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Kanga-Kucha Posts: 180 Registered: Mar '07	Date Posted: 5/27/07 7:16pm Subject: League History
	Wikipedia once reported that the history of "the league" was posted on the main Blitz The League website, but isn't anymore. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz:_The_League Is there other websites that have the complete time line down, or could somebody post the complete time line down on this thread for me? thanks! http://www.cflzone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6056 What I'm interested in particular is when (what years) the teams (from NY nightmare to Chicago) won the championship (even if it was when their were two leagues beteewn the 50's and 70's)
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Kanga-Kucha Posts: 180 Registered: Mar '07	Date Posted: 5/30/07 9:09am Subject: RE: League History
	I hope somebody can help me out with this.
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Kanga-Kucha Posts: 180 Registered: Mar '07	Date Posted: 6/9/07 9:52pm Subject: RE: League History
	Anybody anywhere have the B:TL timeline write down?
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ed54 Posts: 349 Registered: Nov '06	Date Posted: 6/10/07 6:06pm Subject: RE: League History
	sorry man when they build the new site for blitz they took out the league history from the old site
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Ron_Reel_Faz Posts: 195 Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 6/17/07 11:44am Subject: RE: League History
	Yeah, I hate that they took it down also. I'm doing a fan fic of my tem (probably never put it anywhere) and I wanted the rosters that use to be online. I wanted to put some of the rivalaries that are only hinted at with players from other teams. Also, I wanted to try to figure out what teams Kinsman, Shock, and Lawless retired from. Not sure where I settled them, but the other rookies are in the league and will make an appearance (I'm rolling with Justin Jonas (or is it Jones?) for this one). Any ideas from the peoples out there? -----signature----- "Oh great, like I need another reason to waste my life away..."
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Kanga-Kucha Posts: 180 Registered: Mar '07	Date Posted: 6/24/07 6:39am Subject: RE: League History
	Ron_Reel_Faz posted: Yeah, I hate that they took it down also. I'm doing a fan fic of my tem (probably never put it anywhere) and I wanted the rosters that use to be online. I wanted to put some of the rivalaries that are only hinted at with players from other teams. Also, I wanted to try to figure out what teams Kinsman, Shock, and Lawless retired from. Not sure where I settled them, but the other rookies are in the league and will make an appearance (I'm rolling with Justin Jonas (or is it Jones?) for this one). Any ideas from the peoples out there? I hav a few. my beat is that the Vets (Kingsman, Shock, Lawless) either played for and got cut from, or played for a rival team (like Dallas) of the New York Nightmare, and that's why they are so determented to kick there butts. another good question to think about is who are the rookies of the league besides your team's and Grant Tanner, Tito Maas doesn't seem to be that familar to the league.
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Kanga-Kucha Posts: 180 Registered: Mar '07	Date Posted: 6/24/07 6:41am Subject: RE: League History
	I've started write down in short hard what I get from the game, but if the guy that created the time line could come online, and post what he wrote here, from 1900 to present, I would (and I beat others would...) greatly appesheate it. and where can you print out tickets to your own games?
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Primetime44 Posts: 25 Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 7/1/07 6:22pm Subject: RE: League History
	I found the league history using an Internet archive search. I'll post it here if anyone is still interested.
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thecreator Posts: 26 Registered: May '07	Date Posted: 7/1/07 6:38pm Subject: RE: League History
	I'm interested
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i_killed_mike_mexico Posts: 167 Registered: Jul '06	Date Posted: 7/2/07 7:06pm Subject: RE: League History
	sure -----signature----- cedar rapids spartans 24-0 fo 360 div 1 wescott injured but brewer is running wild
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Ron_Reel_Faz Posts: 195 Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 7/4/07 11:10am Subject: RE: League History
	Yeah, I'm interested too. But did anyone have a download of the old website / find the old site online somewhere? I was going to go through the game again to write down every history fact, but I think the site had more. And I do have a copy of the strategy guide that has most of them anyway... PLEASE MIDWAY, PUT THE OLD INFO UP. WITH THE ROSTERS WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW GAME (for PS3) WITH THE "NEWS" & "ROGUE" SITES Please? Oh yeah, anyone excited for 2k8? I can't wait for another "create-a-team" option till Blitz II... -----signature----- "Oh great, like I need another reason to waste my life away..."
