A. F. F. A IN OAKLAND?

With the news of the NFL's Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in a couple years. Interest in putting an A. F. F. A.  Franchise in the city has grown in the eyes of league officials.

One owner has had strong interest in Oakland, that owner is Sacramento Crusaders owner Lee Penn.  " We are exploring all our options. Being a longtime Raiders fan, it pains me to see the Raiders jilt the city of Oakland once again. Oakland has some of the greatest football fans in the country. I feel the AFFA would be well served putting a franchise in Oakland. Sacramento has been great and we love it here, however it is a business and as I said, we are keeping all our options open. " said Mr. Penn in a interview Thursday.

Many owners have stated that they would support putting a franchise in Oakland. Expansion or existing. Only time will tell.

A. F. F. A. 2017 OWNERS MEETING

2017 Owners Meeting Results
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1. Approved relocation of New Orleans franchise to Little Rock, Arkansas.
2. Approved sale of the San Antonio Six-Shooters
3 Rejected San Antonio bid to rebrand to "Riders".  Approved groups alternative choice "Marshalls.
4. Approved Oklahoma Roughnecks requested brand change from " Roughnecks " to Slingers "
5. Awarded expansion franchises to St. Louis, Missouri and Atlanta, Georgia.
6. Reviewed League overall stability, giving it a B- rating. Expect improvement for 2018.
7. Decided to stay with 16 game schedule, instead of proposed 14 game season schedule for each franchise.
8. Agreed to meet again in September.

PANTHEON CUP II : THOROUGHBREDS RUN TO VICTORY!

LOUISVILLE  TAKES CUP 31-24 OVER UTAH!!!
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( 18-1 ) Louisville Thoroughbreds -31    ( 13-6 )  Utah Mammoths - 24

Miami, Florida :   A crowd of just over 41, 000 filled FIU Stadium Sunday night as the Eastern Conference Champion Louisville Thoroughbreds ( 18-1 )  took on the Western Conference Champion Utah Mammoths ( 13-6 ) in Pantheon Cup II, Championship game of the Associated Football Franchises of America.

Ray Rice ran for 102 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, plus had 9 receptions for 139 yards to lead the Thoroughbreds to a 31-24 victory over the Utah Mammoths. Rice was named game MVP.

Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 375 yards and a touchdown while completing 26 of 35 passes.  Ben Malena ran for 2 touchdowns ( 3, 1).  Josh Stewart had 8 catches for 105 yards. Ryan Spadola had 4 receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown. Shiloh Keo and AJ Johnson each had 6 tackles to lead the Thoroughbreds defense.

Dak Prescott led the Mammoths,  throwing for 293 yards and 3 touchdowns, while completing 24 of 39 passes. Rolly Lumballa ran 12 times for 39 yards.  Rob Blanchflower caught 6 passes for 87 yards and a score. Madison Magnum had 4 receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Dezmin Lewis had 4 receptions for 76 yards and a score.   Moise Fokou and Robert Lester each had 8 tackles to lead the Utah defense. Fokou had a sack.

With 12:20 remaining in the first quarter,  Louisville's Ben Malena finished a 4 play 79 yard drive with a 3 yard touchdown run, set up by a Mitchell to Rice 63 yard pass. Giving Louisville a 7-0 lead.

Utah tied the score at seven with 10:27 remaining in the first, as Dak Prescott connected with Rob Branchflower for a 37 yard touchdown pass completing 3 play 68 yard drive.

Louisville made it 14-7 with 5:23 left in the first quarter as Malena ran for his second touchdown of the night, this time from one yard out.

With 5:03 remaining in the first half,  Dak Prescott completed a 22 yard touchdown pass to Madison Magnum tying the score at 14.  Utah took their first lead of the game as Josiah Yazdani connected on a 29 yard field goal with just under two minutes left in the half.

At half time the score stood,  Utah-17  Louisville -14.

The third quarter was dominated by the defenses, until Ray Rice rumbled for a 53 yard touchdown run with 2:44 remaining in the quarter giving Louisville back the lead at 21-17. The Thoroughbreds extended their lead to 24-17 as Josh Brown hit on a 35 yard field goal with 3:55 remaining in the contest.

Utah answerd with 2:52 remaining as Dak Prescott hit Dezmin Lewis for a 56 yard touchdown pass to knot things up at 24.

With 1:19 remaining,  Bo Levi Mitchell threw a 33 yard touchdown pass to Ryan Spadola giving the Thoroughbreds a 31-24 lead and the victory.

