The Other Ohio Arena Football Team

Last year around this time, TSD showcased the Columbus Destroyers and their quest for the Arena Bowl Championship. They lost in the championship game and ended this season at 3-13. But we won't dwell on that right now.

The other arena football team in Ohio is the Cleveland Gladiators. They moved to Cleveland from Las Vegas and before that New Jersey. And in their first year in Cleveland, they defeated the Orlando Predators on the road 73-70 to go on to the conference championship. If they win that game, they will go on to play in Arena Bowl XXII. Win that and you give the city of Cleveland its FIRST sports title since 1964. That's only 44 years ago.

Yes it is AFL. Some love it, some forget that it's going on. But if the Gladiators make it and win the Arena Bowl Championship, what's up Cleveland? Will you exhale....just a little bit at least?