Minor League Football

Getting This Back Up and Running...

2011-04-30T12:52:00.001-07:00

Alright, so with the NFL Draft concluding today, we should be able to have a draft list together by the middle of this upcoming week, we can start to think about next season's draft, which I think we can maybe tentatively schedule for... next Monday night, the 9th? I'll see what I've got... and meanwhile, here's the draft order (I think)

1. Orlando

2. Las Vegas

3. Connecticut

4. Boise

5. Québec

6. Hawai'i

7. San Antonio

8. Alabama

9. Louisville

10. Lincoln

So, comment on this with when a draft could work well for you, and let's try to get Season 4 underway Friday, May 20th with the Globe Game from Johannesburg, South Africa!

More Aviator Logos

2011-03-27T17:41:00.001-07:00

Okay CJ pm'ed me again and said he tweaked the logo a little bit more and added a wordmark, he also came up with some helmet options. I'm sure he could add something to them or change anything you want Droozer, I told him your favorite options so far were 1, 3, 9, and 12.

Logo w/Wordmark Options

Helmet Options

Also, since the NFL is having a lockout and everything should we just keep our starting-pro players? I'm not just doing this to keep Vick or anything but there are alot of guys that are like that and if they don't even get to play in the NFL all year then we could just let them stick around one more season.

Upcoming Season

2011-03-19T23:28:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, it has been a loooong time since there has been any activity on the site. I have really been busy with the social life, so I haven't been checking here or even on the boards alot lately and I'm sure it has been the same for most of you. However, I think we can still give season 4 a shot just as long as it is over the summer. I don't know if I will be able to sim as much but I think we can at least give it a try. We really can't have a draft and everything till the NFL gets done with theirs. But until then I just wanted to kind of check in on everyone and just make sure that everyone is still on board, I don't know how possible Season 4 is but we will see. Way back in January I pm'ed CJworks about the Aviators and he sent me this tweaked logo full of color options. Personally I think the logo looks great but it is really up to droozer, and the same with the colors. I kind of like Option 4, and 11 the best, but thats my opinion.

Here are the logo options.

So just let me know what you guys think about the future of the league and the logos.

Thanks, Mike.

Holiday Classic 1st Round

2010-12-31T14:26:00.000-08:00

Okay live from the Superdome, the first match up will be between the Aces and Navy, this serves as a play-in game with the Pioneers.

Las Vegas advances to Round 1 to play Lincoln, Connecticut is now eliminated.

LV-0-21-0-7-28

CON-10-0-11-0-21

1st Quarter

3:05 - White to Cosby for a 13 yard Touchdown (CON 7-0)

1:58 - Plackemeir 22 yard Field Goal (CON 10-0)

2nd Quarter

4:30 - Wilson to Parrish for a 4 yard Touchdown (CON 10-7)

2:13 - Wilson to Moulds for a 62 yard Touchdown (LV 14-10)

0:25 - Wilson to Hall for a 31 yard Touchdown (LV 21-10)

3rd Quarter

3:42 - Plackemeir 46 yard Field Goal (LV 21-13)

0:26 - Green, 12 yard Touchdown Run, 2-PT was good: White to Stovall (Tied 21-21)

4th Quarter

3:59

Wilson to Hall for a 22 yard Touchdown (LV 28-21)

POTG: D.J. Hall, 6 REC, 108 Yards, 2 TD

The next game will be between the Orlando Aviators and the Boise Grizzlies, which will also serve as a play-in game to play Louisville, this game will be played at the Georgia Dome.

Boise advances to Round 1 to play Louisville, Orlando is eliminated from the tournament.

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BOI-7-7-7-3-24

1st Quarter

3:09 - Hall returned Interception for 54 yard Touchdown (ORL 7-0)

2:03 - Irons, 2 yard Touchdown Run (Tied 7-7)

2nd Quarter

1:20 - King to Bruce for a 24 yard Touchdown (BOI 14-7)

0:28 - Dixon, 3 yard Touchdown (Tied 14-14)

3rd Quarter

1:11 - Carter, 16 yard Touchdown (BOI 21-14)

4th Quarter

3:55 - Dixon, 2 yard Touchdown (Tied 21-21)

0:05 - Huston, 20 yard Field Goal (BOI 24-21)

POTG: Isaac Bruce, 5 REC, 103 Yards, 1 TD

Coming Up Next: Hawaii vs. Alabama @ the Superdome

Alabama has won the First Round Match-up, they will play the winner of Las Vegas/Lincoln. Hawaii is eliminated.

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ALA-7-14-0-14-35

1st Quarter

3:33 - Vick to Hall for a 59 Yard Touchdown (ALA 7-0)

2:34 - Brennan to I. Johnson for a 11 yard Touchdown (Tied 7-7)

2nd Quarter

4:30 - Vick to Upchurch to 29 Yard Touchdown (ALA 14-7)

2:13 - R. Johnson, 2 Yard Touchdown Run (ALA 21-7)

0:27 - Brennan to Barnes for a 9 Yard Touchdown (ALA 21-14)

3rd Quarter

1:20 - Graham, 50 Yard Field Goal (ALA 21-17)

4th Quarter

3:44 - Vick to Hall for a 38 Yard Touchdown (ALA 28-17)

3:06 - Brennan, 71 Yard Touchdown Run, 2-PT Failed (ALA 28-23)

1:36 - R. Johnson, 1 Yard Touchdown Run (ALA 35-23)

0:33 - I. Johnson, 3 Yard Touchdown Run (ALA 35-30)

POTG: Rudi Johnson, 134 Rushing Yards, 2 Touchdowns

Quebec vs. San Antonio @ the Georgia Dome (3 OT)

San Antonio advances to play the winner of Boise/Louisville, Quebec has been eliminated from the Tournament.

