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2008 Tampa Bay Storm Season
The Tampa Bay Storm season is the 22nd season for the American Arena Football League franchise, their 18th season in Tampa, Florida. The Storm were able to finish the season with an 8–8 record, but missed the playoffs due to losing a tiebreaker with the New Orleans VooDoo and New York Dragons, both teams finishing with the same record as the Storm. This was only the second time ever that the franchise had failed to make the playoffs, the first time being in 2006. Standings Regular season schedule Coaching Roster Stats Regular season Week 1: at Kansas City Brigade Week 2: vs. Georgia Force Week 3: at New Orleans VooDoo Week 4 Bye Week Week 5: at Philadelphia Soul Week 6: at Columbus Destroyers Week 7: vs. Arizona Rattlers Week 8: vs. New York Dragons Week 9: at Orlando Predators Week 10: vs. Chicago Rush Week 11: vs. New Orleans VooDoo Week 12: at Grand Rapids Rampage Week 13: vs. Cleveland Gladiators Week 14: at Georgia Force Week 15: vs. Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Arizona Rattlers Season
The Arizona Rattlers season was the 17th season for the franchise. The Rattlers finished the regular season 8–8, and made the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the American Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the wild-card round, losing to the Grand Rapids Rampage, 41–48. Standings Regular season schedule Playoff schedule Staff Final roster Stats Regular season Week 1: at Utah Blaze Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Avengers Week 3: at San Jose SaberCats Week 4: vs. New York Dragons Week 5: at Chicago Rush Week 6 Bye Week Week 7: at Tampa Bay Storm Week 8: vs. New Orleans VooDoo Week 9: vs. Georgia Force Week 10: at Los Angeles Avengers Week 11: vs. San Jose SaberCats Week 12: at Dallas Desperados Week 13: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage Week 14: at Orlando Predators Week 15: at Kansas City Brigade Week 16: vs. Colorado Crush Week 17: vs. Utah Blaze Playoffs American Conference Wild Card: vs. (6) Grand Rapids Rampage The Grand Rapids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Marler
Michael Seth Marler (born March 27, 1981), is a former Arena football Placekicker. He played college football at Tulane. He was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. Marler also played for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Storm. High school career Marler attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia and was a good student and a standout in football and soccer. In football, he was a three-year letterman. In soccer, he played Defender and Midfielder. It was here that he gained the nickname, Lilburn leg. College career Marler attended Tulane University and was a double major in Marketing and Management and was a letterman in football. In football, as a freshman, he was named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team, was a Second-team All-Conference USA selection, and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award. As a sophomore, he was a Second-team All-Louisiana selection and was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award. He led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Dietz
Brett Dietz (born October 8, 1981) is American football coach and former quarterback. He is the head football coach at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, a position he has held since 2020. Dietz played college football at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana and professionally with several teams in the Arena Football League (AFL), Af2, and the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) including the Cincinnati Marshals, Louisville Fire, Tampa Bay Storm and California Redwoods. Early life Dietz played high school football at Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2020. He then attended Hanover College becoming the starter his junior and senior seasons. In 2002, he led the team to an undefeated regular season before falling to Wittenburg in the first round of the playoffs. He threw for 2,296 yards on 182 completions on 309 attempts with 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, also added two rushing touchdowns. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Los Angeles Avengers Season
The 2008 Los Angeles Avengers season was the ninth and final season for the franchise. The Avengers finished the season with a 5–11 record, and failed to make the playoffs. Two days after the final regular season game, head coach Ed Hodgkiss and two assistants were fired from the team. Also, the team folded 10 months later. Standings Regular season schedule Staff Roster Stats Regular season Week 1: vs. New Orleans VooDoo Week 2: at Arizona Rattlers Week 3: at Georgia Force Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Soul Week 5: at Grand Rapids Rampage Week 6: at Colorado Crush Week 7: vs. Utah Blaze Week 8: vs. Cleveland Gladiators Week 9: at San Jose SaberCats Week 10: vs. Arizona Rattlers Week 11: vs. New York Dragons Week 12: at Chicago Rush Week 13 Bye Week Week 14: vs. San Jose SaberCats Week 15: at Utah Blaze Week 16: vs. Kansas City Brigade Week 17: at Tampa Bay Storm References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Los Angeles Avengers Season Los Angeles Aveng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAP Center
The SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and the HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned the nickname "The Shark Tank". History Plans for a San Jose arena began in the mid-1980s, when a group of local citizens formed Fund Arena Now (FAN). The group contacted city officials and pursued potential sponsors and partners from the NHL and NBA. In the late 1980s, mayor Tom McEnery met with FAN, and subsequently a measure to allocate local taxes for arena construction came up for a public vote on June 7, 1988, passing by a narrow margin. In 1991, soon after construction began, the NHL granted an expansion franchise to San Jose. After it was discovered that the arena would not be suitable for NBA or NHL use as originally designed, the Sharks requested an upgrade to NHL standards, including the addition of luxury suites, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 San Jose SaberCats Season
