- Summit County Rumble
The Summit County Rumble were a
Continental Indoor Football League team located inTallmadge, Ohio (nearAkron ) and that began play in2007 . The team played their home games at theSummit County Fairgrounds Arena Complex . The team was originally scheduled to play as the Toledo Rumble in theToledo Sports Arena , but the city of Toledo, which is seeking a new arena, balked on the deal. Later on, they were going to play as the Wayne County Rumble at theAlice Noble Ice Arena inWooster, Ohio , but a deal fell through. [ [http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/1619792 "All-Star games just aren't the same"] , the-daily-record.com,February 18 ,2007 ] Finally, they were going to play at theGault Recreation and Fitness Center , also in Wooster, but a deal fell through there as well. With that they decided to move to Summit County and became the Summit County Rumble. [ [http://www.waynecorumble.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=1 waynecorumble.com (site no longer in operation)] ]The team held the dubious distinction of being the first (and so far only) team to lose to the
New York/New Jersey Revolution (a 48-47 loss onMay 5 ,2007 at the Rumble's home opener). Later in the season, onJune 16 , the Rumble defeated the Revolution in Morristown by a score of 38-27, thus earning the Rumble their first (and only) win in franchise history.On
June 28 ,2007 the CIFL announced that it had suspended operations of the team. [ [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3496909 "CIFL suspends operations of Steubenville, Summit County"] , oursportscentral.com,June 28 2007 ]Season-By-Season
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2007 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 7th Great Lakes || --
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References
Links
* [http://www.rumbleindoorfootball.com Summit County Rumble website]
* [http://www.thestatguys.com/CIFL/SCR.HTM Rumble's 2007 Stats]
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