What a week in the Alliance! If this is the first time you’ve tuned into the Alliance you chose a great weekend.

News

The Chairman of the AAF, Tom Dundon, may have put negotiations with the NFLPA in jeopardy. He made an ill-advised statement alluding to the end of the Alliance if the NFLPA doesn’t allow practice squad players to play in the AAF.

Charlie Ebersol was talking about the possibility of expansion. Detroit was the topic of conversation after Eminem hinted he would be interested.

TNT has picked up the next Express away game so now we don’t have to suffer through B/R Live.

Roster Updates

Signed

WR Fabian Guerra

WR Drew Morgan

Week 7 Recap

Orlando Apollos – 36
Atlanta Legends – 6

Salt Lake Stallions – 15
San Antonio Commanders – 19

San Diego Fleet – 15
Arizona Hotshots – 32

Birmingham Iron -25
Memphis Express – 31

Week 8 Preview

• Orlando Apollos over the Memphis Express
• San Diego Fleet over the Salt Lake Stallions
• Birmingham Iron over Atlanta Legends
• San Antonio Commanders over Arizona Hotshots

Other Items

I’ve been posting highlight videos, interviews, and press conferences on my YouTube page at memphisaaf.com/youtube

Producers

• Rodrigo Villagomez – libsyn.com
• Brian Wentzloff – https://web3devs.com/
• Vanawesome
• Zachary Gartin
• Decoda Muller
• Matt Sheckells

Support the Show

Become a producer at https://memphisaaf.com/patreon

Get merch at https://memphisaaf.com/merch

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Crazy week for The Alliance. The league decided to move the championship game and Johnny Manziel joined the Memphis Express.

Recaps

Hotshots 22
Apollos 17

Commanders 37
Legends 6

Iron 32
Fleet 29

Express 9
Stallions 22

Instagram questions

ZanderWeeks23: Who is a vocal leader on the team? (from a player standpoint)

B_Ellis781: Has there been an increase in ticket sales since Manziel signed with the Express?

Iron_Report: How will Manziel be incorporated in the Express Offense?

Shipyard: Where the F is the sky judge? SD robbed

Kip_Len: Has there been too much focus on entertainment over football? In other words, is football just a byproduct to the express front office?

News

Zach Mettenberger suffered a high ankle sprain landing him on IR.

The Memphis Express has claimed Johnny Manziel off waivers after he signed with The Alliance

What it means for the Express

• • More attention
  • Ticket sales
  • Can help o-line

CBS is picking up two games. 1 playoff, 1 our game against SA.

Championship game moved to Frisco, Texas and many people are upset.

Events

• Sneakfest
• Food Truck Rodeo
• PRIDE
• Game Night in the Hub

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Week 5 Recap

Game 1

• Apollos 31
• Iron 14

Game 2

• Stallions 25
• Fleet 27

Game 3

• Express 20
• Legends 23

Game 4

• Commanders 29
• Hotshots 25

Week 6 Preview

• Express over the Stallions
• Apollos over the Hotshots
• Commanders over the Legends
• Fleet over the Iron

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I had the pleasure to sit down with Anthony Sigismond, host of the Crown Loyal Podcast. We go over the league as a whole, the coaching troubles and QB controversy for the Legends, and we preview the upcoming game.

Check out his show at http://crownloyalpodcast.com/

They are doing a giveaway for tickets to the game on Sunday. Check out https://twitter.com/CrownLoyalAAF to find out how to enter!

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Today is an exciting day as we recap the first every win for the Memphis Express! We also got to talk to WR Reece Horn and get to know him a bit better.

Updates

• The American Patriot League doesn’t seem to be doing well. There have been reports that coaches aren’t getting paid and they have postponed the inaugural season until 2020.
• The AAF is working on new partnerships with more and bigger advertising partners.
•  The NFL is considering allowing lower tier players to play in the AAF to help development.
• TNT will be broadcasting 2 additional games this season.

