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Who Should Be The Starting QB For The Albany Firebirds  

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  1. 1. Who Should Be The Starting QB For The Albany Firebirds

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i am sure espn would show af2

they have a contract with the afl

If the AFL didn't get high enough ratings to support its existence. I highly doubt ESPN is going to take a chance televising exciting matchups like Mahoning Valley vs. Peoria?

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Maybe on ESPN 8: The Ocho...

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Former Cowboy QB On Board

HIDALGO - He'll wear uniform number three, the same number he wore in high school. It's a new beginning today for the AF2 Dorados and former Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Quincy Carter. The rumored football marriage between the two became official at an afternoon press briefing at Dodge Arena. A former second round draft pick of the Cowboys, he spent four years with the team. But, his impression on Dodge Arena fans was a couple of victories against the Dorados while playing for Bossier-Shreveport in 2007. Carter threw 12 touchdown passes in those two wins. Now the hope is the 31-year old still has the touch. The first player to join Carter and the Dorados is Garrett Mason. A McAllen native, the offensive lineman played on last year's team in his first year in the league. The Dorados open their sixteen game schedule in March.

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If the AFL didn't get high enough ratings to support its existence. I highly doubt ESPN is going to take a chance televising exciting matchups like Mahoning Valley vs. Peoria?

RATINGS BONANZA!

Maybe on ESPN 8: The Ocho...

Where the hell is Mahoinh Valley?

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Marcum: Group of owners still trying to suspend season

For now, the 2009 AFL season is on. By Sunday afternoon, who knows if that still will be the case.

Storm coach Tim Marcum said today that the league's board of directors, which voted Wednesday to not suspend the season, will re-convene Sunday and vote on the matter once again. And that, quite frankly, worries him.

"The guys that lost the first vote ... they're trying to postpone the season," Marcum said. "They've called another meeting for Sunday and they're trying to finagle things as much as they can until they get their way."

Marcum said a handful of franchise owners (those from Columbus, Dallas and Philadelphia) are trying to gain enough votes to postpone the season. But he said the Storm, Arizona, New York, Orlando and San Jose are committed to playing in 2009, and are doing all they can to make that happen.

"The USFL took a year off, too," Marcum said. "And look what happened."

Storm owner Dr. Bob Nucci "cares about the fans," Marcum said. "He cares about our players. He cares about the game. We don't want this thing to go away."

When the board, which consists of all franchise owners and a representative from Gridiron Enterprises, which holds the patent for the AFL, met via conference call Wednesday, the vote was 10-7 against playing in '09. A three-fourths vote was needed to shut things down.

Macum said that since that first vote, the Chicago franchise has switched sides and is now against playing. If the other votes hold, that would make it 11 against playing and six for, inching the number closer toward what is needed to cancel the season.

"It looks like they're going to try to vote until they get their way," Marcum said. "The league is in debt. There's a lot of work that has to be done. We're willing to do it. We have a plan; they just won't listen. The 11 people (against playing) will not take any calls. They've got their minds made up."

In light of what is transpiring, Marcum remains hopeful of having a 2009 season. He did, however, concede that the AFL of '09 might not resemble that of '08.

"The odds are, there will be a season," Marcum said. "But this is ridiculous. It's Dec. 13. We've got guys out there, guys with kids and families. We're dealing with 500 families and lives here involved in Arena Football. To pull the plug out now is just not right."

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