Expansion is not likely right now. But right now, Omaha has an opportunity to get into the WLAF through relocation. The only team vulnerable to being moved right now are the Spokane Steelheads.
The Steelheads have been in Spokane since the late 1990's. Since then, they've had a bitter dispute with the landlords of Joe Albi Stadium. The issue is that the stadium is used mostly for high school football in the fall, but the city has been talking about replacing it with newer facilities that would be far below WLAF standards.
Joe Albi Stadium has also been below WLAF standards the whole time the Steelheads have been in Spokane. Because of its use for high school football in the fall, the stadium landlords have refused to let the Steelheads sell beer despite the fact that the Steelheads play their season in the spring. Fans have been known to sneak outside beer into the stadium early on, but the Steelheads were threatened with eviction if they didn't crack down which they started to do in 2007.
Omaha is promising a larger population and a newer stadium, TD Ameritrade Park. Even though Omaha's new stadium is built more for baseball, specifically to replace Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, the longtime home of the College World Series, Omaha's new digs promises a slightly larger seating capacity to meet the WLAF's seating minimum.
Interstaters is one name option. Other ideas include either Fighters, Battle Hawks or Aviators using the logo that was used IOTL by the Nighthawks of the UFL.
