Gopher legend and fan favorite Rickey Foggie named the first HC of the Minnesota Myth (AFL)

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[NotAFanOfBecky]

This could be fun to watch. More competition for your entertainment dollars!

 

[Tech Machine]

I remember Foggie faking the pitch on the option and cutting it up so quick. He was as good as most anyone on that option. Fun to watch.

 

[highwayman]

I guess Lee Hutton and wife need something to do.

 

[denguegopher]

Wow, Salina, KS has a team. The league must not be worried about TV markets.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Foggie as coach - I like that.
Myth as the name of the team - nope, don't care for that...

... should have gone with something like Minnesota "Blizzard" or go with a Vikings spin, the "Ulfberhts" (the name for a Vikings sword).

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[#2Gopher]

Foggie as coach - I like that.
Myth as the name of the team - nope, don't care for that...

... should have gone with something like Minnesota "Blizzard" or go with a Vikings spin, the "Ulfberhts" (the name for a Vikings sword).

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Agree

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

Agree

I'd be the first in line to get a "Fighting Ulfberhts" shirt.



The "Myth", not so much...

 

[highwayman]

Wow, Salina, KS has a team. The league must not be worried about TV markets.

The whole league looks remarkably underfinanced. I wish them luck when all the best players, pay, and owners are in the IFL.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

Fascinating. Dubious investors/owners (me knowing nothing). A league model with a track record including decades of struggles and repeated failures. Looking at these fly by night sports franchises… and not just the AFL, why? A conspiracy-minded person could dream up an incentive for avenues for say…an exotic money laundering operation via ticket sales alterations, fixed games and bets, other assorted washing mechanisms. Not everyone can own a casino, and maybe the real estate and luxury car thing is getting blasé.

 

[HitMeAgainIAmStillMoving]

I hear they are going to buy an old phone booth to play in.

 

[highwayman]

I hear they are going to buy an old phone booth to play in.

That might cost too much.

 

[highwayman]

I'd be the first in line to get a "Fighting Ulfberhts" shirt.

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The "Myth", not so much...

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I’m sure the nickname’s basis is the old nightclub and a reference to Prince.

 

[CWCWCW]

The Myth must not care about Rickey's likes. Eagan High School did.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Foggie as coach - I like that.
Myth as the name of the team - nope, don't care for that...

... should have gone with something like Minnesota "Blizzard" or go with a Vikings spin, the "Ulfberhts" (the name for a Vikings sword).

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I think they should have resurrected the name of the former Arena Football League team that lasted a single season in 1996: The Minnesota Fighting Pike.

 

[Full Speed Ahead]

I think they should have resurrected the name of the former Arena Football League team that lasted a single season in 1996: The Minnesota Fighting Pike.

The "Minnesota Moose" was a good team name. Trivia item... Minnesota also had a pro-tennis team for a short while that was called the "Buckskins".

I do like the "Fighting Ulfberhts" though, come on Rickey, change the name, you could shorten it to "FU" in our cheers.

 

[Stan]

The Myth must not care about Rickey's likes. Eagan High School did.

Need some deets here.

 

[Gophers1992]

Need some deets here.

Others probably know the specifics better than me but my rough understanding is Foggie was hired to coach at Eagan High School a few years back, and had his offer rescinded when it was found that he liked some "questionable" content on twitter. At least that's my recollection.