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"The Arena 1 League and the problems!" Rich Moose Salzer
Since the retirement of Commissioner C. David Baker there have been a lot of wild allegations about what is wrong with the Ar.FL and why the 2009 season has been 99% cancelled. The Arena 1 League still hopes that maybe the situation can be straightened out and that the entire '09 season will not be completely cancelled. The first reorganizational meeting will be held at the Columbus Blue Jackets offices by Columbus Destroyers Owner Mike Renicci on May 9th and can be heard on conference call at an 800- number to be announced in the future. The Columbus Blue Jackets are co-owners of the Destroyers.

One: In 2009 the first of the Arena League pensions were to be paid out. Commissioner Baker, in his 12th year at the helm of the fastest growing sport on planet earth, Indoor Football [there are now 91 teams in seven different Indoor Football Leagues at four different levels in the US and some teams are to be coming in Canada shortly...]. The Ar.FL was started in 1987, the same year as the National (Indoor) Lacrosse League. Commissioner Baker became the league's fourth Commissioner on Nov. 2nd, 1996. He announced his retirement on July 26th, 2008 because it takes four months to process the paperwork. He announced it live on ABC TV. and made it clear to those of us there in New Orlean, LA that weekend he was cashing out his pension - fully. He excepted a $1.5 buyout.

At 55 years of age, the 6'9.5", 387 lb'r., Baker was simply burned out from flying 100,000-110,000 miles on planes every year to check on 50+ teams and going to all the Arena League / Af2 functions. With several NFL team owners dropping their ArFL teams to the league, which promptly moved them down to AF2. The players who played back in '86-'87 are starting to get their pensions also. Commissioner Baker is now the agent for his son, the starting OT of the Atlanta Falcons, too.

Two: Sponsorship - With Commissioner Baker's retirement, three of the biggest of the league's sponsors, Russell Athletic, the US Army and Spalding footballs Co. also bowed out for now. They panicked when the man who could do no wrong announced his retirement. Ed Policy is still listed as the 'Acting Commissioner' of the League. The other sponsors are still sponsoring the Af2 league.

Three: Ownership Squables / Player Personel Strike on Horizon? - The last two years, while in New Orlean covering the ArenaBowl, I noticed something no Pro Football League should have; different ownership groups huddling together without any interaction. The NFL team owners like Dallas Jerry Jones, Tom Benson were at one table, The NHL co-owned teams like Columbus and San Jose were at another and the old school independent team owners like Tampa Bay, Orlando and Grand Rapids were sitting together. There was no interaction and you could cut the tension in the air with a knife!

Three or four ownership groups like to take the lead at the meetings and usually the NFL moneybags try to shut out the others from the discussion. This should not be made to sound like the John Elway's, Mike Ditka's and Ron Jaworski's are usually quite approachable. As are the Saber Cats and Blue Jackets owners. Commissioner Dave Baker used to be the man to juggle all the balls in the air to keep any from hitting the ground.

The ESPN Factor - The TV contract calls for the at least 10 teams to play at least a 10 game schedule. Nine team ownership groups voted to play a 10 game season with the playoff first round and an ArenaBowl Championship. That's one team too few, so ESPN said they wouldn't show the games. The league simply put, needs a new game plan since the Man of 1,000 cures, C. David Baker is retired. The league should have been better prepared for eventual leaving of any Commissioner over 50. It's the nature of the game. Weather you are talking about Indoor Football or Outdoor, it's still Pro Football and when you have Pro athletes, Contracts, Pensions, Schedules, Retirements, Halls-of-Fame, TV Contract Obligations, Owners of Diverse background, et, al, you have to have a plan 'B' behind your plan 'A'. Arena Football will survive this and be the better for it. I call it 'growing pains', which is what happens to newer Pro Sports leagues.

Four: Af2 IS NOT Affected by the Layoff of the Arena 1 league - The Arena League is now Headquartered only in Chicago, which is where Af2 has always been Headquartered. The New York Office they originally got when NBC had the games is now closed. By consolidating the two offices the league can now move ahed with expansion plans for Arena Europa and the Saskatoon team and Buffalo and Toledo for the Af2 in 2010. Commissioner Dave Baker announced ArenaBowl weekend that the Af2 would be the home of the former NFL Europa, now Arena Europa.

Af2 will play an all-time high 35 teams in the 2009 season with six or eight to come in 2010, including teams in Canada and Europe. Don't be surprised if the CFL all has Af2 or Ar.FL teams in the near future. Ed Policy and CFL's Mark Cohon are in the works with that right now. The CFL will be back in Ottawa in a year or so, with the Atlantic Schooners and Quebec City Nordiques to follow. All these cities will have Af2 of Ar.FL teams as well in the near future. Af2 is run through Gridiron Enterprises in Chicago which has been the Legal arm of Arena Football since 1987.

Af2 has shown a profit for nine straight years. There have been some teams that have dropped off over the years because the following problems: Other indoor football leagues like IFL,NIFL (now defunct), IIFA and AIFA have stolen a number of former Ar.FL / Af2 teams over the years by enticing the teams with lower overhead, et, al. The problem with this for the players is there is no pension plan in these other leagues and the Af2 has to pay a $10,000+ licensing fee to the Ar.FL every year and the league requires all teams, weather they are new or from another league upon joining to pay $350,000+ up front for copywrites and to be protected by Gridiron Enterprises for legal fees and to be protected from piracy. Af2 also has had some bad owners and several Arena /Af2 player deaths from this physical sport have caused some bad press. The NFL is feeling the heat from Indoor Football, make no mistake about it. The NFL attendance has decreased for three straight years since it's has really almost priced itself out of the reach of the average

Pro Football fan. Arena Football International - The Arena League has played games in Canada many times over the years and I am constantly besieged by many radio and blogradio shows to do interviews because of my 7 year association with Gabe Morency and his Sports Rage Program which I am on 36-40 times a year. In 1996 there was a preseason game at the Calgary Flames Arena that drew 15,000+ people. On May 15th, 2007, after the fall of the old Ottawa Rough Riders of the CFL, the Florida Bobcats (now the Florida Firecats of Af2) played the New Jersey Red Dogs (now the Ar.FL Cleveland Gladiators) played a neutral site regular season Ar.FL game before 13,000+ people at the Corel Centre Arena. For two years the Toronto Phantoms played at the Air Canada Centre Arena before averages of 8,000-9,000+ people per game despite a horrible Thursday night schedule.

When NBC came into the picture for the Ar.FL broadcasts, they moved the Ar.FL schedule back to the old XFL schedule and Rogers dropped the Phantoms. There have been teams of Aussies, Japanese and Europeans who have fielded squads that have battled Af2 teams in US Af2 preseason games. Exhibitions in the Ar.FL in Germany, London, Paris and Mexico City have also taken place over the years.

I'll now make some observations since I have covered Arena Football for 22 years; the Ar.FL and Af2 COULD merge into one league and just drop the salaries down to something normal. The obsession the last few years by Owners like John Bon Jovi and Jerry Jones and Tom Benson to get to that ArenaBowl at any cost is as bad sometimes as the obsession to get to the Super Bowl! Bon Jovi spent $1,000,000, before taxes for three years for QB Tony (lefty) Graziani - and then won the ArenaBowl with Matt D'Orazio! For $166,000! The Salaries are getting a bit ridiculous when three Arena League QBs made $300,000 each last year, and then NONE of their teams made the ArenaBowl! Graziani played for $165,000 last year and was D'Orazio's backup for all but 4 games! Arena Football is well positioned to pass the NFL in a few years, if the NFL continues on it's destructive coarse! The Commissioner who took Paul Tagliabue's spot first cancelled NFL Europa, which upset thousands of European fans, then he let Rogers (who's owner died before he could see the NFL play in his country, Canada!) buy the rights to five neutral site Bills' games in Toronto after the CFL season is over in '08 and through '12. The games held in Europe by the NFL for the last couple of years haven't sold squat for tickets - most have been given away! He is taking the Pro Bowl out of Hawai'i after 2009. Arena 2 is doing well and has less overhead since the players make $300 a game and other Indoor Football league have carved a niche in their markets, albeit medium and small towns across the country. Arena Football will be back in 2010." Rich Moose Salzer

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Tues July 29, 08 "The Philadelphia Soul defeat the San Jose SabercCats 59 to 56 in the Arena Bowl XXII!" Myk Aussie

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Thurs, Nov 1 07 "Arena Football Off-season report. Rule Changes. Team Movement and more by Moose Salzer! New Sports Jersey Frames!" Myk Aussie

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From Moose "Arena Football Off-season report! Rule Changes! Team Movement and more!

Ar.FL: New team to unveil in Cleveland with Bernie Kosar as Pres./G.M and NFL Assistant Coaches with previous Arena playing/coaching experience. 

The Las Vegas Gladiators are moving to Cleveland and wil have a Cleveland Browns flavor with team Pres./G.M. being none other than Super Bowl QB Bernie Kosar, who won his Super Bowl ring with the Dallas Cowboys. Kosar played 12 years in the NFL with his native Cleveland, Miami and Dallas. Kosar is best known as the heir to the Arby's restaurant fortune and as Joe Thiesmann's ex-wife's little brother.

Kosar is also known as the QB Doug Flutie defeated, at the U. Miami-FL with the 64-yard bomb, 47-45 in the Orange Bowl in Nov. 1984, for Boston College. Others  of note in that game were: Coach Jack Bicknell, who later Coached Barcelona-Hamburg franchise to 74 wins in 14 NFL E seasons, LB Bill Romanowski, who is the only NFL LB to have played in five Super Bowls, winning a record-tying 4, Darren Flutie, until last year the CFL's all-time leading WR and several others.