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SA-3-7-7-7-7-7-3-41

First Quarter

2:04 - Larson, 25 Yard Field Goal (SA 3-0)

0:20 - Plummer to Jarrett for a 51 Yard Touchdown (QUE 7-3)

Second Quarter

3:19 - Furrey, 4 Yard Touchdown (SA 10-7)

2:05 - Coutu, 48 Yard Field Goal (Tied 10-10)

0:52 - Plummer to Jarrett for a 11 Yard Touchdown (QUE 17-10)

3rd Quarter

3:42 - McAllister, 10 Yard Touchdown Run (QUE 24-10)

2:52 - Carr to Jones, 30 Yard Touchdown (QUE 24-17)

4th Quarter

1:26 - Carr, 1 Yard Touchdown Run (Tied 24-24)

Overtime 1

Carr to Jones for a 17 Yard Touchdown (SA 31-24)

Johnson, 1 Yard Touchdown Run (Tied 31-31)

Overtime 2

Plummer to Jarrett for a 5 Yard Touchdown (QUE 38-31)

Carr to Jones for a 4 Yard Touchdown (Tied 38-38)

Overtime 3

Larson, 20 Yard Field Goal (SA 41-38)

Plummer threw a interception in the endzone on Quebec's final possesion.

POTG: Jim Leonhard, 5 Tackles, Game-Winning Interception

Memphis Unveils New Identity

2010-12-31T09:39:00.000-08:00

The Memphis Tradition has ended, as the team moves to Orlando to become the Aviators. The long awaited logo sheet is below.

The primary logo is inspired by the Air Force Enlisted Crew Badge, with the ten stars representing the year they were moved to Orlando (2010) and the 10 teams in MLF. I am more than willing to see this revised, or even redone, so if you want to take a shot at it, the file is below.
Logo & Jersey FIle

Holiday Classic Begins Tommorow!

2010-12-30T21:57:00.000-08:00

Okay so I am back from vacation and I will go ahead and start the tournament tommorow, I may only get done with 2 games but I will try and get most of the 1st round knocked out tommorow. If I don't I may have time Sunday or Monday, I go back to school Tuesday so I want to try and get it done by then. I will sim them live and do a scoring recap along with a Game Summary on each game, and I may do a Broadcast of the Championship game. Here is the bracket, I changed some of the match-ups to get some more inter-league play, each game also has the order of games being played.

Looks like the Kings will be playing a couple more games as the Kings since we haven't heard where they are moving to, I seeded them ahead of Las Vegas because the Aces were eliminated from the playoffs first so I guess that means they will get the #1 pick. Wish you guys would comment some more, hopefully the tournament will get this place jumping some because I don't want to sim a bunch of games if no one even cares.

Johnson is coming back to the Gladiators!

2010-12-29T19:07:00.000-08:00

Rudi Johnson introduced as a Alabama Gladiator.

PRESS CONFERENCE 8:00 PM HOOVER, ALABAMA - "Good Evening everyone, today is a big day for the Alabama Gladiator Franchise and Gladiator Nation. We have been in talks with Connecticut and we have reached an agreement that will send the Season 2 MVP back to Alabama." The deal sends 2 players and Alabama's 1st Round Draft pick for the Navy's star running back. Connecticut had 2 running backs that were possibly up for sale after Ahman Green had a breakout All-Star season while Johnson was injured. Green will be bumped up to a 87 overall this season and will be the new starter. Rudi drops 1 point from his 90 overall to 89 after sitting out most of the season, he still finished in the top 3 rushing. Michael Harbison also had this to say, "We are very excited to make this deal because we have gained a offensive Superstar, we needed one since Michael Vick is now leaving for the NFL. We are going to try and play Marcus Vick at Quarterback and move Roy Upchurch over to Wide Receiver for the tournament, if they play well, we will likely trade our replacement signing for Michael Vick, if not we will sign a new QB and possibly shop Upchurch or one of our big 3 Receivers." Okay so enough talk, here is the deal broken down.

Alabama gets:
RB Rudi Johnson - 89

Connecticut gets:

RB Michael Smith - 84

DT Grady Jackson - 84

1st Round Draft Pick (8th Overall)

The Navy gain an advantage to their Defensive Line, now Aleric Mullins (84) will slide over to Left Defensive End to make room for Jackson. This is an upgrade because their starter before him was Angelo Craig who is a 74 overall. Smith will likely be a backup and could move to Receiver or Return for the Navy. This is also Rudi Johnson's 2nd turn with the Gladiators, he was a vital part to their East Champion team in Season 1 and almost helped lead them to a Championship.

Throwback

2010-12-24T20:43:00.000-08:00

I shot you an email, your pm box was full on the boards so if you don't get the email, let me know and I'll try and pm you again if you clear your box.

Thanks, Mike.

1st Annual MLF Holiday Classic?

2010-12-22T13:32:00.000-08:00

Okay so I think TC came up with this idea a while back, he thought it would be cool to have a Winter Tournament. So I told Mykl about it today and he made a logo for it.

Basically what I was thinking was to have either a 10 team Single or Double Elimination Bracket, I don't know really how to seed everyone. I was kind of wanting to split everyone up in regions but I don't know how that would work. For the rosters we would just have to use last season's because I'd be pushed too much to take out most of the players and try to replace them, the Gladiators may try Marcus Vick out at QB too see how that works, if I decide not too though Michael Vick will play for this tourney. Also, we don't have a identity for droozer's team, now if we know the name and colors we can just use practice styled uniforms like Lincoln did last season but droozer hasn't really said anything about his team in a couple weeks so I guess we will wait to find out. I'd like to start this in the next day or two, I'm leaving for a trip on the 26th and I'll be gone 3 or 4 days so I'd like to get about half of the tournament done by then.

