He’s back! AF1 Director of Football Operations Gary Compton returns to Fan Zone Live! as the playoff race enters its final stretch. We’ll discuss the biggest stories around Arena Football One, take a look at where teams stand heading into the postseason, and get Gary’s perspective on the league’s continued growth during its second season….
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Screaming Into the Void: When a “Halo” is Not a Halo
by Alana Klein If this one doesn’t seem as topical to what we just saw this weekend, that’s because I wrote it a last week, but decided to preempt it with a breakdown of the playoff tiebreakers. During last night’s chat on Fan Zone Live!, Gary Compton gave us an answer to a big question on…
What to Watch For: Week 13
by Alana Klein This weekend’s games Tiebreaker-clinching scenarios PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about playoffs! * Please note that when I use the word “clinch” in this section, that means that the team is guaranteed to have at worst that spot in the playoffs, but they can improve upon it. For example, a team that has “clinched”…
AF1 Fan Zone Weekly Power Rankings – Week 12
Michigan Climbs to No. 3 as the Battle Behind Nashville Intensifies With only two games on the Week 12 schedule, the AF1 Fan Zone Power Rankings saw limited movement. But while only one team changed positions, the storylines behind the rankings continue to evolve. The Nashville Kats strengthened their grip on the top spot with…
Screaming Into the Void: PLAYOFFS?! How Do You Get Into the Playoffs?
by Alana Klein With the playoffs drawing ever-closer, I figured it’d be a good time to discuss the tiebreakers. I will preface this by saying that I got this list earlier in the season from a source I trust. While I have good reason to trust this list, an important piece of it was just…
Objectively Subjective: Week 12 Power Rankings
by Alana Klein In addition to contributing to our weekly consensus, I like to provide a brief rationale of why I voted the way that I did. Playoff projection
The Numbers Game: Week 12 recap & standings
by Alana Klein Highlights of the week Into the record books Stats of the Week Tiebreakers PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about playoffs! PLAYOFFS?! Minimum seed clinched (These are not necessarily final seeds, but rather the worst a team can do) Best possible playoff seeding Standings RaNK tEAM wIN % ppg hEAD TO hEAD 1 x-NashvilleKats 0.900…
What to Watch For: Allen Iverson edition (Week 12 preview)
by Alana Klein Only 2 games this weekend, so most of us are talkin’ about practice. What are we talkin’ about? Practice? What to Watch For Tiebreaker-clinching scenarios PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about playoffs! PLAYOFFS?! I’m doing things a little differently this week. Since there are only 2 games this weekend, I’ve prepared the playoff scenarios…
AF1 Fan Zone Weekly Power Rankings – Week 11
Michigan Breaks Into the Top Four as Nashville Strengthens Its Hold on No. 1 For the first time since Week 3, the AF1’s top four has changed. The Michigan Arsenal’s 41-34 road victory over the Minnesota Monsters vaulted them into the No. 4 spot this week, ending a streak of eight weeks in which the…
Objectively Subjective: Week 11 Power Rankings
by Alana Klein In addition to contributing to our weekly consensus, I like to provide a brief rationale of why I voted the way that I did. Playoff projection