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ian_demartino
ian_demartino asked in SportsFootball (American) · 1 decade ago

what is the biggest american football league besides the NFL?

Now that the Arena Football league (although I would question if that is really 'football') has suspended their 2009 season what is the largest American football league excluding the NFL?

Update:

EDIT: sorry I ment besides the NCAA

IFL huh? might have to check that out, hopefully they figured out a way to fit 100 years inside an arena, AFL's style of play is the reason it is on the verge of collapse IMO

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The IFL (intense football league, used to be indoor football league) joined together with another semi pro league(name doesnt come to mind) for the 2009 season

    This could be the biggest league now in the US.

    Source(s): Louisiana Swashbucklers<< 2008 IFL Champs!
  • Scott N
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Oddly enough, the AF2 (Arena Football League 2). Though the AFL suspended operations, the AF2 did not. They have a league of 20+ teams and pull in a couple thousand for attendance each game (their championship last season had over 10,000 attending).

    The AF2 operates independently of the AFL, and is still doing ok.

    As an aside, the changes to the AFL over the last few years is what has caused their collapse. They had a winning business formula for some while and then changed their philosophy, thinking they could be more legitimate. Now they are suffering for their hubris. Many arena fans (yes, they do exist, though in dwindling numbers) knew this was coming for a while.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The NCAA FBS(Div 1A) was ALWAYS the biggest besides the NFL, except when it was bigger then the NFL. If you drop college ball there are Independent Indoor Leagues, I'm not sure which is biggest. I may vote for the league that has a team locally the American Indoor Football Association, and vote for them because they have teams on the East Coast and West Coast. Now if you want NON-Indoor/Arena, and pass on college, then the biggest would be whichever league that is supposed to start next year.

  • blythe
    5 years ago

    1922

  • atmadick
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Well.. There are 112 teams in NCAA Bowl Sub Division..

    but there are only 32 teams in NFL..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    European Football

  • thomas m
    1 decade ago

    The NCAA

  • holy_warrior
    1 decade ago

    there's always college!1

  • john
    1 decade ago

    i would say NCAA then the CFL

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