Although it has a short schedule of games, the Lingerie Football League is alive and well. 
Ten teams from all over the country play four games each. In the Western Conference, the Dallas Dream are 3-0 and clinched a playoff spot.
The ladies play indoors on a field 50 yards long, seven players on offense and defense and are dressed in sports-top bra, bikini shorts, shoulder pads, knee pads and helmets.
And here’s one other thing that differs slightly from the NFL or even the UFL: a topless quarterback.
During the first game of the season between the Miami Caliente and the Chicago Bliss (gotta love those names), Miami’s quarterback, Anonka Dixon had her bra ripped off.
But the players take this very seriously, learn basic football plays and are all aiming for “Lingerie Bowl VII” in Miami on February 7th, the same day as the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIV. It’s tackle football after all. They’re even coached by former pros.
This year the players were selected in part by participating in the Lingerie League’s combine. It weeded out the weak and left only those that were dead serious about it all.
The Herald Tribune website reported that the crowds in attendance pretty much stand during the whole game while snapping photos from their cell phones. Hey, why not?
There are a few weeks left in the regular season for those that want to sample the action. Fans in Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Miami, Tampa, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Philadelphia and New York can catch the games live at the indoor arena in their area.
Mitchell Mortaza, founder and interim commissioner says this about his baby:
“Fans are coming into these games and expecting one thing, and they’re leaving with a different perception. This is real football.”
I’ll let you be the judge.
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