San Diego Shockwave

[twisterfan]

Recently, I read in an article on OSC that the Shockwave were making plans on leaving the NIFL for another league. The article mentioned interest by the AIFA and the UIF. As a fan of indoor football, I'd like to mention another league...the Intense Football League. The IFL would be a good fit because of their relative stability, geography, and expenses.

In terms of stability, the IFL appears to be much more stable than the NIFL. It has a good track record. All its games are played and I have yet to see a canceled game.

In terms of geography, let's face it the bulk of the teams in Texas, not spread out all over the eastern half of the country. You would have two states to fly too...Alaska and Texas.

Finally, in terms of expenses, the cost to join the IFL is probably on par with the AIFA or the UIF. Travel expenses could be a relatively fixed item with most of the teams in Texas.

Overall, in terms of stability, geography, and expenses, in think the IFL would be a better league for the Shockwave to join.

[exit322]

UIF's a lot more expensive than either of those other two options.

[tony-o]

I'm not so sure that the IFL is looking out that way quite yet. I've heard Arizona isn't even under consideration for expansion franchises. For right now, I think they are staying with Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska.

San Diego is kind of on an island out in California. They are the only team out there right now. And unless rumors of the AIFA expanding to California are correct, there are no leagues that make sense for them geographically right now, except for the af2.

[phydeaux72]

UIF's a lot more expensive than either of those other two options.

The UIF is not that much more expensive than the IFL. In fact, with recent changes in the IFL, they should both be pretty well on par with one another costwise.

As far as San Diego goes, I don't see them being a part of the IFL anytime in the near future. With the exception of Alaska, the IFL plans on remaining a bus league. I'm not too sure that the "AIFA West" thing is going to come to fruition anytime soon either. If it does, I don't see it being very stable or practical. I think SD's best bet at this point is to go af2.

[50 Yard Fan]

As far as San Diego goes, I don't see them being a part of the IFL anytime in the near future. With the exception of Alaska, the IFL plans on remaining a bus league. I'm not too sure that the "AIFA West" thing is going to come to fruition anytime soon either. If it does, I don't see it being very stable or practical. I think SD's best bet at this point is to go af2.

...why is it okay to have Alaska in the Intense league but you cannot see San Diego fitting in? If there were a similar set up as Alaska has as for travel, why would the league not want them?
I had the same questions when the Orlando took over the original IFL and tried to put an AF2 team in Bismarck but they didn't have any other teams in that area so the team was dropped. Then either that year or the next a team in Hawaii shows up... How can they say its okay to have a team Hawaii but not one in Bismarck because it's out of the way???
So I am curious as to why Alaska is okay but not California.

Again, I am just being a curious fan, and would like San Diego get into an Indoor league instead of the AF2.
I would really like them to get into the AIFA...then they could possibly get a game against the Guard and get the rubber match against the Cavalry

[Sykotyk]

Hawaii was the pet of Charles Wang, owner of the New York Islanders and New York Dragons. His daughter then ran the Hawaiian Islanders.

As for the Wild, no matter where they play, they have a ton of travel that is a... SPECIAL circumstance. AF2, IFL, UIF, NIFL, AIFA, CIFL, didn't matter. Special conditions had to be setup for them.

I doubt the same concessions could be made for a league with regard to San Diego.

Sykotyk

[phydeaux72]

Yeah ... what he said


;)

[nksports]

Hawaii was the pet of Charles Wang, owner of the New York Islanders and New York Dragons. His daughter then ran the Hawaiian Islanders.

As for the Wild, no matter where they play, they have a ton of travel that is a... SPECIAL circumstance. AF2, IFL, UIF, NIFL, AIFA, CIFL, didn't matter. Special conditions had to be setup for them.

I doubt the same concessions could be made for a league with regard to San Diego.

Sykotyk

The travel was one of a number of factors that killed Hawaii in af2.

[Sykotyk]

It killed their shot at making money. But we're talking about Charles Wang basically creating a business so his daughter could run.... in Hawaii.

Profit/loss wasn't the biggest factor. It was moreso just the fact they didn't know what they were doing and lost SO MUCH that it wasn't worth the loss.

Plus, the AF2 made no special circumstances in the way of the Alaska Wild in the IFL. That put the burden of both the Islanders trips to the mainland, and their opponents' trips to the islands on the Islanders, and that was too costly.

Sykotyk