SL-Tweet April 22nd game cancel: Bad Weather

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Post by Sam Hill » Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:06 pm

He can't have made money on the deal, can he?
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Post by Renandpat » Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:33 pm

[quote=""Sam Hill""]He can't have made money on the deal, can he?[/quote]

He wasn't even close to filling out his available spaces. Outside of bed count and catering, his costs were fixed from Day 1 (coaching, medical/trainers, equipment, accounting, legal).

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failed promises again . . .

Post by LordBy2014 » Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:15 pm

From the Spring League FB Page today (4/25):

The Spring League
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It's game day! Kickoff of our final game from the Greenbrier is at 4:30 pm ET today. The players and coaches are ready to get after it ...

so basically 3 games played out of a promised 6 (50% return) . . .

hopefully all that so-called tape helps someone get a job in the NFL or CFL . . .

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Post by 4th&long » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:58 pm

[quote=""LordBy2014""]From the Spring League FB Page today (4/25):

The Spring League
17 hrs ·
It's game day! Kickoff of our final game from the Greenbrier is at 4:30 pm ET today. The players and coaches are ready to get after it ...

so basically 3 games played out of a promised 6 (50% return) . . .

hopefully all that so-called tape helps someone get a job in the NFL or CFL . . .[/quote]

Like i said the other day ... and im not convinced they'll finish the other two. Apparently they aren't.

He promised tv - without that i wasnt convinced the players were on board- just MO

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Question:

Post by LordBy2014 » Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:38 pm

Facebook Live doesn't rate as TV? (LOL)

So does this concept come back in 2018 "bigger and better than before"?
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Post by Sam Hill » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:45 pm

Facebook ain't TV, especially the kind of TV they put on Facebook. That was brutal.

Once again, Woods cannot deliver. Weather took two games out of play, okay (though, don't football people make a big deal out of playing in the elements?). But then to only play one more?

Anybody get signed yet? How'd Kellen Winslow, Jr. do?
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Post by Renandpat » Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:34 pm

[quote=""Sam Hill""]Facebook ain't TV, especially the kind of TV they put on Facebook. That was brutal.

Once again, Woods cannot deliver. Weather took two games out of play, okay (though, don't football people make a big deal out of playing in the elements?). But then to only play one more?

Anybody get signed yet? How'd Kellen Winslow, Jr. do?[/quote]

The Greenbrier doesn't have lighted fields. So overcast skies or rain were going to cause issues. That and rain means townsfolk aren't coming out.

As for who is getting signed? The draft starts tonight and Saturday afternoon the rookie FAs will be signed. Spring League guy must wait until those dudes are signed.

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Post by 4th&long » Fri Apr 28, 2017 4:11 am

[quote=""Renandpat""]The Greenbrier doesn't have lighted fields. So overcast skies or rain were going to cause issues. That and rain means townsfolk aren't coming out.

As for who is getting signed? The draft starts tonight and Saturday afternoon the rookie FAs will be signed. Spring League guy must wait until those dudes are signed.[/quote]

Good points on draft impact - but the SL did not have the TV they promised players and only played 3 of 6 games. SL execution was not polished to say the least.
Did they lose players after the 1st week? Did Hardy, Winslow, Tate play in the Final ? If anyone knows please post.

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Post by Sam Hill » Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:28 pm

[quote=""Renandpat""]The Greenbrier doesn't have lighted fields. So overcast skies or rain were going to cause issues. That and rain means townsfolk aren't coming out.[/quote]

They didn't come out the first weekend, either.

They were never going to come out.

No one was going to buy tickets to see this.

Very few people watched it online.
As for who is getting signed? The draft starts tonight and Saturday afternoon the rookie FAs will be signed. Spring League guy must wait until those dudes are signed.
And most of them will still be waiting, long after that.

Meanwhile, Wello Songz gets ready for his first RPFL season.
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