So I think football is the best team sport there is, sue me.

Raleigh has an arena football team now named the Raleigh Rebels, and I support it.

They have a few former NC State players you might want to support as well:

Terrance Chapman
Cotra Jackson
Jeremy Mebane
Shawn Price

The team is currently 3-1 (just suffered their first loss against now 3-1 Richmond Bandits)

Fortunately the team is still in a four-way tie for first place.

Their next home game is April 20. If you want a spotting, I'll be there.

3/31/2006 2:32:48 AM

I like Chapman and Price I think they are legit


Cotra Jackson was the most over-rated piece of shit ever. I mean I never heard players talk another player up like they did Jackson. Well, the guy just sucked all around, I don't even know what to say about the guy.

3/31/2006 2:37:14 AM

Well, I will get a chance to see how he's doing nowadays on April 20. I'll let you know what I see.

I'm looking forward to seeing all of the former 'Pack' players.

I've gotta convince Willie Wright to go out there and play tight end. I'd be at every game then.

[Edited on March 31, 2006 at 2:42 AM. Reason : ]

3/31/2006 2:42:36 AM

^^ That juggling catch for a TD he had versus UConn was pretty awesome though.

[Edited on March 31, 2006 at 5:17 AM. Reason : -]

3/31/2006 5:10:47 AM

where they be play?

3/31/2006 10:39:32 AM

Did Willie Wright not ever try and make it in the NFL???

Or was he just not big enough to play NFL Tight End? He was a helluva player.

3/31/2006 11:21:14 AM

The Rebels play at the Dorton Arena. You can get third row seats near midfield for < $18.

Willie is a damn big dude, and was fun to watch play here @ State, but so few players get to go pro.

I talk to him every now and again, I'll see if I can get him to go try-out for the Rebels. It'd be fun to see him play again.

3/31/2006 11:27:21 AM

Willie Wright dropped his license outside in a parking lot near the Flying Saucer...I picked it up, saw him inside and gave it to him...man he was happy as hell and said he'd buy me a beer...he owes me a beer

3/31/2006 11:31:17 AM

For 15 bucks you can sit about anywehre, those games are fun, they are constantly dancing and celbrating or fighting. Plus the cheerleaders hang out in the stands. And 50 cent hot dogs for one of the first 2 games

3/31/2006 11:52:17 AM

Those guys practice up at the Factory in Wake Forest




sometimes they let us soccer players have their leftover pizza at meetings




and I'm cool with that, so they're cool with me.

3/31/2006 12:32:44 PM

this team wont make it to the end of season... the coach just quit, and the players have walked out twice for not being paid.

3/31/2006 1:59:11 PM

I'm looking forward to going. Hopefully they will make it to April 20th, if not the whole season.

3/31/2006 2:07:20 PM

does anyone know how much they get paid? cause i haven't seen any marketing for it, tww is the only way i've heard about it.

3/31/2006 2:37:54 PM

you can meet the cheerleaders and some of the players at Hi-5 tonight.

3/31/2006 4:44:12 PM

Were they up there promoting the team or just to have a good time?

4/1/2006 1:27:42 PM

Come out and suppor the Rebels for $1!

This Thursday night home game against the Agusta Spartans tickets will be only $1!

Come out and support the team for cheap!

4/19/2006 4:15:28 PM

how would the Rebels do if they faced off against the Charlotte Rage or Carolina Cobras?

4/19/2006 4:25:18 PM

they would lose but probobly try to fight the other players, these games are so fun with only like 500 people there, with the stadium packed it willb e awesome

4/19/2006 4:30:04 PM

haha

4/19/2006 4:36:32 PM

what's the league called? like is it mostly just other southern teams

4/19/2006 4:40:25 PM

They play in the AIFL (Atlantic Indoor Football League)

They just got their league MVP quarterback back tonight from injury!

I really can't wait to go see this game tonight!

Anyone who likes football should come, it's just a buck!

4/20/2006 10:53:48 AM

David Malino played a pretty good game tonight. Especially if you take those couple of picks he threw out.

His two or three TD's via air and 1 on the ground were good enough to make up for it.

And our D gave their QB fits. Sacked him plenty of times, including the first play of the game.

[Edited on April 20, 2006 at 9:09 PM. Reason : ]

4/20/2006 9:08:47 PM

^what kinda crowd was drew with the 1 buck tickets?

4/20/2006 9:12:04 PM

that has to be the most ghetto thing i've ever attended

4/20/2006 9:16:07 PM

that has to be the most ghetto thing i've ever attended

4/20/2006 9:24:30 PM

I had a good time, and I'd say they filled 1/3 to 1/2 of the place. The food was about the price of food at movie theaters, but not as expensive as food at the RBC.

What made it ghetto? I mean, some of them Reb Belles were thick in the right places and all ...

Fortunately I am too blind to see their faces.

