{"id":78805,"date":"2016-11-01T15:42:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=78805"},"modified":"2023-02-17T22:05:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T22:05:12","slug":"behind-mic-china-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-mic-china-super-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic:  China Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know Donald Trump constantly complains about our inability to compete with China imports.\u00a0 No one says much about American exports, but this past month one such export finally was brought to fruition.\u00a0 After four years in the planning stages, China imported American arena football.\u00a0 And their league\u2019s version of the Super Bowl is being played on November 6.<\/p>\n<p>The first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanfootballinternational.com\/the-road-to-shanghai-runs-through-beijing-in-china-arena-football-league\/\">China Bowl<\/a> will be played in Shanghai.\u00a0 The league kicked off its inaugural season this past month with six teams playing 8-on-8 arena football.\u00a0 Four Chinese players and four \u201cforeign\u201d players are on the field at a time for each team.<\/p>\n<p>Even though this league is not affiliated with the Arena Football League in the US, the ownership is very familiar to Philadelphia Soul fans.\u00a0 The whole concept is the brainchild of successful businessman, Marty Judge, who happens to own the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL.\u00a0 One of his partners is former Eagles quarterback, Ron Jaworski, and the League Executive is former Eagles head coach, Dick Vermeil.\u00a0 And, does the name Lou Tilley sound familiar?\u00a0 He used to be the sports guy for the local Philadelphia TV channel.\u00a0 He is the Vice President of Creative and Broadcast Operations for the new league.<\/p>\n<p>Local Forks Township resident, Mick Moninghoff, is also spending time in China.\u00a0 He is part of Lou Tilley\u2019s enterprise and does both marketing and broadcasting work for the new league.\u00a0 The games are broadcast both in Mandarin and in English and Mick is part of the broadcast team.<\/p>\n<p>The league held its first draft on June 10.\u00a0 500 players registered for the draft. 120 players were selected.\u00a0 60 of the players were American; 43 of them had AFL experience and some had NFL experience.\u00a0 60 Chinese players were from China or of Chinese descent.\u00a0 Germany, Spain, and Italy were, also represented on the rosters.\u00a0 The season was called the \u201cSuper Series\u201d leading up to the championship finale \u2013 The China Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>The six teams are the Beijing Lions, Dalian Dragon Kings, Guangzhou Power, Qingdao Clipper, Shanghai Skywalkers, and Shenzhen Naja.\u00a0 If you want to know how to pronounce the team names and see some of the action, watch here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8vsW5rornA8\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Qingdao will take on undefeated Beijing for the title.\u00a0 I do not know if China also imported American sports gambling so I cannot give you the spread on the game. \u00a0However, for Judge and company, this venture has to be the ultimate in \u201cfantasy football\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Did you see that the average ticket price to see the Cubs in Chicago this past week was $2,603 for Game 3 and $2,327 for Game 4? This was the highest average price ever sold for a World Series and topped every Super Bowl except the last two.\u00a0 Game 6 looked like a bargain when the average price on the secondary market was @$650.<\/li>\n<li>If you were in charge of your team\u2019s draft picks and knowing what you now know, would you take Dak Prescott of the Cowboys or Carson Wentz of the Eagles? I still like the Eagles\u2019 choice.<\/li>\n<li>Since I made you a GM in the last musing, now I ask you as the Dallas Cowboys head coach, would you start Tony Romo once he is healthy or stick with Prescott?<\/li>\n<li>Alabama, Clemson, Washington, and Michigan are ranked #1-4 and all of them are undefeated. Western Michigan is, also, undefeated and ranked #8.\u00a0 Can the top four hold their spots to vie for the national championship?\u00a0 Ohio State is looming at #5 and they want in.<\/li>\n<li>On Friday, November 4, the District football playoffs begin. 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