Hey Seattle males. Still hurting over the Sonics, the Mariners, the Seahawks and the state of Seattle sports in general? Here's something that might cheer you up:

Women playing football in their underwear.

"What we're looking for, the obvious is you have to be attractive," said Kyle Bolin, a spokesman for the Lingerie Football League who is organizing tryouts Friday for Seattle's new expansion team, the Seattle Mist.

"But they'll be tested for athleticism."

The league, born from a halftime stunt pulled the same year Janet Jackson had her "wardrobe malfunction," isn't just looking for players in Seattle. They've still got to hire staff, sign up owners and secure a venue before kickoff September 2009.

Although the team has no field, no coach, no managers and no players -- yet -- Bolin has little doubt the team will succeed. The Lingerie Bowl has been a consistent halftime hit on Pay-Per-View since 2004 -- so much so that the league, currently four teams small, is expanding to 10.

What can Seattle expect? Assuming it even comes together, Bolin said -- 40 Friday night games of seven-on-seven tackle football, including four home games, one game on a large basic cable network (TBA in November) and cheerleaders.

Yes, cheerleaders.

"It's sensory overload, isn't it?" Bolin said.

To pre-order season tickets, visit lflus.com (Be warned -- most links are empty). Bolin said the league has gotten nearly 16,000 2009 ticket requests nationwide since they went on sale two weeks ago.

Eighty-five percent of the women in the league have college degrees and 90 percent never played football in their life before joining, Bolin said.

"Pay is confidential, but they are compensated well, and financially incentivized if they win MVP or their team advances to the championship."

Signups for 12 core spots start at Greenlake Field Friday at 10 a.m. Selected players, who will be introduced in uniform at a media event at Venom Nightclub Saturday night, start practice in May.

Anyone interested in coaching, managing or owning can contact Chris Martin at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it