Ok, I know the game was actually on Friday night and now it is Monday, but I was busy helping our women's team kick some serious Minnesota Vixen booty in MN this weekend!
So, it's Friday night and you do not have tickets to the Brewers game... what do you do?? Go to a Milwaukee Iron game of course! Like the Admirals' games, they are very fan friendly and super fun to go to. If you have never been to an arena football game before, you need to check one out for the following reasons:
1) It is an inexpensive and fun way to spend your Friday night, either with a group of friends, or with your family. Tickets sell online for as low as $11, but you can usually buy them from a scalper for $5 right before the game starts. (Is that legal??) If you buy food and beer your tab can get steep, or you can just play it cool and wink at someone until they buy it for you! Haha, j/k.
2) These guys are just as big and intense as guys in the NFL, AND you are so close to the action that the announcer frequently has to tell people to back up or they could die. That's right, if a receiver gets tackled up against the pads, they could actually hit you... Sweet!!! Also, any over-thrown passes or bad kicks could end up in your lap, and just like in baseball, you catch it = you keep it.
3) After the game you always get to go meet the players and get their autographs, pictures, etc. This is particularly neat if you have kids. Obviously and autograph and a picture with a giant football player will have them smiling for weeks, and will be well worth the 10 bucks it cost you to take them to the game.
4) If you love football as much as I do, you know that when the NFL season is over, it can be down-right depressing! Just sitting in the stands with all of the fans, watching coaches yell, seeing cheerleaders running around, and hearing the crack of helmets during a good hit... it is therapeutic. No joke. You should be able to write the ticket price off on your health insurance.
So, even though the Iron lost 56-28 to the Green Bay Blizzard because their O-line couldn't hold a block if their lives depended on it (Ty Donovan ate sooooo much turf that game), it was still a fun game to be at.
Their next home game is May 15th against the Tulsa Talons, and the Brewers are out of town, so you should go check it out!
(Iron in black)
On a side note: The WI Warriors had a great game against the Minnesota Vixen Saturday night, beating them 54-16. Warriors: Passing (9/19 - 123yds) Vixen: Passing (11/29 - 163yds)
Rushing (28 - 170yds) Rushing (36 - 138yds)
For me, it was a fun and frustrating game, all at the same time. I was playing corner for most of the game instead of FS, and was 1 on 1 with a receiver who is almost 6'0" and clearly had at least 50 or 60 lbs of muscle on me. So when they isolated her on 1 side it was basically a shoving match between us, and when they came out in twins on our side, I was getting hit with some great blind-side blocking from her teammate.
So naturally, the frustration turned into intensity, which sometimes ended up in penalties. I NEVER get penalties... but this game I had two (pass interference and block in the back). Both were questionable, but at least I laid the girls out in the process.
For more info on women's tackle football, visit IWFLsports.com