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Utah Blaze unplugged: Franchise hopes for return after canceled season

This franchise in Utah was deemed too great a risk for taxpayers to fund but our legislators did it anyway. So now what are the taxpayers chances of recoveing out investment funding and how many years is there left to pay the bonding we gave them? And what is TRAX going to do with the extra mileage of track laid out to the stadium? Another White Elephant for Utah tax payers.

You know this article is about the arena football team, not the soccer team, right?

Huh? Focus: it is the Blaze, not RSL. Learn to read before you type.

Your blatant ignorance is why I supported and still support RSL!

Hello! Anyone home? Hello?

hold on now...the Utes are BCS busters again! RES is money well spent! No white elephant there -- what are you talking about? GO UTES!

Utahn's robbed again | 4:49 a.m. Dec. 16, 2008

I guess rides the trax to the Delta Center to watch
Jazz only the Blaze...get real. Trax is used by thousands everyday for work and other things not just arena football games.

It is better to pull back for a season and regroup than have the season start and the league go bankrupt in the middle of it.

At least the Blaze produced tax revenue, unlike some social welfare projects the state funds.

....Sorry to lose the Blaze.

But RSL and MLS are far from going anywhere. Even with the sluggish economy...expansion and stability are happening.

Did the Utes cancell their mens basketball program this year as well?

get back to me when the MLS reaches 22 years in business and we'll compare.

re: wake up | 9:53 a.m. Dec. 16, 2008


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The problem with AFL is using other people's stadiums. Everyone in sports knows that the ticket sales and concessions are the money makers. AFL had to pay high rent and didn't get concession sales.

That equals *poof* bad buisiness model, and gone.

I'd love to compare. Today if you like. MLS is 15 years strong, and growing. Many teams have their own soccer specific Stadiums, and as mentioned before, this is the key to a successful league. RSL will be able to start making money now instead of giving it to Rice Eccles.

Again....sorry to hear that the AFL is suspended/ needing reorganizing.

Thanks for your enlightening comments regarding soccer. Not only was your comment thematically redundant, but it was also grammitcally incorrect. A "real man" would know to use "worst" instead of "worse".

RSL more boring live then golf on TV!

MLS and WNBA is next look out...and then hopefully
Jerry Sloan will retire.

The Jazz will go before MLS does.

Why do feel your sport merits an $85 million taxpayer underwriting? I don't like soccer. I happen to like Scottish Highland Games, and so do a lot of my friends. Does that mean that we get millions of dollars for our hobby, too? Seems logical, since an ability to financially sustain ourselves does not appear to be a qualifier.

New (insert league here) business model: Ask the government to build a (insert building/stadium/arena here) especially for your (insert league or sport here). The organization can keep gate receipts and concessions. They can also sell suites and and sponsorships all on the taxpayers dime.

Oh yeah...RSL already did that...

I think that a Team Handball League would be really good. Team Handball is Huge in Europe both Male and Female. It is fast paced and I found it interesting, at least as interesting as Ice hockey.

Small Quick people can play it and you do not have to weigh 300 pounds or be 7' Tall.

I liked Arena Football. The Hawaii Team folded a couple of years ago. They just did draw enough fans and the overhead was high. However so did AAA Baseball and about any other Sport played at the pro level.

Supply demand and peoples willingness to attend games. With Games and Games and Games on Cable TV. Fans are never with out a Game.

A lot of things that where are No More, prime example would be the WPBA. The WBA would also be gone if it where not for NBA Money.

I think the WPGA will be a Small Shadow of its self in a few more years. Even with better looking more talented and attractive players and lower scores. Wie, in case any one missed it Got Her Playing Card.

Mismanagement is doing them in.

Wow, thanks for the tip on all that "taxpayer money" RSL took from the community. I'm glad to see you are a regular visitor to Salt Lake City hotels, and occasional visitor of Salt Lake County hotels. I mean, you must be, if you insist that your money went to the building of Rio Tinto Stadium. That's the only "taxpayer money" that was used on the project.

Next time, read the legislation behind the Transient Room Tax before you spout off.