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The Philadelphia Soul fell to the Albany Empire 45-27 in ArenaBowl 32 at the Times Union Center in Albany.

The AFL sent out media ballots for the end of the season awards and All-Arena teams Sunday afternoon. After filling mine out, I wanted to share it with you and give you reasons why I feel each recipient should be named that specific award. In addition, I've included by All-Arena First and Second Teams. This is my ballot that I'm sending to the league after I post it here first.

ORLANDO - I'll be the first to admit that I hate the de facto 16-game preseason known as the 2016 AFL regular season. All eight teams are going to get into the playoffs, and we could pretty much pick the eight teams and their finishing positions right now and at least be pretty close to having the right answer.

Jason Boltus and Greg Carr and Arness Ikner and Khalil Paden don't really have the name recognition of typical Orlando Predators players. CFE Arena doesn't look anything like the Jungle which the Orlando Predators used to play in. Average crowds of around 5,000 fans are nothing like the 15,000+ old school Orlando Predators crowds. Rob Keefe doesn't look anything like an Orlando Predators coach. But dammit, even this skeptic has to admit that Friday night's 69-63 win over the Los Angeles KISS felt a whole hell of a lot like an old school Orlando Predators game.

ORLANDO -- They don't call it the War on I-4 for no reason. Saturday night might have marked the first time that the UFC made its way to Orlando, but perhaps the best fight of the night in the City Beautiful came out of the Orlando Predators. The Preds had to fight through just about everything that an AFL team could have to get through in a record-breaking 77-65 win over the Tampa Bay Storm.