Item #1: The Korean American Football Association (no hyphen) seems to have picked up some steam since I played with them a few years back.
First, they are playing on grass now.
Second, they are getting a little bit of media coverage now, such as this article in the KT. I even saw a game on TV! Of course it was on one of the “action sports” channels at about 1:00, but it is still TV.
The Kimchi Bowl, between the college and “old boy” league champs, is going to be played on January 11.
The KAFA still has a long way to go to catch up with its Japanese counterpart, especially in some areas, but progress certainly has been made.
Item #2: Here are the final regular season standings in the IKKFL fantasy football league:
SHILLA
1 Ansan Blue Poo 9-5
2 Busan Power’s Out 7-7
3 Wonju Mad Cows 6-8
4 Naeri Ninjas 3-10-1
BAEKCHE
1 Anyang Andres 11-3
2 BuPyeong Silverbacks 9-5
3 Ewha Wangjabyungs 6-8
4 Myeonghak Olympians 5-9
GOGURYEO
1 Gangnam Georiae Namjas 9-4-1
2 Uijeongbu Asault 6-7-1
3 Itaewon Sweet Life 6-8
4 Oh Roh Gi Boong Oh Baang 5-8-1
(The IKKFL is the semi-official fantasy league of the Marmot’s Hole, featuring teams owned by two MH writers and several regular commenters.)
The mighty Blue Poo (owned by yours truly) won the Shilla Division and made the playoffs for the first time in the IKKFL’s three seasons. I am sure the people of Ansan are proud.
The IKKFL championship game is in three weeks.
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i had no idea about this. are there any foreigner-friendly teams? sounds interesting…
-head coach, uijeongbu assault
I believe that the QB on one of the teams going to the Kimchi Bowl is Canadian.
Great…post our IKKFL standings this year…what about last year?!?! Apologies if you have last years post!!!
Where is the championship game? I, too, caught some of this on TV, and while it looked pretty Community-College, it would be fun to check out.
it’s cute that the league is divided into the names of the three kingdoms.
Nice little write up of the IKKFL. You forgot to mention, however, that the 11-3 Baekche Champion Anyang Andres are also the Defending League Champions – as well as the possessor of the coolest logo in the league.
Two time Goguryeo Division champ winners… sneak into a bye to the playoffs with garbage wins all season.
Fear the pink and blue.. and sorry Andres.. you may have the stronger team this year.. but the best logo?
http://homepage.usask.ca/~scd952/gangnam1.jpg
Nothing screams intimidating football team like a pink and blue logo worn by a team called the Georiae Namjas!
Let’s not even look at how many “illegal contact downfield” calls there likely were this year.
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