Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City Mayor, Bans Lingerie Football

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has said no to the Lingerie Football League.

The league is made up of teams featuring women playing tackle football while wearing halter style tops and tight shorts under their football gear. The league had said it hoped to have a franchise in Oklahoma City before the next season that starts in August.

Cornett said Thursday "there are too many problems to list" and he will not let the LFL play in any city-owned venue.

League chairman Mitchell Mortaza said Cornett is taking away the freedom of individuals to choose what sporting events to attend.

Comments

[phill273]

10:07 PM on 12/19/2010

What business is it of the government if women wearing next to nothing want to play football? I'll tell you. Nothing.

[AZAFVET]

05:45 PM on 12/05/2010

The best thing I saw while in Oklahoma was the sign "Welcome to Oklahoma" in my rear view mirror.

[sole]

06:20 PM on 12/05/2010

Ha!

[RecoveryRoad]

05:14 PM on 12/05/2010

Lingerie football banned?? That mayor has no idea what he's missing !!!

[AZAFVET]

04:55 PM on 12/05/2010

I once had a really good job in the oil industry. After my company merged I was offered to transfer to Oklahoma or face losing my job where I was. I chose to lose my job rather than moving to be an OKIE.

[dporterdvd]

05:36 PM on 11/15/2010

If they had beaches, I wonder if he would try and ban swim suits.

[Eric Sarnoski]

04:40 AM on 11/15/2010

Its really a shame , some of those athletic North Texas and Oklahoma girls are gorgeous.

[Winthorpe]

01:15 AM on 11/15/2010

I'm guessing that guns are still OK?

[Roger]

04:39 PM on 12/05/2010

Exactly what I was thinking. If only they had pistols as part of their uniforms they'd be fine in the banana republic of Oklahoma.

[JerseyHooligan]

08:34 PM on 11/14/2010

prude religious influenced this outcome. lets be real. Im no fan of this league, but of the players... yes. I think its a novelty, but to ban it, is ridiculous. I HATE religious fundamentalists.

[DatelessNerd]

07:04 PM on 11/14/2010

Both sides are right. Players should make less money, and the owners should open up their books.

When professional sports leagues play in taxpayer-subsidized facilities, their books should be open. And when franchises play markets against one another for the largest subsidies, they are interstate commerce that should be federally regulated.

I love pro football as much as anyone. I've had season tickets for over a decade. But that doesn't mean you let the NFL run roughshod over fans and taxpayers.

[texlib2112]

06:57 PM on 11/14/2010

does not surprise me at all - I was arrested in ok city for holding my then boyfriends hand in the park and shared a kiss on a public park having a nice picnic together. we were arrested for violating some form of morality laws and lewd behavior. the case was tossed !!!!!!! this was about 3 years ago -

[RecoveryRoad]

05:16 PM on 12/05/2010

That is downright scary ! You sure you weren't arrested by the Taliban?

[rnorthro14]

06:18 PM on 11/14/2010

One more city added to the list of cities I'd never live in.

[duhtruth]

05:38 PM on 11/14/2010

Come on step up and let the games begin on cable. What could be worse than Palin's Alaska nonsense?

[snapshot1940]

01:51 PM on 11/14/2010

They post a piece about the LFL and nothing about the Pacman fight last night. What the He// kind of a section is this?

[PoorRichardsHeartache]

02:57 PM on 11/15/2010

its not the sports page from your local paper if that's what your looking for.

[XPat100]

01:26 PM on 11/14/2010

They had to do it. Otherwise the Lord and the Founding Fathers would have brought down a plague upon the city. Hallelujah!

[ConsensusReality]

02:58 PM on 11/15/2010

Daz rat. De lubs Jaysus and de hates Mooslims in Okalemhoma.

[hazbro24]

12:57 PM on 11/14/2010

The lingerie part is just a gimmick. It's like volleyball dress with pads. I've seen some clips of the games and it may shock some: the women are athletes and play to win.