Go Brigade?

We saw our first Arena Football game the other night. Dad, Dustin, Jay-rod, and I got (nearly free) endzone tickets and watched the game in person Saturday evening. As advertised, Arena Football is much more exciting in person than on TV.

The Brigade, one of the worst teams in its league, lost horribly but it was still fun to watch. They do a lot to involve the crowd and give away all kinds of stuff free. We were seated behind the net so our view was somewhat obstructed but other than that, the seats and the experience were really worthwhile.


Eddie Kennison of the Chiefs sat down in front of us with his wife and kids and passed us several times in the aisle. We also saw Will Shields of the Chiefs and Danni Boatwright of Survivor fame.

Kemper Arena was cleaner and nicer than I've ever seen it before. The seats behind me were broken but other than that, things were nice. Nevertheless, I'm eager to see the new state-of-the-art Sprint Center that's being built downtown.

I really only have one minor gripe. The Brigade have great colors (light blue, black, and silver), logo (a flying B-2 bomber), theme (they bomb the opponent into submission), etc. But why the name "Brigade?" Isn't that kind of Army-ish? The Air Force's B-2 Spirits are part of the 509th Bomb Wing, the same group that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. There are so many informed choices here that the team could have gone with, like "Wing," "Squadron," "Bombers," "Spirit," "Stealth," etc. Who signed off on the "Brigade?"