Birmingham announced as latest member of spring Alliance of American Football

[BAMANEWSBOT]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Birmingham will be the seventh city with a team in the new Alliance of American Football.

The spring league, which will begin play the weekend after the Super Bowl in February, announced the addition of the Alabama city on Monday.

Already in the Alliance are San Diego, Atlanta, Orlando, Memphis, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

Alliance coaches are Steve Spurrier in Orlando, Mike Singletary in Memphis, Brad Childress in Atlanta, Dennis Erickson in Salt Lake City, Rick Neuheisel in Phoenix, and Mike Martz in San Diego. The Birmingham coach will be announced later this week.

Birmingham previously has had teams in the World Football League, World League of American Football, United States Football League, and the XFL.

Birmingham announced as latest member of spring Alliance

 

[rolltide66]

Hope this league is successful and that the Bham group is at least as successful. After 4 tries... maybe 3rd time is the charm... wait, that ship has sailed a couple of times now. Maybe Bruce will unretire or Sly will put Mobile on hold for a taste of coaching?

 

[JoshB]

 

[planomateo]

First thought, what makes this time any different than the others?

 

[JoshB]

First thought, what makes this time any different than the others?

The fact that Charlie Ebersol/Bill Polian seem to genuinely have their shit together and it seems like the NFL is going to be supportive of it. Lets also not forget that the Birmingham teams in the USFL and WFL were among the top 5 in each league in terms of attendance. That was the 70s and 80s but still. I would say Alabama has as strong of a chance of having a healthy pro spring team as anyone else.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Birmingham Americans - Wikipedia

My wife and a girlfriend drove up from The Gum to watch the BHam Americans play on a week night in 74. My wife to get us a drink and the big Bham QB Mat Reed threw a 90+ yard TD pass while she was standing in line. That bunch actually won the World Bowl that season.

Now you know the rest of the story....the attendance was pretty good.

 

[JoshB]

 

['65 Cobra]

It looks like they will play at Legion Field for two years and then move to "the new stadium downtown." I guess we'll see...

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I wonder if that great Stallions wide receiver, Joey Jones, would be interested in the HC job...

 

[JoshB]

I wonder if that great Stallions wide receiver, Joey Jones, would be interested in the HC job...

Tim Lewis (former Steelers/Giants DC) is the head coach. As for Joey, I can tell you that I did a local kid who went to USA, who did not have glowing things to say about him (honestly it was more about the assistants but he said that Jones in his last cpl years was just a figurehead that didn't really interact with the team at all anymore).

There's a lot of former Bama guys scattered around high school, college and NFL teams right now as assistants, so hopefully a cpl of those guys will get a look.

It looks like they will play at Legion Field for two years and then move to "the new stadium downtown." I guess we'll see...

That's what they've said. 5 home games in 2019, 5 home games in 2020. The new stadium opens in the summer of 2020 (supposedly) and Birmingham will move there.

 

[SnakeFan]

I wonder if that great Stallions wide receiver, Joey Jones, would be interested in the HC job...

Exactly my first thought

 

[Destiny's Child]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Birmingham will be the seventh city with a team in the new Alliance of American Football.

The spring league, which will begin play the weekend after the Super Bowl in February, announced the addition of the Alabama city on Monday.

Already in the Alliance are San Diego, Atlanta, Orlando, Memphis, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

Alliance coaches are Steve Spurrier in Orlando, Mike Singletary in Memphis, Brad Childress in Atlanta, Dennis Erickson in Salt Lake City, Rick Neuheisel in Phoenix, and Mike Martz in San Diego. The Birmingham coach will be announced later this week.

Birmingham previously has had teams in the World Football League, World League of American Football, United States Football League, and the XFL.

Birmingham announced as latest member of spring Alliance

And they already lost my business and my sponsorship dollars by making a political statement. The mayor has already fucked them within the first hour of promotion. Texted Colin Kap and told him B'ham is famous for fighting "social injustice" come and play here.

If he came, the team would bomb completely because of the demographic here. Second, just mentioning his name in conjunction with it, will keep me from investing sponsorship $ until after I see the product on the field and the demographic in the stands. If they take away the white, wealthy conservative fans then my clients will be out as that is a major portion of their desired demo.

