{"id":8208,"date":"2019-02-11T08:29:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T13:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/?p=8208"},"modified":"2019-07-08T23:36:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T03:36:41","slug":"the-orlando-apollos-of-the-aaf-are-the-next-great-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/2019\/02\/the-orlando-apollos-of-the-aaf-are-the-next-great-dynasty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Orlando Apollos of the AAF are the next great dynasty."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Orlando Apollos will win the first AAF Championship, or whatever it\u2019s called. No, this isn\u2019t a rapid reaction from the Apollos putting up 40 points in their first ever game. The season ended on April 7, 2018, when it was announced that Steve Spurrier would coach the Orlando team. This was a notice to the entire Alliance of American Football that Orlando was NOT playing around. Fast forward 10 months later, and it was validated. The Florida team lead by the \u201cHead Ball Coach\u201d outscored the Georgia team a lot to a little, something that used to be an incredibly common occurrence. Even more exciting, the Apollos get to play a team from Tennessee in two weeks as well, something the HBC\u2019s teams were remarkably successful against as well. <\/p>

The beauty of this game was that Spurrier hasn\u2019t missed a\nbeat. The HBC was a legend in college football for many reasons, such as, the \u201cFun\n\u2018N Gun\u201d, or his visor toss, or his unparalleled one-liners. This first game\nagainst the Atlanta Legends included a variation of all three of these. The\nApollos scored on a \u201cPhilly Special\u201d, Spurrier was visibly emotional on the\nsidelines, and a microphone caught him calling in a play and then adding \u201cand\nmake sure he catches it this time!\u201d <\/p>

To reiterate on my original point, the Orlando Apollos will\nwin it all. Not just because they are a team littered with former Gators and a\nlegendary coach, or because they\u2019re based out of the best state this wonderful\ncountry has to offer. I\u2019ll even say it won\u2019t be because of some local Disney\nmagic. No. This team will win it all because they are the team this state has\nbeen begging for in any sport. A winner. The NFL teams in Florida offer no such\nidea of that whatsoever. The NBA? Please. MLB? The Rays aren\u2019t bad but they won\u2019t\nwin a championship. Ever. College football? Sorry, Nick and Dabo won\u2019t let us\nsit with them. The Tampa Bay Lightning? Maybe, but this is a football state. The\nOrlando Apollos have set the tone. As the great Ricky Bobby once said, they\u2019re\nplaying for keeps. The entire AAF is officially on notice, for the team led by\nGarrett Gilbert at QB will become one of legend. Spectrum Stadium will become\nthe second stadium in the state to be renamed after Steve Spurrier. The dynasty\nhas begun.<\/p>

Unless they fall flat on their faces like most Florida based\nathletic teams do. Then just do me a favor and tag @OldTakesExposed for me. Go\nApollos. Go Gators.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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