Team USA - Flag Football

[clemsonbeav 601]

While I know everyone is focused on the Winter Olympics now, there's going to be a Flag Football match vs.  tomorrow night (Thursday) at 7:00 Eastern.  Last year, the championship match got rained out, I believe, so we were officially co-champions...so this will unofficially determine the winner.  Stream it here.

Edited February 4 by clemsonbeav

[clemsonbeav 601]

(BTW, we won the match above, 35-34.)

 

Quick note on qualification...6 teams per gender, and we get one automatically.

 

The others come from...

2026 WCh (2 per gender, no continental restrictions)

2028 OQS (3 per gender, minimum 2 continents represented, top 2 from each continental championship in 2027 invited)

 

In theory, this could result in 5 American teams...though I doubt this will be the case.  Also in theory, it could be 4 from any other continent

[bmo 266]

Big weekend for flag football. The Fanatics Flag Football Classic will be from 4 p.m. ET to 8:30 p.m. ET on FOX. It will be at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, the stadium that will host Olympic flag football.

 

There will be three teams

- Team USA Flag Football

- Founders FFC

- Wildcats FFC

 

Founders FFC is captained by Tom Brady and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts with Sean Payton of the Broncos as the head coach.

 

Wildcats FFC is captained by Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels with Kyle Shanahan of the 49ers as the head coach.

 

Both the Founders & Wildcats will feature a roster full of NFL stars, and Logan Paul and IShowSpeed are playing for some reason (eye roll).

 

The teams will play a round robin with the championship game at 7 p.m. ET.

 

The games will be in Olympic format, so it will be a nice peak as to what flag football will look like at LA28.

 

This also could have big implications when it comes to which players will be on the team in LA28. Will it be Team USA flag football? A roster of NFL stars that are relatively unfamiliar with the sport? A mix of both? We shall see!

[bmo 266]

Halftime of Team USA vs Wildcats. USA has a 19-6 lead.

 

Not a surprise, but the Wildcats are really struggling on defense, especially pulling the flags. USA's offense looks way more smooth as well. Good start for USA.

[clemsonbeav 601]

I'm enjoying this a little more than I thought I would.   Of course, it might be seeing the like of Joe Burrow, etc., and it's a relaxed, fun atmosphere.

 

(If we don't win this gold in LA...)

Edited March 21 by clemsonbeav

[bmo 266]

24 minutes ago, clemsonbeav said:

I'm enjoying this a little more than I thought I would.   Of course, it might be seeing the like of Joe Burrow, etc., and it's a relaxed, fun atmosphere.

 

(If we don't win this gold in LA...)

Yeah we should be the favorites obviously. I know we are only one game in, but this event is telling me that we need to send Team USA to have the best chance at winning gold. 

 

A team full of NFL stars would generate a lot of buzz, but I doubt they will end up performing better than Team USA.

[bmo 266]

Yeah the NFL teams are having real troubles on defense. USA has scored on every possession in their two games. We better send Team USA to LA28.

[clemsonbeav 601]

I unfortunately missed the NFL vs. NFL game, as well as the final.  (Family movie night)

Edited March 22 by clemsonbeav

[bmo 266]

29 minutes ago, clemsonbeav said:

I unfortunately missed the NFL vs. NFL game, as well as the final.  (Family movie night)

USA won the final, although it was a bit more competitive.

 

Main takeaway from this evening: we need to send Team USA to LA28. Sorry NFL.