Milwaukee Bonecrushers
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{{USFootball team | color1 = #3D1671 | color2 = black | logo = | pixels = 150px | founded = 2007 | league = Continental Indoor Football League | history = Milwaukee Bonecrushers 2007-present | arena = U.S. Cellular Arena | city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin | colors = Purple, Silver, Black, & White | president = A. A’ron Williams, III, Shaun Totulis, and John Burns | coach = Michael Tumbleson | championships = 0 | titles = 0 | cheerleaders = | dancers = The Crush | mascot =
kicker = Jake Provan Biggest Fan = TopHead TopHead = Stupid
The Milwaukee Bonecrushers are a team of the Continental Indoor Football League scheduled to begin play in 2008. They will play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena, which the team is calling 'The BoneYard'.
This will be Milwaukee's second attempt at an indoor football franchise, the first since the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League folded in 2001.
On October 23, 2007, the team announced that well-known Green Bay Packer Gilbert Brown (known as "The Gravedigger" among fans) had signed a three-year contract to be the team's inaugural head coach. [1]
As of April 8, 2008, Gilbert Brown resigned as head coach. General manager, Chris Kokalis as well as the team's offensive and defensive coordinators have also resigned. "On Monday evening, we made sweeping changes in the front office and brought in a new General Manager, Jordan Kopac, and a new coaching staff led by Michael Tumbleson. We would have liked our head coach, Gilbert Brown, to remain with the organization, but we respect his decision to resign. Many of the players have decided to quit.
Reports say that the team held a ceremony on April 27th for Jamie Isome, former player who was recently diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (a particularly aggressive kind of brain tumor), in which T-shirt proceeds would go to him and his family. Weeks went by and he didn't receive anything, until finally getting a couple checks for a partial of the total amount. The team also owes money to their former physical therapist and a artificial turf manufacturer.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *2008 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3rd Great Lakes West | Missed Playoffs |
* = Current Standing
[edit] 2008 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Chicago Slaughter | Home | Lost 41-64 |
| March 29 | Muskegon Thunder | Home | Lost 35-60 |
| April 6 | Flint Phantoms | Home | Lost 53-62 |
| April 12 | Marion Mayhem | Away | Lost 19-43 |
| April 19 | Chicago Slaughter | Away | Lost 18-56 |
| April 27 | Miami Valley Silverbacks | Home | Lost 42-43 |
| April 30 | Saginaw Sting | Away | Lost 28-51 |
| May 9 | New Jersey Revolution | Away | Lost 32-56 |
| May 17 | Muskegon Thunder | Away | Won 51-46 |
| May 23 | Rock River Raptors | Home | Lost 3-56 |
| May 31 | Saginaw Sting | Home | Lost 28-54 |
| June 7 | Rock River Raptors | Away | Lost 29-53 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- News story announcing the team
- News story announcing CIFL affiliation
- The BoneHedz | The official fan club of the Milwaukee Bonecrushers
- Bonecrushers Myspace fan page
- Head coach and general manager resign
| Continental Indoor Football League | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Conference | East Division | West Division | |
| Chesapeake Tide | Flint Phantoms | ||
| Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Marion Mayhem | ||
| New England Surge | Rochester Raiders | ||
| New Jersey Revolution | Saginaw Sting | ||
| Great Lakes Conference | East Division | West Division | |
| Fort Wayne Freedom | Chicago Slaughter | ||
| Kalamazoo Xplosion | Milwaukee Bonecrushers | ||
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | Rock River Raptors | ||
| Muskegon Thunder | |||
| Expansion Teams | Wheeling Wildcats | ||
| CIFL Indoor Championship Game | List of CIFL seasons | Indoor football | Arena football | |||
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