[Husker] Fwd: From Marcus Katz -- AAFL Newsletter. November 12, 2007.

Mon Nov 12 14:05:46 CST 2007

In a message dated 11/12/2007 12:33:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
marcus at allamericanfootballleague.com writes:

All-American Football League info, Eric Crouch gets another mention.
I wish Nebraska would get onboard this venture. It would great for the fans  
in Lincoln to see some former players suit up again.

Chris Leak is joining the Florida Team and it looks like Jackie Sherrill  
made be signed as the head coach for the Alabama Team.

RE: AAFL Newsletter.  November 12, 2007.  
Finally: An answer to the  question that we in the All American Football 
League have been hearing in  airports, workouts, press conferences, talk radio 
shows and everywhere else  Florida football fans gather:  
"What about Chris  Leak?" 
He's now part of the  AAFL. 
For more, let's turn this  part of the newsletter over to NFL Hall of Famer 
Joe DeLamielleure. 
"I first met Chris Leak  when he was in high school. We both lived in 
Charlotte, North Carolina. I got  a call from Chris' coach who told me there was a 
kid I had to see. Chris was  in ninth grade and starting quarterback. I was 
immediately impressed with how  mature he was and what great decisions he made on 
the field." 
"Chris was the quarterback  for three straight state champion teams. He never 
lost a game in high school.  Named Parade Magazine player of the year. You 
can just imagine the numbers.   
"Let's just say no one has  touched them since. And won't for a long time. 
Here's a great  summary. 
_http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2005&sub=team&bio=leak.html_ 
(http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2005&sub=team&bio=leak.html) 

"At the University of  Florida, he did the same: He won." 
"We don't have to tell  Gator fans this, but after starting at Florida for 
three years, Chris led his  Gators to a National Championship in January of this 
year." 
"He's a great, great  quarterback who wins everywhere he plays." 
"What else is there to say  about an athlete?" 
"Welcome aboard,  Chris." 
With that, Joe turned the  phone over to another Chris Leak fan: Heisman 
winner and South Carolina great  George Rogers.  
"Joe D. has been telling  me all about the AAFL and I hope I can be a part of 
it in South Carolina. I  hear a lot of people talking about it. And when I 
heard Chris Leak is going to  play for you I knew that was a great decision. 
I've been watching him play  since high school. He's a great player and a great 
person. He's a  winner." 
Thanks George. 
And did I mention we're  selling tickets in Florida? 
Enough about Florida. Big  news out of Arkansas this week. Our new team 
president is the answer to the  trivia question: "Who was the last University of 
Arkansas player on the cover  of Sports Illustrated before McFadden earlier this 
year?" 
Every Razorback knows the  answer is Ron Calcagni. 
Ron quarterbacked Arkansas  (with a little help from coach Lou Holtz) to a 
10-1 record in 1977 -- ending  with a 31-6 upset of Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. 
Since then he has been  playing and coaching and he is eager to get his hands 
on some of the local  talent for Team Arkansas, including Clint Stoerner, 
Anthony Brown (DE), Cedric  Cobb (RB), Sacha Lancaster (LB/DL), Chrys Chukwuma 
(RB), J.J. Jones (LB),  Landon Trusty (TE) of UCA and K.D. Williams (LB) of 
Henderson State  University. 
Lots of television  activity in Arkansas. Here's a copy of our TV spot 
featuring Clint Stoerner.  _http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/Arkansas/_ 
(http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/Arkansas/)  
And here is a recent story  from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Ron's new 
job: _http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/206798/_ 
(http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/206798/)  
Heisman winner Eric Crouch  will be jetting into Little Rock this week to do 
some television spots for the  kickoff of our upcoming ticket campaign. 
Lots of interest -- which  is not surprising from one of America's great 
football towns. 
Over in Alabama, our blogs  are going full speed. And rumors that Alabama 
great Jackie Sherrill might  coach our team there is getting the full attention 
of all our prospective  players. Here's part of Alabama great Reggie Myles 
recent blog about Sherrill:   
Thursday, November 08,  2007 
Update
Category:  Sports. 
Hey everyone! This past  weekend's autograph session in Tuscaloosa (prior to 
the LSU game) was a huge  success, thanks to all of you that came out. We had 
over a thousand people  on hand to meet, take pictures with, and talk to about 
the league. This  takes place at the AAFL tent before every Alabama home 
game. The tent is  located on Bryant Drive, about 20 yards from the Corner Store. 
I will  continue to be there to meet fans and sign autographs so I strongly  
encourage all of you to come out, see me and talk some Tide and AAFL  football! 
This week I am going to be on Talk of Champions, again that show  can be 
heard at _www.rollcrimsontide.com_ (http://www.rollcrimsontide.com/)  . I am  
continuing to lift weights three days a week and run daily. Also, here is a  
little truth to the rumor mill...we are coming really close to naming Jackie  
Sherrill head coach of the Alabama team. I am very excited about the  opportunity 
to play for coach Sherrill. He recruited me coming out of high  school when he 
was still at Mississippi State and he coached my brother  there. Coach 
Sherrill played at Alabama under Bear Bryant and helped lead  the school to two 
national titles, so obviously he has strong Alabama ties  and I really cannot wait 
to play for him. You all have a great  week!
Some folks outside of  Alabama might forget that Jackie Sherrill was one of 
the greatest running  backs ever to play for Coach Bear Bryant. Inside Alabama, 
they don't forget  stuff like that.  
Sherrill says he wants to  go back to Legion Field in Birmingham for no other 
reason than he left two  teeth there in 1963. Stay tuned for more 
developments from this great American  character. 
Lots more blogs from  Travis McGriff, Eric Crouch and other AAFL stars at 
aafl.com. 
More later. 
Marcus Katz
CEO
All  American Football League
Visit us at _http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/_ 
(http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/)  
P.S. Here's a link to a  Florida radio show talking about Leak and Sherrill. 
A twofer! 
_http://www.gatorsandmore.com/110607/aafl.mp3_ 
(http://www.gatorsandmore.com/110607/aafl.mp3)  

GBR beat down the Buffs

Guy Drobny  in DFW

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