Unfortunately the team will still be primarily owned by Mr. Ferraro, who previously moved the club from New Jersey, where they were the Red Dogs, to Las Vegas. In Vegas the club has gone through six coaches and had only one winning season. Good luck to them in Cleveland where they hope to establish a rivalry with all of a sudden hot Columbus! Now, here's a list of current NFL Coaches and Assistant Coach's who have previous Arena league playing/coaching experience:

Giants Offensive Coordinator John Hufnagel, New Jersey Red Dogs Head Coach, 1997-98. Eagles A.H. Coach/Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhingweg, Denver Dynamite QB, 1987. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Ast./QBs, Jay Gruden, Tampa Bay Storm QB, 1991-96, Orlando Predators QB, 2002-03, Orlando Predators Coach, 1998-2001, 2004-present. Seahawks Offensive Line Coach, Bill Lavaroni, San Jose Saber Cats, 1995 O-line Coach. Titans Defensive Line Coach, Jim Washburn, Charlotte Rage, Ast. Coach O-Line 1993." Moose Salzer

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Wed, Sept 19 07 "Off-season Report! Changes in Coaching and F/A Players!" Moose Salzer

The Las Vegas Gladiators signed their fifth Coach in four years, Mike Wilpolt to a three year deal. Wilpolt's previous Arena Head Coaching experience came in the 2004 season for the Indiana Firebirds when he replaced Steve DeBerg who got off to an 0-5 start. Wilpolt went 5-3-0 down the stretch and then the team went under. Wilpolt is a former Ar.FL player from Carolina and Las Vegas. 

Thanks again to Af2 Media Guru Marc Lestinsky and League executive Jerry Kurz for the great time at both ArenaBowl XX in New Orlean and ArenaCup 8 in Bossier City, LA this past summer. I had a blast.

Alabama Steeldogs Coach Ron Selesky who was an NFL player with New Orlean in 1988, has been named to new Grand Rapids Coach Steve Thonn [pronouce it 'Tawn'] staff as Defencive Coordinator with the Rampage. I guess St. Mary's [Canada U.] OL/DE Jaden Volchoff will have a new Coach to yell at them down there nest year. Actually I hope Jaden gets pulled up to the Rampage as well. He's one of the best blockers I've seen in Af2.

Back in the Af2 next year are: the Peoria Pirates, with former Coach Bruce Cowdry and the Jim Foster, Jr. lead Iowa Barnstormers. Both don't have I-net sites up yet.

Expect Brian Urlacher's New Mexico Af2 team to be operating and I will be attending a game next year.

The Oklahoma Yard Dagwz are under new Management. Gone are Barry Switzer and Horn Chen. In are Gary Reasons and Phil Miller.

Ex-CFL /Ar.FL player and Af2-Ar.FL Coach Danton Barto (Memphis/Las Vegas) is in now as the new Coach of the Manchester Wolves." Moose Salzer

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Tues, Aug 21 07 "It's all set for Saturday's ArenaCup 8 Showdown in Shreveport-Bossier City! It's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, American Conference v. Tulsa Talons, National Conference" Moose Salzer

Af2 Conference Final Results:
American Conference: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 46, Green Bay 43
National Conference: Tulsa 67, Bossier-Shreveport 47

This coming Saturday I will be covering the Tulsa Talons v. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers in ArenaCup 8, the Indoor Pro 'AAA' Championship of Af2. I know Regina's Danny Massier wishes he could be there but I will get him a program. I will also get Scott and John back home t-shirts/ and or hats. But back to the game. After I incorrectly picked the ArenaBowl XXI and NFL's last Europa Champs wrong, I got both the CFL picks this weekend and Af2 Conference picks right. Halleluyah! Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Tulsa have identical 17-2-0 marks and have been the cream of the class of '07 all year. Rio Grande Valley got knocked out with a 16-1-0 mark by Shreveport-Bossier City last weekend and yesterday Qunicy Carter's Battlewings lost to hard-charging Tulsa, 67-47. Two weeks ago I was in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Af2 Semi-Final playoffs and the 89th PGAs. I said then that I thought Tulsa was the team to beat and I still believe it.  But not so fast. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, once started by the late, greatest ever Colts NFL QB, Johnny Unitas' group have been a great success story this season. Coach Rich Ingold, one of the original Ar.FL QBs, along with John Fourcade, Sean Payton, Mike Hohensee, Whit Taylor, Brendan Folmar, Marty Mornhingweg and Ed Rubbert, is  now the all-time winningest Coach in Af2 history. Ingold, an Indiana native passed Chris Siefried earlier this year and is now at 60 wins in his Af2 career.

ArenaCup 8 Pick:
Again I am sticking my neck out, but I am going with the newest team to make the Af2 Championship, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 63, Tulsa 60, O.T. It'll be the best ArenaCup yet and the Talons won their last in their only attempt, back in 2003. Best of luck to both teams! See you Af2 fans in muggy Bossier City / Shreveport! In other Ar.FL news: The Los Angeles Avengers have re-signed OL Sean McNamara to a two-year contract through 2009 for about $88,000/per yr." Moose Salzer

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Wed, Aug 8 07 "Af2/UIF Playoff Update! CFL - Af2/Indoor Pro Connection,  Ben Sankey and Tony Stallings! Sioux Falls, South Dakota report from on the Road!

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Wed, Aug 1 07 "San Jose wins third ArenaBowl in six years, 55-33 over Columbus! My report from New Orlean! Af2 Report! Af2 Playoff Picks!I'm back on the Road to South Dakota this weekend! Talking Arena Footy late Friday night/Saturday morning 12.30am EST on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186!" Moose Salzer

I arrived in 'The Big Easy', home of the New Orlean Saints, coached by ex-Arena Bowl QB Sean Payton, on Thursday. I paid the extra $25 to go down early since I would have to have waited an extra two hours in the Atlanta airport. Not that I mind Atlanta airport, definitely better than Chicago or Newark, New Jersey! When I got to the Hotel on Saint Charles St., right next to where Oliver Stone filmed the movie JFK in Lafayette Parc, I noticed the 'Welcome Arena Football League' banners and ArenaBowl XXI placards on the light polls in town. It was a welcome sight. New Orlean has recovered 80% from that bitch Katrina that torn the town apart back in August 2005, when I was up in Shreveport, the ex-CFL city covering ArenaCup 6 for MYKwebTV.

I will be on the road covering a lot more footy in the next few weeks as the seemingly endless 'Economy with Dignity' world sports and footy tour continues. The ArenaCup is back in Shreveport-Bossier City at the CenturyTel Arena again. First time in league history that the two biggest Arena football games of the year are in the same state since AF2 was started in 2000. But back to New Orlean. The upstart Columbus Destroyers who had knocked off the three top seeds in the National Conference to get to the Championship. The San Jose Sabercats had won 12 games in a row and could be the next San Antonio Spurs or New England Patriots. That's what they would become. The festivities leading up to ArenaBowl XXI were very well planned and the great folkes of New Orleans rolled out the red-carpet for all the fans, Media (I'm both in this case) and League personnel! The downtown Sheraton Hotel was the official League Office, Radio Row and merchandise HQ during the Wednesday-Sunday game-time party after the game was over. Wednesday - Kick Off to ArenaBowl XXI was held at the Aquarium of the Americas with the Mascot challenge. The Desperados mascot won the contest.

Thursday was the Aaron Dreamgirls Cheerleaders competition. Utah's cheerleader won. Also the Georgia Force and Columbus Destroyers players helped finish a playground at the J.W. Johnson School with League Commissioner C. Dave Baker cutting the ribbon at the dedication ceremony.

Friday the following events took place: ArenaBowl Kickoff Fanfest at the Harrah's Casino. Don't worry, there was no gambling in the ballroom where the league paid for the party. Across town the Arena League  Awards show where Columbus QB Matt Nagy won the award for

Saturday: 10 a.m. Ar.FL players visited the Children's Hospital. 2 p.m. the annual Arena League combine took place outside the SuperDome on the field. 7 p.m. Live concert outside downtown at Spanish Plaza  where the band Stynx played.

Sunday: 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., after the game Free Entertainment, player and cheerleader autographs and prizes.

The game: San Jose won, 55-33 with a stifling Defence and caused several as per lately unusual turnovers by Columbus, who seemed a step too slow in this game.

Game Balls to the following players: 
1)  Darren Arbet, Coach, San Jose, (2) Cole Magner, WR, Columbus, (3) James Roe, WR, San Jose, (4) QB Mark Grieb, game M.V.P. and5) Trestin George, KR/WR San Jose

Other Indoor Footy News: The American Indoor Football Association has emerged from the ashes of the WIFL, AFIA and the NIFL with 16 teams to begin play in 2008; So far the teams are: Wyoming Cavalry, Fayetteville Guard, Baltimore Blackbirds, Canton Legends, Carolina Speed, Danville Demolition, Erie Freeze, Florence Fantoms, Huntington Heroes, Johnstown Rivery'ats, Lakeland Thunderbolts, Mississippi Mudcats and Pittsburgh Rats.

So Congratulations to the new Ar.FL dynasty, the San Jose Sabercats, who are now 3-0 in ArenaBowls.