Interviews

We had the pleasure of talking to Reece Horn on today’s show. He’s a wide receiver for the Memphis Express

We also had a fun conversation with super-fan Jacob Floyd who you might recognize from our Instagram stories.

Week Recap

Game 1
San Diego Fleet – 23
Memphis Express – 26

Game 2
Orlando Apollos – 20
Salt Lake Stallions – 11

Game 3
San Antonio Commanders – 12
Birmingham Iron – 11

Game 4
Atlanta Legends – 14
Arizona Hotshots – 11

Week 4 Preview

• Orlando Apollos over the Birmingham Iron
• San Diego Fleet over the Salt Lake Stallions
• Memphis Express over the Atlanta Legends
• San Antonio Commanders over the Arizona Hotshots

Executive Producer

• Kaeo Farley

Producers

• Rodrigo Villagomez – libsyn.com
• Brian Wentzloff – https://web3devs.com/
• Vanawesome
• Andrew Martin
• Jeffrey Cox – https://twitter.com/JeffreyCox95
• Zachary Gartin
• Decoda Muller
• Matt Sheckells

Support the Show

Become a producer at https://memphisaaf.com/patreon

Get merch at https://memphisaaf.com/merch

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What an amazing game! Despite the loss, I came away excited about the future with Mettenberger at the helm.

News

The San Diego Fleet is at it again. A few weeks ago, they usurped the name “Fleet Speak” from a well-known podcast. This past week they selected a team captain that has strong ties to the LA Charges which is rather controversial in San Diego.

Johnny Football has been banned from the CFL and is expected to work out for The Alliance. His rights would belong to San Antonio.

Due to a recent lawsuit, alleged expansion plans have been revealed to the public.

Updates

You can now find the streaming at https://fullpresscoverage.com/aaf and https://afnn.net.

We have another listener voicemail from Decoda.

The latest episode of the Shipyard had Fleet President, Jeff Garner and Express President, Kosha Irby. Check it out at https://www.theshipyardsd.com.

I recently learned that play-calling duties were given to Bobby Blizzard after week 1.

Week 3 Recap

Game 1
Arizona Hotshots – 15
Salt Lake Stallions – 23

Game 2
Memphis Express – 17
Orlando Apollos – 21

Game 3
Birmingham Iron – 28
Atlanta Legends – 12

Game 4
San Antonio Commanders – 11
Sand Diego Fleet – 31

Roster Updates

Signed

• K Austin MacGinnis
• P Ryan Winslow
• LB Freddie Bishop
• DE Garrett Hughes

Released

• K Josh Jasper
• P Brad Wing
• QB Kevin Burke
• LB Benetton Fonua
• DB Mohammed Seisay

Week 4 Preview

• Express sinks the Fleet
• Apollos trample the Stallions
• Iron crush the Commanders
• Hotshots douse the Legends

AAF Delivery Guy

Current record 8/12

• Express over the Fleet
• Apollos over the Stallions
• Iron over the Commanders
• Hotshots over the Legends

Executive Producer

• Matt Sheckells

Producers

• Rodrigo Villagomez – alliancefbpod.libsyn.com
• Brian Wentzloff – https://web3devs.com/
• Vanawesome
• Andrew Martin
• Jeffrey Cox – https://twitter.com/JeffreyCox95
• Kaeo Farley
• Zachary Gartin
• Decoda Muller

Support the Show

Become a producer at https://memphisaaf.com/patreon

Get merch at https://memphisaaf.com/merch

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We start the episode by recapping this week in the AAF. Michelle wasn’t able to watch any of the games as they happened, so we get her reaction on week 2.

Week 2 Reaction

Game 1
Salt Lake Stallions -9
Birmingham Iron -12

Game 2
Atlanta Legends – 12
San Diego Fleet – 24

Game 3
San Antonio Commanders – 29
Orlando Apollos – 37

Game 4
Arizona Hotshots – 20
Memphis Express – 18

Takeaways from the Memphis Express Home Opener

The turnout was much less than I was hoping but the cold, wind, and rain likely had a lot to do with that. Combine the weather with the poor showing in week 1 and you can see why people may not have wanted to come out.