Championship & All-Star Game Locations

2010-12-20T20:10:00.000-08:00

The results are in! Looks like the 2011 All-Star game will be played in Boise, Idaho, so that means the all-star game will be played on the smurf turf. And Pasadena, California has been selected as the host for the 2011 Championship game, so that means we will have a rose bowl themed Championship. Out of 3 comments, sounds like South Africa is the favorite for the Globe Game so I'll just go ahead and announce South Africa as the coach, I'm assuming Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg would be the stadium used for this game. If you were thinking a different place, let me know. Mykl I don't know if you want to do the logos or not, but you like doing them so if you wanna make logos for all these go for it, obviously Roses should be in the logo for the Champ. And blue and orange would fit the All-Star game best since that's the true color of the field.

Boise Grizzlies Concept

2010-12-14T15:14:00.001-08:00

Well the site has been a little dead lately, so I decided to do a Boise Grizzlies Concept, at first I was just going to move the striping from the last uniform to this new template but as I was doing that I kind of came up with a new design. It is similar to their last set but the striping is a little bit more modern, the pants stripe is supposed to match the jersey sleeves and I can actually make some like these in teambuilder. I kept the helmet the same although I could try out a different striping style if it would look better, I only did a home uniform since this is just a concept, if you like it Beast I can make a whole set and make any changes.

Home and Away Uniforms

Alternate Uniforms

Pro Combat Uniform

For the Pro Combats, I wanted to do something out there because most Pro Combats are, and so far we only have 2 really out there uniforms so I wanted to try and break the retro trend, I used TCU's template but I added a grizzly fur texture all over the uniform. For the pants I just tried something really pro combat-ish.

Happy Belated Birthday, MLF!

2010-12-04T08:59:00.000-08:00

Two years ago last Wednesday, the first post of this blog was posted. Two years and three seasons later, we're still going strong! Congratulations, gentlemen.

Memphis Relocation Naming Contest!

2010-12-01T11:41:00.000-08:00

Edit: I have made a choice and have PM'd elliott. The choice won't necessarily be the top vote getter and it will be announced once I've designed the uniforms. Thanks for the help.

~~Ok, so the team will either be relocated to Columbus, Ohio or Orlando, Florida. I'm leaning towards Orlando. I'll keep a running total of the nominations below. Post your suggestions in the comment~~

~~Orlando Columbus~~

~~Aviators (2) Cannons~~

~~Coasters~~

~~Juicers (2)~~

Aces Uniforms

2010-11-29T15:38:00.000-08:00

Same jerseys, but with gradients for the regulars, then here's Pro Combat

The Originals
In 2008, the first team in the league was formed in Minor League Football. The Originals are the Las Vegas Aces, who were the first of many things in the league. First Team, first MVP, first champions. This is a throwback jersey representing the classic team. Gold helmets and pants break away from the traditional white. The iconic stripes are located on the sleeves. Led by John Parker Wilson, and DJ Hall, the Aces try to revert back to classic form.

Pioneers Unveil New Uniforms

2010-11-29T15:07:00.000-08:00

The Lincoln Pioneers have unveiled their uniforms for Season 4. The uniforms are pretty much the same as last season, however there are several differences with the switch to Nike. An alternate uniform is introduced, a gold jersey in the same design as the home and road. An alternate white helmet and white pants are to be worn with. The Nike Pro Combat uniform is retro-based.

Stats.

2010-11-28T14:59:00.000-08:00

I'm almost done, I have all the stats done through Week 8, should I count Playoff Stats onto the Season total or just make a new tab for the playoff stats?

Also I'll go ahead and give yall a heads up on who the leaders are so far...

Passing Yards

1. SA David Carr - 2191

2. AL Michael Vick - 2122

3. LOU Jevan Snead - 1959

4. QUE Jake Plummer - 1956

Passing Touchdowns

1. QUE Jake Plummer - 22

2. AL Michael Vick - 19 (he also has 5 Rushing Touchdowns)

3. CON Jason White - 17

- LOU Jevan Snead - 17

Rushing Yards

1. LOU Najeh Davenport - 1032

2. LIN Dominic Rhodes - 638

3. SA LaGarette Blount - 583

4. BOI Kenny Irons - 536

Rushing Touchdowns

1. LOU Najeh Davenport - 11

2. SA LaGarette Blount - 9

3. LIN Dominic Rhodes - 8

4. BOI Kenny Irons - 7

Receiving Yards

1. QUE Joe Horn - 637

2. SA Charles Rogers - 535

3. AL Dante Hall - 509

- LV DJ Hall - 509

4. HAW Freddie Barnes - 501

Receiving TDs

1. QUE Joe Horn - 9

- LOU Andre Caldwell - 9

2. LV DJ Hall - 7

3. LIN Brandon Lloyd - 6

4. ALA Marcus Vick - 5

Tackles

1. MEM Greg Wesley - 55

2. SA Demorrio Williams - 52

3. AL Takeo Spikes - 51

- HAW Clark Haggans - 51

- MEM Al Wilson - 51

Tackles For Loss

1. AL Kevin Basped - 11

- BOI Ethan Kelly - 11

- LOU Kevin Carter - 11

2. BOI Micah Johnson - 10

3. HAW Antonio Coleman - 8

Sacks

1. ALA Kevin Basped - 7

2. LOU Kevin Carter - 5

3. There are about 5 players tied with 4

Interceptions

1. LIN Justin Woodall - 4

2. 6 players tied with 2

I'll post more stats when I'm completely done like Kick Returns and Kicker and Punter stats but you can see the leaders so far. Carr, Vick, and Davenport are definate MVP canidates, you could probably make a case for Joe Horn or Justin Woodall too.

Memphis Relocating

2010-11-27T21:22:00.000-08:00

Okay so I figured I should make a thread about this. Droozer said he wants to move Memphis to Norfolk, Virgina and name them the Ironclads. The only problem I have with this is that Ironclads is a warship used by....the navy. And we already have the Connecticut Navy in the league so I think you should go in a different direction.

Also Norfolk's stadium only holds 27,700 and it looks like a weak stadium.

