Lone Star Minor League Football News

THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION AS THE PRE SEASON TO THE USUAL TEXAS BASED SEMI PRO AND MINOR LEAGUE TEAMS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

LEAGUES ARE TRYING TO PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON THEIR CONFIRMED MEMBERSHIPS AS TEAMS CAN'T SEEM TO DECIDE WHICH LEAGUE TO PARTICIPATE IN. SOME TEAMS ARE ON A FENCE BUT YET LEANING STRONGLY TO ONE SIDE.

THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS WHEN JOINING A LEAGUE THAT RANGE IN SUBJECTS FROM FINANCING, TRAVEL, PERSONNEL, EXPECTATIONS, MEDIA, AND OF COURSE THE GOOD OLD WHAT DO WE GET IN RETURN. ITS WRITTEN THIS WAY BECAUSE THE NEED FOR A RETURN DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MONETARY IT CAN BE JUST PLAIN GOOD MANAGEMENT OF LEAGUE SPONSORED EVENTS.

CURRENTLY THESE ARE SPRING LEAGUES WANTING TEXAS TEAMS OR OUT OF STATE TEAMS TO JOIN THEM:

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

GCFA- GULF COAST FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

TUFL - TEXAS UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE

TUFA - TEXAS UNITED FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

STAFL- SOUTH TEXAS AMATEUR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

MPFL- MINOR PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

NMLF- NATIONAL MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL

TSWLFA- TEXAS SOUTH WEST LOUISIANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

EFL - ELITE FOOTBALL LEAGUE

REGIONAL INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

SO THERE'S AT LEAST 9 LEAGUES WANTING YOUR TEAMS TO BE A PART OF THEIR LEAGUE.

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 8 LEAGUES PLAYING 11 MAN REGULATION FOOTBALL, OUTDOORS.

THUS THE QUESTION TO ALL THESE LEAGUES. WHY NOT FORM A TEXAS MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION? THE ASSOCIATION DOESN'T SEEK OWNERSHIP OR MANAGING YOUR SPECIFIC LEAGUES. THE ASSOCIATION WOULD WORK TOWARD CROWNING A TEXAS STATE CHAMPION AND CREATING THE TEXAS MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME.

THE COST TO BE A MEMBER WOULD BE 0 (ZERO), YET YOUR LEAGUE WOULD HAVE INPUT INTO EVENTS PERTAINING TO A TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TEXAS MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME.

PLAYERS SHOULD ASK THEIR RESPECTIVE LEAGUES TO BECOME A PART OF THIS.

INITIALLY THE LONE STAR MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL NEWS IS SET TO HAVE A TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2010. YES, THERE WILL BE A TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. OTHER EVENTS ARE IN PLANNING STAGES AND WILL BE DISCLOSED AS TIME GETS CLOSER. 

CANCELLATION OF THE AUSTIN MEETING DOESN'T MEAN THE EVENT WILL NOT BE HELD. LSMLFNEWS ASKED AND LISTENED ABOUT THE SCHEDULING OF THE GAME. TEAM PREFERENCES ARE TO PLAY A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AFTER THEIR LEAGUE SEASONS HAVE COMPLETED PLAY, AND ALSO TO ALLOW ONLY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ENTER THE PLAYOFFS FOR A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE NAFL HAS QUITE A PREDICAMENT ON THEIR HANDS, THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT THE BAY AREA GAMBLERS AND ST LOUIS BULLDOGS PLAYED TO A TIE IN REGULATION. SCORE 14 -14. 

HOWEVER, A WINNER MUST BE DECLARED SO THAT THE NAFL PLAYOFFS CAN CONTINUE.

HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN.

HERE ARE THE FACTS, THE GAME WAS TO START AT 7:00 PM.

ST LOUIS BULLDOGS ARRIVED LATE. Is GAME TIME FORFEIT TIME?

GAMBLERS PLAY THE GAME BECAUSE ST.LOUIS TRAVELED SO FAR.

GAME STARTS AT 8:10 PM.- 

AFTER 4 QTRS OF FOOTBALL THE SCORE IS 14 -14.

THEN THIS HAPPENS.

OVERTIME

 AS THE BAY AREA GAMBLERS ARE ABOUT TO KICK A FIELD GOAL FROM ABOUT THE 15 YARD LINE WITH APPROXIMATLY 6 MINUTES TO GO IN OT, THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF.

GAME IS OFFICIALLY DECLARED STOPPED AT THAT POINT.

LIGHTS OUT. 11:3O PM

TSU PERSONNEL INFORM, LIGHTS ARR CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER AND SCHEDULE AND CAN NOT BE REACTIVATED.

APPROXIMATELY 12:?? TEAMS ON PHONE WITH NAFL???? 

 HOW DOES THIS GET SETTLED?  

WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, THE DECISION WILL BE UP TO THE NAFL. WHATEVER THE DECISION IS, IT COULD AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THE NAFL IN TEXAS.

MAYBE THIS IS WHY TEAMS ARE BEGINNING TO QUESTION THE NAFL MORE OFTEN.

