Flint Phantoms Explained
Flint Phantoms |
Founded: | 2008 |
Folded: | 2008 |
City: | Perani Arena in Flint, Michigan |
Colors: | Black, Blue, Silver & White |
Coach: | Keith Tunstall[1] |
League: | Continental Indoor Football League (2008)- Atlantic Conference (2008)
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No Conf Champs: | 0 |
No Div Champs: | 0 |
No League Champs: | 0 |
No Playoff Appearances: | 0 |
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The Flint Phantoms were a professional indoor football team based in Flint, Michigan. The Phantoms joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2008 as an expansion team. They were the second professional indoor football team to be based in Flint, with the first being the Flint Flames of the original Indoor Football League. The Michigan Pirates played a home playoff game in Flint, in 2007, with the idea of moving there, but the team folded after the 2007 season. The Phantoms played their home games at the Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan.
History
With the limited success of Perani Arena as the playoff home for the Michigan Pirates, Pete Norager, one of the owners of the Pirates, decided to start a replacement team in Flint, and the formation of the Phantoms was announced on December 18, 2007. In February 2008, Norager withdrew from owning the team. The Perani Group operated the team pending the selection of a new owner with a temporary investment group.[1] Because of poor attendance, payments to players were delayed near the end of the 2008 season,[2] and some players left the team because of other commitments or disgruntlement over late pay. The Phantoms approached their last game of 2008 with a roster of just 9 or 10 or maybe 50 and looked to semi-pro teams for additional players.[3] On the day of the game, only 11 players were available (with 16 required to field a team), forcing the Phantoms to forfeit.[4]
The team has sat out the 2009 season but still is considering rejoining the CIFL.[5]
Season-By-Season
|-|2008 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 4th Atlantic West || --
2008 Season Schedule
2008 CIFL Standings
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Flint Phantoms founder gone, but that's OK . https://archive.today/20130129071102/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_founder_gone_but_thats_ok.html . dead . 2013-01-29 . 2008-03-12 . Nilsen . Dan . 2008-03-08 . The Flint Journal . .
- News: Nilsen. Dan. Phantoms fall; players disguntled over non-payments. Flint Journal. Booth Newspapers. 2008-06-01. 2008-06-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051758/http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-1%2F121230301724190.xml&coll=5. 2012-10-02.
- News: Nilsen . Dan . Flint Phantoms put together enough players to finish indoor football season . https://archive.today/20130129075826/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_put_together_en.html . 2013-01-29 . . . 2008-06-06 . 2008-06-07 . dead.
- News: Nilsen . Dan . Flint Phantoms forfeit CIFL finale; opponent quits league . . . 2008-06-08 . 2008-06-09 . https://archive.today/20080610025206/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_forfeit_cifl_fi.html . 2008-06-10 . dead .
- http://www.continentalindoorfootball.com/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=319&Itemid=75 2009 Schedule Released
- News: Nilsen . Dan . Flint Phantoms lose CIFL debut to Saginaw Sting . . . 2008-03-10 . 2008-03-12 . https://archive.today/20080313224000/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_lose_cifl_debut_to_saginaw_sting.html . 2008-03-13 . dead .
- News: Morgan. Wes. Xplosion unleash their offense. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051403/http://www.mlive.com/sports/kzgazette/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-2%2F1206166804310080.xml&coll=7. dead. 2012-10-02. Kalamazoo Gazette. Kalamazoo Gazette. 2008-03-22. 2008-03-30.
- News: Nilsen . Dan . Resurgent Phantoms fall short against Surge . https://archive.today/20120905155907/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/resurgent_phantoms_fall_short_against_surge.html . dead . 2012-09-05 . . . 2008-03-29 . 2008-03-30 .
- News: Braun . Rick . Team loses quarterback, chance at first victory . https://web.archive.org/web/20080615135535/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=736274 . dead . 2008-06-15 . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Journal Sentinel Inc. . 2008-04-06 . 2008-04-07 .
- News: Gunther. Bruce. Phantoms fade after strong start. Flint Journal. Booth Newspapers. 2008-04-12. 2008-04-14. dead. https://archive.today/20120904184100/http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1207984809196170.xml&coll=5. 2012-09-04.
- News: Mancina. Greg. Sting crazy. Saginaw News. Booth Newspapers. 2008-04-12. 2008-04-14. dead. https://archive.today/20130128202331/http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1207977634286730.xml&coll=9. 2013-01-28.
- News: Nilsen . Dan . Phantoms again no match for Kalamazoo on home field . . . 2008-04-20 . 2008-04-23 .
- News: Wilson . Jim . Surge get it done in fourth . . . 2008-04-28 .
- News: After slow start, Thunder explode in CIFL win over Phantoms. Muskegon Chronicle. Booth Newspapers. 2008-05-12. dead. https://archive.today/20120914090220/http://www.mlive.com/muskegon/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1210500922198100.xml&coll=8. 2012-09-14.
- News: Raptors beat up on Phantoms, 69-38 . . 2008-05-18 . 2008-06-06 .
- News: Savage . Brendan . Phantoms' upset bid fades in second half . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051233/http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-3%2F1211997042163150.xml&coll=5 . dead . 2012-10-02 . . . 2008-05-25 . 2008-06-06 .