Norfolk has been Turned Down, some suggestions of other locations would be Columbus, Orlando, Boston, I'm sure there are some other good markets too.

Alabama Gladiators Unveil 2011 Uniforms

2010-11-27T16:25:00.001-08:00

New Uniforms with piping and and sword stripes on the shoulders. Red Helmet has a black facemask now too. The Pro Combat features a Gray helmet with a black finish around the edges of the helmet (to blend into the eye on the helmet). It is based off of Gladiator Armor, it will be worn in Week 5 @ Louisville. Season 2 Throwbacks will be worn for the Season Opener against the Quebec Polaires.

Home and Away

Alternate and Pro Combat

Season 2 Throwbacks (Click to see Action Shot)

Yeah we know Michael Vick won't be back next season but we are confident in our "replacement" plans, the new uniforms kind of represent a new era, since Vick was the Starting QB the past two seasons. We are also interested in acquiring a big name runningback this off-season. I edited the uniforms some to make all the sword stripes consistent, TC pointed out to me that they weren't.

Louisville Shockers Unveil 2011 Uniforms

2010-11-26T17:34:00.000-08:00

Yeah I've been in a concept mood alot lately, and before the worst Iron Bowl I have ever watched started I worked on this for a couple hours and finished it after the game. I pm'ed BJ about new Shocker uniforms after the season, they have worn probably the most creative uniforms the past 2 seasons. I wanted to keep that going but make it less Under Armor-ish. So that's exactly what I did, I took inspiration from Virginia Tech's Pro Combat Uniforms. Basically replacing the stripes with Lightning Bolts. I also used Tech's number font because I think it fits the team well. Everything else is pretty similar to the last set. Same Helmet, and black and white pants that are interchangeable. Now to the Pro Combat, once again I used TC's Retro Uniform as a base. The Uniforms are "Electric Blue" Monochromes. I moved the stripes down to the undershirt once again, and then the pants use the same pattern but it is like LSU's Pro Combat stripes. I also included the normal primary logo on the pants. I tried using a real picture of lightning bolts as a texture to use on the helmets and numbers but I couldn't get it to look right.

Home and Away

Alternate and Pro Combat

Hope you like them BJ, I'm sure TC will be able to render it in Inkscape better then I could in Paint but I tried my best to make it look good. If you would like changes to anything just let me know.

I will probably go ahead and unveil Alabama's new uniforms tommorow even though I planned on waiting.

Navy Conn-cept

2010-11-25T17:33:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I decided I would do a tweak to the Navy's Uniforms, along with a Pro Combat Uniform for them. First thing I did was switch the anchor logo with last year's Retro Anchor. It just looks a lot better IMO. I recolored it so the Navy could keep the original Navy and Yellow colors. The Uniforms are really the same, the cut is completely different, switching it to a Nike PC template. The logo is also added to the pants. The Alternate Yellow jersey has been tweaked a little bit, I reversed the collar colors to stay consistent with the rest of the set. Now to my favorite part of the Conn-cept: The Pro Combat Uniforms. I used TC's Retro set as a base, and I added some Pro Combat elements in here. The Helmet is different, using a Navy facemask and a solid Navy Anchor logo. The Jersey features Gold on Navy, the Flywire is actually colored Gold to bring in a modern twist. The Stripes are also moved to the undershirt to make room for the numbers on the sleeves. I also took the names off the back to throw in another retro element. The pants are solid gold with the Anchor logo on the sides and NAVY on the back.

Click to see them bigger!

Home and Away

Alternate and Pro Combat

If you like them let me know Throwback, I can also change anything if I need too. Also guys, check out the Photo section on the Nav Bar, it now has a slideshow of Players. I'm almost done with stats, and I should get around to doing some more PoTW photos this weekend. I also made an update to Hawaii's pro combats.

Hawaii Tropics Unveil 2011 Uniforms

2010-11-22T20:27:00.000-08:00

The Tropics are getting new uniforms...again! The Tropics are known for wearing modern styled uniforms and they have changed uniforms all 4 seasons so far. This year Nike has come up with a uniform set using the "Swag Cut" created by me (see Miami in my NCAA Concepts). The Logo is sublimated on the back of the uniforms similar to Nike's SoD uniforms. The set includes a aqua Helmet with orange stripe and aqua pants. The alternates are based on last year's retro uniforms. And I have already posted the Pro Combat Uniforms.

Home and Away

Retro Alternates

Made an update to the regular uniforms, sizemore wanted me to change the number font back to what the used in Season 2.

Hawaii's Brennan injured, Ace's Hall arrested

2010-11-20T13:07:00.000-08:00

Tropics Starting Quarterback Colt Brennan was injured in a car wreck and is in Serious Condition. His girlfriend was driving and collided with another car on the interstate.

The Doctor said that Brennan's injuries are not life threatening, but he suffered broken ribs, broken collarbone, and head-injuries. The good thing for the Tropics is that the season is a long way from starting so he should recover but this was just some news that involved our league so I thought I should post it.

Full Story Here

Plus, it could be some Icebreaker news since the site has been kind of dead the past week or so, I've added the Jason White and Michael Vick All-Star photos to Player of the Week, more to come soon. Also, Droozer you need to be letting us know about your team soon, such as the name and if you are relocating or not.

Also.... I forgot to mention this back when it happened, although it was after the season was over. Las Vegas Wide Receiver D.J. Hall was arrested for marijuana in Tuscaloosa, Alabama about a month ago and has been released on bond. I guess I'll leave it up to the league to decide if he should be suspended or anything like that.

Full Story Here

Hawaii Pro Combat Concept

2010-11-09T17:16:00.000-08:00

Well with the schedule announced and everything, I decided I would do a concept for the Tropics. Since sizemore wanted the helmets he made I tried basing the whole concept off of that and using something similar to Mykl's Japan concept. I used a Orange jersey since they don't have a regular orange alternate. I also put Hawaii on the chest which would be the first time the Tropics have ever put Hawaii on their uniforms. I kind of did 2 options here because I couldn't decide which one looked better, I did one with the Logos blown up on the sleeves and one without the logos on the sleeves. So sizemore if you like it you can decided which option you want to use or if you want me to make some changes just let me know. I also did new set for your regular season uniforms but I want TC to help me finish them so whenever he finds some time to do that we will post them (not rushing you at all TC).

