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Fri,
Sept 25, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update!" Myk Aussie
The
Columbus Blue Jackets are the primary owners now of the Arena League's (former)
Buffalo Destroyers. The Jackets, Destroyers and Af2 ('AAA') Cincinnati Swarm
(who could probably beat the Bengals!) are all linked. I just checked.
Arena
Expansion: Jon Bon Jovi / Ron Jaworski's Philadelphia Soul, Austin, TX. and
Tom Benson (boggie)'s new New Orlean team, too. No word yet (anymore?) on Af2
team in Winnipeg or Anchorage, AK. (2005? 2006?) Remember the '06 Grey Cup is in
Winnipeg, MB." Moose
Tues,
Sept 23, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update!" Myk Aussie
A great article about the Arena Football League in the Calgary Sun newspaper
Sports about Arena on page 61 today. The new Philadelphia team will be owned by
rocker Jon Bon Jovi and managed by ex-Super Bowl Philadelphia QB Ron Jaworski,
who currently works for ESPN. They were named the Philadelphia Soul yesterday at
a press conference at the Philly Ritz-Carlton. Bon Jovi's main other partner is
Ritz-Carlton owner Craig A. Spencer. New Orleans, Nashville and Austin, TX will
give the 17-yr old league a record 20 teams to go with the 32 in arenafootball2,
giving Arenaball 52 total teams.
For the first time ever another league will employ more Pro Football players
than the NFL which has a 53 man roster (times) 32 teams. Arena Football rosters
comtain 24 players like the NHL, which is what the league is also modeled after.
Philadelphia's new coach will be fromer Arena Bowl winning QB and Arena Bowl
winning Coach at Grand Rapids, Michael Trigg. 34 former Arena players are active
on NFL rosters this season, an all-time high. There are 51 former Arena players
currently active in the CFL." Moose
Fri,
Sept 12, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update!" Myk Aussie
Arena Football
Offseason Update - Expansion news...By: Rich Salzer
The Buffalo Destroyers are moving to Columbus, Ohio after their 'merger' w/ the
Columbus
Blue Jackets of the NHL. Basically, the ownership has sold half the team to the
Blue Jackets
owners. Mark Hamister will still be the top guy. He also owns the Rochester
Brigade &
Cincinnati Swarm of Af2.
The group in Austin, Texas has also received approval to begin play in '04. New
Orlean, Nashville also will come in '04 to make it an 18 team league. Possible
still for '04 is the Ron Jaworski, Jon Bon Jovi group but it is unclear whether
they will start in '04 or '05. Announcement pending. Also, Winnipeg, MB &
Anchorage, AK possible for Af2 in '05 or '06. Stay tuned." Moose
Tues
Sept 9, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update!" Myk Aussie
Arena
Football Off season Report By: Moose Salzer
Big, big trade. Las Vegas sends three players (two way starters @ that!) to
Grand Rapids for former Arena Bowl winning QB Clint Dolezel. Coaches moves
former Hawai'ian born Junior Illi signs on as OL/DL Coach with Tom Benson's new
New Orleans team. Jay Gruden completes his staff by adding Willie Fears, JR. a
nine-yr Pro (1yr NFL E/ 6 yrs. NFL & 2 yrs. Ar.FL'r) as OL/DL Coach.
Willie has been the last four yrs. OL/DL Coach for the Af2 American Conf.
runner-up Arkansas Twisters. I met Willie when the Twisters played in Southhaven,
MS v. the Memphis Xploreers. Gruden coaches the Orlando Predators, when the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers season is over. Jokes younger Gruden, "Yea, I'm on the
Buccs staff - barely. I stir my brother Jon's coffee!" With an answer like
that you can see why I love Hockey-Football! Can't wait for the 18th season to
kick off in Feb. after the Pro Bowl!" Moose
Sun
Aug 31, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update!" Myk Aussie
"Mates three announcements: Bob Cortsese, 61 has been named H.Coach of the
Grand Rapids Rampage; Former Arizona Rattler two-way Lineman Barry Voorhees, who
also played for Barcelona in NFL Europe died of a heart attack @ age 39 this
weekend in Las Vegas.
