Long island EFL

Hope you will add the Bleacher Creatures! Our boy Matt Zoo-York grew up right down the block from River and 161 Street when the Bronx was Burning! He will love this!

Would love playing on that field with the Jets-Giants!

Clever and so cool!

Are they 67's Daryl?

great play! Did the speed slow up? Even if it did that was a REAL DV--Levi! Love it! And caught on film!

Games are close and intense between the two. 49ers!

yes! Hell of a game!

So coooool!

That one is close! Could go either way, but like Zak said, it "is not" based on your rules. The rules are the rules! I would lean toward tackled though.

So true Terry. It would be hard to replicate some of the things that happen in a real game, and that's the beauty of the game, we make our own way of playing suitable to each coach in the league by voting on rules.

Nice work coach!

(Long Island Electric Football League). January 26, 2024. Written by Levi Vick. STARTING AND ENDING A LEAGUE: The LIEFL is in its Final Run in our Journey. My three seasons in the league (Levi Vick) has been such an honor. I came in shy, willing to give my all, and find the competition as I would in any league. It is very sad that After 52 years in the hobby, Billy O'C and Ed Viggs are closing the league. The LIEFL does a great job communicating. We email everything and stay connected until the next and last season begins. We were astounded by the interest in the league when the National EF Game Museum posted a few of our game write-ups to a broader audience. That made the difference in our postings. We wish every league in the country participated in the forum, even Solitaire Leagues. It shows how interested and passionate people are for this hobby. We can assure you, when time allows, we love reading about your leagues and innovation as well. All of the EF writers have such interesting views and the debate about advanced play is tested through the competitiveness of all of league experiences, not just a few. When the LIEFL finishes we will put up our new Forum page for the LI Trailblazer League if the league formation succeeds, so that there is no confusion between the two leagues. Our LIEFL 2023 Super Bowl XVIII winner Johnny-Freeport said, "Some of these fools in this league come from countdown and turn leagues, and they have such issues with rules, and this fast setups league. That's why I would never use Tudor rules. I played football too and there is nothing like having to think fast and react with seconds to think. I am a Grown "A" man, and I don't have all day to play an electric football game. I walked away with the cash prize, and I completed my goal last season, to win it all. No dice for me. Show me the money! I will only will play for money. I don't care if it's a passing league or running, it's the points on the board that wins games, no matter how the job gets done. Guys complain that all I do is run. What's the difference? You got your butt kicked trying to stop my run game. I can pass on you all day as well too! I tell these LIEFL fools, What are you complaining about? You didn't like my style? Go whine to mom. Just bring all the coaching skills you want, but at the end of the day, win or lose, I am not wasting my time on fun leagues. I am all business when it's about electric football. My players are fiercely vetted from thousands of player bases. For me, pride is always on the line, and so is respect, talent, and the pace of the game that drives my competitiveness. Bobby Biggs brother Andre is still whining that his undefeated Gladiators (16-0), were romped by my Falcons. If he were playing by the fast paced LIEFL rules, his team would have been destroyed with no time left to think. Ed Viggs undefeated Redskins walked away with their feather between their legs, but you don't here Viggs who is really a professional E-Baller complaining. He goes about everything silently." While Freeport may regret his words in the upcoming season, by now you probably know from reading, Johnny is also a legendary trash talker, whose teams are now a marked men in the league. The talk around the league is that everyone wants a piece of his Falcons in 2024! Coach Joey Pizz said, "His Birds will be dealt with like no other, and I hope my Vikings can get a piece of them. They are a good team, but I think there is better. My Buccaneers want revenge and we were on the rise in 2023. We played one of the best games ever in that 34-28 loss to them in week #5. That was the deal-breaker for my Bucs. If we had won that game, you never know how far my team could have gone. I am going for the best linebacker player bases possible in the Draft." (Levi) As the second newest guy in the LIEFL, and after looking through all of the incredible LIEFL records, the last seven or eight LIEFL seasons have shown huge strides in competitive both play and