Our Evansville Rage Picked Up Their 1st Win In Their First Game Tonight

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I am pleased to announce that our Evansville Rage Indoor Football Team captured their first victory tonight in blowout fashion 52-13. They wasted no time capturing this victory as it was the first game in franchise history. Unfortunately, I was unable to make it to the game as it was during my weekend work shift, but I will be going to the Rage's next home game (click on their website for schedule: http://www.evansvillerage.com/ )

First of all, I would like to congratulate the Evansville Rage on their first victory. And not only do I want to congratulate them on getting this first victory, I also want to thank them for committing themselves to putting a championship caliber team on the field. As the Evansville BlueCats found out, it is very hard to win in this market given that we have no football alumni coming from either one of our two universities, but tonight's victory is a strong signal from the Rage that they plan on establishing a dynasty here in Evansville.

There are also a multitude of things we can take from tonight's victory such as...

1. The Evansville Rage are a great team to invest in with a renovated Roberts Stadium. They have proven that they are serious about fielding a winning team, and they have already proven there is still a great market demand for indoor football.

2. A renovated/scaled-down/mid-sized Roberts Stadium will not compete with the Ford Center. Tonight's Rage game took place at the Swonder Ice Arena, not downtown. This is because the Ford Center doesn't fit the economic model of indoor football at this time nor does it have enough open dates in March. This is a good thing, not a bad thing, as it clearly demonstrates that our city is growing by leaps in bounds with both premier and mid-sized arena events. All we would be doing with a mid-sized Roberts Stadium is giving teams like the Rage an affordable opportunity to expand their fan base.

3. Our community and the Evansville Rage should grow together. Instead of being a one horse town that is only concerned about premier events, why don't we take pride in our mid-sized events and teams too? After all, isn't that how the Icemen worked their way up to the Ford Center?

I am very excited about tonight's victory, but I am REALLY excited to see indoor football back in Evansville period. Many local residents including myself miss the Evansville BlueCats. Now that we've got the Rage, we need to make sure we take care of them by providing them with a mid-sized arena that is affordable but with room to grow. That arena is Roberts Stadium, and it comes with plenty of room for tailgating.

By investing in the Rage, we will be improving and promoting our local teams while maintaining the financial solvency of Roberts Stadium at the same time. There really is no reason not to invest in the Rage with Roberts Stadium as this is a rare opportunity for both the city and the private sector to improve themselves.

Congratulations Evansville Rage and I hope to see you playing next season in Roberts Stadium!