ARENA FOOTBALL RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS..
THE LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS DEBUTED MONDAY NIGHT AGAINST A STRONG SAN JOSE SABERCATS VETERAN TEAM....GOT BEHIND 28-0 AND COULD NOT CATCH UP.
6,569 LOUD SEMI-INTERSTED FANS TURNED OUT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IN THE LOUD THOMAS AND MACK CENTER THAT WAS ONLY QUASI READY FOR THE EVENT...SORT OF LIKE THE TEAM ITSELF. ARRANGEMENTS FOR FITTING THE FIELD INCOMPLETE 2 HOURS PRIOR TO KICKOFF !
ARENA FOOTBALL PLAYED 8 ON 8 ON A SHORT 50 YARD FIELD PRODUCES TONS OF TOUCHDOWNS...SPEED....HARD HITTING AND DRAWN OUT PLAY.
THEY HAVE SPECIAL RULES IN THE LAST MINUTE WITH EACH TEAM ALLOWED 3 TIMEOUTS FOR RAP MUSIC AND STRATEGY....THE GAME INVOLVES MOSTLY PASS PLAYS.....MAN TO MAN DEFENSE....NO BLITZING AND SOME OTHER INTERESTING RULES ALL TUNED TO OFFENSE.....UNGOOD........ OF COURSE FOR THE DEFENSIVE PURIST THAT I AM.
THE FANS SEEMED TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND LAS VEGAS WON THE SECOND HALF 28-17....PROVIDING HOPE FOR SATURDAYS 730 KICKOFF AGAINST THE ARIZONA RATTLERS....LAST YEARS DEFENDING LEAGUE CHAMPION ! 9 HOME GAMES ON THE SCHEDULE THROUGH 8 AUGUST....12 TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE....THIS OPENING WEEK.
THE THOMAS AND MACK PARTIALLY BLACKED OUT FOR THIS....PROVIDES PRETTY GOOD SIGHT LINES EXCEPT THE CORNERS AND THE BENDED SHORT ENDZONES....THE EVENT TIME SCHEDULED PREVIEWER WAS OFF TRACK FOR THIS AS WAS THE SCOREBOARD OPERATER WHO HAD IT 113-0 IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
ESPN3 AND CBS SPORTS TV SOMEHOW MUST BE TO BLAME !
VINCE NEIL....ROCKER ...RAPPER....EGOIST....OWNER OF THE LAS VEGAS TEAM...ABLE TO PUT HIS MONEY UP AND SUPPORT THE TEAM...HE GETS A BIG THANK YOU FOR THE COMMITTMENT AND SHOWED UP FOR THE GAME HE TOOK PICTURES...SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS AND ACTED LIKE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE.
TV CAMERAMEN AND COACHES ARE ON THE FIELD DURING PLAY....5 REFEREES WHO SEEMED TO HAVE A GRASP AND TRIED TO FIGHT OVER THE RAP MUSIC TO EXPLAIN PENALTIES TO THE CROWD....SEASON TICKETS 775 377 4300 OR UNLV TICKETS ? 702 739 3267
NICE TO HAVE A NEW SPORTS OPTION IN LAS VEGAS !
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