The San Jose SaberCats season was the 14th season for the franchise. The SaberCats looked to improve on their 13–3 record from 2007 and defend their ArenaBowl title. Finishing the regular season with an 11–5 record, though not as successful as the previous season, still won them a third consecutive Western Division title, and they went into the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. In their Divisional round game, they defeated the Colorado Crush, 64–51, to advance to the American Conference Championship. In that game, the SaberCats defeated the Grand Rapids Rampage 81–55, to advance to their second consecutive ArenaBowl. The SaberCats played the Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl XXII, which they lost, 59–56. Standings Regular season schedule Playoff schedule Staff Final roster Stats Regular season Week 1: at Chicago Rush Week 2: at Grand Rapids Rampage Week 3: vs. Arizona Rattlers Week 4: vs. Dallas Desperados Week 5: at Kansas City Brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas South Arena
The Gas South Arena (originally known as the Gwinnett Civic Center Arena, later known as The Arena at Gwinnett Center and Infinite Energy Arena) is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia. It is located approximately northeast of Atlanta. The arena is one of the many venues within the "Gas South District", which also includes a convention center with a events hall and a performing arts center. It is the home of the ECHL's Atlanta Gladiators and the Georgia Swarm, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. Events Sports *The arena's first event was an arena football game, featuring the Georgia Force – February 16, 2003 The Force played here a total of five seasons, 2003–04, 2008, and 2011–12. *Atlanta Gladiators (2003–present) Known as the Gwinnett Gladiators from 2003 to 2015, before changing to their current name. *The Georgia High School Basketball State Championships – 2004–present * Georgia High School Wrestling State Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Cleveland Gladiators Season
The Cleveland Gladiators season is the 12th season for the franchise, their first season in Cleveland. The Gladiators finished the regular season with a 9–7 record, and made the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. In the wild-card round of the playoffs, they defeated the Orlando Predators, 69–66. For their Divisional round game, they defeated the Georgia Force 73–70. In the National Conference Championship however, they were defeated 70–35 by the top-seeded Philadelphia Soul. Standings Regular season schedule Playoff schedule Coaching *Mike Wilpolt – head coach *Brian partlow – Offensive Coordinator *Willie Wood Jr. – WR, DB and Special Teams Coach *Lee johnson – Offensive/Defensive Line Coach *John tsironis – Strength & Conditioning Coach *Matt carlson – Video Coordinator Final roster Stats Regular season Week 1: vs. New York Dragons Week 2: vs. Utah Blaze Week 3: at Columbus Destroyers Week 4: at New Orleans VooDoo Week 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Andel Arena
Van Andel Arena is a 12,000 plus seat multi-purpose arena, situated in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The arena attracted over five million patrons in its first 5 years, 1996–2001. It is home to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League, the top minor league affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, with fans giving it the nickname "The Freezer on Fulton". It is also home to the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League, the minor league affiliate of the Denver Nuggets. Van Andel Arena is the fourth-largest arena in Michigan, as well as West Michigan's largest; only Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Jack Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, and the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are larger. Background After a $78 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996. The 12,000 plus seat arena is managed by ASM Global. It was named in recognition of the largest benefactors, Jay and Betty Van Andel. The ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Grand Rapids Rampage Season
The 2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season was the 11th season for the franchise. The Rampage finished the regular season 6–10, earning them a spot in the playoffs as the 6th seed in the American Conference. In their Wild Card playoff game, the Rampage upset the Arizona Rattlers, 48–41. In the Divisional round, the Rampage won in a bigger upset against the top seeded Chicago Rush, 58–41. The Rampage's playoff run was cut short however, after losing the American Conference Championship to defending champion San Jose SaberCats, 55–81. With the ballclub's folding in 2010, this was the franchise's final season. Standings Regular season schedule Playoff schedule Coaching Final roster Stats Regular season Week 1 Bye Week Week 2: vs. San Jose SaberCats Week 3: vs. Chicago Rush Week 4: at Kansas City Brigade Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Avengers Week 6: at New York Dragons Week 7: vs. Orlando Predators Week 8: at Chicago Rush Week 9: vs. Kansas City Brigade Week 10: at Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Chicago Rush Season
The Chicago Rush season was the eighth season for the franchise. The Rush finished the regular season 11–5, making the playoffs again as they have in every year of their existence. They won their second consecutive Central Division title, and entered the playoffs as the top seed in the American Conference. They were eliminated from the playoffs in the Divisional round by the Grand Rapids Rampage, 41–58. Standings Regular Season schedule Playoff schedule Coaching Final roster Stats Passing Receiving Regular season Week 1: vs. San Jose SaberCats Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Soul Week 3: at Grand Rapids Rampage Week 4: vs. Colorado Crush Week 5: vs. Arizona Rattlers Week 6: at Orlando Predators Week 7: at Kansas City Brigade Week 8: vs. Grand Rapids Rampage Week 9: at Colorado Crush Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm Week 11 Bye Week Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Avengers Week 13: at Utah Blaze Week 14: vs. Kansas City Brigade Week 15: at Cleveland Gladiators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |