AAF’s collapse shows there’s still no demand for spring football - TSN.ca

Depending on your perspective, the collapse of the American Alliance of Football is either shocking or entirely predictable.Though many leagues have tried to fill the supposed spring void that exists on the pro football calendar, there’s absolutely no indication that spring football is something American sporting consumers actually want.

What’s shocking is that, given that everyone understands how incredibly difficult it is to create a sustainable alternative pro football league, the Alliance somehow got into business underfunded and unprepared for the challenges of lasting even a single season. What’s clear now is that the AAF didn’t have the funding it claimed would sustain the league through three seasons and that its business model was unsustainable.What’s hard to understand is how and why this league got off the ground without anyone asking, “Hey, wait a minute … what’s going to happen when we run out of money partway through the season?”The only thing more head-scratching than a league being here and gone in eight short weeks is the fact that there’s another one on the way.

The XFL – unlike the Alliance – is based mostly in markets where there are NFL teams, places like New York, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Seattle and Houston. And with NFL chatter continuing from the Super Bowl through the combine, free agency, draft and spring mini-camps, there's no shortage of NFL subjects for football fans to dive into year-round.

As Jeff Pearlman, author of a recent book on the USFL, said this week on social media, “Just because you’re passionate about football doesn’t mean you’re going to be passionate about a new league.”While the football fraternity never celebrates when job opportunities for players and coaches disappear, the collapse of the AAF is undoubtedly good news for the CFL.

Meanwhile, CFL teams were scrambling to add names to their respective negotiation lists when the AAF collapsed on Tuesday. The AAF was scouted by CFL teams who now have a pretty good idea of which players they might like to sign.The XFL had some influence on the CFL this week with the departure of Ottawa offensive co-ordinator Jaime Elizondo for Tampa Bay, where he will work under former Montreal and Toronto head coach Marc Trestman.

TSNDaveNaylor No. It shows the NFL chooses not to have a development league.

TSNDaveNaylor Is this a sex move?

TSNDaveNaylor I think it shows there’s not an interest in lower quality football. These dudes are athletes but they aren’t the top shelf product.

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