Erie Explosion's future

[Commando678]

The most surprising thing about That Article is the team in Chicago and the team in Ft Wayne joining in 2013.

I am curious about both teams


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[Sonofanump]

On Thursday, the Erie Explosion officially joined the 10-team,

A team in Fort Wayne, Ind., will join in 2013.

Interesting. Chicago this year and Ft. Wayne next. New Chicago or old Chicago?

Wonder if Bloomington is coming or not.

[firehawk5]

[quote=""DFWCC""]
The UIFL-champion Commandos, the Marion Blue Racers and the Eastern Kentucky Drillers also joined the CIFL. Other teams are in Louisville, Ky., Port Huron, Mich., Evansville, Ind., Dayton, Ohio and Chicago. A team in Fort Wayne, Ind., will join in 2013.
[/quote]

Well if there is a Chicago and Fort Wayne team, that would mean that there are 11 teams in the league. Interesting to see Fort Wayne throwing themselves back in the rink. I wonder who's heading that team up?

[Trish_lvs_Baltimore]

[quote=""Sonofanump""]Interesting. Chicago this year and Ft. Wayne next. New Chicago or old Chicago?

Wonder if Bloomington is coming or not.[/quote]Geographically, it would make sense for Bloomington to join. Hell, why not add the Chicago Slaughter too?

[Sonofanump]

[quote=""Trish_lvs_Baltimore""]Geographically, it would make sense for Bloomington to join. Hell, why not add the Chicago Slaughter too?[/quote]

Other cities within geographic footprint that have arenas and do not have a team and have been mentioned before.
Wheeling, WV
Canton, Ohio
Huntington, WV
Toledo, Ohio
South Bend, In
Kalamazoo, Mi

[Sphinx]

Here is a dark horse crazy idea. Feel free to chew it up and spit it out and tell me how wrong I am.

Indiana, PA

-Brand New arena (KCAC on IUP Campus)similar to the EKY Drillers
http://www.iup.edu/kovalchick/default.aspx

-population is twice the size of Pikeville (EKY Dillers)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikeville,_Kentucky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana,_Pennsylvania

-Good Football area

[DFWCC]

Indiana. Pa too small.
The Indiana Univ of Pa (15,400 students) only averaged
2114 fans last yr. Even with the students getting in free
and with a winning season that is not strong support.
I don't think they'll pay $8-10 for an indoor game.

I've been there for BK game. With one end a stage, I
don't think it has enough area to fit an Indoor Football game.

I know if it was my money, it wouldn't go into Indiana, Pa.

http://www.iupathletics.com/custompages ... amcume.htm

[Sphinx]

I have been in the EKY Drillers arena & the KCAC in Indiana both are the same and the population is the same.

[newiflfan]

[quote=""Sphinx""]I have been in the EKY Drillers arena & the KCAC in Indiana both are the same and the population is the same.[/quote]

Two cities with the same population aren't promised to draw the same number of fans to similar sporting events. To assume they will is extremely short-sighted on one's behalf.

[DFWCC]

[quote=""Sphinx""]I have been in the EKY Drillers arena & the KCAC in Indiana both are the same and the population is the same.[/quote]

Also been to the KCAC. I don't think the floor area is large enough to
fit a 200' X 90' playing surface for the Indoor Game.
Even if the lower portion seating recedes back, then the seating loss
lowers the potential for a profit.
Also an outside vendor manages the KCAC and takes all the refreshment
profits.
Here's another bummer. IUP has @ 15,400 students. They get into KCAC
free for Basketball. IUP ave for men's BK was 1091. Even if you ave 5%
of the school population @770 students that leaves 321 locals attending.
And that was the opening year for the KCAC.
Not a lot of local support for the only game in town.
Just can see anyone making money in a town with low sports support
and in what is sure to be a premium rental price for a new arena.

Just doesn't add up for me.