MAYBE THIS IS WHY THE DALLAS DIESEL LEFT THE NAFL.

MAYBE THIS IS WHY THE AUSTIN GAMEBREAKERS LEFT THE NAFL.

MAYBE THIS IS WHY THE SHARKS OF THE HOUSTON AREA ARE SO HESITANT TO JUST PAY THEIR LEAGUE FEES.

THIS DECISION COULD IN FACT BRING AN END TO TO THE NAFL IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

PLEASE LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS STORY AND LET'S ALL MONITOR THE SITUATION.

WHETHER HERE OR AT THE NAFL WEBSITE.

HERE'S SOMETHING NEW, ANOTHER LEAGUE IN TEXAS. THIS LEAGUE IS TO BE BASED OUT OF HOUSTON AND HAVE A COUPLE OF CONFERENCES IN IT. THE TEXAS LOUISIANA SOUTH WEST FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION IS TO BECOME A PART OF THIS NEW LEAGUE. AT PRESENT WE ARE TRYING TO CONFIRM.

SO FAR THESE TEAMS, TEXAS BEAST, HARD HITTAS, HOUSTON CARDINALS,  SPRING HEAT AKA ??, THUNDER KATS, ALEXANDRIA PATRIOTS, AND OTHERS ARE THOSE BEING MENTIONED.

CURRENTLY WE ARE SEEKING A GOOD SOLID LEAD AND LINK TO THE TEXAS UNITED FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. THE HARD HITTAS DO HAVE A WEB SITE AND WILL POST IT ON OUR LINKS PAGE AS SOON AS WE CAN CONFIRM SOME OTHER THINGS.

IF YOU ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL NEWS YOUR HURTING YOUR PLAYERS.

IN TEXAS THERE IS BLOG TALK RADIO ( SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ) BROADCAST ON MONDAYS AT 9:00 PM.

IN THE DALLAS AREA THERE IS DFW NEWS. 

IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF LONE STAR MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL NEWS TO REPEAT STORIES ALREADY COVERED BY EITHER OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED OR EVEN BY THE NATIONAL MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL NEWS, OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION.

IF THERE IS A STORY AND IT HASN'T BEEN COVERED BY AN ORGANIZATION, LSMLFNEWS WILL TRY TO DO IT.

ON MOST OCASSIONS  LSMLFNEWS WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE RESPECTIVE WEBSITES AND MENTION A STORY OR STORIES TO LOOK FOR.

SUCH AS: ( THIS IS CURRENT ) GO TO DFW NEWS LINK FOR INFO AND DETAILS ABOUT THE REGIONAL INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

 YES, THE OCTOBER 17, 2009 MEETING AT THE CLARION INN IN AUSTIN TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

IT APPEARS THE STATE OF TEXAS IS NOT YET PREPARED TO CATCH UP WITH  THE REST OF THE U.S.A. 

AN EMAIL WAS SENT OUT INVITING TEAMS AND THE RESPONSE WAS POOR AT BEST. ONLY ONE TEAM RESPONDED BY COMPLETING THE FORM. THE OTHERS WANTING IN, WERE VERBAL. 

IS TEXAS NOT READY FOR A STATE CHAMPION? IS IT A QUESTION OF CREDIBILITY ON THE PART OF THE LONE STAR MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL NEWS? OR IS IT THAT TEAMS ARE SO PREOCCUPIED WITH PREPARATION FOR THEIR UPCOMING SEASONS?

AS IT TURNS OUT IT MAY BE BETTER TO CANCEL THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IF TEAMS DON'T HAVE THE HEART TO PARTICIPATE. IT APPEARS THAT TEXAS IS SATISFIED WITH CROWNING THE BEST IN TEXAS "ON PAPER".  BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING.

WELL THIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS ONLY GOING TO COST TEAMS THE USUAL, PAY FOR YOUR TRANSPORTATION AND PLAY THE GAME. THAT IS TYPICALLY WHAT IS ASKED OF TEAMS. THE  MEETING ROOM AT THE CALRION INN WAS ALREADY PAID FOR. THE FIELDS WERE BEING RESERVED. THE OFFICIALS WERE GOIN TO BE PAID FOR. AND THE SITE? OH! THE SITE WAS GOING TO BE IN AUSTIN TEXAS, THE STATE CAPITOL.

DISCLOSURE OF THESE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR A TEAM TO ACCEPT AN INVITATION, MUCH LESS HAVE THE PROFESSIONAL COURTESY TO RESPOND THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED.

BELOW IS A COPY OF THE EMAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT: AFTER LOOKING TO SEE WHO WAS ON THE EMAIL LIST AND WHO WASN'T, FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN AND EMAIL US WITH YOUR OPINION.

PLEASE NOTE THE DALLAS DIESEL AND THE AUSTIN GAMEBREAKERS ARE NOT LISTED;

EXPLANATION: UNABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH DIESEL AT THE TIME AND THE GAMEBREAKERS BASED ON THEIR RECORD IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LEAGUE WOULD NOT QUALIFY.

FROM: rene torres (lsmlfnews@hotmail.com)

SENT: FRI 9/04/09 8:01 AM

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