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Old 05-28-2015, 07:09 PM
 
Location: Sarasota/ Bradenton - University Pkwy area
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There's an article in the East County Observer this week titled "Touchdown Time?" Apparently a new professional spring league of football is being formed and they are looking into the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch as a possible location for their February - mid March spring training camps. The league will have 10 teams and the football season would run mid March thru June.

Other sites being considered are Orlando, Texas and Arizona.

The plans are to kick off their first season in the spring of 2016.


For more info about the potential spring football league, their website is MLFB Professional Spring Football League This is the title
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Old 05-28-2015, 07:45 PM
 
Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL
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It has been in the local news since last week sometime. I hope it happens but they appear to be looking for more hotel space than we have immediately available.
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Old 05-29-2015, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Sarasota/ Bradenton - University Pkwy area
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Five new hotels are going up in downtown Sarasota at this time, including an Embassy Suites and a Westin.

So perhaps the hotel space is not as much of an issue as it would have been a couple of years ago.
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Old 05-29-2015, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL
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I got the impression that they were talking about hotels very close to the Premier Sports campus. Something about being close enough to get hundreds of athletes and coaches fed and back to training in a reasonable amount of time. Should be interesting.
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Old 06-05-2015, 08:35 PM
 
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Football IS coming to Lakewood Ranch !!!

Lakewood Ranch is Official Headquarters to Professional Spring Football - Sarasota News | Mysuncoast.com and ABC 7: Local News
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Old 06-06-2015, 01:17 PM
 
Location: sarasota
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does anyone remember the Sanborn studios fiasco? How many times have attempts been made to develop a second football league in this country?
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Old 06-06-2015, 01:34 PM
 
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There was an interview with one of the league creators on a Tampa station last night and the reporter asked something similar. The new league rep replied the difference is that they are not going to attempt to compete with the NFL in any way, but rather act as an off season option for NFL fans. There will not be any franchises, all teams are owned by the league and players salaries will be in the $30k range. Who knows, maybe they will build a better mouse trap....
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Old 06-06-2015, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL
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As one who is disgusted by the incomes of professional athletes (if you have a different opinion, please don't try to convince me otherwise), I'm willing to support them solely on the basis of common sense alone!
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Old 06-07-2015, 03:57 AM
 
Location: sittin happy in the sun :-)
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I always love these guys who say 'yea ok he is getting $5m a year but its a short career, the average is 5 years'

oh dear that's only $25 mil..... way more than most people earn in a lifetime
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