St. Louis, Missouri and Atlanta, Georgia were announced as expansion teams for the 2018 A. F. F. A.  Season  at halftime.

ALL A. F. F. A TEAM

OFFENSE  FIRST TEAM

RB-  Maysonett (  Por )
RB-  J. Ajayi   (  L. A.  )
WR-  Luckett  (  Wash )
WR-  C. Jones  (  Okl )
QB-  M. Reilly   (  Dal )
TE-  G. Hoskins  (  Chi )
C-  B. Cave  (  Bir )
G-  A. Everett  (  Clb )
G-  A. Steen  ( Car )
T-  Jefferson  ( Okl )
T-  D. Baldwin  (  Dal )

DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM 

DT-  G. Jarrett (  Dal )
DT-  Z.  Hood. ( Mic )
DE-   C. Trapper  ( NO )
DE-  C.  Jones  (  Hou )
ILB-  B. Spikes  (  Was )
OLB-  Trevathan  (  Phil )
OLB-  W. Compton  (  Mich )
CB-  Q. Demps  (  Orl )
CB-  S. Keo  (  Lou )
S- J. Norman   (  Dal )
S-  K. Reed  (  Lou )

SPECIAL TEAMS 

K-  J. Medlock  (  Dal )
P-  B. Pinion  (  Hou )
KR-  AJ  Cruz  (  Den )
PR-  I. Burse  (  Orl )

A. F. F. A. AWARDS HANDED OUT!

League MVP :  Bo Levi Mitchell ( Lou )   Att- 494   Cmp- 298   C%- 60.3   Yds- 4174    Lng- 71   TD- 32   Int- 7   Rate- 103.2

Offensive MVP -  Mike Reilly ( Dal )  Att- 635   Cmp- 396   C%- 62.4    Yds- 5006   Lng - 96  TD- 37   Int- 11   Sack- 30   Rate- 99.1

Defensive MVP-  Brandon Spikes ( Wash )   Tkle- 112   Sks- 3   Stuff - 15   Hur- 12   Def- 7   FF- 5   Int- 3

Rookie Of The Year-  Dak Prescott ( Utah )   Att- 475   Cmp- 308   C%- 64.8   Yds- 3296   Lng- 79   TD- 18   Int-  8   Sack - 22   Rating - 90.6   Fum- 7   Rushing -  Att- 150   Yds- 473   Lng- 31  TD- 7

Coach OF The Year:  Bo Pelini (  Lou )   Won- 15   Lost- 1

OWNERS MEETING UNDERWAY!

2017 A. F. F. A.  League Owners Meeting Underway
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Dallas, Texas :  A. F. F. A.  Team owners are gathered in Dallas today for the 2017 Owners meeting. They will meet this evening, will not meet on the 4th but will meet again in Miami on the 5th and 6th.

Top on the Agenda:

1. Expansion ( 2 teams ) 
2. Relocation of New Orleans franchise to Little Rock, Arkansas. 
3. Proposed Sale of San Antonio Franchise 
4. rebranding of San Antonio and Oklahoma franchises. 
5. League Schedule ( reduce from 16 to 14 game ) 
6. Proposal for a Territorial Draft
7. Television contracts? 
8. Overview of League Finances 

PANTHEON CUP 2 MATCH UP!

WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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( 13-5 ) UTAH MAMMOTHS 

                  VS

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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( 17-1 )  LOUISVILLE THOROUGHBREDS 


PLACE:  FIU STADIUM.  MIAMI, FL. 

DATE:  JULY 9, 2017

TIME:  7PM  CST

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS!

LOUISVILLE  AND UTAH  HEAD TO TITLE GAME IN MIAMI! 
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EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP 
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(17-1) Louisville Thoroughbreds - 31    ( 12-6) Dallas Outlaws - 19

Louisville, Kentucky :  Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns, while completing 19 of 24 passes as the Louisville Thoroughbreds punched their ticket to Panthean Cup 2 with a 31-19 victory over the Dallas Outlaws Saturday afternoon.

With 8:05 remaining in the first quarter,  Ray Rice ran in from 2 yards out completing a 5 play 48 yard drive, putting Louisville up 7-0.

