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[quote=""Caballo Diablo""]Wouldn't you think it came from the people he was quoting?[/quote]

You asked the question about who the source is, not me. Chris Coplin, vice president of programming for the NFL, sounds like a credible reliable non AFL source.

[quote=""Caballo Diablo""]umm, correct me if I'm wrong but............. I was of the understanding that the entire IFL was profitable and retruned dividends to all of their franchises last season? Is this incorrect? Has any other 50 yard league ever done that?[/quote] The league ...

[quote=""Caballo Diablo""]Huh? who's their source? Where did this partial info come from?[/quote]

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/64774 is the link to the article. You would have to ask the writers if you wanted deeper info.

[quote=""Caballo Diablo""]now we understand, you believe all the PR you read as gospel - lol Psst, self promotion is a business trick that all advertising comes from. Exaggerate, twist, only release part of the story, they all do it. Just ask dan.[/quote] CD I don't consider the ...

[quote=""douglas mccarthy""]75,000 a game they are paying ,heres a suggestion from nbc "get the money up front"!here we go again ,just to use the "nfl" name to overrate his product and definatly the leagues talent so he can create a overbloated business model!...

[quote=""grandmarquis84""]Wasn't this a plan with the original AFL? I think these guys are already counting their chickens before they hatch. Lets get off one good season with solid attendance and...dare I say it...a PROFIT before we start talking about world domination. Seriousl...

I am glad the re-branding is now as well. AFL is back under it's original founders (Gridiron). The old guard owners (who couldn't agree on squat), if they truly care about Arena Football and the franchises they once ran, will join the AFL in 2011.

Excited and looking forward to kickoff in April.

[quote=""Ozman""]With six teams in the league, the CIFL needs to do something to attract teams. Not much of a variety of teams to play, it will get boring to watch the same teams over and over. Otherwise its time to combine with another league such as the IFL or AIFA.[/quote] The...

[quote=""newiflfan""]So, while my mind was wondering at work today, I started to ponder this... In their last couple years of play, the Grand Rapids Rampage had uber generic endzone art. Rather than having a team name or a city name, their endzones said, "Arena Football.&quo...

[quote=""Caballo Diablo""]In who's mind? The avid fan will want to see as many games as possible and will watch no matter what you name the league. You need good ratings on a large network to draw advertisers. Being as the NFLN is new and has very little real time content it's a ...