Voorhees was a starter on the Rattlers '97 Championship team & also on the
Barcelona team that I saw win the NFL E Championship in Montreal in '92.
Voorhees funeral will be @: Desert Memorial Services, 1111 N. Las Vegas, Nevada
this Wed., Sept. 2nd & (3) Ronald O. Sally has been promoted to Pres. of
Football Operations of the Colorado Crush." Moose
Wed
Aug 27, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update!" Myk Aussie
Arena Cup IV Update, The grass-roots Football Championship of the U.S. went down
in Tulsa
Oklahoma to a sell-out of almost 12,000 people. The Tulsa Talons beat the Macon
(Ga.)
Knights to claim the Arena "AAA" Championship of 2003. The M.V.P. of
the game was
Tulsa's third yr. QB, Craig Strickland. The Ironman of the game was OS/KR Mitch
Allner, a fourth yr. player.
The A.D.T Defencive player of the yr. was DS Larry Hollingquest, who's brother
Lamont played 7 yrs. in the NFL for Washington, Green Bay & Cincinnati.
Hollingquest is in his 2nd yr. The Talons beat the Hawai'ian Islanders, 58-38
two weeks ago to secure the National Conference title to play @ home in the
Arena Cup." Moose
Mon
Aug 18, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update!" Myk Aussie
Arena Football2 Update
By: Moose-Arena Salzer
Last weekend's Conference Finals: Amer. Conf.
Macon Knights 51, Tennessee Valley Vipers 48
Nat. Conf.
Tulsa Talons 63, Arkansas Twisters 52
The fourth Annual Arena Cup Championship for the grass roots team title of
the U.S. is underway Sat. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The home-town Tulsa
Talons (who I think will be upset by the surging, underrated Macon (Ga.)
Knights, 61-49) are the host. I called up to man Ron Dueter w/ the Arena 2 ofc.,
& he had already left for Oklahoma on a flight from Chicago this morn.
So it's the surprising Macon Knights coached by John Fourcade v. Skip Foster's
Hawai'i-beaters from Tulsa for the Arena 'AAA' Crown. Notes. Fourcade left the
Florida Firecats, who were the runner-up last yr. in Peoria & he's back in
the Cup as coach of the Knights. Que Barbaridad! (The 'ole High School Spanish
kickin' it, again!) I don't even think Fourcade can lose two in a row. Fourcade,
for those w/long memories (Scott Baxter, who remembers EVERYTHING. Scott, you
sure you're not a republican, or @ least their mascot?!), Fourcade was the 1st
of the former Arena QBs to go to the NFL...sort of the Kurt Warner of the '87
strike teams... Foster's Talons have beat my beloved Islanders 4 straight
time...I'm definately rooting against
them!" Moose
Fri
Aug 15, 03 "Mooses Arena footy tips!" Myk Aussie
Arena Football2 Update:
Moose 'Final Four' picks in Arena Cup IV Conference games this weekend:
Arkansas Twisters 52 @ <over - Tulsa (OK.) Talons, 59
Macon (Ga.) Knights 48 @ <over - Tennessee Valley Vipers* 57
* They play @ Huntsville, Alabama" Mooses
Thurs
Aug 14, 03 "Mooses Arena footy update" Myk Aussie
Thanks to Brian
Sternberg for the Las Vegas Gladiators Media Information
guide he sent recently. Also to Mike M. with John Elway's Colorado Crush Media I
just got yesterday in the mail. On one page is the Jerry Crafts bio.
Big Jerry played alongside QB Jay Gruden one yr. @ Louisville Univ. Jerry was @
Oklahoma first but transferred. After he wasn't drafted by the NFL, Jerry signed
in Dec. '90 w/ the new World League of Football to play for the Montreal
Machine. I was there in Montreal, a great town w/ great media people
for the NFL E Bowl, June,
1992. In 1993 & '94 Jerry played Offensive Line for the Buffalo Bills &
was
on the losing side of one of their Super Bowl blowouts v. Dallas. In spring of
'95 Jerry was signed by Myk's Green Bay Packers & sent to NFL Europe, which
now had 6 'AAA' teams based in Europe only.