Edit- Made an update, the sleeve logos aren't blown up as much. I also used a block font to match the "Hawaii" text, I added Hawaii to the pants too.

I still have a option without the Sleeve logos so if you rather have that sizemore let me know.

Season 4 Schedule

2010-11-08T20:46:00.000-08:00

Okay guys, I worked on this for a couple of hours. I've always seen the Helmet Schedules for College Football teams and thought that would be a cool thing to do. So I have completed the Schedule for Season 4. Hopefully I didn't make any errors because I spent a lot of time working on it but I need everyone to check and make sure I didn't. Every team should have 5 Home games, 5 Away games, 2 Interleague (1 Home, 1 Away). I'll probably update the Excell sheet after new helmets come out and Droozer names his team so until then I'll wait to email the Excell sheet.

To View the Schedule Click Here

The only teams that I updated helmets for were Alabama and San Antonio, but like I said, when all the new uniforms come out I will edit it. The red text indicates Away games, while the black text indicates Home games. Lincoln-Louisville has a star by it because it will be the Globe Game this season making it a neutral site.

Pro Combat Week will be Week 5!!!

So that means.......

Home teams are Boise, Hawaii, Lincoln, Louisville, and Connecticut

Road teams are Droozer, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Alabama, and Quebec

If for some reason you want to wear light colored uniforms at Home then let me know so we can make sure the Road team for that game wears Dark uniforms.

And then in Week 1, Alabama and Quebec will be wearing Season 2 "Throwbacks". TC's idea to memorize his Championship team and I decided the Gladiators might as well throwback too.

Droozer taking over Memphis

2010-10-31T11:58:00.000-07:00

It looks like Droozer is taking over the Memphis Kings Franchise. He said that the team may be relocated to Columbus, Ohio. The relocation of the team has been approved by league commission(approved by me). So Droozer you just need to decide if you are moving, preferably as soon as possible, so we can work on getting you a logo package and uniforms way before the season.

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Okay so as I said in the last post, MBurmy never checked in, and he has never really been that active except he did make some big changes to the team's roster last off-season. I have no problem with Burmy but I do think we need someone who will pay more attention. So this means we need a new owner for the Memphis Kings Franchise, and obviously I would say Droozer and Brian (The Barrish) are the first two we would ask to take over a team.

So if you guys would like the team just comment and let us know any extra info, like stuff you would be willing to do for the league, or if you want to move the team, where would you move them? etc.

If we have more then 2 or 3 people apply then we will most likely have a vote between the owners.

Memphis is a very good franchise to take over, surprisingly they probably have the best statistical defense in the league. And they had the most Defensive All-Stars on the East team this year, the Offense is good but it could probably use a makeover considering the runningbacks haven't been that great and Graham Harrell has just been kind of a mediocre player.

Uniforms and other News!

2010-10-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

Okay so everyone has checked in except Burmy, and I think it is safe to say that most people rather replace him anyways. Burmy has been an entertaining owner at some points but he doesn't ever check and I think we just need to have a more lively owner. I think everyone else is okay, but Throwback if you want to stay in the league you need to become more active or you may go out like Burmy.

Now one of the big changes this season is the move to Nike, Nike has taken over the Pro Football World, first they signed a deal with us and now they have signed a deal with the NFL. This year Nike will be giving all 10 Minor League Football teams new uniform cuts and a Pro Combat Alternate Uniform that will be worn in place during a Promotional Uniform Week. This season TC will be placing all of the uniforms on a Style Guide, and we have put together a Uniform history that he is going to start working on and posting to the site soon. This year to get everyone a little bit more involved we are going to have a Combo Schedule, which tells what combos you are going to wear each week. Also if you are getting new uniforms make sure you use 2 helmets, up to 4 jerseys (2 colored, 2 white) and 2 pants. If you want to add a throwback set you can, just make sure to tell me what week you want to wear it so I can change the teambuilder team. Alright I'm going to post the 10 teams, and I may post ideas I have for possible changes but you don't have to listen to them if you don't want haha.

Alabama - New Uniforms this season! I'm not unveiling them to everyone until TC gets done with the style guide.

Boise - New green jerseys in the style of their Away Uniforms, the green jerseys will also be the Home jerseys for this season. Also, tan Uniforms will be made as a alternate in place of brown this year. They are also replacing the tan pants with brown.

Connecticut - I like Throwback's classic uniforms, but I think he should switch his current Anchor Logo with TC's Retro logo, I'm sure he could swap the gold and yellow and use that logo on your current uniform set.

Las Vegas - Mykl has confirmed the Aces are getting new uniforms this season.

Lincoln - Bmac said that there will be minor changes to uniforms.

Louisville - The Shockers will most likely be getting new Nike Styled Uniforms.

Hawaii - New Nike Uniforms in the works, Retro Uniforms will be returning as Alternates this year.

Memphis - It would be nice to seperate them from Quebec, who knows with a new owner they may be rebranding.

Quebec - TC has confirmed new uniforms.

San Antonio - New Helmets with "Glow in the Dark" Flakes added into paint.

Offseason Discussion!

2010-10-17T06:42:00.000-07:00

So as this Season 3's come to a close, I'd say that overall the year was a success, especially compared to last year. What we've learned this year is that it's very hard to sim games when any of us are in school, but that when it's during the summer, we generally can do this well. Some things to think about and some reasoning too.

-Expansion?

Not happening. :P

-Spring Football? Reducing Games?

