The New Minor League Football

Minor league football has been in NE Tennessee for some time now. Teams have sprung up here and there only to fade away not long after. The plight of minor league football in this area has made it very difficult for emerging teams to develop a significant following. However, what has been occurring is a very natural process. In nature, many seeds reach soil, but precious few germinate to become saplings, and even fewer go on to become mighty trees. It is the way of things, not only in nature, but in business, and it so it seams, in football... Natural selection it is dubbed. Only the strongest will survive. The cycle of emergence and failure repeated over and over... Enter a new breed of minor league football teams. Teams with vision, business savvy and funding. Teams with vital adaptations that ensure survival and in fact proliferation! Take for example the Bluefield Barons. A brand new team on the scene. On their very first game, the Barons packed over 6,000 fans into Mitchell Stadium. I feel that their remarkable success is due to the exceptional leadership skills of the Barons' staff headed up by Bill Dudley. Of course the availability of Mitchell Stadium played a key roll, but none the less, it was the flawless execution of Mr. Dudley's business plan, that delivered. Look out world, minor league football is coming out. Professional football is no longer limited to major cities like New York or Miami. Smaller, proud, thriving communities like ours, now have football teams too... Posted by Randy Ferrell on 11/29/05 at 5:19 PM