Deseret News | Utah Blaze expect to return after cancelled season

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Utah Blaze expect to return after cancelled season

Not good | 10:48 a.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Hopefully RSL is next!

Good thing | 10:53 a.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Now if every other professional sport would follow suit, then maybe we can take a year off and get back to salaries and ticket prices that are not so outragious. I'd like to see the NBA, NFL and MLB all start over from scratch.

Good Riddance | 10:57 a.m. Dec. 15, 2008

You won't be missed.

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Hey Arena Football... | 11:27 a.m. Dec. 15, 2008

...maybe you could take some notes from MLS. They seem to be doing it right. Slow and Steady Growth. 15 years strong and counting.

Football's Ugly Baby | 12:44 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

I can not begin to describe how much I hate Arena Football. The only thing that is worse than watching it are the people who take joy in its demise. What narrow minded people. In such difficult ecconomic times, hoping a business goes under is akin to standing on the titanic and hoping the the captain hits an iceberg just because you don't like him. Right now we are all living on the same boat and what effects one of us will effect us all to some degree. Long live the Ugly Baby!

Anonymous | 12:44 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Good Riddance???? AFL will be missed. It is actually a sport you can afford to take your family to. Not many people around here get to experience live football since the closest teams are in arizona, dallas, and denver. I can't wait to see the improvements the AFL will make on the working class behalf.

nottyou | 12:59 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

I am cancelling my season tickets in 2009 and I will not return in 2010. CYA

He Haw | 1:28 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Shoot...I only have pro wrastling and football now.

Anonymous | 1:50 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

It's too bad when any business suspends operations for a time. I am hopeful that the AFL will be back and the Blaze will reignite in 2010.

I am sorry for the owners and the employees who worked so hard to make the Blaze so successful and then have the AFL suspend operations.

Nobody Cares | 1:57 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Why do they insist on shoving this down our throats? Not only do I hope that RSL is next to go, I know that it is.

Amazing | 2:06 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

The ignorance demonstrated by some people. "Football's Ugly Baby" is correct. The demise of any organization, whether you like it or not, is bad for all of us. We need to maintain and grow not fall backwards.

Good luck to the AFL in restructuring.

Hee Haw | 2:07 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

There is always skateboarding and monster truck pulls

Re: not good | 2:08 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

RSL is here to stay, packed every game...sorry dude, you will go away before RSL will.

AFL Fan | 2:13 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

You guys are ridiculous. Great atheltes playing a great game are out of a job and you're happy?? Have you no shame. Being an arena football fan for 10 years this has really broke my heart. I'm completely at a loss for words right now. A league filled with great talent and millions of fans worldwide will be missed! For me this is akin to a family member dieing. I've spent tens of thousands of dollars on this league only for Baker, Elway, Jerry Jones, and their NFL cronies to come and destroy it. Thank You Jim Foster for creating one of the few joys in my life, Arena Football. We will return and be stronger than ever, God bless Arena Football.

JIM LEWIS | 3:26 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

ANOTHER SALT LAKE SPORTS FRANCHISE DOWN THE TOILET
LIKE THE UTAH STARS,THE SALT LAKE GOLDEN EAGLES,
THE ORIGINAL GRIZZLIES.

a fan | 3:46 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Too bad. the AFL was good entertainment. Not a sport really but entertaining. Hopefully the owners now replace Jason Jones who is over paid and under qualified. Cut his 250k salary and keep some good people in that office. this sport will resurge, but the teams need to lower salary cap and get some reasonable arena leases that will make the sport profitable. starting over is the only way to go.

FAN | 4:28 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Certainly not surprising.. I doubt they will even return next year..

its arena football | 4:33 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

now its gone can we get a NFL team....even a D-league team is better than AFL footbal

re: re: not good | 5:26 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

The Blaze averaged more than 15,000 fans and most of them paid to get in, unlike a lot of RSL fans.

Utahn | 6:10 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

"The Blaze averaged more than 15,000 fans and most of them paid to get in, unlike a lot of RSL fans. "

Uhh, this isn't going to turn into a Blaze v. RSL who goes under first fight is it? Blaze went under first, which is the first "pro" american football in SLC, so the proof is in the pudding.

As an RSL fan, I ask all RSL fans to NOT post here. I will not again. However, I don't want the bad karma associated with gloating over this.

Blaze and other "American Football" fans, RSL gets bashed every other day. So for us to see one of "yours" die on the vine, well, I just won't comment. Maybe you got the raw end of bad karma.

Stop bashing the AFL, stop bashing MLS and RSL. If you don't like it, don't read it or comment on it.

Anonymous | 6:19 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

to its arena football. Whiy doon't uwe lirn to spel. It's obvious you have never been to a game. It's affordable, fun, and more exciting than you may think.

Can't afford the Jazz | 9:32 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

Anon 12:44 post. Right on; you get lots of show for your buck with AF. I like the battle and the kids cheer; have fun. Don't knock it if you haven't been. I'm gonna support them with a few more games when they return.

Anonymous | 9:58 p.m. Dec. 15, 2008

I took my kids to several games. We all enjoyed it. It was affordable. I feel the Blaze organization ran a nice operation. very professional. I think they will be back in 2010. "a fan", must be a former employee. Let the bitterness go.

As to all those that take joy in seeing others lose their jobs. If you don't like RSL or Arena or Sports, then don't read the articles. The Blaze atheletes don't make much and are very approachable (they stayed after the game to sign autographs).

Wheres the Support? | 12:50 a.m. Dec. 16, 2008

Like it or not, this was the ONLY Professional Football Utah was Ever going to get! I really enjoyed the high level of talent and high scoring! Why would any Jerkoff want a Utah team to fail? They Must be transplants from another state with mental and personal issues!

To remind the idiots who argue who is worse, or deserves to go out of business (and revel in their negativity) while saying the Blaze folded due to lack of support etc. REMEMBER they were the #1 franchise in the AFL for fan & sponsor support and WILL be Back in 2010, so get a LIFE!

Support you local sports teams and support the local/USA economy! It would be sad for you to lose your job, especially if moronic people then made fun of you and said you deserved it! Be careful, Karma has a way of coming back around to you!

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