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It's also possible the teams have their expected home schedule already and are able to sell for groups. I know in hockey sometimes the teams have it before the league announces it to the fans.

I don't think the AFL gets a 10 if 10 is the best, more like a 5. UIFL and AIF get a 0 and the rest fall in between. As for the original question. Not many of the teams are around long enough to establish a fan base. A team having fans is a prestigious accomplishment. You could make the argument tha...

[quote=""VinnyTheViper""]Now that the Trenton Freedom have been officially announced as a PIFL team 2014, the league will be turning its attention to the other northern team on their radar screen, I would expect an announcement for this team in October. This is somewhat of a myst...

[quote=""NTE""]It's a 12000 seat arena, the team will probably average about 1000 per game, why would anyone be DUMB ENOUGH to commit to paying for the whole season up front when the fan has the leverage and you can pick and choose on a moments notuce if you want to go or not? Th...

[quote=""SugarBear""] I hope if they are approved by the PIFL, they go with a NJ moniker instead of Trenton...or even use "Mercer County XXXX"...there are some nice towns, such as Princeton and Lawrenceville within that county....I believe most of their support won't co...

[quote=""VinnyTheViper""]You have not seen the best of it yet, if everything happens that I think can happen, the PIFL could very well see upwards of 12 teams next season. I won't leak or announce anything specific prior to the league/team making an official announcement, but loo...

[quote=""exit322""]There will be minimal, if any, overlap between Columbus and Marion.[/quote]

I agree. There has to be at least 75 fans in each area.

What about going a hybrid of Sprint Football, setting the weight at 185lb and not tracking about body fat percentage.

This is the most honest and informative response ever to the status of an ABA team.

[quote=""gatek99""]What kind of insurance do these leagues need to get for their employees and players? Or is the insurance up to the individual teams?[/quote]

Legally what do they need to get, morally what should they get or in reality what do they get?