Af2 Report! Af2 Playoff Picks!I'm back on the Road to South Dakota this weekend!
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Updated Sat, July 28 07 "Listen now to Moose on Sports Rage with Gabriel Morency last night  on Sirius Satellite Hardcore radio talking ArenaBowl XXI! Moose's ArenaBowl XXI preview that  is tomorrow! San Jose and Columbus move on to ArenaBowl XXI! Arena Football Conference Finals Done!" Myk Aussie

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From Moose "San Jose enters ArenaBowl XXI in familiar territory; they've been to two ArenaBowls before winning both (2002 and 2004). But the Columbus Destroyers, formerly the Buffalo Destroyers are for the first time. San Jose held on to defeat the pesky Defending Champ Rush, 61-49. Michna, who Winnipeg should have held onto threw 5 TDs in relief. Columbus, who was up by as many as 20 points twice(!)  beat number two seeded Georgia, 66-56. I would have thought, if D'Orazio had been healthy San Jose v. Chicago would have been more high scoring.

ArenaBowl XXI Preview: San Jose SaberCats (15-3-0) v. Columbus Destroyers (10-9-0) at New Orlean, LA. Arena. Time: Sunday, 3 p.m., EST, ABC TV. Mike Golic and Morency's buddy Mike (Ike) Greenberg on the mic. What to look for: SaberCats Offence v. the Destroyers Defence. Kinney, Thompson, Riley and Hall, three DLm and one LB give the Destroyers all the pass rush they need. They have successfully gotten to Brett Dietz of Tampa, Clint Dolezel of Dallas and Chris Griesen of Georgia enough to win three tough road games and get to the Vahala of the Arena Football League.

Oh, and QB Matt Nagy has already lead Georgia there before himself, losing closely to Elway-Bolen-Kroenke's Colorado Rush on a FG with only seconds left. Forget about the five game losing streak with six games left in the season and the  7-9-0 mark that (barely) got Columbus in the dance. These Destroyers are for real. I know San Jose has more total wins than anybody in the loop since the clock struck 2000. I know S.J. Coach Darren Arbet has two ArenaBowl rings already and so does QB Mark Grieb, who completes an unconscionable 74% of his passes. Kinney, Thompson, Coach Doug Kay, Ast. Coach Cecil Doggette and several other Columbus personnel have rings from Arena and Af2 Champ teams too. To get my predicted score: listen to Morency's show Friday night and next week it'll be here on the Internet too!

Watching the two Conference Ar.FL games from my Hotel bed Saturday while on assignment in Birmingham Alabama I couldn't help but being caught off guard by the difference in tone of the two games. In the National Conference game at 1 p.m. EST, Columbus the number six seed handles a seemingly nervous Georgia team with ease while ex-Winnipeg Blue Bomber pivot, lefty Russ 'Mikki' Michna, filling in for Defending ArenaBowl Champ QB, Chicago's Matt D'Orazio, Chicago kept San Jose on it's toes throughout." Moose Salzer

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Fri, July 13 07 "Arena Football Report! This weekend's Playoff picks! Biggest Upset in Ar.FL Playoff History Highlights Conference Semi-Finals in Week 19! Af2 Report! This weeks Af2 picks! I'm off to Birmingham this weekend! I'll be talking lots of Arena Football late Friday night/Saturday morning 12.30am EST on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186!" Moose Salzer

Week 19 Scores:
Georgia 65, Philadelphia 39
Chicago 52, Los Angeles 20
San Jose 76, Colorado 67
Columbus 66, Dallas 59

Storyline: The long tall Texas man, with the lip droll stroded into the bar. He nodded at the barkeep to crack him open a cold one and took his seat near the back. Three other Caucasian athletes were already there. The tallest one, the 'Polish Prince' from Germany said, "Ve've ben waitin' for ja.", with a slight accent. Next to him was the greatest American born Hockey player of all-time. And nearest the 'other QB in town', was the one from Jerry Jones other team. The 6'5" QB from indoor Pro Footy nodded to them and took his seat.

The lineup, l to r: Dirk Nowitzski, Mike Modano, Tony Romo and now Desperados QB Clint Dolezel. These four Captains from their respective Dallas Pro Sports teams had one thing in common. During the 2006-07 sports calendar year, had their teams; the Mavericks, South Stars, Cowboys and Desperados had ALL failed to advance far in the playoffs, losing to lower seeded opponents. Firs it was the Cowboys, with their new boy-wonder QB Romo, who blew a routine hold on a chip-shot FG that allowed the Seattle Seahawks to escape Big D with a 21-20 NFL playoff win. 

Modano's Stars got ousted at home in the first round of the NHL playoffs, losing to the 'Todd Betuzzi-less' Vancouver Canucks. Then the Mavericks got 'cacked' by the [get this!], Don Nelson-lead Golden St. Warriors, who had last year set the NBA all-time record for NOT making the playoffs for 13 straight seasons (kinda the opposite of the Edmonton Eskimos who had made the CFL playoffs 33 STRAIGHT years in a row). Ouch! But the worst of the four may be the highly regarded Desperados of the Arena Football League who got trumped AT HOME (!) by the [double get this] Columbus Destroyers, who came into Big D with a (are you sitting down?) unenviable record of 8-9.

Call it the 'Big Hurt'. And I'm not talking about Toronto Blue Jays hitter/fielder Frank Thomas either. Dallas really fell asleep at the wheel but it was more than just an underrated team getting hot on the road in the playoffs when it comes down to brass tacks. With Dallas trailing, two minutes to go in the contest, the biggest error in Arena Football history happened. They took 44 seconds to get their XP unit on the field. Unforgivable.

Give Columbus credit. Three times in the game former Dallas K Pete Martinez of Columbus hit the iron on the net frame with kicks and twice (IN A ROW!) the Destroyers recovered the kicks. The first, the kick to start the second half Columbus took right in for the TD. The next kick was wresteled away from a lazy (or tired?) Will Pettis, usually the best kick returner in the league this year. Both times Columbus scored TDs.

Dallas had seemed comfortably ahead at the half with a 38-28 lead. At halftime also Columbus Coach Doug Kay (U.Hawai'i, '80-'82, Assoc.H. Coach/Defencive Coordinator) calmly told his charges, "The next half (of the game) is yours to make what you can out of it." In contrast, Will McClay, the arrogant Dallas Coach lulled his troops to sleep with the bland, "They tryin' to get where we already are, an' they ain't gonna do it!!!" [Hhmmm...Ebonics or bad grammar,  anyone?]

Dallas fans can't blame this one on Dolezel anymore than South Stars fans can blame Modano, or Mavericks fans can blame Nowitzki. But Cowboys fans can SURE blame Romo, who is probably trying to remember Paris' (she's out of jail isn't she?) digits from speed dial.  Dallas forgot two things that GREAT Arena teams should never forget; former players ALWAYS look for ways to make the team they left look bad. Martinez and WR Jason Shelly (who scored two late TDs for the Destroyers) did that.

The other most important thing to ALWAYS remember about your opponent is if you have the chance to blow them out and put them away, do it. Too many times over the years in Pro Football I've seen nice-guy and not-so-nice-guy Coaches let teams hang around.

Back at the bar, Nowitzki, Modano and Romo left to go about their lives. Their seasons were over and it was time to move on. Clinton Dolezel's nightmare was just starting. Many more Buds won't make it go away. Somebody pay this man's tab and call him a cab!

American Conference game and pick this weekend:
San Jose vs Chicago
National Conference game and pick this weekend:
Columbus vs Georgia.

My picks are now on the 100% Free Mates Club weekly column Click here

More when Gabriel Morency and hook up on Sirius Radio, Channel 186 around midnight on Saturday, July 14th from Birmingham, Alabama.

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Fri, July 6 07 "Arena Football League Report! Week Two Playoffs! Week One Results!" Moose Salzer

Playoffs Round One Scores:
Los Angeles 64, Utah 44
Philadelphia 41, Orlando 26
Colorado 49, Kansas City 42
Columbus 56, Tampa Bay 55
I predicted three of four correctly in week one of the Ar.FL playoffs.

Week Two Match ups.
Columbus at Dallas, What to watch for. Dallas should win and I predict they will in O.T. But they better not try to blow out upstart Columbus. The Destroyers barely made the playoffs but finally won on the road defeating an overrated Tampa Bay team [QB Matt Nagy, who's been  to the ArenaBowl before, was Offensive player of the week]. Dallas would be wise to treat these guys with respect or they'll be upset victim number two for the Destroyers in the '07 Playoffs. Predicted Finish, Dallas 57, Columbus 56, O.T. Philadelphia at Georgia, Blowout of the week! Expect Bon Jovi's guys to get killed by the best team in the League {Remember these guys from Art Blank's team blew out Dallas earlier this year}. Expect QB Tony (The Graz) Graziani to get hit after and hard by Georgia Coach Doug Plank's charges! Prediction: Georgia 77, Philadelphia 45 (Ouch! Blue-haired foxx Moxie will be mad at me!)

Los Angeles at Chicago, Fireworks for here for sure! Defending Champ Chicago is as riled up as Majority Owner Mike Ditka was at those NFL-Senate Disability hearing two weeks ago! Chicago can't let up against hard charging L.A., who blew away Utah at the Staples Centre, home of new movie producer Elton J. Brand's Clippers! Bob McMillen v. Josh Jeffries should be as fun as Bobby Sippio v. Kelvin Ingram! Matt D'Orazio will throw one more TD and maybe a two-point convert at well. As long as QB Sonny Cumbie doesn't get too many time count violations, L.A will hang - for three quarters of the game. Chicago 60, Los Angeles 53.

