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| - Even before the annual January kick-off meeting, 10-year RMFL Commissioner, Jared Neumeier, declared it would be his last; recommending AA Commissioner, Travis Hobson as his eventual replacement at the conclusion of the 2010 season. The league grew once more, however, with the folding of the Rockets two franchises, the Utah Heat, and former league Champion, Pocatello Predators after 9 seasons of operation. Further, former AA Champion and former AAA championship contending franchise, the Eastern Idaho (Madison) Lionz also folded. Thusly, expansion was somewhat muted. Seven new franchises were admitted as the RMFL enrollment climbed to 29 teams, including the state of Wyoming for the first time. Two new Montana franchises entered with the Clark Fork Rush and Gallatin Valley Snowdevils. Wyomi
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| - Even before the annual January kick-off meeting, 10-year RMFL Commissioner, Jared Neumeier, declared it would be his last; recommending AA Commissioner, Travis Hobson as his eventual replacement at the conclusion of the 2010 season. The league grew once more, however, with the folding of the Rockets two franchises, the Utah Heat, and former league Champion, Pocatello Predators after 9 seasons of operation. Further, former AA Champion and former AAA championship contending franchise, the Eastern Idaho (Madison) Lionz also folded. Thusly, expansion was somewhat muted. Seven new franchises were admitted as the RMFL enrollment climbed to 29 teams, including the state of Wyoming for the first time. Two new Montana franchises entered with the Clark Fork Rush and Gallatin Valley Snowdevils. Wyoming got into the act with the Wyoming Thunder. Three “new” Idaho teams in the Upper Valley Vikings, Arco Anarchy and a resurrection of the 2008 AA runner-up, Idaho Matadors. For Utah, only the Utah Fighting Irish were approved for admission (two new Utah franchises were not approved for admission). The 2010 season started with the most hotly contested and longest lasting kick-off meeting in history. A professional marketing company was hired to take over what had been 3 years of failure by previous RMFL Marketing Directors and the league saw 13th hour moves by both the Idaho Falls Mustangs and Logan Stampede to move down to the AA level and avoid AAA competition. When the dust settled, the RMFL had 10 AAA teams (Wasatch Revolution, Utah Shock, Utah Bears, Treasure Valley Spartans, Saint George Blitz, Utah Valley Desperados, Davis Cowboys, Utah Wolverines, Upper Valley Vikings and Magic Valley Bulldawgs. The Bulldawgs and Vikings were both slated to be AA teams, however, volunteered to move up after Logan and Idaho Falls both threatened to either fold (Logan) or drop out (Idaho Falls) if not allowed to play the lesser competition. IN the absence of major player movement disputes, commissioners Hobson and Sire developed the season schedule with 10 AAA and 19 AA franchises. The Treasure Valley Spartans emerged undefeated for the first time in Boise franchise history in a schedule that played every other AAA team once. However, with the #1 seed and at home, the Spartans were upset by the Utah Shock who moved on to the RMFL Championship game for the second year in a row. The Saint George Blitz emerged over the Wasatch Revolution as the #2 seed, beating the Revolution in both the regular season (in Salt Lake) and in Saint George to host the RMFL Championship in Saint George, Utah for the first time in league history. With a raucous crowd in support, the Blitz out-defensed the Shock for a 7-3 championship victory. In the AA, the Great Falls Gladiators took the final step to the pinnacle of the AA division with an undefeated regular season. Expansion upstart, Arco Anarchy met the Gladiators in the AA title game by upsetting the Utah Renegades, the franchise that was formerly the Morgan Marauders that saw a significant influx of talent from the folded Rocket teams during the off-season. The Renegades emerged from the regular season undefeated, however, could not solve former RFMFL championship quarterback, Cody Jackson and the Anarchy as the Anarchy, who had already beaten the Bitterroot Blaze in Bitterroot would take on the Gladiators in Great Falls. The Gladiators road included defeats of the Utah Cobras (formerly Utah County Outlawz) and reigning AA Champions, Logan Stampede, at home. The Gladiators stifled the Arco offense in the Championship game as Marshane Haines outscored the Anarchy single-handedly as the Gladiators brought the AA title to upper Montana to close out the 2010 season. At the conclusion of the 13th annual RMFL All-Star Classic, held in Ogden, Utah. Former RMFL player, MVP, GM , coach and 10-year commissioner, Jared Neumeier, formally resigned from the Rocky Mountain Football League.
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