This weekend the West Virginia Roughriders will host the New England Cavalry of the New England Arena League. It will be the 15th time a non-league opponent has made its way onto the American Arena League schedule this season. That’s a quarter of all games played, the heaviest use of imports anywhere in arena or … More Southern Steam Walkoff Suggests The AAL Goes Too Far With Non-League Play

Yesterday’s decision by owner Cynthia Hudson to fold the New England Bobcats creates a conundrum for the American Arena League. For one thing, it leaves a gaping hole in the Northern Division. Only the top two teams in each of the league’s four divisions will make the playoffs, and given the wide disparity between teams … More What New England’s Departure Means For The AAL

I did not know Jack Bowman. I never met him, never talked to him. Mine is a vicarious reverence for this man who dedicated much of his career to the advancement of arena and indoor football. It is only through the recollections of others that I’ve come to understand the depth of Bowman’s lifetime achievements, and they are impressive. In … More AAL Honors Jack Bowman This Weekend

Last year’s American Arena League regular season played like an old Seinfeld episode with quirky characters providing enough comedic value to pull us through a thin plot line. Then came the postseason, and that all changed. June was filled with intrigue as four of its top five teams combined for three compelling games culminating in … More The AAL Season Opener Brings Hope Of A Better Year To Come

The Mid-Atlantic Indoor Football League came into the periphery of indoor football two years ago with all the conspicuousness of a tardy student slipping into the first empty seat before the teacher notices, yet even in that first year there was something bold about these guys. They rolled out their product in six cities between Lancaster, Pennsylvania and … More Three Reasons Why Arena Football Should Keep An Eye On The MAIFL

Twelve minutes. That’s how much notice residents of Lee County in eastern Alabama got last Sunday afternoon before the most violent of at least six confirmed tornadoes touched down, leaving 23 dead and 90 injured in its path. The EF-4 tornado, the deadliest in the United States since 2013, has affected the arena football community … More Lions Nation Unites In Storm Aftermath

On Friday, the National Gridiron League resolved itself pretty much the way everyone expected: into a steaming pile of excrement left on our front porch with Commissioner Joe McClendon running off behind the hedge after ringing our doorbell. The only surprise in his imminent failure to organize the new league is that Hotels.com never bought … More The NGL Debacle Can Be A Teaching Moment For Arena Football