Colorado at San Jose. The  Sabercats just get no respect. The late Rodney Dangerfield would like these guys. Like him, they are winners too, despite the above. QB match up has ex-teammates John Dutton (two ArenaBowl wins) v. Mark Grieb and his two ArenaBowl rings. Because of Coach Darren Arbet's great staff and, Grieb and depth, I give a decisive edge to the Sabercats at home; San Jose 67, Colorado 59.

Final Week Seventeen Standings 2007
1)   Dallas            15-1-0
2)   Georgia         14-2-0
3)   San Jose       13-3-0
4)   Chicago        12-4-0
5)   Kansas City   10-6-0
6)   Los Angeles   9-7-0
7)   Tampa Bay     9-7-0
8)   Philadelphia   9-7-0
9)   Orlando          8-8-0
10) Colorado        8-8-0
11) Utah               8-8-0
12) Columbus      7-9-0
The twelve teams above the line made the Ar.FL playoffs
13) Nashville        7-9-0
14) New York       5-10-0
15) New Orleans   5-10-0
16) Austin            5-11-0
17) Arizona          4-12-0
18) Grand Rapids 4-12-0
19) Las Vegas      2-14-0" Moose Salzer  

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Mon, July 2, 07 "Af2 Report! UIF league Update!"
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Tues, June 26 07 "Playoffs start this Friday! Week 17 Wrap-up! Players of the Year, Offence - Georgia QB Chris Griesen, Defence - Chicago LB/TE John Moyer! Playoff Picks!Af2 Scores, Report! " Moose Salzer

Week 17 Scores:
Philadelphia 63, Orlando 49 (both teams qualify for the Playoffs)
Nashville 57, Grand Rapids 54 (Rampage fire Coach 'Sparky' McEwen...)
Tampa Bay 55, Austin 51 (Tampa becomes first team in League history to start the year 0-5 and make the playoffs - using four different QBs!)
Columbus 74, New York 43 (As I predicted, New York & 'Orleans missed the playoffs...N.Y. D's QB Aaron Garcia may go the Dan Marino rout and retire...)
San Jose 73, Las Vegas 46 (Gladiators Coach Barto and QB Rolovich safe for now)
Chicago 48, Kansas City 21 [both in playoffs]
Utah 47, Los Angeles 37
Georgia 68, New Orlean 42 [I wouldn't buy a home in the Big Easy, Coach Neu!]

My Choice for Offencive Player of the Year: Georgia QB Chris Griesen who obliterated the TD passing mark for a single season. My Choice for Defencive Player of the Year - Courageous John Moyer, LB/TE, Chicago

First Round American and National Conference Playoff Byes: Dallas, who plays tonight on Monday Night Arenaball, Georgia, San Jose and Defending Champ Chicago.

Wild Card Playoffs start Friday night: ESPN, who has done a poor to mediocre job on the telecasts all season long is responding to criticism by having a one half hour Ar.FL Playoff show on Friday night from 7 p.m. to 7:30. Now watch 'Em screw things up with idiots like Mark Jones, who had 8 errors in the lousy and postponed game last Monday night a week ago.

Games this weekend in Wild Card Arena Playoffs First Round include: Los Angeles at Kansas City, Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, Utah at Colorado and Columbus at Orlando.

Playoff Picks:
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Tues, June 19 07 "Ar.FL Report! Playoff teams almost all set! R.I.P. Justin Skaggs! Af2 Scores! Af2 Report! Af2 Week 12 picks!" Moose Salzer

Justin Skaggs, Utah Blaze WR/S passed away at the 'too-early' age of only 28 last Friday in Salt Lake City, Utah as he underwent emergency brain surgery for a bening tumour. Skaggs who caught 21 passes for 3 TDs early in the year, collapsed last month at practice after being dizzy and nauseated. He was later diagnosed as having a tumour on the top of the brain and it was attempted to be shrunk by lasers, et, al. Skaggs started his Pro career as a WR with Washington and played there his first two Pro seasons. He caught 1 pass for a 5 yard first down in 2002 v. Philadelphia.

He played with Washington in '01 & '02. He then left to the NFL E 'AAA's where he played for Amsterdam in '03. He made the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in '04 but was allocated back to Amsterdam in the spring of '05. Skaggs was a starting WR on the NFL E Championship team in Amsterdam in '05 and came directly to the Ar.FL and Orlando several days after the short 11 game NFL E season was concluded in June '05. He signed with Utah in early '06, where he played until his recent death. Skaggs caught 146 passes for 1,733 yds., 26 TDs in seven Pro years with five teams in three Pro leagues. R.I.P., Justin Skaggs.

Af2 Scores! Report! Week 12 picks!
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Updated Fri June 15, 07 "Week 16 Picks! Arena Football Week 15! !" Moose

Week 16 Picks:
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Wed, June 13 07 Week 15 Scores:
Dallas 80, New Orlean 79. Fourth highest scoring game in League history!
San Jose 70, Utah 49
Chicago 55, Grand Rapids 32
Georgia 81, Austin 64
Tampa Bay 69, Philadelphia 59
Orlando 75, New York 74. Sixth highest scoring game in Ar.FL history!
Kansas City 47, Columbus 34
Nashville 63, Las Vegas 48 

Stats of the Week: 12 and 11 TD games by QBs in League history:
2001 - Aaron Garcia, New York - 12
2002 - Andy Kelly, Detroit - 11
2005 - Clint Dolezel, Las Vegas - 11
2006 - Clint Dolezel, Dallas - 11
2007 - Joe Germaine, Utah - 11
2007 - Clint Dolezel, Dallas - 11
2007 - Steve Bellisari, N.O. - 11* (Bellisari is left-handed*)" Moose

Tues June 5, 07 "Arena Football Week 14 report! Week 15 picks! Af2 and Indoor Pro Report! UIF Week 10! NIFL in Trouble!" Moose Salzer  

Week 14 Scores:
Dallas 59, Philadelphia 56
San Jose 59, Orlando 52
Georgia 54, Columbus 37
Kansas City 66, Grand Rapids 53
Austin 82, New York 54
Tampa Bay 61, New Orlean 55
Los Angeles 50, Chicago 47
Arizona 41, Las Vegas 20

Something different this week:
Tampa Bay Passing:    Att(s) - Comp(s) - % - Yds. - TDs - INTs
1) B. Dietz                   199        136    68%  1578    31       6
2) J. Kaleo                   198        133    67%  1464    18       6
3) S. Case                     73         48    66%    540      6       2
4) P. O'Hara                   73         48    66%    540      2       6

Arena League Rushing (through 13 games)
1) D. Alexander, Nashville      317 yds.
2) J. 'Zeus' White, Dallas       262 yds.
3) A. McPherson, Austin         247 yds.
4) B. McMillian, Chicago         216 yds.
5) B. Kelly, Arizona                177 yds.
6) D. Moss, Kansas City         158 yds.

Kicking:
Orlando's Jay Taylor with 104 points.

Bobby McMillian of Defending Champ Chicago continues to hold the all-time lead in rushing - barely over hard-charging Michael (Bo) Kelly of Arizona who HAD the all-time lead several times, briefly this year. Both say they will retire at the end of the year. We'll see!

Week 15 Picks:
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Af2 and Indoor Pro Report! UIF Week 10! NIFL in Trouble!
Arena Footy2 webWORLD Click here

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Updated, Fri June 1, 07 "Moose's Arena Football Week 14 picks! Week 13 report! New Orlean's Monday Night Blunder and More!" Myk Aussie

Moose's Week 14 Picks:
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Week 13 Scores:
Utah 65, Orlando 62
San Jose 48, Nashville 34
Kansas City 62, Los Angeles 56
Grand Rapids 58, Colorado 56.
Georgia 52, Tampa Bay 38
Dallas 56, Columbus 47
Chicago 53, Arizona 47
Philadelphia 76, Austin 66
New York 69, New Orlean 63.

From Moose. "What ever happened to ex-Saskatchewan/Calgary WR Travis Moore? Why I saw a glimpse of him on Monday Night Arenaball--he's now the New Orlean's WR Coach in Ar.FL! Speaking of New Orlean, how do you lose a six point game with seconds left in the 1:00 timing clock, in a desperation game for the playoff seedings, at home? Let Mike Neu Coach your team; Example: Neu's V's score with 1:09 remaining. They replaced injured vet QB Andy Kelly {now with 44,000+ career yds., 42,500+ in Arena Football!} with a red-hot Steve Bellisari (the former 230 lb. Rams backup S!). All Steve did was throw an Indoor Pro Football high, for him, 6 TDs and run for two more. With 1:00 remaining, after N.O. fell on a great onside kick by their new K, the V's throw along pass. That plus the dopey New York pass interference gives them a first and goal with 40 seconds left. They have one time out, N.Y. none. First play, Bellisari, from Scott Terna's THE Ohio St., runs to the  - one! On purpose (maybe he could have gotten in).

The Coach then has him run left, two inches when he could have scored. Third down with 11 seconds left. NEW ORLEAN calls TIMEOUT! On third down, you guessed it, Neu tells Bellisari, who tied an all-time Arena League high with 17 carries in the game, to QB sneak it again! He gets nailed for a yard loss. Then on fourth down the worst call in Arenaball's history; a fourth QB sneak that is stopped at the one. In the lat minute of the game, New Orlean's runs four times for zero yards...I understand you want to run the clock down and N.Y. QB Aaron Garcia, on his daughter's ninth birthday had been red-hot with 8 TDs, quite average for this Pro, on the road in the home of ArenaBowl XXI. But you have to score the TD to tie then the convert, which in Arenaball is no gimme, to win by one (or two). Bellisari definitely could have scored on at least second down.

