NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Texas Copperheads

The Texas Copperheads is a professional arena football team based out of Cypress, Texas. They are a member of the af2. The team started as the Katy Copperheads of the National Indoor Football League in 2005. They started playing in 2006 at the Leonard E. Merrell Center. In 2006, they gained national attention on Cold Pizza, a show on ESPN 2, in a segment called A Day In A Life Of An NIFL Team. The same year, they got into the NIFL Playoffs but were eliminated by the Rapid City Flying Aces, 60-38. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center [1]<<<Cy-Fair ISD (Wiki) This complex was contructed by the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. It was completed March 2006. ... Cypress is an unincorporated town located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within Harris County, Texas in the USA. The town is located along U.S. Highway 290, twenty miles northwest of Houston. ... Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ... Cypress is an unincorporated town located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within Harris County, Texas in the USA. The town is located along U.S. Highway 290, twenty miles northwest of Houston. ... af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... National Indoor Football League is a minor league indoor football league that is based in the United States. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Leonard E. Merrell Center, also known just as the Merrell Center, is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Katy, Texas. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cold Pizza is a television morning sports talk show that airs weekday mornings on ESPN2 and is also the networks flagship program. ... ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Nicknamed the deuce, ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing. ... National Indoor Football League is a minor league indoor football league that is based in the United States. ... The Rapid City Flying Aces are a team in the National Indoor Football League. ...

After the season, the team announced they were changing their name to the Texas Copperheads, moving to the af2, and moving to the Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in Cypress, Texas. Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center [1]<<<Cy-Fair ISD (Wiki) This complex was contructed by the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. It was completed March 2006. ... Cypress is an unincorporated town located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within Harris County, Texas in the USA. The town is located along U.S. Highway 290, twenty miles northwest of Houston. ...

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On June 25, 2006, the Copperheads scored 132 points in a game against the West Palm Beach Phantoms - final score 132-3. This record stands as the highest point total for an indoor football game at any level.

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Criticism

The Copperheads were accused by Katy Independent School District of not paying their rent for the season when they were at the Merrell Center as the Katy Copperheads (Katy I.S.D. owns the Merrell Center). At the end of the season they owed Katy I.S.D. $38,892.43. The owner, Bryan Blake would later pay that money in February 2007.To do this he had to sell some of the Texas Copperheads ownership to the owner of the Austin Wranglers, Doug McGregor. Afterwards, Katy I.S.D gave Blake back $38,000 worth of supplies. The Katy I.S.D. logo. ... The Leonard E. Merrell Center, also known just as the Merrell Center, is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Katy, Texas. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 2004 Home arena Frank Erwin Center City, State Austin, Texas Wild card titles 1: 2006 Division titles none Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none The Austin Wranglers are an American football team from Austin, Texas in the Arena Football League. ...

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