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Dan O'Mac steps to the podium again, same flip flops, shorts, a yellow Emperors shirt and signature man bun.
I would like to take this time to announce that the Emperors have come to an agreement with Long Island University to conduct our training camp on the campus and Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium, home of the Sharks, in Brookville, New York. We knew we wanted to be close to home, and supporting the new Division I FCS school. We wanted our team to be accessible to all fans, and there's no better option than being on Long Island, under an hour's drive from our regular season home in Manhattan.
Secondly, I would like to take the opportunity to announce the new head coach of the New York Emperors. I personally scoured the coaching ranks, looking for the right coach for my vision for Emperor football. Seeing the work he's done with many players and a variety of Quarterbacks, focusing on the run game to set up the pass, I have hired Matt LaFleur. Matt has a proven track record of controlling the field with the run, and succeeding with all levels of quarterback talent. I will be working closely with Coach LaFleur to sign and draft players that work with his playbook and style he would like to implement. He has full autonomy to hire his staff and has already started reaching out to defensive coordinators.
We look forward to bringing the best coaches, players and staff into this franchise, and, most importantly, bring winning football to New York City.
Dan cedes the podium and microphone to Coach LaFleur.
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The day after Dire strangely left the owner's draft in the arms of his bodyguard, he instead shows up being carried on the back of the same guard who "escorted" out of the draft to make a few announcements.
"I have two great announcements today! Firstly, the Cyclones and Northwestern University have come to an agreement for the Cyclones to host their training camp on their campus at Ryan Field. Secondly, about the head coaching scenario. We tried to bribe- I mean persuade George Halas to become head coach, but my sources tell me that the dead are horrible negotiators. So instead, we've chose to hire Matt Nagy as our head coach for the time being. I'll try to pull some strings and/or use some magic to revive Halas."
One reporter asked about the team's stadium status, in which Dire flew into a fit of rage "Please have some patience people! I'm still working out sponsorship deals!" As a response, his guard handed Dire a Mitch Trubisky body pillow as he disappeared with it in his arms below the interview table, to which most interviewers assumed the interview was over.
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Decked out in the green and scarlet, Reapers owner QCS steps to the podium to announce the coach of the AltFL's Carolina Reapers as well as the site of their training camp.
"I'm proud to announce that the Reapers will be hiring a Charlotte football legend as our head coach: Luke Kuechly will be our head coach for this year. Additionally, I am honored to say that our wide receivers will be getting the very best as their coach: Steve Smith will be joining our organization as our WR coach."
"Additionally, we have reached an agreement with UNC Charlotte to utilize their athletic facilities as our own for training camp. We hope this provide some AltFL hopefuls on the Charlotte 49ers an opportunity to meet some professionals and talk about the process. UNCC has some of the best athletic facilities in the area and we're proud to partner with a local college for the benefit of us both."
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Following up their head coach announcement, the Milwaukee Mallards have announced that their training camp will take place at the athletic facilities of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Whitewater, Wisconsin, alma mater of Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski and home of the 6-time Division III Stagg Bowl National Champions Whitewater Warhawks.
"UW-Whitewater has been a D3 juggernaut, not just in football but in their other athletic programs," owner Michael Burmy stated. "We are honored to be using the Warhawks' athletic facilities, with the larger inter-squad scrimmages and a preseason game taking place at the 13,500-seat Perkins Stadium (the largest in D3). The Mallards will be adopting the Warhawks' 'pound the rock' mentality throughout the season until the rock eventually breaks and a championship is won for all the Quackheads in Wisconsin."
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KC Scarecrows have been speculated to be in the process of poaching Mike Leach from Mississippi St. prior to him even coaching a game for the Bulldogs. More news to follow.
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Today, Seattle Steelheads' owner ~Bear returned to the press booth.
"While I'm still working out details on our stadium naming rights," a seemingly disgruntled ~Bear said, drinking out of a Starbucks cup with his name spelt "-BEARE", "I'm proud to announce the hiring of Mike Tomlin as our head coach. We believe his leadership skills and defensive mentality will help unify our team as we get off the ground." ~Bear then brought out Tomlin, who said something along the lines of "not living in our fears" and "the standard is the standard.
