SUNNY 1220 to Broadcast Sarasota Millionaires Football


Coming off the successful debut of Lakewood Ranch High School football game broadcasts in 2006, SUNNY 1220 AM / WIBQ-Sarasota is partnering with the SARASOTA Millionaires, to bring you LIVE action from the Southern States Football League (SSFL) every Saturday night beginning January 13, 2007.

Doug Miles and Ed Schneider are once again teaming up to bring you all the play-by-play and analysis of Sarasota's first professional football team in 30 years.

All games are available on the World Wide Web by simply going to www.newstalk1220.com and clicking "Listen Live" on the Home Page.

The brainchild of team owners Calvin and Bethsaida Williams, the Millionaires will play a 10 game schedule beginning with this Saturday night's inaugural home game against the Treasure Coast Pirates at Tornado Alley on the campus of Booker High School.

All games are scheduled to kickoff at 7:05pm. Tickets are only $5 each in advance and $7 at the gate. For ticket information, go to the Millionaires website at: http://www.sarasotamillionaires.com/

Games will include a Home and Home series with Division rival, the Bradenton Gladiators, who went all the way to the league championship game last year in their inagural Season, with additional road tilts including trips to Miami, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach and Fort Myers.

Williams, who played on a Bradenton Southeast's State Championship team with Peter Warrick, has played on several semi-pro teams in recent years, and will see plenty of action at running back this season for the Millionaires.

Doug Miles and Ed Schneider interviewed Head Coach Gerald Binton and Offensive Coordinator Harry Reif during a live remote at Ref's Sports Grill in Sarasota on Monday as part of the Florida-Ohio State BCS Championship game tailgate party broadcast from 4-6pm on Sunny 1220, and both coaches promised an exciting brand of football for the fans.

Coach Binton direct the Defense and expects to play an attacking defensive style with plans for lots of penetration by the front seven into the backfield to disrupt the running game and apply pressure on the passing game to create turnovers for an opportunistic secondary.

Coach Reif handles the Offense and is looking forward to utilizing the athletic talents of their skill position players to keep Defenses off balance by spreading the ball around to generate big plays. Look for 4 and 5 receiver sets with lots of rollouts and moving pockets by the Quarterbacks to put pressure on the edge that will spread the field and ultimately open up running lanes for their speedy backs.

With 13 teams in the league, the Sarasota Millionaires will be working hard each week to earn their way into the post-season playoffs, which culminates in the Rice Bowl scheduled for April 28th at Orlando's Citrus Bowl.

Join Sunny 1220 and the Sarasota Millionaires as we make history this season. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Ed Schneider
Show Host / Football Analyst
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