Kansas City Command

It's Official!  The return of Arena Football in Kansas City will include the selection of a new team name, and that new team name is the Kansas City Command.  Excited?  Yeah, I know, it kind of leaves you wishing for more.  I still cannot figure out what was so wrong with the name Brigade.  I have heard that people just didn't like the name, but let's face facts, if they would have developed into a winning team, then no one would given the name a second thought.  But okay, we're changing the name.  Why not the Kansas City Bombers, the Kansas City Stealth if you're wanting to keep the Stealth Bomber in the logo?  Everyone that I have talked to about the new name of the team has given me this strange look and agreed ... it's lame.

Let's face facts.  Changing the name of the team is not going to remove from the memory of past AFL fans the horrible season the Brigade had before the league went under.  It is not going to make up for the number of people who simply do not like going to Sprint Center for the games.  It is not going to change the fact that the team folded without any real warning to the fans that were supporting the team with their Season Ticket sales.  It could be a hard road back for the team, especially if they cannot come out winning.

So, where am I in this upcoming season?  I used to be a Season Ticket holder.  I was one of the people who had Season Ticket's paid for when the team folded with the league.  I am one of the people who is not really happy with the team being at the Sprint Center, and I promise you we will once again address the complaints about having the games at the Sprint Center very soon.  When I found out that the team was being brought back for the 2011 AFL Season, I was excited.  However, reflecting back on the Season Ticket sales routines of the past, I am really skeptical about jumping on Season Tickets this upcoming season.  If I do go after them, it will be close to the start of the season, I will wait and see what sales promotions they come up with before I invest.  And I may forgo Season Tickets this year.  The only real advantage you get from Season Tickets is the guarantee that no one will buy your favorite seat out from under you and you may be able to sit exactly where you want every game.  But it only saved you $1.00 per game.  Yes, you got 20% off at the Team Store (in Overland Park), but it didn't save you anything on items purchased at the games.

Do I have one positive point regarding the return of Arena Football and the change of name to the Command?  Well, I actually have a couple, but the one I will touch on is that the new name throws a definite wrench in the name that Tony, formerly known as Captain Brigade, will be able to take as a "stuper fan" this coming season.  Think about it?  He's been calling himself Captain TBD (to be decided) while waiting for the new name to be selected.  Will he call himself Captain Command?  Talk about lame.