Quo Vadimus is sad to see that the NFL Europe is no more. Well not sad really, more like mildly disappointed. I remember the heady days of 1991, when it was known as the World League of American Football, and the cool (read: horrible monstrosities of the early 90's) logos graced those awesome Pro Set cards. You can have your "classic" Bears and Packers designs, I'll stick with the Orlando Thunder, thank you very much. That logo just screams football.
Of course, those days are long gone. As of its last season, the league was exclusively a European league, where NFL teams sent their rough prospects to develop. Unfortunately for the league, there weren't enough prospects who developed into stars. For every Kurt Warner, there were many more players like Henry Burris.
This is most assuredly a blow to the reputation of American football abroad. The sport was starting to gain a following in Germany, and there is some interest elsewhere (as shown by the sellout of the game in London). However, without a constant presence of the sport, will it continue to grow in Europe?
Only the passage of time can give us that answer. Until then, we'll just have to do with the great memories of the World Bowl, the awesome uniforms, and...well, not much else.
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