Micah's Read of the Week: Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football

Mind of Micah

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4.1 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Brad Kee joins Micah to talk about the rise and spectacular fall of the AAF. From missing payroll the first week, to its death a month before the league's championship, the story of the AAF is a fascinating look at hurbis, ego, and money in professional sports. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football We're back with more Mind of Micah soon. Call the hotline and ask a question for Micah's Mailbag: 800.392.6344

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mind of Myca.
0:09.0	Today's episode is Micah's Reed of the Week.
0:14.0	Hello again, friends, and welcome to Mind of Micah.
0:18.0	I'm Micah.
0:20.0	Thanks for listening.
0:21.0	I'm joined today by my business partner
0:24.0	Good friend and co-host of backdoor cover our sports podcast. It's Brad Key. Hello Brad. Hello Micah
0:30.5	Hello Micah. Hello Brad today buddy. I'm glad you're joining me today because today's episode of Micah's Read of the Week is titled Inside
0:39.0	the Short Unhappy Life of the Alliance of American Football.
0:44.0	Brad and I discussed the AAF a lot on our sports podcast, Back Door Cover, which we host.
0:51.0	We didn't talk about it in any serious manner, but there just
0:55.0	seemed like there were always crazy things happening in this league. There were people
0:58.4	that miss payroll early. Johnny football showed up in the league after he got kicked
1:02.1	out of the nation of Canada.
1:04.8	The AAF was kind of enjoyable for us, but it wasn't for a lot of other people and that's
1:10.0	what today's read is all about.
1:11.7	Today's read is from E-S-Bn.com.
1:15.0	It's written by Seth Wickersham and Michael Rothstein.
1:20.0	Okay, well welcome.
1:22.3	I shall begin. I'm gonna get right to it today.
1:24.6	Let me start reading from the piece.
1:27.1	Charlie Ebersaw woke up into San Francisco apartment
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