[Edited on April 20, 2006 at 9:25 PM. Reason : ]

4/20/2006 9:25:07 PM

http://jonathanhawkins.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=111

4/20/2006 11:32:28 PM

The fuckin goalposts were different colors!

and mine and dweedles cokes were nasty

and the dumbest thing of all was the two sides of the stadium were isolated.. you couldnt get from one side to the other without going across the field

[Edited on April 21, 2006 at 12:21 AM. Reason : dfsa]

4/21/2006 12:17:20 AM

i made a straighter trebuchet in E 101 out of PVC piping than what they tried to do with their goalposts

4/21/2006 12:25:20 AM

...the away team doesn't have white jerseys?

This shit is as ghetto as adult league hockey.

4/21/2006 2:52:34 AM

haha, that dude in the mascot costume is a friend of ours

4/21/2006 9:00:38 AM

^well tell that motherfucker to get a real costume instead of just a foam head

4/21/2006 11:16:41 AM

he actually was just filling in for a friend of ours who does in on a regular basis. but yeah, it's pretty gay looking. and the worst part is that he doesn't even get paid. he just does it so he can hang out with the cheerleaders

4/21/2006 11:21:33 AM

This is cool, im interested in going to see it...

Is there a link to their site for tickets, or do they not have a site?

I guess the best way to get tickets is at the door

4/21/2006 11:23:35 AM

They are now 6-2 and take on last years conference champion the Richmond Bandits at 7pm on Thur. night @ the Dorton Arena.

Tickets are only $5 for anywhere in the house.

4/23/2006 8:42:15 PM

WE READY

4/27/2006 5:51:19 PM

if you go, and decide to get food at concessions

go ahead and bend over

4/27/2006 5:53:29 PM

I went last week, it was about the price of any other event I'd ever been to.

It's much worse at a Hurricanes game, and comparable to an NC State game.

We are playing the team we are tied with for first place, so I am stoked about tonights game.

4/27/2006 5:55:16 PM

two corn dogs, a large coke


$10


dub-tee-eff

4/27/2006 6:01:40 PM

We lost, but it was a good game up until the end.

We took the lead in the 3rd quarter, but let it slip away in the fourth.

4/27/2006 11:05:15 PM

Quote :

"if you go, and decide to get food at concessions go ahead and bend overdon't try to buy them with another person's student ID"

4/28/2006 12:35:48 AM

The Rebels won their home game last night against the first place Rome Renegades to clench a playoff spot!

5/26/2006 11:25:41 AM

I went to a couple games early in the season. It was pretty cool as long as your not expecting too much. Football, fun atmosphere, music, and a little bit of "cheesiness" for a pretty good price.

When I went, the food was pretty cheap. First time they had 2 hot dogs for a dollar. Second time I went they had BBQ sandwiches for $2.

I'd much rather go watch a game like this than to go watch hockey. The only reason people give a shit about hockey here is b/c we have a team thats in a major league. Just people on a bandwagon. How people can pay well over $50 just to get into a hockey game is beyond me.

I also went to a Rebels game last year. They didn't have any home games, so we turned it into a road trip and went up to Virginia to watch them. Just something to do.

5/26/2006 1:54:17 PM

Why does everyone hate on Cotra so much? He's one of the best players on that team and is the hardest working--always gives 110%, ask any of the Rebels that.

They'd be undefeated if their coach knew what he was doing.

5/26/2006 2:12:23 PM

are there anymore games left? are all games just 5 bucks?

5/26/2006 2:57:51 PM

Quote :

"How people can pay well over $50 just to get into a hockey football game is beyond me."

5/26/2006 3:20:47 PM

^ Touche.

Yeah, $50 for one ticket to any game is downright ridiculous.

5/26/2006 4:01:51 PM

Quote :

"I'd much rather go watch a game like this than to go watch hockey. The only reason people give a shit about hockey here is b/c we have a team thats in a major league. Just people on a bandwagon. How people can pay well over $50 just to get into a hockey game is beyond me."

I myself have been watching hockey since I was no more than 3 years old. I like hockey because I grew up watching it, and the Hurricanes are my team now since they are local here, gotta support the local team. The ticket prices can get ridiculous though, I ALWAYS buy the cheap upper deck seats so that I dont pay upwards of $50 for a ticket, except the playoffs, but hell even in the playoff round I payed the following:
Round 1-$15 off a scalper
Round 2-$40 for first row of 314
Round 3-$70

5/27/2006 1:46:22 AM

^^ I wish there was a better way to make it clear that I had the strikethrough on the 5, too.

I think football is boring as all get-out. I watch State because it's State, but I have less than zero interest in the sport. I know football is America's sport and that's fine, but don't slag hockey on some BS reason like people only pay attention because it's the NHL and not a lower league. The Icecaps sold out Dorton on a regular basis.

[Edited on May 27, 2006 at 2:03 AM. Reason : dd]

5/27/2006 2:03:03 AM

i understood

5/27/2006 2:13:35 AM