Amsterdam lost the NFL E Bowl in the spring of '95, Jerry's third loss in a
Championship game. While in Amsterdam, he was a teammate of Myk's San Diego
mate, Darren Bennett. He spent the fall on Green Bay's practice squad & went
back to Amsterdam as a free agent in spring '96. From 1997-99 Jerry played for
the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2000 he played with Tommy Maddox & Michael Lewis
on the New Jersey Red Dogs of the Arena League & the Toronto Argos when the
Ar.FL season was over.
In 2001 Lewis went to the Saints of the NFL & Maddox & Crafts went to
the
Los Angeles Extreme of the X-FL. He finally won a Championship there. Coach Al
Luginbill bought the team players Championship rings after the
"Commissioner" Vince McMahon wouldn't. What a guy.
Now here's where it really gets interesting: After the demise of the X-FL
May 10, 2001, Crafts went back to the Jersey Red Dogs while Maddox went back to
NFL (FINALLY!). when the Ar.FL season was over, Crafts went back to the Toronto
Argos. When their CFL season was over he went back to the NFL on Maddox
recommendation, to the Oakland Raiders.
In 2002 Crafts played for the Buffalo Destroyers & had a thirty nine yd.
INT.
return for his 1st career TD v. the Toronto Phantoms! I thought the building was
going to shake down around us on that run! When the Ar.FL season was over he
played in the CFL again, this time splitting his season between Hamilton &
Montreal. In the spring of '03 he beat out Neal Fort for the starting C/NG job
with the Las Vegas Gladiators. This is the same Neal Fort he played behind
@ Montreal! Crafts has put 19 different Football seasons into 12 yrs! He has
played for 13
different teams in 5 different Leagues & in one strech 73 games in 81 weeks!
Jerry Crafts deserves to be in someone's Hall of Fame, so I'll make it mine.
Anybody that is that durable deserves it. The next step is for a CFL team to
pick him up for the rest of this season! Good Luck, Jerry!" Moose
Salzer
Mon
Aug 11, 03 "Oh no Mooses Hawaiian Islanders are out! Moose Arena Footy
& Hawaii radio update!" Myk
...And then there were four. Teams left in the chase for Arena Cup IV, that
is. It's Aug. 11th, 2003 and the final Four of Arena 2 are Macon (GA.) Knights,
Arkansas Twisters, Tennesee Valley Vipers & the Tulsa Talons. I am picking
Tulsa to win it all since they beat a very good Hawai'i team by 20 points Sat.
in Oklahoma.
The results from this weekend semi-final games:
Tulsa Talons 58, Hawai'ian Islanders 38
Macon Knights 59, Albany Conquest 47
Arkansas 63, Quad City Steamwheelers 61
Tennesee Valley Vipers 40, Mohegan Wolves 37 (Sorry, Ken)
Ricky Hebert should be ready to move up to the show (Arena League) next
season as w/ the Pass-Catch tandem of Tulsa's QB Craig Strickland & OS/KR
Mitch Allner. In Arena League News. Tampa Bay's Sai Pouliva'ati, a tongan from
Hawai'i has retired after nine seasons to pursue graduate work @ the Univ. of
Oregon St. Poulava'ati played for San Jose, Anaheim & Tampa Bay. The Storm's
win in Arena Bowl XVII gave Sai his 1st Championship ring of his Pro Football
career.
The Indiana Firebirds got their man. They hired highly sought after Coach Steve
DeBerg, an NFL QBing vet w/ three Super Bowl Appearances to this credit, as
H.Coach, Fri. DeBerg went to the Super Bowl w/ Dallas in '77 as a 3rd string
rookie QB from San Jose St. He went back to the Super Bowl in '98 as the Falcons
back -up QB & again as N.Y. Giants QB coach in '00. The Buffalo Destroyers
have filled their Coaching vacancy by hiring former Grand Rapids Rampage H.Coach
Mike Trigg. Trigg lead Detroit to the '89 Arena Bowl III Championship as QB
before losing his job to Art Schlichter in '90...Trigg lead Grand Rapids to the
Arena Bowl XV Championship in '01as H.Coach.
Radio Honolulu Update...