What we learned this year is that the beginning of the school year is a hectic time for all of us. Which means that we need to be aiming for the season to be over by the middle of August. Which leaves us with two options, starting the season in April or May, or reducing the season to 8 games. If we'd go with April and May games, I'd aim for each week to be a total of 2 weeks, so that we could spread out the simming over two weeks. Alternatively, we could cut back to 8 weeks on the season if we started in June.

-Extra Simmer?

Also, it'd be nice to find someone else who can sim these games for us, as a lot of what holds us up sometimes is my busy sports and travel schedule. I'm out of town a lot, and it shows in how we can miss a week. Additionally, if we get a 3rd simmer, each of us would only have to do 2 games a week, which would be really nice.

-Also, I'll go ahead and make this a check-in. So we know that you're still committed to the MLF, I'd like to hear responses from all 9 other owners with your thoughts on the above things, and with your own "reforms" that you'd do. We'll probably hold a vote on these things in the next coming month, and anyone who doesn't vote on that will be deemed as a "dead owner" and will likely be replaced.

MLF Championship 3

2010-10-13T12:23:00.000-07:00

Lincoln wins! 23-21!

Well, justin.tv's being dumb and not letting me save the game... so I'll post a scoring summary and stats.

1st Quarter

3:06 - Vanderjagt, 31 Yard Field Goal (LIN 3-0)

2nd Quarter

4:10 - Cullpepper to McDonald, 1 Yard Pass (LIN 10-0)

0:34 - Snead to Sapp, 4 Yard Pass (LIN 10-7)

3rd Quarter

2:17 - Brown, 1 Yard Rsh (LOU 14-10)

1:19 - Cullpepper to Rhodes, 71 Yard Pass (LIN 17-14)

4th Quarter

4:08 - Vanderjagt, 42 Yard Field Goal (LIN 20-14)

0:47 - Snead to Wilson, 7 Yard Pass (LOU 21-20)

0:00 - Vanderjagt, 17 Yard Field Goal (LIN 23-21)

Key Stats

QB Snead (LOU) - 19/22 Passing, 203 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TDs

HB Davenport (LOU) - 21 Rush, 69 Rushing Yards

HB Brown (LOU) - 2 Rush, 3 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD

TE Dunn (LOU) - 5 Receptions, 67 Receiving Yards

FB Sapp (LOU) - 3 Receptions, 23 Yards, 1 Receiving TD

WR Wilson (LOU) - 2 Receptions, 7 Yards, 1 Receiving TD

MLB Davis (LOU) - 9 Tackles

QB Cullpepper (LIN) - 12/19 Passing, 228 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TDs

HB Rhodes (LIN) - 13 Rush, 51 Rushing Yards, 3 Receptions, 89 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD

HB James (LIN) - 2 Rush, 31 Rushing Yards

WR McDonald (LIN) - 5 Receptions, 86 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD

MLB Goff (LIN) - 12 Tackles

LE Middleton (LIN) - 1 Sack

K Vanderjagt (LIN) - 3/3 Field Goals (31, 42, 17) Including Game-Winner

Actually, you can watch the game via a link on my Facebook page.

Eastern Conference Champions!

2010-09-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the 2010 Eastern Conference Champions, the Louisville Shockers! Celebrate with the official locker room championship gear!

Eastern Conference Championship Game!

2010-09-29T12:25:00.000-07:00

Alright, welcome to Louisville, KY where the temperature is a warm 77 degrees with clear sunny skies for the Eastern Conference Championship Game from Papa John's Cardinal Stadium south of downtown Louisville. Today's matchup features perennial powerhouse Alabama against the electrifying attack of the Shockers for the right to play the back-to-back Western Conference Champion Lincoln Pioneers. QB Michael Vick may be making his last MLF start if the Gladiators fall in this one.

Final

ALA 3-0-0-14-17

LOU 0-17-7-0-24

1st Quarter (Louisville Receives opening kickoff)

4:49 - Kickoff - Johnson returns the kickoff to the LOU 20.

4:44 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 8 yard gain to the LOU 28.

4:34 - 2nd and 2 - Davenport, 2 yard loss to the LOU 26.

4:21 - (3rd and 4) - Fumble recovered by ALA's Williams at the LOU 31 for a TURNOVER.

4:15 - 1st and 10 - Upchurch, 3 yard rush to the LOU 28.

4:06 - 2nd and 7 - Vick pass thrown away.

4:00 - 3rd and 7 - Vick pass incomplete.

3:56 - 4th and 7 - TIFFIN, 45 YARD FIELD GOAL (ALA 3-0)

3:48 - Kickoff - Touchback to the LOU 20.

3:42 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass thrown away.

3:38 - 2nd and 10 - Davenport, 5 yard rush to the LOU 25.

3:28 - 3rd and 5 - Snead to Jackson, 8 yard gain to the LOU 33 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:19 - 1st and 10 - Snead to Jackson, 25 yard gain to the ALA 42 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:08 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass thrown away.

3:04 - 2nd and 10 - Davenport, 3 yard loss to the ALA 45.

2:54 - 3rd and 13 - Snead to Davenport, 6 yard gain to the ALA 38.

2:43 - (4th and 7) - Punt into the endzone for a touchback to the ALA 20.

2:38 - 1st and 10 - Vick pass incomplete.

2:31 - 2nd and 10 - Vick to Smith, 16 yard gain to the ALA 36 for a FIRST DOWN.

2:22 - 1st and 10 - Upchurch, 4 yard gain to the ALA 39.

2:13 - 2nd and 6 - Upchurch, 5 yard gain to the ALA 34.

2:04 - 3rd and 2 - Vick to Robinson, 8 yard gain to the LOU 48 for a FIRST DOWN.

1:56 - 1st and 10 - Vick pass incomplete.

1:51 - 2nd and 10 - Upchurch, 7 yard gain to the LOU 41.

1:42 - 3rd and 3 - Vick, 7 yard gain to the LOU 34 for a FIRST DOWN.

