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From the ups and downs before the season even started to the limitations and restrictions that have been placed on the organization throughout the season, no other coach has had to jump over as many hurdles and avoid as many head on collisions as Bob McMillen has.

The 25th season of the Arena Football League is going to start off with replacement players on the field when the Pittsburgh Power take on the Orlando Predators.

An altercation began in the stands between the Predators OL/DL Julius Wilson and some fans. Later on, WR Bobby Sippio joined the ruckus in the stands. Both players were ejected from the game immediately before play could continue.

If theres any place to look when it comes to the Grand Rapids Rampage making the playoffs and continuing to the American Conference finals Saturday against the San Jose SaberCats, it could be in a team that doesnt exist any more.

On Monday night, the Orlando Predators announced that they were parting ways with Head Coach Pat O'Hara. Multiple sources have confirmed to ArenaFan that O'Hara has accepted a job with the New Orleans VooDoo that should be announced in the coming week.

Ever since the return of the Arena Football League in 2010, the league has had a history of having to take over franchises to more or less bail out their existing ownership. The expansion Las Vegas Outlaws and the New Orleans VooDoo can now be added to that list.

The divisional round was much better for the ArenaFan.com staff in choosing winners, especially for the Guru who was a perfect 4-0. Six went 3-1 and three were 2-2. One writer went winless and the mythical Magic 8-Ball was a pathetic 1-3, but still pretty good for a piece of plastic.

ORLANDO -- Give Rob Keefe this much. He wasn't going to let the Orlando Predators lose any momentum going into the playoffs. By definition, the Preds had nothing to play for on Saturday night aside from bragging rights on I-4.

In this ArenaFan.com exclusive, Tim Capper catches up with AFL Commissioner Lee Hutton III to find out what the league has been working on since our last interview.

The Soul bounced back very strongly after a disappointing loss to the Jacksonville Sharks last week, defeating the Portland Steel 70-32.