The All American Football League is a professional American football league. The league, which combines a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its launch to the spring of 2008.^[1]. The first three games between the six teams are scheduled for April 12, 2008, as described below. Image File history File links Soccerball_current_event. ... Sport from childhood. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... // 1 : Darts - Raymond Van Barneveld beats Phil Taylor 7-6 in sets to win the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

League Formation and Structure

The All American Football League, scheduled to begin play in April 2008, is a professional American football league in which all players must possess a four-year university degree. The players will be employees of the AAFL rather than of the franchises, and the league will pay each player an average compensation of approximately $100,000 to attract the best non-NFL talent. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

For its first season in 2008, the AAFL has six franchises. Although there is no indication that nicknames would be avoided, as of November 1, 2007, the teams continue to be referred to as "Team Florida", "Team Texas", etc. The teams are:

• Alabama ( Birmingham, Legion Field) which has signed 3 former Crimson Tide players and one from Auburn.
• Arkansas (Little Rock, War Memorial Stadium) which has signed 4 former Razorback stars (including Clint Stoerner and Henderson State grad K.D. Williams
• Florida (Gainesville, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium) which has signed 9 former Gators (including 2006 quarterback Chris Leak, and head coach Shane Matthews. The home opener will be played at Jacksonville and the final home game will be at Tampa.
• Michigan (Detroit, Ford Field), which has signed 24 players from Michigan, Michigan State, and other colleges.
• Tennessee (Knoxville, Neyland Stadium)
• Texas (Houston, Rice Stadium), which will be coached by former University of Houston coach John Jenkins

The league was unveiled at a press conference in New York City on July 26, 2006. Its Chairman is Cedric Dempsey, former president of the NCAA. Prior to that, Dempsey was the longtime athletic director at the University of Arizona. The rest of the league's Board of Directors includes various well-known sports and private industry individuals. Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ... Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. ... Location in Pulaski County, Arkansas Coordinates: , Country State County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government  - Mayor Mark Stodola Area  - City  116. ... War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas during an Arkansas Razorback football game. ... Clinton Jacob Stoerner (born December 29, 1977 in Baytown, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League (AFL). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Alachua Incorporated (city) 15 April 1869 Government  - Type Council-manager  - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan  - City Manager Russ Blackburn Area [1]  - Total 49. ... Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (aka The Swamp) is the American football stadium for the University of Florida’s football team, nicknamed the Gators. ... Christopher Leak (born May 3, 1985 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American football quarterback. ... Michael Shane Matthews (born June 1, 1970 in Cleveland, Mississippi) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. He most recently played for the Miami Dolphins, and collegiately at Florida. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Ford Field is an indoor football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. It is across the street from Comerica Park. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a co-educational public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. ... Nickname: Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee. ... Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. ... Houston redirects here. ... Rice Stadium is a football stadium located on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. ... For other persons named John Jenkins, see John Jenkins (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cedric Dempsey, is a former executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the first Commissioner of the new All American Football League that is scheduled to begin play in the summer of 2008. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ...

The league plans to sign agreements with a specific, manageable target list of football tradition-rich universities and prominent stadiums. These universities will become "host universities" for an AAFL franchise. For their part, universities will be allowed to retain the revenues generated from parking and concessions and, possibly receive additional compensation through a stadium rental agreement with the AAFL. Because the league will play its games in the spring, the normally idle stadiums will be available for league play. The league will strive to avoid all normal conflicts that exist with the host college programs such as spring practice and spring games. Playing in the spring avoids competing for the traditional fall football fans of the NFL and college football, thus providing an extended season of quality football for those who crave the sport.

Each team will strive to be stocked with players that graduated from the host state's universities. Non-territorial players, such as Eric Crouch, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2001 as quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, would be available for selection in the AAFL draft, which will take place on January 25, 2008. There is no provision in the league rules to include a players who are working on obtaining a degree. An AAFL release stated that a player "must, without exception, have earned a 4-year degree or more advanced degree to be eligible to play in League games." The release adds that other players may be invited to try out "in the hopes that the opportunity will inspire them to complete their education" ^[2]. Eric Eugene Crouch (born November 16, 1978 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American football quarterback who played for the University of Nebraska football team and is currently a quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. ... “Heisman” redirects here. ...

With the demise of NFL Europa, the AAFL will be competing with the Arena Football League and af2 for talent among spring football leagues. According to the Associated Press report of the league's formation, Dempsey stated that AAFL players will earn about $100,000 a season, as compared to the $30,000 minimum paid by the Arena Football League. Moreover, the league, rather than the franchise owners, would pay the players and coaches in order to control spending ^[3]. Later, however, the league announced that "During its initial season, most players will be paid $5,000 per game plus benefits. Six players on each team will be designated as franchise players, who will be eligible for an additional $50,000 per year." ^[4] NFL Europa is an American football league which operates in Europe. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...

