When the powers behind the scenes rallied private and public support for the construction of Kansas City's new Sprint Center, the biggest dangled carrot was the presence of a professional sports team as an anchor tenant.So far, the only professional franchise to call the Sprint Center home is the AFL's Kansas City Brigade.
Sure, they've booked Elton John, Hannah Montana, Disney on Ice, some pro volleyball thing and even a wrestling event. The Big XII hoops tourney is also on the horizon. However, there are no NHL or NBA teams running "pick the logo" or "name the team" contests in Kansas City.
I wouldn't mind it all that much if the Sprint Center ended up being the "house the Brigade built", but I don't think AFL football was what the KC donkeys were thinking as they eyed that AEG carrot.
In any case, it will be great to see the AFL come to a non-rotting KC facility. It would be nice, though, if a guy could catch some NBA action when the Brigade isn't on the field, don't you think?
