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TAMPA BAY There may as well have been a complete power outage at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Saturday night. The Tampa Bay Storm were beaten 48-37 by the Pittsburgh Power on a night in which they backdoored their way into the playoffs. Tampa Bay is in the postseason courtesy of losses by both the Orlando Predators and the New Orleans VooDoo on Saturday.
Jacksonville Sharks' owner Jeff Bouchy once told me that he hoped he could play the Orlando Predators 18 times over the course of the season so it gave him 18 chances to beat up on the team he used to be a part-owner of.
The 2016 Arena Football League schedule was released in December and there are a few things about it that fans will find to be quite different from years past. The AFL will field just eight teams this year, down from 12 teams in 2015, after losing the Las Vegas Outlaws, New Orleans VooDoo, San Jose SaberCats and Spokane Shock during this off-season.
From the ups and downs before the season even started to the limitations and restrictions that have been placed on the organization throughout the season, no other coach has had to jump over as many hurdles and avoid as many head on collisions as Bob McMillen has.