Keep politics out of sports!

 

['65 Cobra]

So coach Lewis was picked primarily because he and his family live close??? Jeez.

https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/06/why_relative_unknown_tim_lewis.html

 

[TUSKtimes]

And they already lost my business and my sponsorship dollars by making a political statement. The mayor has already fucked them within the first hour of promotion. Texted Colin Kap and told him B'ham is famous for fighting "social injustice" come and play here.

If he came, the team would bomb completely because of the demographic here. Second, just mentioning his name in conjunction with it, will keep me from investing sponsorship $ until after I see the product on the field and the demographic in the stands. If they take away the white, wealthy conservative fans then my clients will be out as that is a major portion of their desired demo.

Keep politics out of sports!

After that tirade, we would have to quarantine you first and foremost to keep politics out of it. You do realize he is a very good QB?

 

[Destiny's Child]

And they already lost my business and my sponsorship dollars by making a political statement. The mayor has already fucked them within the first hour of promotion. Texted Colin Kap and told him B'ham is famous for fighting "social injustice" come and play here.

If he came, the team would bomb completely because of the demographic here. Second, just mentioning his name in conjunction with it, will keep me from investing sponsorship $ until after I see the product on the field and the demographic in the stands. If they take away the white, wealthy conservative fans then my clients will be out as that is a major portion of their desired demo.

Keep politics out of sports!

After that tirade, we would have to quarantine you first and foremost to keep politics out of it. You do realize he is a very good QB?

Doesn't matter. He disrespects the flag, it is insulting to patriotic Americans and veterans, it has damaged the NFL and the teams who depend on the dollars associated with the group it offends. His actions are disgusting to me, the clients I represent and their primary audience so he lost my business until I see the product and that the type of crowd that attends.

PS. He is a below average quarterback, with a ton of baggage. Not a "very good QB"

 

[PhillyGirl]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Birmingham will be the seventh city with a team in the new Alliance of American Football.

The spring league, which will begin play the weekend after the Super Bowl in February, announced the addition of the Alabama city on Monday.

Already in the Alliance are San Diego, Atlanta, Orlando, Memphis, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

Alliance coaches are Steve Spurrier in Orlando, Mike Singletary in Memphis, Brad Childress in Atlanta, Dennis Erickson in Salt Lake City, Rick Neuheisel in Phoenix, and Mike Martz in San Diego. The Birmingham coach will be announced later this week.

Birmingham previously has had teams in the World Football League, World League of American Football, United States Football League, and the XFL.

Birmingham announced as latest member of spring Alliance

And they already lost my business and my sponsorship dollars by making a political statement. The mayor has already fucked them within the first hour of promotion. Texted Colin Kap and told him B'ham is famous for fighting "social injustice" come and play here.

If he came, the team would bomb completely because of the demographic here. Second, just mentioning his name in conjunction with it, will keep me from investing sponsorship $ until after I see the product on the field and the demographic in the stands. If they take away the white, wealthy conservative fans then my clients will be out as that is a major portion of their desired demo.

Keep politics out of sports!

If folks don't want it to be political, remove politics from sports.

No more presidential visits, no more anthems or flag unfurlings, no more military flyovers and flag waving. No tax dollars used to 'salute the troops' at NFL games, paid advertisements and propaganda events for the military, excuses to get votes from bought and sold 'patriotism', etc.

It's a sport, not a 4th of July parade. It's literally a bunch of dudes playing with a ball on grass.

If we're gonna pull this crap, let's not pretend that the players have suddenly brought the politics in by coming out against social injustice. We've all had politics shoved down our throats for years, all so Uncle Sam can boost enlistment numbers and profit from a mass-produced and bogus form of Americanism.

There is no reason we have to do the same crap North Korea does (showy, forced 'patriotism' at sporting events, all paid for by the feds from our own hard earned dollars) while the rest of the world stares at us in amusement.

Hell, NFL players didn't even come out for the anthem until 2009. Do it before player introductions like they did for decades. Problem solved.