The non-football activities were a huge hit. The Tailgate Competition brought out a lot of great tailgaters and the Silent Disco brought a great crowd.

Hackenberg was disappointing. The team played better overall including Hackenberg. I think the blame falls equally among all aspects. The offensive line, namely the LT, didn’t perform well, play calling was lackluster, coaching was questionable, and receivers were dropping passes.

Zac Stacy was a beast becoming the first AAF player to rush for over 100 yards in a single game. Once again, our defense showed they are elite shutting out the Arizona Hotshots for almost three full quarters. Channing Stribling is showing that he is a strong candidate to land on an NFL roster next season.

News

The Alliance received a major investment from Carolina Hurricanes’ owner Tom Dundon. With his $250 million investment, the league won’t have to worry about funding for a long time. With Dundon taking the role of Chair of the Board, it should add a lot of knowledge to the league leadership.

Roster Updates

The Memphis Express signed RB Sherman Badie and Mohamed Seisay and released RB Rajion Neal and DB Malik Boynton.

Week 3 Preview

• Arizona over Salt Lake
• Orlando over Memphis
• Birmingham over Atlanta
• San Diego over San Antonio

AAF Delivery Guy

Current record 6/8

• Arizona over Salt Lake
• Orlando over Memphis
• Birmingham over Atlanta
• San Antonio over San Diego

Keys to Success Against Orlando

Offense

• Zac Stacy must have another monster game
• The offensive line needs to protect the QB
• Hackenberg needs to be more accurate and also throw the ball deep

Defense

• Our corners need to take away the deep pass
• Pass rush needs to have a strong game to frustrate Gilbert

Executive Producer

• Decoda Muller

Producers

• Rodrigo Villagomez – alliancefbpod.libsyn.com
• Brian Wentzloff – https://web3devs.com/
• Vanawesome
• Andrew Martin
• Jeffrey Cox – https://twitter.com/JeffreyCox95
• Kaeo Farley
• Matt Sheckells
• Zachary Gartin

Support the Show

Become a producer at https://memphisaaf.com/patreon

Get merch at https://memphisaaf.com/merch

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Week 1 is in the books and things are looking rocky. Hopefully, the team can bounce back and give a better performance against the Arizona Hotshots.

News

Mike Vick is, once again, no longer the Offensive Coordinator for the Atlanta Legends

We’ve been making the rounds giving interviews on other shows. Here is the latest:

• https://www.theshipyardsd.com/e/016-live-aaf-pregame-preview-on-full-press-coverage/
• https://www.facebook.com/BIGPLAYCOM/videos/635800813520498/
• https://soundcloud.com/user-114317295/

Week 1 Recap

We had a glance at the app and are excited about what it can be.

We go over our takeaways from the first week of The Alliance. What they got right and what they need to work on.

Quick recap of the week 1 games.

Main Event

We traveled to Birmingham to watch the Express take on the Iron and it wasn’t good. Overall, I’m excited about what our offense did but the defense has a lot of work to do.

AAF Delivery Guy

We have a special reoccurring guest on the show, THE AAF Delivery Guy delivering this weeks predictions.

Current record: 4/4

• San Antonio Commanders  over the Orlando Apollos
• San Diego Fleet beating the Atlanta Legends
• Arizona Hotshots winning over the Memphis Express
• Upset of the Week: Salt Lake Stallions taking it to the Birmingham Iron

What to stay up to date

Check out The Layover, the bonus episodes that dive into the stats and analytics of the games. Find that at https://memphisaaf.com/patreon

I will be on Instagram stories throughout the game so follow me there at https://instagram.com/memphisaafpod

Support the Show

Get some merch at https://memphisaaf.com/merch

Become a producer at https://memphisaaf.com/patreon

Executive Producer

• Rodrigo Villagomez – alliancefbpod.libsyn.com

Producers

• Brian Wentzloff – https://web3devs.com/
• Vanawesome
• Andrew Martin
• Decoda Muller
• Jeffrey Cox – https://twitter.com/JeffreyCox95
• Kaeo Farley
• Matt Sheckells
• Zachary Gartin

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We are talking with two members of the Express front office! We talk with Devin about the tailgate competition and Jacob about tailgating and parking.