Dallas got on the board with a Justin Medlock 28 yard field with 2:58 remaining in the first quarter. Louisville made it 14-3 as Bo Levi Mitchell completed a 48 yard touchdown pass to Ray Rice with 12 seconds remaining in the period. Louisville made it 17-3 as Josh Brown connected on a 32 yard field goal with 7:53 remaining in the half.  Dallas made it 17-6 as Justin Medlock booted a 24 yard field goal with 3:11 remaining.  With 27 seconds remaining in the half  Bo Levi Mitchell hit Ryan Spadola for a 16 touchdown pass, extending their lead to 24-6. At the half Louisville led 24-6.

Bo Levi Mitchell threw his third touchdown of the afternoon, this time completing a 20 yard touchdown pass to Josh Stewart, giving the Thoroughbreds a commanding 31-6 lead with 3:03 remaining in the third. Dallas wasn't ready to quit just yet as Mike Reilly threw 2 late touchdowns to Jasper Collins ( 12, 37) but it was too little too late as the Thoroughbreds won 31-19 before a sold out PaPa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Ray Rice ran for 83 yards and 1 touchdown on 19 carries, plus a touchdown reception. Ryan Spadola had 6 catches for 90 yards and a score. Josh Stewart had 4 receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown for the Thoroughbreds who move to 17-1.

" This is great!  We beat a really good football team today. This was a team effort. We clicked on offense and our Defense did their usual fantastic job. We got one more to go! But this feels nice. " said Louisville quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell following the game. Mitchell has won a Grey Cup championship in the CFL and looks to win one in the A. F. F. A. as well.

Dallas was led by quarterback Mike Reilly who completed 21 of 33 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns. He was sacked twice. Ben Tate ran 9 times for 53 yards. Jasper Collins caught 7 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns as the Outlaws finish the season at 12-6.

" Hats off to coach Pelini and his team. They played a great game and forced us into certain situations that we couldn't work our way out of. Mike ( Reilly)  did a fantastic job out there today in executing our game plan like he has all year long. I really can't say enough about this team. It just wasn't our day today. " said Outlaws head coach Kippy Brown.


WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP 
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( 13-5 )  Utah Mammoths - 23    ( 13-5 )  Chicago Stags - 10

Chicago, Illinois :  Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott is one game away from his first pro football league championship after leading the Utah Mammoths to a 23-10 victory over the Chicago Stags in the Western Conference Championship Saturday night.

Prescott completed 15 of 22 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked twice.  He also ran 10 times for 20 yards. Rolly Lumballa ran 14 times for 69 yards. Tyrell Sutton ran for a score while rushing 12 times for only 20 yards. Madison Magnum had 5 receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown. Josiah Yazdani went 3 for 3 on field goals in the win.

Brandon Doughty led the Stags completing 12 of 28 passes for 154 yards. He was sacked twice and threw two interceptions. Alfred Morris rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Willie Snead caught 4 passes for 62 yards. Jelani Jenkins led the Stags defense with 10 tackles, 1 sack, 2 stuffs and a forced fumble as the Stags finish 13-5 for the year.

With 13:50 in the first quarter, Alfred Morris put Chicago on the board first with a 4 yard touchdown run. A Nick Pertuit extra point made it 7-0 Stags.

Utah tied it up when Dak Prescott threw a 25 yard touchdown pass to Madison Magnum with 10:29 remaining in the first. A Yazdani extra point made it 7-7.  Utah took the lead as Yazdani hit on a 41 yard field goal with 4:36 left in the first quarter.

The score stood at 10-7 at the half as neither team scored in the second quarter.

Utah extended their lead to 13-7 as Yazdani kicked a 35 yard field goal with 10:52 left in the third quarter.

Chicago pulled within 3 as Nick Pertuit connected on a 24 yard field goal with 11:41 remaining in the contest. That would be as close as the Stags would get however. With 7:43 remaining Tyrell Sutton scored on a 2 yard touchdown run. A Yazdani extra point made it 20-10 Utah.  Josiah Yazdani finished off the scoring with a 22 yard field goal with 43 seconds remaining, giving the Mammoths a 23-10 victory.

The Mammoths (13-5 ) Wii represent the Western Conference in Pantheon Cup 2 against the Eastern Conference Champion ( 17-1 ) Louisville Thoroughbreds next Sunday. The Thoroughbreds defeated the Dallas Outlaws 31-19 earlier in the day.

" We will play for a league championship next weekend!  What else needs to be said? I don't give a damn what league you play in, it's all about getting that ring. That is what we have been working toward since training camp! " said Utah running back Tyrell Sutton after the game.

Dak Prescott was named game MVP.

An announced crowd of 32,000 were in attendance at Soldier Field for the game.