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Primetime44 Posts: 25 Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 7/4/07 2:40pm Subject: 1800's
	Alright, I'll put up the info by decade. 1800's 1867 Ivy league universities adapt Canadian rugby rules and create the game of American Football. 1870 Universities across the country attempt to ban or regulate football after a player from Eastern Methodist Tech is killed during a rough and tumble game, leading to a reconsideration of safety issues. Black days, but the scandal passes and the game is better for the changes. 1890 Some universities, prompted by generous and influential alumni, begin staging football matches again. Rules of conduct are worked out between team captains before games because attempts to have referees do more than tally the final score are resisted. 1893 Railroad magnate Hollis Eastman, a former quarterback for Evanswood University in Cambridge Massachusetts, sponsors the first "professional" football game between the Belmont Bearcats and the Lexington Pioneers. The players are paid between $50-$100 each.
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Primetime44 Posts: 25 Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 7/4/07 2:41pm Subject: Early 1900's
	Early 1900's 1916 Tobias "Wolf" Walker forms the first professional football league with four teams: The Boston Spirit, New York Shamrocks, Chicago Scouts and Hartford Cougars. The League plays exactly one season, with the New York Shamrocks emerging as League champions, before America enters World War I and siphons off most of the young men playing the game. 1918 Lieutenant Marshall Cooper of the 4th Brigade, former halfback of the Chicago Scouts, organizes an impromptu football match in the muddy fields near Amiens in-between bouts of bloody combat with the Germans. It's said that hostilities on both sides ceased during play and cheers could be heard both in American and German. Cooper goes on to be thrice decorated for valor and survives the war to become a pivotal persona in the formation of professional football in America. 1923 Tobias Walker and Marshall Cooper reconstitute The League, ushering in what many consider as "The Golden Age of Football." Initial teams include the re-formed New York Shamrocks, Chicago Scouts and Boston Spirit. The Cougars nickname, once attached to Hartford, is transferred to a Trenton franchise. Newcomers the Milwaukee Bottlers and Atlanta Golden Knights also join the fray. The first League game between the Shamrocks and Bottlers also ushers in a new era when it is broadcast over the radio. 1929 Hugh Walker takes co-ownership of the League after the death of his brother Tobias from a stroke. A judge by profession, Hugh Walker champions additional regulations upon the League, including the rights of referees to impose penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct. Though some players and fans resist, Walker is successful, though Marshall Cooper resigns.
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Primetime44 Posts: 25 Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 7/4/07 2:42pm Subject: 1930's
	1930's 1930 Judge Hugh Walker's newly regulated League opens to low gate earnings and uninspired games played by unmotivated players. Radio sportscasters begin calling for Walker's ouster and the return of Marshall Cooper. 1932 Marshall Cooper resurfaces, forming his own League with teams from Wichita, Columbus, Buffalo, Birmingham and New York. He declares the "old ways" to be in place, with referees once again relegated to the position of scorekeepers. 1935 The infamous "Highland Blvd Donnybrook" erupts between New York's two football franchises. The Shamrocks in Walker's league trade punches and kicks with The Dutchmen in Cooper's league. Arrests follow and ultimately the decision is made to settle the dispute on the Gridiron. 1936 The historical New Year's Day game is played between the Shamrocks and Dutchmen, both of New York. Half the game is played by the more structured rules of Walker's league while the other half is played according to the old rules of Cooper's league. The Dutchmen dig themselves into an 18-6 hole in the first half, but freed of penalty restrictions in the second half, go on to pummel the Shamrocks 42-21. The rough-and-tumble faction win! In the aftermath of the game, Judge Hugh Walker sells his assets to Cooper and gets out of the game of football forever. 1937 With Judge Hugh Walker's departure from football, Marshall Cooper finds himself in possession of two football leagues. Rather than merging them, Cooper declares that the six teams of Walker's league will have to "Fight for the right to move up and play my boys". The two division system of play is introduced for the first time.
