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Geo got a fg to go up 16-6 and cle just scored to make it 16-13 and Geo just scored again to go up 22-13
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nope. I figured out of 300+ channels I could find it. DENIED!!!Originally posted by wayne1218 View Post
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The link i posted is pretty clear volsComment
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Seems to be a dead link nick.
Here is another one
ORLANDO – The 25th season of the Arena Football League is going to start off with replacement players on the field when the Pittsburgh Power take on the Orlando Predators.
The Arena Football League Players Union (AFLPU) Executive Director, Ivan Soto proclaimed on his Twitter just after 6:00 p.m. (ET), "The AFLPU is on strike. All teams that are playing this weekend are on strike!"
ArenaFan.com saw several players the Pittsburgh Power outside of the Amway Center on Friday night approximately two hours before the game. None were available for comment.
Soto told ArenaFan.com, "The Power players were fired and Orlando place on recallable assignment. ULP charges will be coming."
This is the end of what has been a bloody week between the AFLPU and the owners. The AFLPU is requesting more pay for their players than the $400 per game that they signed contracts to play for the 2012 season. The PU requested a raise to $1,350 per game as part of a collective bargaining agreement, but the AFL did not respond with anything more than an addendum to the AFL player contract.
The League was willing to move salaries up to $500 per game, a proposal that AFLPU Vice President Steve Watson declared to be, "Laughable."
On Thursday afternoon, the AFLPU called a press conference to announce that the PU proposed a tentative agreement that would cover the first four weeks of the year at a proposal that was, "North of 35% of our original proposal," per Soto.
The proposal was assumed to be around the neighborhood of $850 or $875 per game. It is unknown whether the players' proposal was rejected by the owners or not at this hour.
What we do know is that the players for the Predators and Power have all been taken out of the building. According to Soto, Commissioner Jerry Kurz is trying to talk the players into crossing the picket line and breaking the Union, though Kurz was seen on the field at the Amway Center at 6:00.
The owners' proposal, per Soto was $8,000 per team per game, which is even less than the $400 per game that the players were making.
As of 7:00 p.m., ArenaFan has gotten confirmation that the replacement players are officially being signed as we speak. The kickoff of this game is set for approximately 8:30 p.m., though there have been words that the game will be delayed to make sure all of the replacement players are properly signed.
UPDATE (7:45 p.m.) – The players that are currently on the field are a collection of some of the replacement players and real players. Collin Drafts has been confirmed on the field for the Predators. Kyle Israel, one of the replacement quarterbacks, is also throwing passes in pre-game warm ups. Kickoff is set for a bit after 8:30 p.m. here at the Amway Center.
UPDATE (8:00 p.m.) – Jerry DiPaola of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review posted a story this evening confirming that the entire roster for the Power was released. Lonnie DeWalt, Mike Washington, Anthony DeGrate, and Andrico Hines were confirmed to sign contracts to play tonight for Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh owner Matt Shaner said, "Rowley will never play for the Pittsburgh Power. We have decided that he does not fit our system."
Shaner also stated to the Tribune-Review, "The players were released. Neither the team nor the Arena Football League have any travel obligations to them."
Ivan Soto responded at 8:08 p.m. via email to a request for a statement from ArenaFan. He replied, "I am negotiating with the league as of 736pm… no further comment."
UPDATE 8:20 p.m.: The AFLPU Vice President, Steve Watson told ArenaFan.com, "Players stand united. If today's actions were an attempt to intimidate the rest of the players in the league, then they do not know our resolve!"
The Predators were announced as a team. They have no names on the backs of their silver jerseys. Pittsburgh is donning its road whites, and there are names on the backs of the players that crossed over.Last edited by wayne1218; 03-12-2012, 08:53 PM.Comment
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A bizarre night in the Arena Football League got a heck of a lot more bizarre in the second quarter of the clash between the Pittsburgh Power and the Orlando Predators.
Prior to the start of the first game of the 25th season, the Predators put their entire team on recallable assignment, while the Power released their entire roster.
Ivan Soto, the Executive Director of the Arena Football League Players Union (AFLPU) announced on his Twitter account that the AFLPU was officially on strike.
Some of the players crossed the line right at the start of the game. For Orlando, Collin Drafts, the team's starting quarterback was the only player that was confirmed to be playing for the Predators at the outset of the game. It was later confirmed that Simeon Castile, Ronnie Ghent, and Taurian Washington both broke the line and stayed with Orlando.
For Pittsburgh, Andrico Hines, the team's backup quarterback was the main man that came back to the team to play on Friday night. Bryan Williams, Chris LeFlore, Dominie Pittman, Oderick Turner, and Moqut Ruffins were the players that started for the Power.
In the second quarter, Pittsburgh called a timeout just before a third down. One of the team's assistant coaches could be seen on a cell phone. During the timeout, several players ran onto the field for the Power, including Lonnie DeWalt, PJ Berry, and Michael Washington.
It is presumed that these players decided that they were going to play and leave the AFLPU. ArenaFan.com has tried to get in contact with the League representatives at hand to seek the legality of this. There were clearly 16 players for the Power on the field for the pre-game, and there are at least three, and possibly as many as eight for Pittsburgh that have come back to the team. We are trying to confirm that number and the rosters.
After halftime, the Power came out with 22 men. Later, it was confirmed by the League that there are now 22 active players for the Power and 24 active for the Predators. The rest of the teams are comprised of replacement players.
Orlando offensive coordinator Rob Keefe said that the two teams agreed that they are only going to be running a handful of plays on the evening, and there was an agreement to not run onside kicks or mac linebacker blitzes.
The first quarter went scoreless with some ugly drives and plays on both sides. Both teams found the end zone twice in the second quarter, though. Neither team has attempted an extra point and both teams have gone 1-for-2 on 2-point conversions. Pittsburgh took a 20-14 lead on the opening drive of the third quarter after breaking the 14-14 halftime tie.Last edited by wayne1218; 03-12-2012, 08:56 PM.Comment
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Fucked up or what?
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Just saw where you posted that link so yes thats where I'm watching it at. ThanksOriginally posted by wayne1218 View PostComment
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Well Georgia just threw a pick to start the 3rd. We need some points here!Comment
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Damn ... nice looking cheerleaders!
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7 combined turnovers
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not good kb. Dutton threw another fuckin pick in the endzone and georgia threw a bomb for 6.
Why don't you click on the link and watch it?Comment
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