Jason Munz released an article about some of the rule changes in the AAF. Some of the highlights have to do with pass rushing on defense and the addition of the Sky Judge.

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/2019/02/07/aaf-introduce-sky-judge-rule-changes-alliance-football-charlie-ebersol-hines-ward-bill-polian/2783393002/

Tailgate Competition

Call Devin to register at 901-425-1472

There are 4 categories in which you can win:

1. Overall best tailgate
2. Most spirit
3. Best dish
4. Most tickets sold

This will take place before the Hotshots game on February 16th.

Interview with Jacob

They have reached their goal to get Jacob and Kosha to jump out of a plane!

New structures at the Liberty Bowl

• Flight Decks – in the north corner of the stadiums, sections 111 and 115. This is a place where people can socialize and mingle with a cash bar.
• Express Loge – Lower corners of the stadium with all-inclusive food and beverage
• First Class – on-field seating on an elevated platform. All-inclusive with Tiger Lane parking. Catering provided by Hog Wild.

Tailgating

• Alcohol is allowed
• Tailgating starts 4 hours before the games
• Cash lots will open 3 hours before
• Stadium opens 90 minutes before the game
• All rules can be found at gomemphisexpress.com
• Clear bag policy
• Tailgating in all lots
• The competition will take place in the blue lot

Other Events

• Food Truck Rodeo on March 24th
• Southern Hot Wing Festival on April 13 at 11 am

Producers

• Brian Wentzloff – https://web3devs.com/
• Vanawesome
• Andrew Martin
• Rodrigo Villagomez – alliancefbpod.libsyn.com
• Decoda Muller
• Jeffrey Cox – https://twitter.com/JeffreyCox95
• Kaeo Farley
• Matt Sheckells
• Zachary Gartin

Support the Show

Get your merch: memphisaaf.com/merch

Become a producer: memphisaaf.com/patreon

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The big news we’ve been waiting, the final 52-man roster has been announced. We cover this week’s news and dive into the Memphis Express roster.

Don’t forget, we have merch! Check it out at https://memphisaaf.com/merch

News

While we wait for the AAF to release their app, there is another place we can get started with fantasy football, http://altfantasysports.com. We’ll be starting a listen league soon, so join the Facebook group for more info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/815513668841944/

This past Sunday, the Express faced off with the Stallions in the only preseason game. Not the best showing, but it is only a scrimmage game. Hopefully, it’s not a sign of things to come.

Check out what the engineering team has been up to during the practices and scrimmage games.

https://aaf.engineering/training-camp/

Listener Question

@DOMSURRA
What is the take on Hackenberg. Sounds like he did well in the scrimmage.

Listener Review

Genuine, Humorous, Podcast!

Funny couple to listen to about the Memphis Express and the AAF in general.
Apollo Audible via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/27/19

Chart Positions

Main Event

Listen in as we break down the Memphis Express roster. We talk about some surprises, standouts, and controversies.

Executive Producer

• Zachary Gartin

Producers

• Brian Wentzloff – https://web3devs.com/
• Vanawesome
• Andrew Martin
• Rodrigo Villagomez – alliancefbpod.libsyn.com
• Decoda Muller

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This week, we had the pleasure to visit the Memphis Express’ headquarters and sit down with the one and only Kosha Irby. News Topps will be the official card supplier for the AAF. The packs will be released March 1st and will include 200 players. Memphis Express was a part of the first-ever trade in […]

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