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[quote=""Gene Duryea""]With the IFL now having three Alaska teams and Tri Cities in Kennewick ... Wouldn't one of the Satallite Cities of Vancouver be a good place for a franchise?[/quote]

Aside from the passport issue, it would be a great place.

[quote=""Bouncer_Texxx""]And goodness get billings (Outlaws btw) out of the same division with Sioux Falls.. Not a big Billings fan, gee i wonder why [/quote]

More than likely Billings will end up in a division with Tri-Cities and the three Alaska teams.

There is too much competition in minor league indoor football to put a limit on the number of teams you have. The NFL can do it because they ARE major league football and they do not have, nor will they ever have, any other major leagues to compete with. If the IFL were to limit the number of franch...

Interesting. I wonder if they'll be using the same logo, turf, equipment, etc. that the Corpus Christi Sharks used.

[quote=""Big Easy""]Does MacGregor have involvement with this league? How many teams does he own...how many will he own? Just curious. He's been awfully quiet lately.[/quote]

I think MacGregor actually owns the league.

Isn't the Palm Beach Makos one of those league owned cookie cutter franchises that Carolyn Shiver threw together during the final phase of the NIFL?

[quote=""50 Yard Fan""]Might we see a last minute merge of the AIFA and the CIFL? Anything is possible I guess. Just my thoughts. :) [/quote] If there is a merger, it would more than likely put the Spits pretty low on the totem pole. I just can't see Mink & Morris giving up c...

I do not know for certain when an announcement will be made, but would expect something to be released sometime within the next week or so. I do know that the Thunderhawks have submitted arena dates for scheduling.

The Muskegon Thunder (now West Michigan Thunderhawks) are relocating to Grand Rapids. They will be playing at the DeltaPlex, not Van Andel.

[quote=""Bruiser""]What happened to Everett and Kent? Are they still being considered or are they kaput?[/quote]

Your guess is as good as mine. I think it is safe to say that they are indefinitely on the back burner.