The V's set an Arenaball record with four straight carries, unless someone out there knows the last time in the last 21 yrs., when another Arena League team has run four straight times (?)! Oh, the Voodoo mascots are called 'Mojo', kind of a Ralph 'The Dog' type meets the 'Banana Splits' type furry character, and a guy wearing a top hat, plastic skull and ribs sticking out of his tails named 'Bonehead'. Do you think he could trade places with Coach Mike Neu next week? He couldn't do any worse!" Moose Salzer

Moose Week 14 Picks:
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Mon, May 21 07 "Moose's Arena Footy report! Listen to Moose's Arena segments right now from the past 3 weeks on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Hardcore Sports radio! Dietz red hot and Tampa Coming back from the Dead! Arena Football Coaching all-time ArenaBowl wins list! Mike Dailey's Career Coaching Stats! Mooses Week 13 Picks now on the 100% Free Mates Club!" Myk Aussie

From Moose "The Tampa Bay Storm helped Coach Tim Marcum win his record 185th game this weekend, on Friday night by whipping Arizona by nine points behind red hot rookie QB Brett Dietz, who is now 4-0-0 since taking over  the starting pivot job. Speaking of also coming back from the dead, Las Vegas won rookie Coach Danton Barto his second game of the year with a one-point'r over slumping Utah. The Blaze may NOT be the other Utah team (to the NBA's 'Jazz') to win a Pro Championship (provided the Jazz hold up their end of the bargain...), by losing their sixth straight game, as ex-Hawai'i QB Nick Rolovich celebrated his first Arena start ever (1-0-0).

Arena Football Coaching all-time ArenaBowl wins list:
1) Tim Marcum, 7 (10 appearances)
2) Jay Gruden, 2 (four appearances)
3) Danny White, 2 (five appearances)
4) Mike Dailey, 2 (two appearances)
5) Darren Arbet, 2 (two appearances)
6) Mike Hohensee, 1 (one appearance)
7) Fran Curci, 1 (two appearances)
8) Perry Moss, 1 (two appearances)
9) Mike Trigg, 1 (one appearance)

Mike Dailey's Career Coaching Stats:
2007  Colorado           7-4-0
2006  Colorado         11-6-0
2005  Colorado         13-6-0*
2004  Colorado         12-6-0
2003  Indiana             7-8-0
2002  Indiana             7-8-0
2001  Indiana            11-6-0
2000  Albany+            9-6-0
1999  Albany            14-3-0*
1998  Albany            10-5-0
1997  Albany              6-8-0
Totals:                   102-62-0
+ Albany moved to Indianapolis after the 2000 season. * Teams won ArenaBowls these years.            

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Wed, May 16 07 "Arena Football League Week 11! Congratulations to San Jose Coach Darren Arbet for his 100th win! New Orlean, Utah, Nashville, Austin gone cold! Week 12 Picks!" Moose Salzer

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Week 11 Scores:
Columbus 59, Grand Rapids 56
Orlando 42, New Orlean 33
Colorado 57, Nashville 35
Kansas City 60, Utah 41
Arizona 53, Austin 41
Tampa Bay 40, Los Angeles 37
San Jose 61, Las Vegas 34

The Tampa Bay Storm have now won three in a row with rookie former Af2 QB Brett Dietz (3-0-0), who threw 90 TDs for Louisville (Af2) last year, as the starting QB. The Storm have recaptured their winning ways  by holding their last three opponents to under 40 points, while only themselves averaging 38 points per contest. It's too early to count on Coach Extraordinaire Tim Marcum (182 wins) team a playoff contender, but with six games remaining and the team now at 4-6-0, and with tow divisional opponents, New Orlean and Austin seemingly going in the tank, stranger things have happened. Getting DL Nyle Wiren back from I.R. has helped the Pass Rush the best since Kelvin Kinney left for Columbus several years ago.

If the playoffs were to go down today, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Georgia, Orlando, Chicago, Dallas, San Jose, Columbus and Utah would squeeze in. 12 of the league's 19 teams are due to make it. Three times in the last four years the league has had 19 teams. Look for Washington to be the league's next entry. I have it no good sources that the Commish, C. Dave Baker, the perpetually annotated man, might retire after the league hits 20-22 teams in the next couple years. The constant travel has worn the 51-year old, 387 lb., Six-foot Nine-and-a-half incher down. I'll be sorry to see Dave go. And I was sorry that he didn't replace Paul Tagliabue as the Commish of that other American Pro Football League!

Top 10 Ar.FL Passers through ten games in 2007:
Key = Position, QBs name, Yards, TDs, INTs: 
1)   J. Germaine, Utah - 3,396 yds., 74TDs - 4 INTs
2)   C. Greisen, Georgia - 3,087 - 78 - 8
3)   M. D'Orazio, Chicago - 3,011 - 64 - 9
4)   S. Bonner, Arizona - 2,883 - 61 - 10
5)   M. Grieb, San Jose - 2,852 - 60 - 9
6)   C. Dolezel, Dallas - 2,830 - 68 - 6
7)   J. Dutton, Colorado - 2,657 - 52 - 10
8)   R. Philyaw, Kansas City - 2,500 - 41 - 7
9)   A. McPherson, Austin - 2,379 - 42 - 10
10) S. Cumbie, Los Angeles - 2,378 - 48 - 6

San Jose Coach Darren Arbet wins his 100th game; he's now in 6th place all-time in Arena Football history. MYKwebTV Honours S.J. SaberCats Coach Darren Arbet, who hit his 100th Coaching win Sunday, last weekend. As San Jose pasted a bad Las Vegas team that is rumored to be headed down to Af2 next year, 61-34. S.J. QB Mark Grieb, who set team records for passing in a single game said the whole team was fired up to get Coach 'A', his 100th win. Arbet is the first black American Pro Football Coach to win a Pro league Championship. He first accomplished this with the awesome 2002 team, that pummeled the rival Arizona Rattlers, 52-14, the worst drubbing in ArenaBowl history. Arbet has been Arena League Coach of the year twice and lead the SaberCats to the 2004 ArenaBowl title as well.

Arbet's career Coaching marks are below:
2007  San Jose   +7-3-0
2006  San Jose   11-7-0
2005  San Jose    9-8-0
2004  San Jose   14-5-0
2003  San Jose   13-5-0
2002  San Jose   16-1-0
2001  San Jose   11-5-0
2000  San Jose   13-3-0
1999  San Jose    6-8-0
Totals:            100-45-0 +'07 season still in progress...

Week 12 Picks:
Arizona OVER Tampa Bay
Columbus OVER Colorado, O.T.
Utah OVER Las Vegas
Chicago OVER Nashville
Las Angeles OVER Georgia, O.T. (upset pick of the week!)
San Jose OVER Grand Rapids
Kansas City OVER New York
Orlando OVER Austin
New Orlean OVER Philadelphia

For more In-Depth coverage I hope you can listen as I'll be on with Gabriel Morency on Sports Rage which is now on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 186, Saturday, 12:30-12:45 a.m." Moose

Sat, May 12 07 "Moose Salzer talking lots of Arena Footy with Gabriel Morency on Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio! Moose's Week 11 picks from Wed May 9! I bag Arena Footy just a bit on Sports Rage!" Myk Aussie

This is my call to Sports Rage on Sirius radio from last Friday night. I went right off. Gabriel Morency talks for a few minutes before I come on. Moose is on after me talking lots of Arena Footy. Scroll down to the Sport Rage After Hours May 4 section for me and Moose which is below the "Drive This" and "Game On" archives Click here

I do like Arena footy but I seriously think seeing it is indoors and a smaller version of the NFL they should play without helmets and padding. Then again I haven't played it but I am still playing the original AFL in Canada which is Australian Rules Football. For the 06 US Nationals of Aussie Rules Footy MYKwebTV Click here

To me AFL stands for the Australian Football League but I know Arena is growing. I also know that a accountant guy in the USA wanted $100,000's for afl.com a few years ago. He should have taken the money that would have been offered to him by afl.com.au or arenafootball.com people then as no one really need to pay lots of dollars for a .com name like that now that Google is so good." Myk

Wed, May 9 07 "Arena Football Report Week 10! Week 11 picks! Arenafootball2 update! Week 5 scores! Week 6 picks! Talking Arena Footy late Friday night/Saturday morning 12.30am EST on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186!" Moose Salzer

Week 10 Scores:
Chicago 59, Colorado 48
Tampa Bay 66, Austin 45
Columbus 51, New York 42
Kansas City 53, Philadelphia 41
Grand Rapids 71, Nashville 55
San Jose 56, Arizona 49
Los Angeles 69, Las Vegas 37
Georgia 55, Orlando 34
Dallas 66, Utah 59.

Expect Las Vegas to go all out to save young and talented H.Coach Danton Barto (former CLF-USA, Ar.FL player)'s job in the following weeks of the season. I really feel for 'Vegas and Columbus players having to play for two of the nuttiest owners in the league. The groups in Philly, Arizona, and until recently, Tampa Bay have just fallen asleep at the wheel. Those three clubs would be dangerous if they knew what they were doing. I'm kinda sick of the royal treatment Mr. Livin' On A Prayer is gettin'. Bon Jovi's theme songs kinda suck too, sorry to say. Maybe if I  get to the Big easy this late July '07 to the ArenaBowl XXI, I'll mention something to him in a nice way and help him out. I especially love those Philly Super fans, especially Moxie, the cutest woman out there with blue hair. Now if she'd only dump Capt'n Soul! 