By: Rich Salzer
I was on last night w/ Super Bowl Wayne, Randy Myamoto, Reggie, Dede & Marty
Sorenson again on what may be the last (for now) SuperSports, KUMU2 / A.M. 1500
Broadcast. We discussed my man Eric Piatkowski, the NBA's biggest fan of
mykaussie.com, signing for three yrs. w/ the Houston Rockets for $9,000,000.00
(I wonder if the Clips all-time leader in games played, three point FGs, FGs
made, attempted, highest 3 pt. %age & highest lifetime %age FT shooter would
like to become one of our sponsors?). The move comes as the career long L.A.'r
decided he wanted to make a run @ an NBA Championship.
Pete Sagella, from Cleveland's a.m. 1400 was on with us along w/ former Kansas
City Royal pitcher Mark Gubaza from L.A. 880 A.M...Wayne is looking for ways to
get more sponsorship to help his financial situation. Wayne a streak of 27 Super
Bowls in a row (though he snuck into the 1st 13!!) & 15 either World Series
or MLB All-star games, too. Wayne vowed to meet me & Myk @ Super Bowl
XXXVIII no matter what! Way to go trooper!
Wayne you are an ace. I've been on 38 shows w/ you in the last 31 weeks
(sometimes Fri. nights, too...I love 'ya!" Moose
"Yes Moose Super Bowl
Wayne is a champ! A very funny guy that's why I like him!" Myk Aussie
Sat
Aug 9, 03 "Moose recently reporting for MYKwebWORLD at the Norfolk
Nighthawks!" Myk Aussie
"Moose great web
Sports casting. The beautiful Norfolk LadyHawks! Wow they look as beautiful as
our NFL Pro Bowl cheerleader friends" Myk Aussie
"Myk
Aussie they are getting ready to launch the Hawk!" Moose
Left"
"The Arena game is underway. Unreal close up action for MYKwebWORLD.
Right" "The hardworking Eric Pesola, Norfolk Nighthawks media
personality" Moose
Fri
Aug 8, 03 "Hawai'i
Sport Scene/Af2 related" Moose Salzer
1st, big news. I've just contracted w/ Maximilian Press of Chesapaeake, VA.
to have my sports columns compilated into bound volumes fo 180-199 pgs. + a
glue-back bound spine. They will be available for the e-store on our site in
late Oct., about a month before the CFL Grey Cup. They include contributions
from Myk Aussie, Ken Saroka, Randy Myamoto & of course Mr. Football himself,
Scott Baxter. $12 U.S. & $20 cndn. Stay tuned. I've also gotten my new
stationary & cards for 2004.
Now on to a sad note, the final episode, maybe ever of Super Bowl Times.com/Hawai'i
5-0 Sports/Super Sports show w/ Wayne LaVelle in Honolulu
is tonight & Myk & I will be on @ 12:10-12:20, EST, 10:10-10:20, Cnd.
Mtn. timezone, 6:-7:p.m., HST.
I have been on Super Bowl Wayne's show 37 times since the Super Bowl in San
Diego (30 weeks in a row!) on either Friday or Sunday nights. In other words, I
owe
Wayne an awful lot. Much Mahalo to Wayne & his lovely wife, Marty Sorenson.
I'll do my real goodbyes on the air tonight. Wayne you were my favorite Media
Guy I met in San Diego. You've been to 27 consecutive Super Bowls & 15
either MLB Championships or All-star games. I have a fairly complete resume too:
w/ 10 Grey Cups, 5 Arena Bowls, 5 Pro Bowls, 1 ArenaCup, 1 Super Bowl et., al
But I'm still a pup in the business. Thanks for all you're help! God Bless &
stay in touch!
The show is out of funding from adverting & Wayne is $1800 in the whole to
the Station. The silver lining in this unfortunately dark cloud is that Randy
Myamoto & Scott Ka'alele, the Hawai'i Islander announcers are going ahead w/
a new Show, ostensibly in the same time slot. I will still be a weekly guest
co-host & Mykaussie, the crazy guy, will still call in w/ all the Sports
news from Honolulu. I will be in Hawai'i by Dec. to cover some Univ. of Hawai'i
games like last season. It has yet to be determined if Dede Frietas will
continue her internship on the new format Program. Stay tuned!