appearance in our 67-BIG MAN league, which transitioned in 2008. The man behind it all using his amazing organizational skills is William, Billy O'Connell. I am so happy that Coach Joey Pizz got me into the league, but also terribly disappointed that this is it. LIEFL Coach Kevin Mack said, "It would be hard to match how O'C runs things. He keeps it together, he's the glue, the ironman who knows how to run things like the back of his hand. As an athletic man, he understands who we all are, and he just gets people, as a Professor of Communication. He can deal with the best of them. That proof will be in the documentary he has worked on for 36 months. We have deep respect for how he has cherished the hobby because we all do too. The guy has written books, made documentaries, and then, put athletics on top of all that, and you have a master organizer as is evident by what he asked us to do by submitting articles that few read on the LIEFL. We weren't happy doing this, but here we are. I felt like a student again, LOL!" Who will be the last LIEFL XIX Super Bowl winner? Whatever the 2024 March Draft produces will bring an exciting rigor to this vetted league. We only play for money! It's put up or shut up here on the island! We have not talked much after Johnny Freeport's Super Bowl win, but the excitement is great! Bobby Biggs said, "I knew going into this that it was Billy O's last year after running this league for as long as he has, but I am not sure I will find another league like it around here. O'C was 100% transparent and he keeps it real and not adverse about people's opinions.He welcomed all of mine. He is the real deal and nobody runs a league like him. I was disappointed in my coaching and I didn't seem to get the cylinders going. These teams I used would crush any team in the last league I played in. My favorite was Seattle's Marshawn Lynch. Trust me he can play in any league. I wish I could bring him with me, but O'C said he is taking his entire collection and he is going to donate stuff. I will probably join Levi's LI Trailblazer proposed league. That would be bigger than the LIEFL with 12-14 coaches. I would love my brother Andre to bring his skills here. One thing that makes the LIEFL super is committed coaches who are never late, are always ready to play, and we are cohesive with great synergy when it comes to being reliable." CHANGE ON THE HORIZON?: Coach Paddy Brannigan said, "A league doesn't work when its weak. Meaning, people who showup, sure like to have fun, but in reality a money league from this experience runs much different, and the intensity is real between coaches. Not a single coach missed a game this year. Winning $3200 dollars is a great way to enhance competition for those who think these league's may not be advanced. Playing solitaire is vastly different from playing against ten or twenty coaches, but imagine 32 coaches in a league? That would be incredible. I would compete, but also get my butt beat. One on one, I have been pressing Billy O'C to invite the Nassau League in our final season to make for a true historic success. This would help transition Levi's proposal for his new league, and get things running smoothly, but O'C said he is too busy, and he said that the guys might not be reliable. He spent very little time involved in the LIEFL this season because of the Yankees Ray Negron Documentary. Levi did so much! A new LIEFL this season with 22 or 23 coaches in the league, would be so competitive, without a doubt." MOTIVATION: Coach Matt Zoo-York,the South Bronx Native and last year's LIEFL Super Bowl winner said, "I wouldn't mind helping manage the league, but who would be willing to vote on this in the league, I don't know. And how would we divide the teams? Who would open their home on game day, and what about game boards, rules, etc.,? Not an easy thing, but I would be thrilled if 12 or 13 coaches joined in the last season. With league dues alone, the payout would be over $5,000! And add the sponsor's $$$, and we have an exciting league. Money talks in New York and people have to put their money where their mouth is. Johnny-Freeport is great for electric football! I was thinking what will he do without the hobby. I don't think O'C will be playing anymore and Joe Bino will take his place." Coaches Joe Bino and Billy O'C haven't responded yet to this. Upcoming LIEFL Events: March 1, 2024: The LIEFL Official Draft. Rules: Vote on "No -Stops" and "hand-passing", Vote on 30-second setups, not 35 seconds, and possible vote on adding and merging Nassau League to LIEFL. June 2024: LIEFL seven game schedule will be announced. August 1, 2024: Hall of Fame Game Indianapolis Colts vs. Carolina Panthers (at Levi's) August 10, 2024: Week #1 of the LIEFL December 30, 2024 Final LIEFL Super Bowl XIX Tournament of Champions. (Coquina Key, Florida)

