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The Omaha Beef are an indoor football team which is a charter member of the Champions Indoor Football. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the Beef play their home games at the Ralston Arena in nearby Ralston. ==History== Omaha originally played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000 and 2001 as an expansion team before moving to the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) in 2002. The Beef then joined the newly formed United Indoor Football (UIF) in 2005 as a charter member. In 2008, the UIF merged with the Intense Football League to create the Indoor Football League. Omaha has had some very heated battles in their time together with the Sioux City Bandits (since the NIFL days) and also Sioux Falls who also went from the NIFL to the IFL. The three cities have shown that they value the I-29 rivalries that exist in that they have followed one another through multiple leagues to stay in competition. A new rivalry developed when the IFL expanded to Grand Island, Nebraska in 2011 and the Nebraska Danger was formed. That was the I-80 rivalry and both teams played intense games during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. However, Sioux Falls and Nebraska stayed in the IFL (Indoor Football League) when the Beef moved to the CPIFL before the 2013 season. The Omaha Beef worked in the past in partnership with Omaha's ESPN Radio, 1620 AM, along with their sister station KKAR 1290. For two years, the majority of play-by-play commentary was conducted by Nick Handley, with color mixed in from ''Unsportsmanlike Conducts Mike'l Severe. Late in the 2007 season, aspiring broadcaster Matt SantaMaria helped shoulder the load over a six-week run that including Omaha's 43–40 win at Colorado and their eventual playoff loss at Billings, 62–27. Matt SantaMaria won best radio play-by-play award in the UIF for 2008. Over the last few years, the Beef have not been broadcast on any local radio stations. Starting in 2008, the Omaha Beef away games could be watched at Indigo Joe's Sports Pub and Restaurant, formerly located at 7425 Dodge Street in Omaha. The games were broadcast via the Internet by B2 Networks and b.IT Consulting and displayed on monitors around the restaurant. For 2012 the viewing parties were at Goldeez's Sports bar and Lounge through America One. In 2009–2011 the organization went through several general manager and head coaching changes. Despite those changes, the team finished in the top tier of the league. In 2009, James Kerwin was head coach of the Beef and led the team to a 12-2 record and to the second round of the IFL playoffs. The Beef continued their consecutive playoff qualification streak, which ended after 14 years across five leagues when the Beef failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2014. The organization entered their thirteenth year of existence and fourth year as a member of the IFL in 2012. Despite constant changes within the league of expansion and contraction, the Beef were a constant and competitive member. 2012 saw the addition of new GM Josh Roehr from the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (UFL) and the hiring of Bruce Cowdrey as head coach. Neither lasted a full season. As the rest of the 2012 season unfolded, the ownership of the team was then taken over by the IFL due to the actual owner not paying the fees associated with being a member. The head coach was let go, the GM left for new employment, and several other changes to cut costs. Despite this, Andy Yost and James Kerwin took over as co-head coaches and the Beef qualified for the playoffs with some key wins, but due to the financial situation the team was in, they were told they were not going to be in the playoffs. This resulted in the ending of a 12-year playoff appearance streak. The Prime Dancers and Sir Loin (mascot) won league awards. The Omaha Beef were not included on the 2013 IFL schedule released on October 22, 2012. Their position in the United Conference was taken by the Texas Revolution being realigned from the Intense Conference. This was due to negotiations with the possible sale of the team or a new replacement team taking over the Beef's position. There were discussions that the team might change leagues and move into the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL). As of December 2012 the Omaha Beef was accepted by the CPIFL to begin play in March 2013. In December 2012, the Omaha Beef were bought by Cornhusker Beef, Inc. On December 6, 2012, the Beef announced the new ownership group composing of Rich Tokhiem, Gerard Daly and Jim Tokhiem. As of early 2013, the new ownership group made up of brothers Rich Tokheim and Jim Tokheim began administering the day-to-day operations of the Omaha Beef franchise, which was entering its 14th season of competition. In their first season in the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL), the Beef hired Andy Yost as head coach, who had finished the previous season as interim co-head coach. Yost led the Beef to a 10-2 record and qualified for the playoffs as they finished second, in a three way tie (Sioux City(1), Wichita(3)) in the league. Despite a valiant effort the Beef fell to Wichita in the 1st round 31-25 continuing the streak of no championships. After leading the team to the playoffs in 2013, in an unexplained move, Yost moved from head coach to quarterback coach for the 2014 season. The Beef hired Steve Heimann as head coach. Heimann coached the Beef to a win in their 2014 exhibition game and the resigned before coaching a regular season game. The Beef promoted defensive coordinator Dan Thurin to head coach. The Beef finished with a record of 4-8, which was an all-time franchise worst at that time. On November 20, 2014, Thurin resigned his position via Facebook, citing "lack of payment and extremely hostile and unprofessional working environment." On January 7, 2015, the Beef announced that former Cornhusker and NFL veteran Cory Ross would be the head coach for the 2015 season. Ross previously coached the Lincoln Haymakers of the CPIFL, who were also owned by Beef owner Rich Tokhiem, who ceased operations after the 2014 season. In 2015 season, the Beef started playing in Champions Indoor Football (CIF), the merger product of the CPIFL and Lone Star Football League (LSFL). Omaha opened 2015 with their worst start in franchise history by beginning 0-5. On April 1, defensive coordinator Demetrius Ross opined that the Beef's poor start was in part due to preparations beginning in January instead of October and that the coaches did not get to select the players that they wanted. "We started late – we're used to starting in October and we started in January – we didn't get the opportunity to go out and handpick our roster with a philosophy, so that's been our biggest challenge as coaches this year. Figuring out a way to maximize the talent we have and put them in the best situation possible."〔http://www.beeffootball.com/know-your-beef-defensive-coordinator-demetrius-ross/〕 The Omaha Beef finished the 2015 season with a record of 1-11, their worst record in franchise history. The Beef also finished in ninth place in the nine-team CIF, marking the first time the Beef ever finished last in a league. In their 11 losses, the Beef lost by an average of 25.0 points per game. The Beef also finished last in the league in points given up 672 (56.0/game) and last in the league points scored 395 (32.9/game). The Beef also had a league-worst turnover differential of –16. The Omaha Beef’s current ownership has posted a 15-22 record since taking over the team before the 2012 season and missed the playoffs in two out of the three seasons. The Beef have only won 5 of their last 26 games. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Omaha Beef」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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