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It looks like the NIFL's Dayton Warbirds are gone (or nearly so), but now is the city going to lose its other (AIFL) team --the Miami Valley (Troy) Silverbacks? What's going there? THe website has been down for awhile www.mvsilverbacks.com. Anyone have some good news?
Jamie
01-24-2006, 12:55 PM
From what I hear, the Silverbacks have a new local owner with deep pockets and a strong committment to success. They are moving ahead and will be prepared to play when the season starts.
As I understand it, the website problem has to do with league policy and the previous ownership... I don't know why they haven't resolved it yet.
Tatonka
01-24-2006, 05:16 PM
If you go to www.aifltroy.com it redirects to the league website. If there is new ownership, it could be similar to the Binghamton situation where the owner had the rights to the domain and name so the league had to make a switch to Brigade from Brigadiers.
Leonard
01-24-2006, 08:20 PM
A friend of mine in Kettering called to say the Miami Valley team in Troy is backed by some excellent ownership. In fact, the coach told him he was pleased with the way the ownership wants to take the franchise. Look for some good things out of this bunch. They've signed some good players, 18 Big Ten types my friend said. Enjoy.
Great news. Thanks for the updates. Any good news on the Warbirds front? Or is that too much to ask?
Sykotyk
01-26-2006, 12:16 AM
A friend of mine in Kettering called to say the Miami Valley team in Troy is backed by some excellent ownership. In fact, the coach told him he was pleased with the way the ownership wants to take the franchise. Look for some good things out of this bunch. They've signed some good players, 18 Big Ten types my friend said. Enjoy.
Miami Valley is owned by the same owner of the Steubenville Stampede. Just a little late in getting it acquired and setup apparantly. But very much hands on to make minor league sports a success.
Jamie
01-26-2006, 09:27 AM
Miami Valley is owned by the same owner of the Steubenville Stampede. Just a little late in getting it acquired and setup apparantly. But very much hands on to make minor league sports a success.
I've heard all sorts of good things about this new owner... (except a name). But I have a hard time reconciling his good reputation with the fact that he hired the Internet Radio Goon as his head coach in Steubenville.
Was he on drugs?
exit322
01-26-2006, 10:34 AM
Haines made that hire.
FreezinRich
02-08-2006, 03:21 PM
The new website for the Silverbacks in http://www.gosilverbacks.com
Dilbert
02-08-2006, 05:55 PM
Things must be good now with the Silverbacks. I saw a commercial on TV for them yesterday.
Sykotyk
02-09-2006, 09:41 PM
Yeah, that was Haines who hired Terry.
The new owner is Jeff Kolaczkowski. Ed, his brother, is president of the Stampede, apparantly Jeff will operate Miami Valley.
Sykotyk
Triplebbb
03-04-2006, 03:25 PM
The team is doing fine and they leave tomorrow to play Syracuse. By the way anyone know if a radio station is carrying the game? With the website being down I can't find any information.
Jamie
03-05-2006, 02:16 PM
Welcome to the nifl2...
Sykotyk
03-06-2006, 12:28 AM
Jamie, I was at the AIFL opener for the Stampede. There is no doubt in my mind on which has the upper hand. The AIFL is head-and-shoulders above the NIFL. The NIFL is low budget without knowing how to be low budget. The biggest killers of the NIFL is travel. There is no reason why teams from Florida would have to play midwestern teams in the regular season or anything comparative.
The Stampede's will make seven road trips; three to Pennsylvania, one to eastern New York, one down the river in West Virginia, and two within Ohio. The league can survive and thrive on the money they bring in. Cost-effectiveness was the term used in the NIFL a long time ago, and they've failed that. The AIFL lives by it.
Over 4,000 came out in Steubenville in a town of 19,000 and a general area of about 100,000 people. The league just has to know their markets, and not to outprice them or overburden them. Keeping the individual regions seperate is a big key in that.
One which the NIFL will never know because they cannot comprehend 'establishing' a region and playing those regions as seperate subsets of the league. Instead you will always have cross-divisional play and huge issues with teams failing taking out the entire league schedule, and travel budgets eating up every cent imaginable.
The AIFL can exist on 1,500-2,000 fans a game with nominal sponsorship, merchandise, and concessions (varying by arena or lease). Steubenville has about a quarter of the arena priced at $5.
It's inexpensive, it's there, and doesn't overinflate its own value. It's for market that can't sustain the AF2 or UIF, and a hugely more favorable alternative than the NIFL (I can't comment on the IFL or the new GLIFL yet).
Sykotyk
daytonadan
03-06-2006, 12:53 AM
Syk, don't let the negativity get to you. Everything has its good and bads, and we're put here to make the people around us better.
How is the Rampage doing these days? AF1 appears to have forgotten about you.
ChampionOfSteel
03-06-2006, 12:43 PM
Welcome to the nifl2...
Your negativity isn't appreciated! LOL! =)
Triplebbb
03-06-2006, 01:26 PM
So... does anyone know a radio station that will carry the Silverbacks game tonight?
Jamie
03-06-2006, 03:25 PM
Doesn't look like it, Bill.
Syracuse doesn't appear to have radio either.
exit322
03-06-2006, 03:32 PM
Syk, don't let the negativity get to you. Everything has its good and bads, and we're put here to make the people around us better.
And I got yelled at by you for saying that about the NIFL...
Jamie
03-06-2006, 05:38 PM
So... does anyone know a radio station that will carry the Silverbacks game tonight?
There is now a link on the Silverbacks site that says "listen to game"...
http://gosilverbacks.com
oline
03-07-2006, 10:44 AM
Has anyone been able to find an article on this game with Syracuse?
preeths
03-07-2006, 10:55 AM
Three up on OSC right now. Though they have the same title, two are from the Syracuse paper.
oline
03-07-2006, 11:09 AM
Thanks preeths
oline
03-07-2006, 11:11 AM
Can the Silverbacks start 2-0?
How Do You Think The Heroes Will Do Against Miami Valley? We Have The Big Ten Players And They Are Just Midmajors.
I Don't Think Huntington Has ****. Who Is Marshall Anyways?
exit322
03-09-2006, 09:57 AM
A lot of MV's team played together last year with the Dayton Warbirds in the NIFL, including the coach. For this game, Huntington's going with a QB who stunk it up in Lubbock last year, but the rest of the team has some playing together with the Marshall connections.
I'd go with the more experienced indoor team.
Triplebbb
03-09-2006, 01:59 PM
I Would Have To Agree With You Exit. Most Of These Guys Have A Few Years Exp. In Indoor Football.
oline
03-12-2006, 02:08 AM
I guess your guys two theories are shot to hell.
Huntington 62 Miami Valley 13
Triplebbb
03-13-2006, 05:56 PM
Well sometimes you have to take a lose to get players to heal up. Not making excuses but there were a few injuries. However thars only one lose. Abye week will surely be very nice.
sportsmgrjay
05-14-2006, 12:23 AM
Can anyone tell me what happened to the original owner of the miami vally team, i think his name is mark timmins, he owned the team at first, but disapeared
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