[quote=""BarbaraPatterson""]I would say that winning a championship in a league with 4 good teams, is better then winning a championship with a league full of replacement teams.[/quote]
That is very true.
Does Winning a 4 Team League Really Mean Anything?
Yeah, four teams would really be bad...if the four teams they had weren't going to be competitive.
Since the four teams are well-run, I don't think it's going to be that big an issue. The only worry is that the first home game against one of the teams is 67-14 (even with good teams, a blowout happens in this game)...that'd hurt for the second home game against that team.
Since the four teams are well-run, I don't think it's going to be that big an issue. The only worry is that the first home game against one of the teams is 67-14 (even with good teams, a blowout happens in this game)...that'd hurt for the second home game against that team.
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[quote=""exit322""]The only worry is that the first home game against one of the teams is 67-14 (even with good teams, a blowout happens in this game)...that'd hurt for the second home game against that team.[/quote]
I can see your point. But that kind of scenario is true for ANY league, whether there's 4 teams or 44. Somebody is always going to get blown out in their home opener. Scores like 67-14 occur all the time in indoor/arena football. On the other hand, if you get blown out by 97-3 like in some of these NIFL games lately, where it's obvious that the team is playing with semi-pro replacement players, then that would be a different story. I don't think that's going to be the case with these 4 teams in the WIFL. I think, with the exeption of the expanstion team, they've all been fairly competitive up to this point.
I can see your point. But that kind of scenario is true for ANY league, whether there's 4 teams or 44. Somebody is always going to get blown out in their home opener. Scores like 67-14 occur all the time in indoor/arena football. On the other hand, if you get blown out by 97-3 like in some of these NIFL games lately, where it's obvious that the team is playing with semi-pro replacement players, then that would be a different story. I don't think that's going to be the case with these 4 teams in the WIFL. I think, with the exeption of the expanstion team, they've all been fairly competitive up to this point.
[quote=""phydeaux72""]I can see your point. But that kind of scenario is true for ANY league, whether there's 4 teams or 44. Somebody is always going to get blown out in their home opener. Scores like 67-14 occur all the time in indoor/arena football. On the other hand, if you get blown out by 97-3 like in some of these NIFL games lately, where it's obvious that the team is playing with semi-pro replacement players, then that would be a different story. I don't think that's going to be the case with these 4 teams in the WIFL. I think, with the exeption of the expanstion team, they've all been fairly competitive up to this point.[/quote]
I think he's referring to another game with that same team. If Daytona hammers Columbus at home like 67-14, how likely is it that fans want to see that again the next time Columbus comes to Daytona? Sure, getting whomped at home is always gonna hurt your attendance.
I think he's referring to another game with that same team. If Daytona hammers Columbus at home like 67-14, how likely is it that fans want to see that again the next time Columbus comes to Daytona? Sure, getting whomped at home is always gonna hurt your attendance.
[quote=""Tatonka""]I think he's referring to another game with that same team. If Daytona hammers Columbus at home like 67-14, how likely is it that fans want to see that again the next time Columbus comes to Daytona? Sure, getting whomped at home is always gonna hurt your attendance.[/quote]
That's true. I will still see games even if Columbus gets whooped every time, but other more casual fans might decide to not support the team.
That's true. I will still see games even if Columbus gets whooped every time, but other more casual fans might decide to not support the team.
I think rather than panic, which I haven't seen, they should focus on maybe a ten game season, get through it and begin to build the product into a pretty solid league, add four teams to create a new division and go from there. They have the ability to build small and slowly increase, possibly taking a few good south teams with them if they can show stability and competition within the four of them.
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