3 pools of 3 teams. It looks like the combined teams will have as many as 26 or 27 players in a Division playing 14 or 16 players per side. Is this the best solution?

It seems to me that the whole point of Div 4 is giving everyone a chance to participate, and teams of 26 or 27 players aren't a satisfactory solution for that.

Maybe 10 teams in Div 3 would have been a better solution, with each team playing 4 games. They might have made the games a little shorter - instead of three 40 minute games, play four 30 minute games.

Take two teams from Div 4 into Div 3, and Div 4 starts to make more sense.

Ref: http://www.usafl.com/nationals/2011/divisions

Why would it require an extra field? With 30 minute games, you have 12 games per field in a day rather than only 9 games. And, if you look at the game schedule, there are already extra time slots available on all fields.

I'd like to see an extra division on an extra field, but it seems the USAFL is struggling to find venues with enough space for the current five fields.

I do like the idea of semi-finals in a 10 team competition, though.

Scaling back Div 4 doesn't achieve anything and isn't necessary. The idea of Div 4 is to give everyone a chance to participate.

I agree that eight teams is plenty for Div 1. From what I've read, only eight teams nominated for Div 1 this year, and I think we'll find that at least a couple of those teams should have been in Div 2. Div 1 won't need to expand any time soon.

I can see your point: 23 games at 45 minutes each = over 17 hours of field use, whereas currently Div 3 requires only 13 hours. I just don't see Div 4 being scaled back to six teams. This year it has nine teams and enough players for more, so scaling back to eight teams (by moving teams up to Div 3) seems to be about the limit.

I agree that the Div 1 final would be better with four quarters. It's too prestigious to be decided in an abbreviated match.

USAFL.com has it variously as Ohio River Valley/Milwaukee, Milwaukee/Ohio Valley and OHV/Milwaukee. Milwaukee is claiming the championship, too, though with more mention of the other contributors. Ironically, I seem to remember Bomber jerseys...