The Announcers on last's night's Monday night Ar.FL ESPN2 game were a mutley crew to say the least. I like Merrill Hoge but Mark Jones, who's been inaccurate for years (check out last year's Hawai'i NCAA Bowl game where QB Colt Brennan set the NCAA record with 58 TDs passes in a season (14 games for more)). Jones last night said Denver beat Pittsburgh (now Tampa Bay since '91), 45-15. Actually it was 45-16, Mark. He also said something that drives me up the wall about "Levels" of Pro Football. Well, Mark and for the rest of the readers here they are, correctly for a change: The Ar.FL, CFL and NFL are one level and NFL Europa and Af2 are the 'AAA's. The way Jones said it, he made it sound as the NFL is ABOVE the Ar.FL, which of course it is NOT! Let's look more closely; the NFL has 32 teams that employ 1694 players (32 X 53) to start the season. Then more with injuries later in the year.

The Ar.FL has 19 teams with 24 per squad + additions for injuries later. The CFL has 44 X 9 teams (when Ottawa plays) + more when players get hurt. These three leagues all have great, very good, good and average players. Period. Whoever told Jones to make that crack about Damien Harrell 'playing at the next level, is an idiot. Unless he thought of that himself. I remember him infuriating a struggling Roman Gabriel of the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (WLAF) many years ago, lying about something  Gabriel allegedly said. How this clown has kept his job all these years is amazing to me.

Hoge even goofed up last night too but Commissioner Dave Baker did a superb job on during the second quarter and ESPN showed Arena League founder Jim  Foster, Jr., with his famous yellowed manilla envelope with the game/field diagram and notes form that fateful day in Feb. 11th, 1981, when he and a colleague from the NFL's promotions Dept., schlepped down to Madison Round Garden (it isn't square) and watched the Major Indoor Soccer League's all-star game and Foster put together the nuts and bolts of the game right there using that manila envelope.

Week 11 Picks.
In depth and more detail on Gabriel Morency's Hardcore Sports Rage Friday Night /Saturday Morning  12:35-12:49 a.m., Sirius Channel 186.
Columbus OVER Grand Rapids
Orlando OVER New Orlean home of ArenaBowl XXI.
Colorado OVER Nashville
Utah OVER Kansas City
Austin OVER Arizona
Las Vegas (Big Upset!) OVER San Jose. Sabrecats w/out 3 starters and LV usually beats San Jose once a year...
Los Angeles OVER Tampa Bay. Avengers season could come down to winning this for making the playoffs. Tampa's new QB, Brett Dietz now 2-0 to start his Pro career.
Philadelphia Tie New York. Neither team going anywhere so far, this year. Poor Aaron!" Moose

"During Arena Footy season you can hear Moose Salzer talking Arena Footy late Friday night/Saturday morning 12.30am EST on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186. I am often on Friday nights as well about 1 am EST. For the details on this great Hardcore sports radio show Click here" Myk Aussie

Tues, May 8 07 "Arenafootball2 update! Week 5 scores! Week 6 picks!"

Arena Footy2 Click here  "Moose Salzer

Thurs, May 3 07 "Week 10 picks! Week 9 report! Now there are three QBs with 800 career Pro TDs! Week 9 scores! Af2 report!' Moose Salzer

Week Nine Scores:
Orlando 69 , Las Vegas 34
Chicago 54, Philadelphia 43
Los Angeles 75, Grand Rapids 71
Colorado 45, Kansas City 42
Dallas 69, Nashville 62
Georgia 72, New Orlean 57
Tampa Bay 34, Columbus 32 (Upset Special!)
New York 67, Arizona 45

Arizona's lefty Shredrick Bonner has become the third Pro QB to top 800 career TDs, cathing for the moment Dallas' Clinton Dolezel and New Orlean Andy Kelly, who in addition threw 17 more in the NFL Europa. Chicago Coach Mike Hohensee, who has been in the League since 1987 was hit by a car (!) in a Chicago super market on Friday and Coached last night's win over slumping Philadelphia from the Skybox (!) He radioed plays down to Ast.H. Coach Walt Houseman and Walt sent them in to QB Matt D'Orazio. It was awkward and it didn't look like the Rush would pull last night's game out, but two late mistakes for the Soul made them 'soulless' for the fourth straight week. Third year Arena-Af2 QB Juston Wood got the start over journeyman Clint Stoerner, who's contract they acquired last week from the Nashville Kats.

Player of the week is Grand Rapids WR Timon Marshall who had a club record 405 total yards and 6 TD receptions in the Rampage narrow loss in L.A. Denver Crush part owner Stan Kroenke who also owns teams in the NFL and NHL now wants part of an English soccer team (for some god unknown reason?!). Noose tightening around 'Coach Sparky's' neck Dept: First they pulled his radio show now he's no longer G.M.! Coach Sparky McEwen of the slumping Grand Rapids Rampage is really in trouble at 13-30 lifetime if his team doesn't put it's fat out of the fire soon...More on Gabriel Morency's Hardcore Sports Rage this Saturday morning in the a.m, including betting lines on the Ar.FL's games. More in tomorrow's part deaux of the sports report... 

Week Ten Picks:
Columbus OVER New York
Georgia OVER Orlando
Dallas OVER Utah
Kansas City OVER Philadelphia
Grand Rapids OVER Nashville (or else for Coach Sparky!)
San Jose OVER Arizona
Austin OVER Tampa Bay
Los Angeles OVER Las Vegas
Chicago OVER Colorado

Af2: Quincy Carter on Fire, still! Shreveport-Bossier Battlewings talk of the League! A Look at the career of some of the best Indoor Coaches, John Gregory! Week 5 picks!

For Arena Footy2 webWORLD Click here" Moose Salzer

"During Arena Footy season you can hear Moose Salzer talking Arena Footy late Friday night/Saturday morning 12.30am EST on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186. I am often on Friday nights as well about 1 am EST. For the details on this great Hardcore sports radio show Click here" Myk Aussie

Tues, April 24 07 "Af2 report!

For Arena Footy2 webWORLD Click here" Moose Salzer

Mon, April 23 07 "Week Nine Report! Dallas No Longer Undefeated! Week 9 picks! On the Radio weekly during Arena season with Gabriel Morency on Sirius Hardcore, Channel 186! Myk tells me Bill Romo's book is awesome and Pure Romo Nutrition is unreal!" Moose Salzer

Week Eight Scores:
Georgia 78, Dallas 63
Nashville 49, Kansas City 40
San Jose 73, Los Angeles 49
Chicago 75, Grand Rapids 54
Colorado 63, Las Vegas 53
Orlando 52, New York 47
Arizona 83, Utah 69

Game Balls:
1)  Matt Nagy, QB, Columbus
2)  Dan Alexander, FB, Nashville
3)  Chris Griesen, QB, GA., 1st career 10 TD game
4)  Mark Grieb, QB, San Jose

Week Eight Standings:
1) Georgia, National Conf., 7-1-0
2) Dallas, National Conf., 7-1-0
3) Chicago, American Conf., 6-3-0
4) Colorado, American Conf., 6-3-0
5) San Jose, American Conf., 5-3-0
6) Utah, American Conf., 5-3-0
7) Orlando, National Conf., 4-3-0
8) Kansas City,  American Conf., 4-3-0
9) Columbus, National Conf., 4-3-0
10) New Orlean, National Conf., 4-3-0
11) Philadelphia, National Conf. 4-3-0
12) Nashville, American Conf., 4-4-0

All teams from here down would not make the ArenaBowl XXI Playoffs if they were held today:

13) Los Angeles, American Conf., 3-4-0
14) Austin, American Conf., 2-5-0
15) Grand Rapids, American Conf., 2-5-0
16) Arizona, American Conf., 2-6-0
17) New York, National Conf., 1-6-0
18) Tampa Bay, National Conf., 1-6-0
19) Las Vegas, American Conf., 1-7-0

Expect Grand Rapids Coach 'Sparky' McEwen (Yes, Virginia, Sparky!) to be fired in the next few weeks and probably be replaced by ex-Arena Bowl Grand Rapids Coach Mike Trigg soon. Tim Marcum, formerly known as 'THE' Coach, to be safe for a few years. Tampa should be back to normal after they clean house in late '07. Coach Danton Barto should be OK in 'Vegas for now. It's not his fault that lousy Owner Ferraro (or is it Ferrari?!) has screwed everything up with his penny-pinching ways. Can you say 'Donald Sterling, Jr.'? As a member of Arena Writers Association since 1995, I have long advocated an Ar.FL draft. Why not? Only with a good twist to it; have it in Sept., each year and only for NCAA players who have NOT been previously drafted by NFL or CFL teams. For example, have the Sept. 2007 draft (hypothetically speaking) for 2006 College Footy graduates! I really miss Charles Davis, Eli Gold and especially Mike Adamle on the Ar.FL games this year.

