFL
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 1:06 am
by Leisher
Caught a little of the San Diego/San Antonio game tonight. It wasn't horrible football. Two games on tomorrow.
AAFL
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:03 am
by Leisher
AAFL
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:22 am
by TheCatt
And that's with a 5-man max rush, all of whom must be on the line of scrimmage, and no DB blitzes.
AAFL
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:44 am
by Leisher
I have not figured out the rules yet...or even looked at them.
I do know a Buckeye scored the first TD in AAF history.
Teams recruited regionally when possible, so here's AAF teams and what college they mostly represent.
AAF
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 12:58 pm
by TheCatt
The rules are interesting, the ones I remember are:
1) Only defensive players on the line, and only up to 5, can rush the QB. Apparently the primary reason was concern that unprepared offensives would get slammed by blitzes.
2) No kick offs. Ball starts at the 25.
3) No extra point kicks. Must always go for 2.
4) Since no kick-offs, the onside kick becomes a "4th and 12 from your own 28 yard line"
5) No FGs in OT.
6) I think OT is 1st and goal from the 10 yd line, each team gets a chance.
Those were what I could remember.
AAF
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 1:49 pm
by Leisher
I like (or tolerate/accept) all of those except the 1st one. But perhaps that's a temporary rule until the league gets going.
AAF
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:34 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote: I like (or tolerate/accept) all of those except the 1st one. But perhaps that's a temporary rule until the league gets going.
Since they got it up and running in 9 months, rule #1 might just be temporary. In the NFL you couldn't make that level of compromise.
AAF
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:13 pm
by Leisher
The current game features Christian Hackenburg and Trent Richardson...
AAF
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 12:22 pm
by Leisher
AAF
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 8:58 am
by Leisher
Good ratings for week 1.
In case you were wondering if pro basketball was surging to overtake the NFL as the most popular sport, it's not.
I also didn't know some of the AAF games were on the NFL network. No wonder I didn't see them on the YouTube listings.
AAF
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:24 am
by TheCatt
Nice. I hope it succeeds. Might be nice to watch from time to time... but it's still no NFL/NCAA.
AAF
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:45 pm
by Leisher
AAF
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:50 pm
by TheCatt
OK, who chose those shitty uniform colors, cuz that basically looks like a scrimmage to me? I can barely tell which team is which.
Also, I tried to watch some AAF yesterday, but it was halftime.
Make half-time shorter.
AAF
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:53 pm
by Leisher
Another map on who you should root for.
If I knew the logos=teams, I'd now know.
AAF
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:00 pm
by TheCatt
Oooof.
Already needed a $250 million infusion to survive. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) owner chipped in. Is now the chairman.
AAF
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:03 pm
by Leisher
Were their ratings good this past weekend?