by Kris Shingles
Atanta, GA (AP): Ryan Neisler, owner of Team Ickey, dropped a bombshell on the league today: his team is not only seeking a new name . . . it's moving . . . to Atlanta.
"It's positive," said Neisler, "not positive like HIV positive; but positive in that it is not negative."
The press conference was announced this morning by league officials and brought with it an expectancy of a mere name change for the Q Leagues charter franchise. The team had been in the middle of a desperate legal battle with former NFL running back, Ickey Woods.
That battle ended yesterday.
U.S. 3rd circuit appelate court Judge Saul Montegro ordered that Mr. Neisler did indeed have to abide by the lesser court's rulings and change the name of his team. According to the previous decision, handed down November 23rd 2007, use of the name "Ickey" was a "blatant reference to Mr. Woods and his unique style and though his name was not copyrighted, Mr. Woods has the right to request that Mr. Neisler remove any hint of association with his name."
"The name change was a forgone conclusion," said Tornadoes owner Josh Neisler, " the relocation blows my mind . . . absolutely blows my mind . . . I'm speechless . . . I literally . . . can . . . not . . . talk . . . at all!"
Mr. Neisler denied that the name change was a sole means of garnering attention for his struggleing franchise: "This is not all about attention, sure, that's a part of it, but there's more to it then that."
Mr. Neisler expounded upon other reasons for the move including the price of oil and his eagerness to help the Georgian peoples in response to "their recent struggles against Russia." Mr. Neisler also cited the uncanny density of Q League teams in Tiffin, Ohio.
League offices report that the team will have a new name by it's first game Sunday.
When asked how Mr.Neisler could possibly move his team to Atlanta that quickly, Assistantant to the League Manager Lukas Hafeli responded, "It's an online fantasy football league you R tard."
Mr. Woods could not be reached for comment
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I cant believe that Ickey would be a little woman about this whole ordeal. I mean, Ickey rose to fame in tecmo super bowl. What better way to honor your fans than to let them use your name. What gets me most is the relocation. I mean, sweet sassy molassy, that came from left field! I just hope whatever the new team name may be, they can gain some fans and followers down in olympic 96' land. Props to Kris Shingles for this informative article.
And what do the Russians think about this?
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