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- ↑ Althouse, Dave (August 19, 2021). "Colorado Indoor Football crowdsourcing team name in bracket contest". KDVR . Retrieved September 9, 2021.
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- ↑ "The Denver Coliseum is now a 24-hour shelter for women experiencing homelessness". Denverite. April 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Colorado Indoor Football Team President Talks Planned Launch in 2022". xflnewshub.com. September 9, 2021.
- ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: 2022 Schedule". CIF Facebook. September 30, 2021.