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Do I really have room for arena football?

ESPN wants me to. The worldwide leader is Arena Football crazy. It may have something to do with the fact that the channel now shows AFL games but that's probably just a coincidence. But at least the people down in Bristol got free AFL gear to quiet their consciences.

Now the Globe is hopping on the arena football bandwagon with a piece about the New England Surge of the Continental Indoor Football League.

Really? Do I really need to start driving to Worcester for Surge games? Do I need to start paying attention to second-rate indoor football leagues? Arena football seems fun but I also feel like I'm watching the DII hoops championship during Final Four weekend. You know that the guys playing are better than you are but you're also very much aware that they're not even close to being good enough to play at the highest level of the sport. It's like off-Broadway sports.

But the Surge's best season ticket package- six home games- goes for $165 so I can't fault anyone for taking the kids to see some top-notch, second-rate sports action.

The saddest part of the Globe's story- that former Patriot Harold Shaw is playing for the Surge. I don't know much about Shaw's story but I can tell you this- if I had played in the NFL, there isn't a chance in hell I'm ever suiting up for the Continental Indoor Football League. If the choice is CIFL or jumping off the Tobin, I'm filling my pockets with rocks and taking the leap.