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The thing that gives me a bit of solace as I mourn Tim Marcum is that I hold his passing with high importance.

The Arena Football League lost a true legend of the game and a fantastic man on Thursday, December 5th, as Tim Marcum passed away at the age of 68. Countless numbers were touched by what Coach Marcum did both on the field and off the field, and here at ArenaFan, we reached out to as many as we could find to help us all remember the life and times of the greatest coach that ever there ever was in the AFL.

The league closed up shop on the New Orleans VooDoo and Las Vegas Outlaws, sending tremors through the league and changed the fortunes for one team that had been eliminated from the 2015 playoffs. The Portland Thunder were awarded the fourth seed in the National Conference after the Arena Football League Board of Directors voted to cease operations in Sin City.

On Tuesday night, fellow AFL Tonight-er, Tim Capper and I sat down and had a tremendous interview with the Vice President of the AFL Players Union (AFLPU), Steve Watson. It was the first time that we have heard from a member of the PU on the record about the possibility of a strike, and after that 25 minutes, it became clear to this writer that the league and its players are at an impasse that probably isn't going to be fixed in a matter of the next 48 hours.

On Tuesday, March 6th, Tim Cappers and Adam Markowitz sat down with the Vice President of the newly formed Arena Football League Player's Union (AFLPU) to discuss the prospects of a strike for the upcoming 2012 season. Below is the transcript from the interview.

It took five months to get here, but the day has finally come. ArenaBowl XXVIII will kick off at 7:00 p.m. ET at Stockton Arena between the San Jose SaberCats and the Jacksonville Sharks. Who is going to win the biggest game of the year? Our ArenaFan staff weighs in with its selections.

Week 10 saw Aaron Garcia get off to a mediocre start for the KISS. The Spokane quarterbacks got roughed up in Arizona and several teams had low-scoring outings. It made for a rough week in fantasy as well.

The final week of the season is arguably the toughest one to score points on and this season is no exception. We know the names of seven of the eight playoff teams and most of the playoff matchups. This leads to a quagmire in terms of fantasy this week and not the kind that runs around Quahog, Rhode Island either.

Monday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. New Orleans VooDoo vs. Jacksonville Sharks Monday, July 21 at 8:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Storm vs. Spokane Shock Sunday, August 10 at 8:00 p.m. Conference Championship: Teams TBD Sunday, August 24 at 12:00 p.m. ArenaBowl XXVII (Tape Delay)   Tim Capper has been a staff member of ArenaFan since 2000 and been the host of AFL Tonight since its inception in 2001. Tim being an avid arena football fan since 1987, has attended games in 18 different cities, including 12 ArenaBow...

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