1:33 - 1st and 10 - Vick pass incomplete.

1:27 - 2nd and 10 - Upchurch, 7 yard gain to the LOU 27.

1:16 - 3rd and 3 - Upchurch, 4 yard gain to the LOU 23 for a FIRST DOWN.

1:06 - 1st and 10 - Upchurch, 1 yard loss to the LOU 24.

0:57 - 2nd and 11 - Vick to Peek, 11 yard gain to the LOU 13 for a FIRST DOWN.

0:48 - (1st and 10) - Louisville 5 yard penalty to the LOU 5 for an automatic FIRST DOWN.

0:46 - 1st and Goal - Vick, sacked for 6 yard loss to the LOU 11.

0:36 - 2nd and Goal - Upchurch, 1 yard loss to the LOU 12.

0:25 - 3rd and Goal - Vick to Vick, 12 yard gain to the LOU 0.

0:12 - 4th and Goal - Vick, sacked for 7 yard loss to the LOU 7 for a TURNOVER ON DOWNS.

0:08 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 6 yard gain to the LOU 13.

0:00 - 2nd and 4 - Snead to Johnson, 33 yard gain to the LOU 46 for a FIRST DOWN.

2nd Quarter

4:55 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass incomplete.

4:53 - 2nd and 10 - Snead pass thrown away.

4:49 - 3rd and 10 - Snead to Jackson, 33 yard gain to the ALA 21 for a FIRST DOWN.

4:36 - 1st and 10 - Snead to Davenport, 11 yard gain to the ALA 10 for a FIRST DOWN.

4:29 - (1st and 10) - Alabama 5 yard penalty to the ALA 5.

4:26 - 1st and 5 - SNEAD TO JOHNSON, 5 YARD GAIN FOR A TOUCHDOWN (Kick Carney, LOU 7-3)

4:15 - Kickoff - Law returns kickoff to the ALA 21.

4:10 - 1st and 10 - Vick pass incomplete.

4:06 - 2nd and 10 - Upchurch, 4 yard gain to the ALA 26.

3:57 - 3rd and 6 - Upchurch, 1 yard gain to the ALA 27.

3:46 - (4th and 5) - Punt fair caught by Johnson at the LOU 30.

3:42 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass thrown away.

3:35 - 2nd and 10 - Snead pass thrown away.

3:29 - (3rd and 10) - Alabama 15 yard penalty to the LOU 45 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:20 - 1st and 10 - Snead to Byrd, 14 yard gain to the ALA 41 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:11 - 1st and 10 - Snead to Dunn, 8 yard gain to the ALA 34.

2:59 - 2nd and 2 - Snead pass incomplete.

2:54 - 3rd and 2 - Davenport, 9 yard gain to the ALA 25 for a FIRST DOWN.

2:46 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 5 yard gain to the ALA 20.

2:39 - 2nd and 5 - Snead pass incomplete.

2:37 - 3rd and 5 - Snead to Caldwell, 2 yard gain to the ALA 18.

2:28 - 4th and 3 - CARNEY, 35 YARD FIELD GOAL GOOD (LOU 10-3)

2:17 - Kickoff - Vick returns the kickoff to the ALA 30.

2:10 - 1st and 10 - Upchurch, 10 yard gain to the ALA 40 for a FIRST DOWN.

2:03 - 1st and 10 - Vick, 4 yard gain to the ALA 44.

1:53 - 2nd and 6 - Upchurch, 8 yard gain to the LOU 48 for a FIRST DOWN.

1:45 - 1st and 10 - Fumble recovered by LOU's Fox at the LOU 48 for a TURNOVER.

1:40 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass incomplete.

1:34 - 2nd and 10 - Snead to Johnson, 24 yard gain to the ALA 28 for a FIRST DOWN.

1:28 - 1st and 10 - Snead, sacked for an 8 yard loss to the ALA 36.

1:23 - 2nd and 18 - Snead pass thrown away.

1:20 - 3rd and 18 - Snead pass thrown away.

1:14 - (4th and 18) - Punt lands in the endzone for a touchback at the ALA 20.

1:09 - (1st and 10) - Louisville 5 yard penalty to the ALA 25.

1:00 - 1st and 5 - Vick to Upchurch, 25 yard gain to the 50 for a FIRST DOWN.

0:53 - 1st and 10 - Vick to Hall, 14 yard gain to the LOU 36 for a FIRST DOWN.

0:48 - 1st and 10 - Vick pass incomplete.

0:28 - 2nd and 10 - Vick pass intercepted by LOU's Webster and returned 70 yards to the ALA 11 for a TURNOVER.

0:24 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 3 yard gain to the LOU 8.

0:16 - 2nd and 7 - Snead to Caldwell, 4 yard gain to the LOU 4.

0:07 - 3rd and 3 - SNEAD TO JOHNSON, 4 YARD GAIN FOR A TOUCHDOWN (Kick Carney, LOU 17-3)

0:00 - Kickoff - Touchback. End of the 1st half.

3rd Quarter (Alabama receives the kickoff)

4:53 - Kickoff - Touchback to the ALA 20.

4:53 - (1st and 10) - Alabama 5 yard penalty to the ALA 15.

4:46 - 1st and 15 - Upchurch, 5 yard gain to the ALA 20.

4:35 - 2nd and 10 - Smith, 9 yard gain to the ALA 29.

4:26 - 3rd and 1 - Upchurch pass incomplete.

4:18 - (4th and 1) - Punt returned by Johnson to the LOU 39.

4:10 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass dropped.

4:06 - (2nd and 10) - Alabama 5 yard penalty to the LOU 44 for an automatic FIRST DOWN.

4:01 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 7 yard gain to the ALA 49.

3:54 - 2nd and 3 - Snead, sacked for a 6 yard loss to the LOU 45.

3:43 - 3rd and 9 - Snead to Caldwell, 24 yard gain to the ALA 30 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:34 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 4 yard loss to the ALA 34.