Bad joke of the week: Q - Why don't cannibals eat clowns? A- They taste
funny!
Indoor Futbal en Deuschland: In Germany there are now two divisions of
indoor flag football; A junior Div. & a Senior Div. This yr. in the May
issue of Huddle Magazin, The Frankfurt Pirates won both Indoor Flag Bowls. The
interesting part of all this is that these teams play w/ eight (8) players
across like in the Arena League & Af2! Some Nth. Virginia teams are now
starting to play eight man indoor football pre-training camp. I saw some pics in
the Washington Post while @ the Norfolk Airport waiting to catch a plane to
Memphis on my last footy trip in the air." Moose
Wed
Aug 6, 03 "Arena Football Report" Moose Salzer
Arena football2 Update
By: Rich Salzer
Hawai'i v. Tulsa
Sat. 7:30p.m. @ Tulsa Arena, Oklahoma
Hawai'i QB: Darnell Arceneaux, Mike Tillis
FB/LB: Josh White, Chris Paogofie, Sae Paogofie
WR/LB: Nian Taylor
WR/DB:Darrick Branch
OS: Mike Tillis
OL/DL: Matt Elam, Roy Ma'afala, Andy Ramos, Mose Tuia
DS: Eddie Klaneski, Channon Harris
K: Kimo Neahu
Tulsa:
QB: Craig Srickland, Joe Phears
FB/LB: Eric Butler
OL/DL: Joe Shin started the season w/ Albany) Richard McCleskey, Josh McMillian
Eric
Frederickson
WR/DB:Wes Caswell, Charlie Higgins
WR/LBs:Keonta Golston
OS: Mitch Allner {'02 Off. MVP in Af2; caught
the game-winner w/ 36
sec(s) v. Hawai'i last month}
DSs: Larry Hollenquist, Itis Atkinson
K: Tony Dodson {only 6 of 22 FGs
this season; also missed 20 X-pts.}
Prediction:
Hawai'i Islanders 38, Tulsa Talons 37
In other Af2 News: There is now a Memorial Fund established for the late
Bakersfield Blitz FB/LB Julian Yearwood: send checks, money orders or
condolences to: J.Y. Memorial Fund, c/o Bakersfield Blitz, 4600 Ashe Road,
Bakersfield, CA. 93313. Remember to check out our e-store @ MYKwebTV. on
mykaussie.com & the Hawai'ian Islanders e-store. They even have coaches game
copies of the Islander's 1st playoff win in team history, last weeks 57-30 win
over Wichita...go to hawaiianislanders.com.
Joe DeLamiellure, the former Buffalo Bill & Cleveland Browns NFL, CFL
linemen,
who played his last innings in the Ar.FL in '92 w/ the Charlotte Rage, has just
become the 1st former Arena football player inducted into the NFL Pro Hall of
Fame in Canton Ohio...Speaking of Cleveland, it was a pleasure to talk w/ Mike
Sullivan on Super Sports on KUMU 2/ AM 1500, Honolulu Radio Sun. night...Mike
was @ the Hall of Fame inductions Mon...Myk Aussie joined w/ myself, Super
Bowl Wayne, Randy Myamoto, Dede Frietas for 10 min(s) Sun. night as well. We
discussed the NFL Hall inductees, the Islanders, who's pregame show will be @
Sat., 2p.m., HST (8p.m., EST) this weekend...Myk discussed Marcus Allen, who's
brother
Damon is in his 19th CFL season & just passed the 60,000 yd mark in career
Pro Football passing yards... He trails only Dan Marino (NFL) 61,000+ yds. &
Warren Moon (CFL/NFL) nearly 71,000 yds." Moose
Mon
Aug 4, 03 "Arena Football Report" Moose Salzer
Indoor Football Update:
Af2 & N.I.F.L
By: Rich Salzer
NIFL Championship: Ohio Valley Greyhounds 47, Utah Warriors 35
Af2 Playoff Results:
Hawai'i 57, Wichita 30
Arkansas 36, Bakersfield 28
Macon 42, Florida 35
Mohegan 50, Cape Fear 48 " Moose
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