Trey Wingo, Mike Greenberg and unfortunately Mark (29 operations) Shlereth, suck. I really likes 'Stinky' Shlereth as an NFL player, but he doesn't know beans about Arena Football. In a recent ESPN telecast, Greenberg said the following about MVP candidate, GA QB Chris Griesen, "He's come out of nowhere." What a meathead! Griesen not only won the NCAA Div. II Championship as QB for Northwest Missouri St., but played three years (threw 7 passes for) the Arizona Cardinals (poor guy!), but then played two seasons in NFL Europa and co-lead his team (Rhein Fire, Andy Kelly's old team!) to the NFL 'AAA' Championship game, along with Las Vegas reserve QB Nick Rolovich. Sheesh, that's NOT out of nowhere!

On Gabe Morency's Hardcore Sportsrage this weekend Saturday, a.m., 12:37-12:51 a.m., Gabe and I recapped the games already played in week eight, covered the Picks for the rest of the weekend and then talked NBA and NFL Europa. There has always been much to like about both League's though I prefer the CFL and Af2 to NFLE. Still gotta thank Jake Jacobs for the six Canadian license plates she sent recently, British Columbia, Ontario, Friendly Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Wild Rose Country, Alberta and Nuveau Brunswick. Need the other seven, if anybody can help. Hey, I haven't heard from Cowboy Jeff in a while. Hey Jeff, you watching the Calgary Flames and / or Roughnecks in the NLL playoffs? I still say Morency and I should be covering the Ar.FL games. Maybe ABC will have a good crew for the ArenaBowl like in days of old. Next Week, Monday.

Week Nine Picks:
M - Columbus OVER Philadelphia by 11
Orlando OVER Las Vegas by 9
San Jose OVER Utah by 1
Georgia OVER New Orlean by 4
Dallas OVER Nashville by 5
Arizona OVER New York by 7
Los Angeles OVER Grand Rapids by 14
Sat. - Columbus OVER Tampa Bay by 8
S - Chicago OVER Philadelphia by 5" Moose

Fri, April 20 07 "Arena Football week 8 games and tips! Injuries strike QBs Graziani and Kelly! Kelly and Dolezel first two Pro QBs to pass for 800+ career TDs! Week 7 scores and report! On the Radio weekly during Arena season with Gabriel Morency on Sirius Hardcore, Channel 186! Myk tells me Bill Romo's book is awesome and Pure Romo Nutrition is unreal!" Moose Salzer

Week Eight Picks:
Orlando OVER New York by 7
Utah OVER Arizona by 10
Colorado OVER Las Vegas by 4
Chicago OVER Grand Rapids by 5
Georgia OVER Red-hot Dallas by 2, O.T.
Nashville OVER Kansas City by 3, O.T.
Austin OVER New Orlean by 8
Los Angeles OVER San Jose by 6
Columbus OVER Philadelphia by 9

Week 7 Scores:
Kansas City 52, Grand Rapids 41
New Orlean 67, San Jose 54 (Upset!)
Utah 76, Los Angeles 63
Columbus 72, Austin 49
Orlando 61, Tampa Bay 37
Nashville 62, Arizona 36
Colorado 49, New York 48
Georgia 69, Las Vegas 68 

Game Balls  / Milestones - Week Seven
1) Dallas QB Clint Dolezel, first Ar.FL QB over 800 TDs
2) Injured N.O. QB Andy Kelly, first Pro Football QB over 800 TDs (also threw 17 in NFL Europa in 1995-96). Dolezel and he are tied all-time with 803 Pro TDs, Kelly needs 14 more for just 800 Ar.FL only...)
3) Ray Philyaw, QB, Kansas City
4) Matt Nagy, QB, Columbus
5) Joe Germaine, QB, Utah, Ar.FL alltime record, three, 10-TD pass games (so far) this year.

Honourable Mention: Josh 'Zeus' White, FB, Dallas [Farrington H.S., Honolulu, O'ahu, HI/California University]

Compliments for Week 7.
Both Germaine (UT) and Chris Griesen of Georgia threw 10 TDs in games this past weekend. Booya to Gary Bond of the Pro Football Weekly (which coincidensensely isn't always weekly) for the puff piece on ex-Las Vegas QB, Shaun King, who got cut last week right after the article came out. I too was critical of the poorly run 'Vegas team for cutting him, but after the way young Af2 stud Brian Jones played last weekend as Coach Danton Bart's guys barely lost to GA., I think Jones will be alright. Is it my imagination, or is ESPN giving the League average coverage on the 'World Wide Leader in Sports' network?

The know-nothing about the League announcers need to get a hold of the Ar.FL Fact and Record Book and brush up on some names, dates, teams, et, al. I have another beef (or as the french guys might say, 'Buf') as the Trey Wingo, Mark Schlereth and other Arena League 'Newby' announcers continue to say "Any level of Pro Football..." What the hell does that mean? Arena Football IS PRO Football! It's the same level as the NFL or CFL, it's just Indoor Pro. The Bon Jovi worship is getting so think you can cut it with a knife. Please get me and Gabe Morency on the broadcasts, Dave Baker and Chris McCloskey to restore order. Sheesh, even NBC, who I really don't like did a better job. At least the games were on Sundays!

The injury to Tony 'The Graz' Graziani's shoulder (left, passing shoulder) isn't as bad as previously thought and Af2 vet, young pivot Juston Wood isn't bad. The drop-off from  The Graz to the Kid isn't insurmoutable and can be overcome. They have a real tiget by the tail in rapidly dominating Columbus...you guessed it, next Monday night. Sheesh, another ESPN2 Monday nighter...Arggghhh!!!" Moose Salzer

"During Arena Footy season you can hear Moose Salzer talking Arena Footy late Friday night/Saturday morning 12.30am EST on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186. I am often on Friday nights as well about 1 am EST. For the details on this great Hardcore sports radio show Click here" Myk Aussie

Tues, April 17 07 "Arena Football 2 update! A Week of Upsets! Week 3 picks!"

For Arena Football 2 Click here" Moose

Fri, April 13 07 "Arena Football Update! My Arena picks and report tonight on the radio with Gabriel Morency on Sirius Hardcore, Channel 186!" Moose' Salzer

ESPN Classic Arena Football Schedule.
Explanation: ESPN has dropped the 'classic' USFL games this year and is showing the following classic ESPN Arena Football games from the League's twenty-first season:

4/16/07   ArenaBowl VIII - 1994: Arizona v. Orlando
4/30/07   2001: Ar.FL Regular season game - Carolina v. New York
5/07/07   2005: Ar.FL Playoff Semi-Finals; Chicago v. Colorado
5/14/07   1996: Ar.FL Playoffs - Arizona v. Tampa Bay
5/28/07   2000: Ar.FL Regular season game - Albany v. Iowa [Kurt Warner jersey retirement ceremony included]
6/04/07   ArenaBowl XVIII - 2004: San Jose v. Arizona
6/11/07   Ar.FL 6/19/92 Regular season game - Orlando v. Detroit
6/18/07   1995: Ar.FL Playoff Semi-Final - Albany v. Tampa Bay
6/25/07   ArenaBowl X - 1996: Iowa v. Tampa Bay, Kurt Warner v. Jay Gruden!!

Arena Football League 2007 season Rule Changes:
1)  No Coaches on the field during play anymore.
2)  No More Centre-elegible on 'De Facto TE plays. Only the two outside Linemen eligible for catches on Offencive plays.
3)  Free Substitution.
4)  Missed two-point converts can now be returned for two-point Defencive plays like in the CIS/NCAA/NFL Europa.

Week Seven Picks:
Listen to Gabe Morency on Sirius Radio, Channel 186 this Saturday  a.m. at 12:30-12:45, with me,  for "This Week in Arenaball!" Moose Salzer

Wed, April 11 07 "Arena Football Week Six scores, games balls! Arena Football 2 and Indoor Pro Report! Af2 week 3 picks!" Moose Salzer

Mon, April 9 07 "Af2 Previews continued, Lubbock (TX) Renegades, Texas (Katy) Copperheads, Rio Grande Valley Dorados, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, Tulsa Talons, Tri-Cities Fever, Tennessee Valley (AL) Vipers!"

 For my Arena Footy 2 previews contd and more Click here" Moose

Sat, April 7 07 "Af2 Previews continued! Central Valley Coyotes, Everett Hawks, Green Bay Blizzar, Bloomington Extreme!

For my Arena Footy 2 previews contd, Week 1 report and Week 2 picks Click here" Moose

Wed, April 4 07 "Af2 previews continued! Sioux Falls Storm, Sioux City Bandits, Ohio Valley (WV) Grayhounds! Week Two Picks!"

For my Arena Footy 2 previews contd, Week 1 report and Week 2 picks Click here" Moose

Tues, April 3 07 "Week Five Scores! Week 5 report! Week Six Picks! Af2 Week One Review. Good Weekend for most Expansion Teams. Af2 Week Two Picks! On the Radio weekly during Arena season with Gabriel Morency on Sirius Hardcore, Channel 186! Myk tells me Bill Romo's book is awesome and Pure Romo Nutrition is unreal!" Moose Salzer

Week Five Scores:
Kansas City 62, Arizona 61
Columbus 62, Georgia 61
Chicago 66, Los Angeles 31
New Orlean 47, Orlando 45
San Jose 69, Tampa Bay 49
Philadelphia 65, New York 60
Colorado 55, Nashville 48
Utah 57, Las Vegas 47

Week Five Game Balls:
1) Joe Germaine, QB, Utah
2) Bobby Sippio, WR, Chicago
3) Kelvin Kinney, DL/TE, Columbus
4) Ray Philyaw, QB, Kansas City
5) John Moyer, DL/TE, Chicago

Honorable Mention: Columbus Coach Doug Kay, QB Matt Nagy, Chicago QB Matt D' Orazio, San Jose WR Ben Nelson and QB Mark Grieb, QB Rohan Davey, New York

Expect 'Vegas to bench former NFL QB Shaun King in favor of young Mr. Jones soon. Jones won Coach Danton Barto the 2005 ArenaCup that I covered for MYKwebTV and despite the  10 TD outburst three weeks ago, King still isn't quite 'down' with the Arena game yet. And speaking about QB troubles, the Tampa Bay Storm's geriatric trio of Pat O'Hara (37), John Kaleo (36) and Stoney Case (35) are not going to get it done for the team anymore.