3:23 - 2nd and 14 - Davenport, 6 yard gain to the ALA 28.

3:15 - 3rd and 8 - Snead pass incomplete.

3:12 - 4th and 8 - Carney 45 yard field goal no good for a TURNOVER (at the ALA 28).

3:05 - 1st and 10 - Upchurch, 7 yard rush to the ALA 35.

2:56 - 2nd and 3 - Upchurch, 4 yard loss to the ALA 32.

2:45 - 3rd and 6 - Vick, 8 yard gain to the ALA 40 for a FIRST DOWN.

2:37 - 1st and 10 - Upchurch, 3 yard gain to the ALA 42.

2:28 - 2nd and 7 - Vick to Robinson, 9 yard gain to the LOU 49 for a FIRST DOWN.

2:19 - 1st and 10 - Upchurch, 2 yard gain to the LOU 46.

2:11 - 2nd and 8 - Upchurch, 1 yard loss to the LOU 47.

2:01 - 3rd and 9 - Vick to Upchurch, 2 yard gain to the LOU 45.

1:52 - (4th and 6) - Punt goes into the endzone for a touchback to the LOU 20.

1:46 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 5 yard gain to the LOU 25.

1:36 - 2nd and 5 - Davenport, 4 yard gain to the LOU 29.

1:25 - 3rd and 1 - Davenport, 4 yard gain to the LOU 33 for a FIRST DOWN.

1:14 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass incomplete.

1:10 - 2nd and 10 - Davenport, 6 yard gain to the LOU 39.

0:58 - 3rd and 4 - Snead to Caldwell, 19 yard gain to the ALA 42 for a FIRST DOWN.

0:47 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 4 yard gain to the ALA 38.

0:39 - (2nd and 6) - Louisville, 10 yard penalty to the ALA 48.

0:32 - (2nd and 16) - Alabama, 9 yard penalty to the ALA 39 and an automatic FIRST DOWN.

0:26 - 1st and 10 - Snead to Jackson, 33 yard gain to the ALA 6 for a FIRST DOWN.

0:18 - 1st and Goal - Davenport, 2 yard gain to the ALA 3.

0:03 - 2nd and Goal - SNEAD TO SAPP, 3 YARD GAIN FOR A TOUCHDOWN (Kick Carney, LOU 24-3)

0:00 - Kickoff - Law returns the kickoff to the ALA 30.

4th Quarter

4:54 - 1st and 10 - Vick to Hall, 40 yard gain to the LOU 30 for a FIRST DOWN.

4:42 - 1st and 10 - Vick to Robinson, 15 yard gain to the LOU 16 for a FIRST DOWN.

4:32 - 1st and 10 - VICK TO HALL, 16 YARD GAIN FOR A TOUCHDOWN (Kick Tiffin, LOU 24-10)

4:20 - Kickoff - Johnson returns the kickoff to the LOU 22.

4:16 - 1st and 10 - Snead pass incomplete.

4:08 - 2nd and 10 - Davenport, 10 yard gain to the LOU 32.

4:00 - 3rd and IN - Davenport, 2 yard gain to the LOU 34 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:50 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 2 yard loss to the LOU 32.

3:41 - 2nd and 12 - Davenport, 6 yard gain to the LOU 38.

3:31 - 3rd and 6 - Snead pass incomplete.

3:24 - (4th and 6) - Vick returns the punt to the ALA 17.

3:16 - 1st and 10 - Vick to Hall, 16 yard gain to the ALA 33 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:08 - 1st and 10 - Vick to Robinson, 25 yard gain to the LOU 42 for a FIRST DOWN.

3:02 - 1st and 10 - Vick, 4 yard gain to the LOU 38.

2:54 - 2nd and 6 - Vick to Robinson, 21 yard gain to the LOU 17 for a FIRST DOWN.

2:45 - 1st and 10 - Vick pass thrown away.

2:39 - 2nd and 10 - Upchurch, 5 yard gain to the LOU 12.

2:25 - 3rd and 5 - Vick to Peek, 11 yard gain to the LOU 2 for a FIRST DOWN.

2:18 - 1st and Goal - UPCHURCH, 2 YARD GAIN FOR A TOUCHDOWN (Kick Tiffin, LOU 24-17)

2:14 - Kickoff - Jackson returns the kickoff to the LOU 23.

2:09 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 3 yard gain to the LOU 26 - Timeout Alabama (1st)

2:02 - 2nd and 7 - Snead to Byrd, 12 yard gain to the LOU 38 for a FIRST DOWN. - Timeout Alabama (2nd)

1:57 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 8 yard gain to the LOU 47 - Timeout Alabama (3rd)

1:52 - 2nd and 2 - Davenport, 5 yard gain to the ALA 48 for a FIRST DOWN.

1:19 - 1st and 10 - Davenport, 1 yard gain to the ALA 47.

0:38 - 2nd and 9 - Brown, 2 yard gain to the ALA 45.

GAME OVER! LOUISVILLE HAS WON THE EAST!

PoTG: Louisville QB Jevan Snead - 268 Yards Passing, 3 Touchdowns

Statistical information can be found here.

Western Conference Champions!

2010-09-23T17:25:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to this year's Western Conference Champions, the Lincoln Pioneers! Celebrate with official locker room championship gear!

Eastern Conference champion merchandise will be available as soon as the game is over.

The Return of the CHLA!

2010-09-20T10:23:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I'm bringing the CHLA back and it's really different from what it used to be. Check it out at continentalhockey.blogspot.com!

West Conference Championship

2010-09-14T15:45:00.000-07:00

The Lincoln Pioneers are this year's West Conference Champions! They will play Alabama or Louisville in the Championship. San Antonio will play the loser of that game in the Bronze Bowl.

San Antonio @ Lincoln

SA-7-3-0-13-33

LIN-7-7-7-14-35

4th Quarter