RIP - AAF

8 comments

• sinclair

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  6 years ago

  And XFL is being relaunched in 2020. I doubt they will do any better.
• pistola

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  6 years ago

  All I remember about the xfl was the kickoff, where they had two guys run from the 20 to get the ball. That was the most unsafest barbaric but fun thing to watch.
• Papi_Chulo

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  6 years ago

  Thought AAF would last a little longer - hope that guy that invested $250 million didn't lose all that $$$
• BGSD3100

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  6 years ago

  They had the greatest business model ever.
  Step 1. Start Operations.
  Step 2. Make a bazillion dollars.
  
  They didn't think they needed to do anything else to be successful.
• Clubber

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  6 years ago

  Last I had heard they were just suspending operations and folding was to be decided later, but that was some time ago.
• flagooner

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  6 years ago

  Maybe they'll sue the NFL for being a monopoly and recover $1 of their losses.
• Clubber

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  6 years ago

  Seems the NFLPA was the crux of their possible demise.
• a21985

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  6 years ago

  That's a bummer. I liked how they distributed players based on geographic tie ins and was looking forward to an expansion to the midwest. It was nice to see some of my favorite former Michigan Wolverines have some professional success that they weren't attaining in the NFL.
  
  As for the XFL, they won't have a midwest presence (I don't count St. Louis), nor do I think a Vince McMahon ran football organization fits in this era of strict concussion avoidance, so I really was hoping the AAF succeeded as the main compliment to the NFL.