 

[PhillyGirl]

And they already lost my business and my sponsorship dollars by making a political statement. The mayor has already fucked them within the first hour of promotion. Texted Colin Kap and told him B'ham is famous for fighting "social injustice" come and play here.

If he came, the team would bomb completely because of the demographic here. Second, just mentioning his name in conjunction with it, will keep me from investing sponsorship $ until after I see the product on the field and the demographic in the stands. If they take away the white, wealthy conservative fans then my clients will be out as that is a major portion of their desired demo.

Keep politics out of sports!

After that tirade, we would have to quarantine you first and foremost to keep politics out of it. You do realize he is a very good QB?

Doesn't matter. He disrespects the flag, it is insulting to patriotic Americans and veterans, it has damaged the NFL and the teams who depend on the dollars associated with the group it offends. His actions are disgusting to me, the clients I represent and their primary audience so he lost my business until I see the product and that the type of crowd that attends.

PS. He is a below average quarterback, with a ton of baggage. Not a "very good QB"

How does he disrespect the flag? A veteran was the one who recommended he kneel.

His actions can disgust you, but they don't disgust everyone. Your type of 'patriotism' and the veterans you reference are not a 'one size fits all' for every American. I know vets who support him, and vets who oppose him. Ditto plebs like myself.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Politics...one way or other....dont matter....
From a marketing standpoint...you are committing financial suicide to bring K to a highly conservative base..... it will be political.....and people will show their side by...simply...staying home.... if butts in seats matter..... need to make it fun and enjoyable...if its controversial....and not ones thinking...then ..... failure will be expectation....and failure it will be....

 

[JoshB]

Yay, we've had a pro team for two days and people already have their panties in a bunch about a player that's not even on the team.

And the sad part is, people are right. If they bring him in the team wont last two seasons, no matter how successful the league as a whole is. The majority of people in this state, despite yelling "keep politics out of my football," will boycott the team solely on the political beliefs of Kaepernick. I understand what the mayor was doing there but he should have probably thought that through more. Now, ignorant people are already blasting the team.

 

[Destiny's Child]

And they already lost my business and my sponsorship dollars by making a political statement. The mayor has already fucked them within the first hour of promotion. Texted Colin Kap and told him B'ham is famous for fighting "social injustice" come and play here.

If he came, the team would bomb completely because of the demographic here. Second, just mentioning his name in conjunction with it, will keep me from investing sponsorship $ until after I see the product on the field and the demographic in the stands. If they take away the white, wealthy conservative fans then my clients will be out as that is a major portion of their desired demo.

Keep politics out of sports!

After that tirade, we would have to quarantine you first and foremost to keep politics out of it. You do realize he is a very good QB?

Doesn't matter. He disrespects the flag, it is insulting to patriotic Americans and veterans, it has damaged the NFL and the teams who depend on the dollars associated with the group it offends. His actions are disgusting to me, the clients I represent and their primary audience so he lost my business until I see the product and that the type of crowd that attends.

PS. He is a below average quarterback, with a ton of baggage. Not a "very good QB"

How does he disrespect the flag? A veteran was the one who recommended he kneel.

His actions can disgust you, but they don't disgust everyone. Your type of 'patriotism' and the veterans you reference are not a 'one size fits all' for every American. I know vets who support him, and vets who oppose him. Ditto plebs like myself.

Hi Philly.

I am a Vet. It disgusts me and every other vet I personally know. Standing for the flag, removing your hat and showing respect for the people who fought and died for it used to be a given. Now, people use it as a time for political posturing not time set aside to honor the men and women who make it possible for them to play an game for a living.

Not only is it offensive but there is no basis for it either. Please share the social injustice he is struggling with.. being a millionaire? Can't go to college? can't vote for his leaders, taxation without representation, segregation?... nope nothing. He grew up in a wealthy neighborhood, went to college and hasn't known a time in his adult life when he wasn't wealthy.

The NFL knows that this dilemma is killing their attendance, their TV viewership, sky box sales, sponsorships and all of this will affect the owners ability to make money. This is why they passed the new rule..trying to save face. If the players continue to do it they will only be sealing their own fate to a) be undesirable to teams b) or make less money because there is less to go around.