Coach Tim Marcum started the ball rolling the wrong way when he waived Bobby Sippio to Chicago last year and basically gave the Rush all they needed to get to that elusive ArenaBowl - a speed WR that can burn! Remember that the late, great Walter Payton started this club back in 1999, before Alan Levin, then Mike Ditka took it over. Grabowski's indeed! There is a very REAL chance that the once proud Tampa Storm could go 0-16-0! Stay Tuned to "as the Arena stomach turns!

Ar.FL Standings:
1) Dallas, 4-0-0
2) Chicago, 4-1-0
3) Georgia, 4-1-0
4) Utah, 4-1-0
5) Philadelphia, 3-0-0
6) Colorado, 3-2-0
7) San Jose, 3-2-0
8) New Orlean, 3-2-0
9) Los Angeles, 2-2-0
10) Columbus, 2-2-0
11) Kansas City, 2-2-0
12) Nashville, 2-3-0
13) Kansas City, 2-3-0
14) Orlando, 2-3-0
15) Austin, 1-3-0
16) Grand Rapids, 1-3-0
17) New York, 1-3-0
18) Las Vegas, 1-4-0
19) Tampa Bay, 1-4-0

Week Six Picks: Expect Upsets! 
Columbus OVER Dallas
Austin OVER Utah
Colorado OVER San Jose
Los Angeles OVER Arizona
Grand Rapids OVER New York
Tampa Bay OVER New Orlean
Chicago OVER Nashsville
Kansas City OVER Las Vegas
Georgia OVER Philadelphia

For my Arena Footy2 Week 1 report and Week 2 picks Click here" Moose Salzer 

"During Arena Footy season you can hear Moose Salzer talking Arena Footy now a new night,  late Friday night/Saturday morning 12.30am EST on Gabriel Morency's SportsRage now on Sirius Satellite radio, Channel 186. For the details on this great Hardcore sports radio show Click here " Myk

Fri, Mar 30 07. "Moose's Week 5 picks! The Af2 season starts this Saturday! Moose's Af2 Team Previews Continued. Quad City Steamwheelers, Fort Wayne (IN) Fusion, Florida Firecats!" Myk Aussie

For Moose's Arena Footy2 previews contd and more Click here

Week Five Picks:
Chicago OVER Los Angeles, ESPN 2, Sunday 12:30, EST
Colorado OVER Nashville, FSN
Utah OVER Las Vegas (will the real Shaun King pls. stand up?!), FSN
San Jose OVER Tampa Bay (sorry Tim and Stoney)
Austin OVER Dallas, OT
Orlando OVER New Orlean, ESPN 2 
Kansas City OVER Arizona, Comcast
Columbus OVER Georgia, Versus" Moose Salzer

Wed, Mar 28 07 "Ar.FL report! Week Four in Review! Kaleo out, Stoney Case in as new Tampa Storm QB, More..!" Moose Salzer

I was on with Gabriel Morency and my new timeslot is: Friday night / Saturday mornings at 12:30 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. on Sirius Radio Chacnel 186, on Sports Rage. My slot is called 'This Week in Arenaball'. I talked about more NFL free agent signing like Matt Schaub, the NCAA tournament then Arena Football, the new rule changes, et, al. Try to make it date to join me and 'The best damn Sports Radio talk show host', Gabriel Morency as we tell it like it is. Check the Internet for the audio feed....Or just buy a Sirius Radio at Future Store!

Week Four Scores:
Philadelphia 71, Colorado 47
Arizona 68, Las Vegas 41
Georgia 64, San Jose 62
Utah 82, Grand Rapids 43
Dallas 70, Orlando 49
Nashville 70, Austin 63
New York 59, Tampa Bay 52
Chicago 55, Columbus 47

Week 5/4 Power Poll - The Top Ten: 1) Georgia, (2) Dallas, (3) Philadelphia,  (4) Chicago, (5) Utah, (6) Los Angeles,  (7) Nashville, (8) Orlando, (9) Columbus,  (10) Colorado

Game Balls - Week Four:
1) Joe Germaine, Utah QB
2) Tony Graziani, Phillky QB
3) Matt D'Orazio, Chicago QB
4) Will Pettis, Dallas WR/S/KR
Honourable Mention: A whole gaggle of folks this week: Kevin Nagle, FB/ST'r Orlando, Kelvin Kinney, DL/TE/ST'r, Columbus, Mike Horacek, WR, New York, Marlon Moye-Moore, LB/FB/ST'r Orlando, Clinton Dolezel, QB, Dallas.

Nice Guys do finish First Dept: It was nice to see ex-Norfolk Nighthawks Af2 Coach and I.C. Norcom VHSL Coach Deatrich Wise on the sidelines for the red-hot Dallas Desperados! Stone Age to Begin in Tampa Bay (and Geico cavemen are pissed!):

The Tampa Bay Storm start a new Era in week five as 10-yr. Pro Stoney Case is set to start his first Arena League game, in his fourth Arena Pro season, this weekend. Case, a former 6-yr. NFL vet, 35, who has suited up for the following Pro teams; Arizona Cardinals, Barecelona Dragons [remember them?!], Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, San Jose Sabercats and the Storm takes over for John Kaleo, who was waived yesterday down the the Storm's practice squad. Kaleo is really wading back in as he is now gonna serve as the backup pivot in Tampa, along with recently activated Pat O'Hara (frankly, he does give a damn, Scarlett). The Storm's recent 0-4 start is the worst in this proud franchise history! Case has been a backup RB/QB/H for  the Storm and the Sabercats so far and hasn't played much in his Ar.FL career. That'll change this weekend. Next, Tampa will try to reinvent the wheel, then fire,  then." Moose Salzer

Fri, Mar 23 07 "Arena Week 4 picks! AF2 Previews contd! On the Radio weekly during Arena season with Gabriel Morency on Sirius Hardcore, Channel 186! Myk tells me Bill Romo's book is awesome and Pure Romo Nutrition is unreal!" Moose Salzer

My Week Four Picks:
Tampa Bay OVER New York
Columbus OVER Arizona
Grand Rapids OVER Utah
Georgia OVER San Jose
Colorado OVER Chicago
Las Vegas OVER New Orlean
Nashville OVER Austin
Orlando OVER Dallas

For 3 more Arena Footy2 previews  Click here " Moose Salzer 

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Wed, Mar 21 07 "AF2 Previews contd! Other Indoor Footy News!"

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Tues, Mar 20 07 "Arena Football Update! Week three in the books and on the radio with Gabriel Morency! Week 4 picks!"

Week Three Scores:
Orlando 45, Austin 30
Colorado 56, Arizona 54
Georgia 61, Tampa Bay 47
Las Vegas 69, Grand Rapids 40
Chicago v. New York
Utah v. Nashville
Las Vegas v. New Orlean
Thursday: Colorado v. Philadelphia

My stint on Morency's Sirius Radio Sportsrage show this week, out of Toronto consisted up 11 minutes on the Arena League and 14 on the NCAAs in basketball, the most time I've spent on with Morency in quite a while! News in the League this week is the sudden drop in the Tampa Bay Storm and Arizona Rattlers to 0-3! (First time ever!)

Some teams have not adjusted well - yet to the new Arena League Rule changes to raise the scoring (never usually much of problem Indoors!) and with substitutions. Expect both of these former formidable teams to rebound soon. But just don't expect New York to! Until veteran QB Aaron Garcia gets back, they'll struggle. Erratic scheduling was another thing Morency and I discussed on Sirius Chanel 186. Back on this week, after Colorado v. Philadelphia, on ESPN 2.

Game Balls for Week Three:
1) Chris Griesen, QB, Georgia
2) Coach Jay Gruden, Orlando
3) Colorado Coach, Mike Dailey
4) Colorado OL/DL Kyle Moore-Brown
5) Philadelphia QB Tony Graziani

Last month Arena League Commissioner C. David Baker, Columbus Destroyers Owner and the Mayor of Canton, Ohio commemorated the opening of the Arena Football League 'Wall' at the NFL Pro Football Hall-of-Fame in Canton. The Arena League does have it's own Des Moines Iowa Hall, but it was a nice gesture to allow the league to park an exhibit in the Pro Football Hall there with the NFL stuff as well. A credit to both American Pro Leagues.

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Updated Fri Mar 16, 07 "AF2 Previews contd! Week Three Picks! Commentary to follow on Sirius Hardcore Radio, Channel 186 this Thursday night/Firday morning on Gabriel Morency's Sports Rage!" Moose

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Arena Week 3 Picks:
Grand Rapids OVER Philadelphia by 4
Orlando OVER Austin by 5
Dallas OVER Kansas City by 9
Colorado OVER Arizona by 7
Tampa Bay OVER Georgia by 1
Chicago OVER New York by 11
Nashville OVER Utah by 2
Las Vegas OVER New Orlean by 3 in O.T." Moose Salzer

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