You're Fired!

The Harrisburg Stampede are 2-4 in their inaugural season so far. I guess that isn't good enough as the Head Coach of the team was fired yesterday and replaced by the defensive coordinator.

First of all, let me start by saying, I have not been to a game and I honestly did not know they had played 8 games already. Arena football is a cool idea but I have never really truly gotten into it. Here is my point though, the guy has been coaching for 8 games. This is the teams first year. The one guy on the team I have heard of, (Woody Dantzler, QB) has been injured for the entire season.

Why is the coach being fired already?

Is he really doing that bad of a job?

Now I obviously don't know any of the behind the scenes stuff but this seems a little fishy to me. They have only given this guy 8 games and he has won 2 of the them. I know that isn't a great record but I feel like this guy deserved more of a shot then this. I can't believe an Arena football coach can be judged after 8 games. Is the front office worried that if the team isn't good, the fans aren't going to come? Well, at the last home game there were 2,500 people. That doesn't seem like a lot to me and if that isn't a lot I doubt it's because the team isn't doing very well. Even if it is, I doubt the team isn't doing well because the head coach. Like I said, I'm not an expert on the team or the sport but it seems to me like this guy got a raw deal!

Stampede Lose Opener

The Harrisburg Stampede kicked off their inaugural AIFA season on Friday night in Florence, South Carolina against the defending league champion Florence Phantoms.

If you are looking for information or results they are not easy to find. But I can tell you that the Stampede lost 19-13. That seems like a low score for an arena football game but that is what their website is telling me.

At this time their are no stats to report or more information to give. When (or if) the league site and the Stampede's site updates their information with stats and game details I will pass them along to you.

But I can tell you this.....the Stampede are 0-1 to start their season. Their next game is in 2 weeks (on March 28th) at home against the Baltimore Mariners.