When asked about potential training camp locations, ~Bear responded with "University of Washington is the best option and the option we are going with. We couldn't imagine training anywhere else."
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A few hours after the announcement of the hiring of Eli Manning as Head Coach, SportsFan7 hopped on a Zoom call with reporters. He was still wearing the Copperheads hat and Longhorns polo, now with a stain on it. He made an announcement that the Copperheads had reached a deal with the University of Memphis to host training camp, saying “We are the Tennessee Copperheads, so it only makes sense to hold training camp in Memphis”. He followed that up with another announcement. The Tennessee Copperheads will have 3 Ministers of Culture, similar to the Texas Longhorns relationship with Matthew McConaughey. The 3 Ministers are Tennessee natives Oprah Winfrey and Quentin Tarantino, as well as infamous Elvis Impersonator Rod Blagojevich. Wrapping up the press conference, SportsFan7 made one final announcement, “Early today we announced that we had hired Peyton’s Little Brother to be our head coach. Unfortunately, he could not be here today, but he gave me a statement he would like me to read. ‘Hello, today I was announced as the Head Coach of the Tennessee Copperheads. I am excited to embark on this new chapter of my life. I took this job because my brother Peyton was hired by the Founders and I didn’t want my Dad to think of me as a disappointment. I hope this makes you proud Dad’”. This ended a bizarre press conference
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May I present to you the home field of the Toronto Beavers:
Windsor Stadium was constructed at Exhibition Place in 1958, and is a Canadian Historic Landmark. It was originally built to host college football’s Ontario State Geese and soccer’s Inter Toronto AFC. The stadium, nicknamed “The Old Lady”, has undergone many renovations throughout the years, But the largest of which took place in 1990 to prepare the city for their new professional football team, the Toronto Beavers. That particular renovation, funded by Canadian tech company Yellow, included an expansion of the upper decks and a completely revamped main entrance. Yellow held the rights to the playing surface until 2002, when they were purchased by the national flag carrier, Dominion Air.
Gamedays at Windsor Stadium are unique amongst the league. In a tradition similar to British soccer club Everton’s “Toffee Lady”, maple candies are handed out to fans at the gates. Walking to their seats, fans will notice walls decorated with memorabilia from the Beavers and other teams that share the arena, as well as displays of national pride. In the stands, more than 80,000 fans cheer loudly and wave small Canadian flags in support of their team, resulting in Dominion Air Field at Windsor Stadium being constantly ranked as one of the toughest places to play in during the playoffs.
There are many different places to eat before and after the game, with cuisine ranging from East Asian Dumplings to Mexican Tacos to your typical burger and fries. However, the best restaurants at the stadium are definitely it’s many award winning bars, the largest of which has a map of the entire AltFL on it’s wall. Dominion Air Field at Windsor Stadium is truly the stuff of sporting legend, and it’s not going anywhere soon.
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After returning from the north woods of Minnesota, Section30 made a stop by Minneapolis for a press conference with some announcements regarding the Minnesota Voyageurs. "It is my pleasure to announce the first head coach in Voyageur history, PJ Fleck." Fleck had been the head coach of the Golden Gopher football program for the past 3 seasons where he has helped bring the U of M back to relevance. "Due to a contract obligation, in order for the team to use #RowTheBoat we would need to have PJ as our coach." explained S30 when asked why the decision to pick him of all people.
Along with the news of a new coach, the Voyageurs announced that they will be traveling to Bemidji, Minnesota for training camp at Chet Anderson Stadium on the campus of Bemidji State University. "It was really a no brainer" said team owner Section30, "If I'm gonna be up there for classes I might as well have them come to me" he added.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Despite the proper announcement being delayed by a day in order to accommodate a medical procedure, James Ward has officially confirmed his ownership of the San Antonio Phantoms of the AltFL.
“It’s an exciting time,” he said concerning the acquisition. “I hope to expand the sports and entertainment empire beyond just Seattle and closer to my home in Texas with the Phantoms.”
In addition, he also confirmed the hiring of Mack Brown of North Carolina as head coach, and training camps to be held at the Alamodome.