Seed: <\/strong>#1 in the National Conference<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>15-3, first place in the National West<\/p>\n Head Coach: <\/strong>Kevin Guy<\/p>\n Bio Highlights: <\/strong>Played collegiately at West Alabama; Played four seasons in the AFL, including a season with the Minnesota Fighting Pike<\/a>; won ArenaBowl XXI as defensive coordinator of the San Jose SaberCats; is an arenafootball2 Hall of Fame inductee; led the Rattlers to an Arena League record 18 wins in 2011<\/p>\n Mascot: <\/strong>Stryker D. Rattler<\/a><\/p>\n Players I’ve Heard Of: <\/strong>Maurice Purify – WR, Nebraska (aka “Bobby Purify’s Uncle”); Anttaj Hawthorne – DL, Wisconsin<\/p>\n Best Names: <\/strong>Tysson Poots – WR, Southern Utah; Odie Armstrong – FB, Northwest Oklahoma State<\/p>\n Seed: <\/strong>#2 in the National Conference<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>10-8, first place in the National Central<\/p>\n Head Coach: <\/strong>Bob McMillen<\/p>\n Bio Highlights: <\/strong>3-time All-American at Illinois-Benedictine; played 13 season in the AFL, winning Arena Bowl XI with Arizona, Arena Bowl XVI with San Jose, and Arena Bowl XX with Chicago; retired after 2007 as the 2nd-leading rusher in Arena League history; Was featured on the cover of EA Sports’ Arena Football: Road to Glory<\/em> after the 2006 season<\/p>\n Players I’ve Heard Of: <\/strong>None<\/p>\n Best Names: <\/strong>Brian Brikowski – DL, Monmouth; Semaj Moody – DB, South Caroline State; Luke Drone – QB, Illinois State<\/p>\n Seed: <\/strong>#3 in the National Conference<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>14-4, second place in the National West<\/p>\n Head Coach: <\/strong>Andy Olson<\/p>\n Bio Highlights: <\/strong>Played collegiately at Western Washington, setting records for career receptions and receiving TDs; Played in 29 regular season games for Spokane and helped them win the 2009 ArenaCup in afl2<\/p>\n Mascot: <\/strong>Shox the Fox<\/a><\/p>\n Players I’ve Heard Of: <\/strong>Arvell Nelson – QB, Texas Southern; Nelson was at Iowa for two seasons before being arrested for drug possession and then dismissed from the team. He also gained fame while in Iowa City when shown with a few teammates holding large amounts of money\u00a0 and alcohol on a social networking site.<\/p>\n Best Names: <\/strong>Palauni Ma Sun – OL, Oregon; Tyrone Novikoff – OL, Idaho<\/p>\n Seed: <\/strong>#4 in the National Conference<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>13-5, third place in the National West<\/p>\n Head Coach: <\/strong>Darren Arbet<\/p>\n Bio Highlights: <\/strong>Played collegiately at Sacramento State; played 2 seasons in the AFL, one for the Los Angeles Cobras and the other for the Maryland Commandos; was named San Jose’s head coach in 1999, became general manager in 2006, and part-owner in 2011; has won 3 Arena Bowl titles, the latest in 2007; <\/strong>inducted into Stockton, CA’s Black Sport Hall of Fame alongside fellow football great Webster Slaughter; also an inductee in the Arena Football League Hall of Fame<\/p>\n Players I’ve Heard Of: <\/strong>Clevan Thomas – DB, Florida Sate; Mitch Mustain<\/a> – QB, USC; Steve Octavien – LB, Nebraska; Ollie Ogbu – DL, Penn State; Duke Pettijohn – DL, Syracuse<\/p>\n Best Names: <\/strong>Ollie Ogbu, Duke Pettijohn, Jamarko Simmons – WR, Western Michigan<\/p>\n Seed: <\/strong>#1 in the American Conference<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>12-6, first place in the American South<\/p>\n Head Coach: <\/strong>Les Moss<\/a><\/p>\n Bio Highlights: <\/strong>Began his AFL coaching career in 1988 with the Chicago Bruisers; Served on the staff of the ArenaBowl champion Detroit Drive in 1990; Has been in the AFL or afl2 postseason every season since 1992; won four Arena championships – 1990, 1998, 2000 & 2011; served as Tight Ends Coach and Training Camp Coordinator of the XFL’s Orlando Rage, helping them capture the XFL Eastern Division Championship in 2001 (has it really been that long since the XFL<\/a>? Lots of excellent information in that article.)<\/p>\n Players I’ve Heard Of: <\/strong>None<\/p>\n Best Names: <\/strong>Dusty Bear – DL, Western Kentucky; Ayanga Okpokowuruk – DL, North Carolina; Jamaal Fudge – DB, Clemson; Marco Capozzoli – K, Montclair State<\/p>\n Seed: <\/strong>#2 in the American Conference<\/p>\n Record: <\/strong>12-6, first place in the American East<\/p>\n Head Coach: <\/strong>Clint Dolezel<\/p>\n Bio Highlights: <\/strong>Played collegiately for Cisco Junior College and East Texas State, where he lettered in football and golf; played 14 seasons in the AFL including 3 seasons for the Texas Terror\/Houston Thunderbears franchise; began the first professional QB to throw 800 touchdown passes in 2007; in 2008, threw his 900th TD pass; won ArenaBowl XV with the Grand Rapids Rampage<\/p>\nChicago Rush<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
Spokane Shock<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Jacksonville Sharks<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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