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Primetime44 Posts: 25 Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 7/4/07 2:43pm Subject: 1940's
	1940's 1940-41 The Chicago Scouts make League history by winning the Division II championship, advancing to Division I and winning the League championship all in the same year. The Scouts repeat as League champions the following year and have the makings of a dynasty before World War II disrupts the League. 1942 With so many players away at war, the League consolidates from twelve to six teams and suspends the two division system. Teams are moved to maximize coverage. The new League consists of the Chicago Scouts, Baltimore Bearcats, New York Shamrocks, Washington Redhawks, Detroit Mechanics and Minnesota Bottlers. Some fans are heartbroken. 1945 Halfback Eric "The Red" Jorgenson of the Chicago Scouts becomes the first player in League history to rush for 1000 yards. He goes on to score 4 rushing TD's in the League championship. The city builds the team a new stadium and renames the Scouts the Marauders in honor of Jorgenson's Viking heritage. 1947-48 Marshall Cooper dies peacefully in his sleep. His son Guy Cooper is named the new Commissioner of the League. As one of his first acts, Commissioner Cooper institutes a helmet policy in the League. The decision is not well met by the players or fans so a compromise is reached. The wearing of helmets is voluntary and recommended, but not required.
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Primetime44 Posts: 25 Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 7/4/07 2:45pm Subject: 1950's
	1950's 1950 The Detroit Mechanics begin the "Devil Season" of tough play. The Mechanics, a heavy, hard hitting team, earn the sobriquet Opponents take to calling them "The Devils from Detroit." Detroit easily wins the League Championship game 47-0 when their opponents, the Minnesota Bottlers, disgracefully avoid heavy hits on offense, preferring to "stumble" prior to the tackles. In the wake of the season, the Mechanics change the name of their team to the Devils and the majority of the Mechanics players are released or retire. 1952 Still reeling from the disgrace of their 1950 Championship loss, the Minnesota Bottlers after going 0-10 the following two seasons, fire the entire staff and team, abandoning their old name and uniform and returning as the Minnesota Reapers. 1953 Stan "Tex" Coleman, retired senator from Texas and football fanatic, raises the capital to form a football team. Dubbed the Dallas Aztecs, the state of Texas eagerly awaits entrance to the League. But Commissioner Guy Cooper is not interested in expansion. Determined to open the West to football, Coleman lays the groundwork for a West Coast League. 1955 Chicago Marauder's legendary halfback Eric Jorgenson collapses during a game against the Baltimore Bearcats. Two days later at the hospital he is diagnosed with a rare heart disorder. He dies six days later. Following his last wish, Marauder Stadium's gridiron is turned into a temporary lake and 110,000 watch as Jorgenson is given a symbolic Viking funeral. The funeral is broadcast nationally, sparking further interest in football across America. 1956 Stan Coleman announces the formation of the Western League with five teams including the Dallas Aztecs, Las Vegas Aces, Sacramento Cyclones, Los Angeles Lightning and Kansas City Crossfire. Public reaction to the new league is generally positive. The original League, now called by many the Eastern League, takes note of their cross country rivals, but pays them little heed as neither league competes with the other's markets. 1957 Wes Coates of the Dallas Aztecs passes for over 3000 yards in a single season, shattering the previous record. Other teams in both leagues begin to explore the pass-oriented style employed by the Aztecs, now commonly known as the Wes Coates Offense. 1958 A betting scandal rocks the Eastern League when a convicted organized crime boss boasts of his ties to football. An investigation leads to an indictment of League Commissioner Guy Cooper, who resigns and flees the country. David Kent, a former quarterback for the now defunct Boston Spirit is named the new Commissioner. He promises to take the League to the a new era of moral accountability and the next level professionally, and signs The League's first major television contact - for a few thousand dollars.
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