The league has announced a 10-game season for 2008, from April 12 to June 14. The six teams will play in one division during the first season. The teams with the 2nd and 3rd best records in the regular season will meet in a playoff for the right to face the number one team in a championship game to be played on July 3, 2008. The AAFL released its schedule in October, 2007, with the April 12, 2008 games consisting of Alabama at Florida (at Jacksonville), Arkansas at Texas, and Michigan at Tennessee. is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 1, 2007, five school stadiums plus three municipal stadiums had been confirmed or conditionally confirmed to provide a total of 8 teams. Raleigh, North Carolina and West Lafayette, Indiana will not field teams for the inaugural season, but are potential venues for the 2009 expansion. (see below). The AAFL held its kickoff tryouts on July 2-3, 2007, in Orlando, Florida. On July 26, tryouts followed in Birmingham, Alabama (July 26); Little Rock, Arkansas (August 18); and Detroit, Michigan (September 13), Tampa on October 12 and Houston on October 24 and 25th, and has tryouts scheduled for Knoxville, Tennessee on December 6 and 7th. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. ... Chauncey Village area of West Lafayette West Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105km) northwest of Indianapolis. ... The All American Football League is a professional American football league. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State Counties Orange Government  - Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) Area  - City 101 sq mi (261. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ... Location in Pulaski County, Arkansas Coordinates: , Country State County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government  - Mayor Mark Stodola Area  - City  116. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Detroit redirects here. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tampas skyline For alternate meanings, see Tampa (disambiguation) Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Houston redirects here. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Board of directors

One of the fundamental differences between the AAFL and prior attempts at creating a spring professional league for American football is the group of leaders from within intercollegiate athletics that have lent their support. These leaders include:

• Cedric W. Dempsey, former President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) and former AD at the University of Arizona.
• Doug Dickey, former AD at the University of Tennessee, former Head Coach at the University of Tennessee and former Head Coach at the University of Florida.
• Dr. Martin Massengale, former Chancellor and President of the University of Nebraska.
• Dr. Charles Young, former president at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Florida.
• Gene Corrigan, former athletic director of the University of Notre Dame and Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
• Marcus Katz, former student loan executive.
• Pete Dalis, retired Athletic Director at UCLA.
• Jack Lengyel, former AD at the U.S. Naval Academy and President of the National Association of College Athletic Directors. Former Head Coach at Marshall University.
• Gary Roberts, Dean of the School of Law of Indiana University and former Vice Dean, Professor of Law and Director of Sports Law at Tulane University.
• Charles Wethington, former President of the University of Kentucky and Chairman of the NCAA Executive Committee.

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• Former Heisman Trophy winner (and Nebraska quarterback) Eric Crouch has signed with the league and is expected to play on the Michigan team. {citation}
• 2007 BCS National Championship MVP Chris Leak tried out for the Florida team and has announced that he would make himself available to be drafted

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Future of the League

As of January 1, 2007, eight stadiums had already announced agreements or contingency agreements to rent to the league. The facilities include those of five universities (Purdue University, the University of Tennessee, North Carolina State University, the University of Florida and Florida State University), plus Ford Field in Michigan, Rice Stadium in Texas, and Legion Field in Alabama. The inaugural season will not see teams at Purdue or North Carolina State. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Purdue redirects here. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[7] is a public research university located in Tallahassee. ... Ford Field is an indoor football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. It is across the street from Comerica Park. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Rice Stadium is a football stadium located on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. ... Houston redirects here. ... Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ...

However, the AAFL has plans to expand into all other BCS conferences in the near future. As for future franchising, they hope that if the '08 season goes well, they will expand their franchising to possibly New York and other big cities for the '09 season, if they make it there {citation}. BCS may refer to: // Bowl Championship Series, a system that selects matchups for college football bowl games BCS National Championship Game, the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series BCS conference, the six major NCAA Division I-A football conferences whose champions receive an automatic bid into the...

References

1. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=klosterman/070605&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos2
2. ^ http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/faq.php
3. ^ "New football league eyes college spirit," The Arizona Republic July 26, 2006.
4. ^ http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/faq.php

External links

• Official website
• League FAQ page
• Article about the league delaying its debut until 2008 -No Longer Available-
• Article about Knoxville awarded a franchise
• Article about team in West Lafayette
• Article - Los Angeles Times: Football Minus the Pretense