Thanks for the perspective! We are the basics and sometimes the basics is what makes games exciting. After many years in the hobby we have seen them all, including the rules some leagues have.We've watched all the videos, and there is so much we see that takes away from the game, and there is so much beyond Tudor in the world in coaches. Whatever works for you is all that matters! Calling plays aloud will never happen in our league. We set, we see, we snap--and we use the yellow passer/kicker to add to the skillset. what I see is no goal posts, no football in hands, and so much more, but hey, it's beautiful, but there will be a nice etiquette in the new league that I am proposing. We don't follow any other rules but our own, and that is the beauty of the game. The art of the game is within each of us. Peace, Levi

(WRITTEN BY LEVI VICK) 2025 LONG ISLAND TRAILBLAZER LEAGUE As the Long Island Electric Football winds down to their final season beginning in August, I am planning a new league with the 12 coaches from my former league, the Nassau County League on Long Island. It will be a money league. I have learned so much in my three seasons with the LIEFL, but I won two titles in the Nassau League. Money motivates people to play for sure, but this being a revamped new league with existing coaches will be run great. Below are our proposed looks. WE ARE WORKING ON FOUR MORE! "A" TITAN DIVISION MAINE FIREHAWKS LOS ANGELES ZAUCZ OREGON OTTERS TAMPA BAY WARRIORS "B" GRECO DIVISION MIAMI PIRHANA ALASKA ORCAS VANCOUVER KINGS THE ROMANS NOT SURE WHERE

Just Some Thoughts: Hall of Fame: Dare to be Different, Do our Homework, Be Fair, Be Accurate, Have an Established and Strict Criteria by a Committee. That's what makes a HOF special. A Hall of Fame, monument should honor electric football citizens who have achieved distinction, fame or innovation that changed the game to the next stage. The HOF Member should be in good standing in the community through local records of their distinction. In other words, organizational references standing at the summit in our hobby. Using a Who's Who of electric football is a solid place to start to qualify a HOF. Some people on here would make awesome HOF Committee Members. Daryl, Terry, the moderators, capanther ... There is a nice trustworthy unbiased list. -History First List! I may be bias but have to vote NEFGM "Best at Preserving EF History" All Hall of Fame worthy? That is what needs to be determined. In 2018, the "Unforgettable Buzz" created a Top 20 Countdown. Here are a few: 1) First painted NFL teams, the Browns and Giants. 2) First large Electric Football game with a metal field. 3) First NFL markings on an Electric Football field with the “NFL” in each end zone (some Gotham games did have an NFL shield on their sidelines, but it was not in the field of play). 4) First single-posted slingshot style goal post, colored in Official NFL gold no less. 5) First fabric goal post pads 6) First clip-on grandstand 7) First grandstand crowd photo of an actual NFL stadium (Atlanta). WHAT DEFINES OUR HISTORY? THE PLAYERS OF OUR HISTORY? BEST PARTICIPANTS -Unforgettable Buzz Earl Shore, Roddie Garcia and others Chris LeMay. -Leadership Award: (POLL ON HERE BY MAKING A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT) -Best rated game board by Tudor or Miggle Hobbyists (POLL ON HERE) -Best Innovation (POLL ON HERE) -Best Customization Innovation Game Board (POLL ON HERE) -Best Customization Innovation Game Board (POLL ON HERE) -Most notable "Mayor's of Electric Football" Using a Criteria to be decided on (POLL ON HERE) -Best Figure ERA (POLL ON HERE) -First Manufacturers and process -Best running League with statistical data to support the claim -LEVI

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Tudor should bring back their own version of a special vintage BIG BOWL GAME to match the Gotham Game! What say all of you? Levi-

Check it out! Used to produce a popular Long Island and National High School wrestling show which ended. We switched the page to LIEFL with just some picture posts. But I am the one who has the BeFunky program and took the liberty of making this for the museum for Billy O'C. We would never compete with the page and Billy O'C wanted me to just add some great stuff about this incredible museum collection! I also wrote a few comments on your fantastic FB page for the museum! Levi-