This led to a championship game rematch with the Rockford team, now known as the Rampage, which finished with a 12–1 regular season record.

A few days before the championship game, the Twisters' coach resigned and several players quit the team, apparently because Twisters management had a dispute with the head coach, refused to pay for air travel for the team and required the players to drive to Rockford, Illinois instead.

However, they later announced that they will play in the new National Indoor Soccer League, replacing the Orlando Sharks.

On December 27, 2008, the Rockford Rampage defeated the Twisters 43–0, marking the largest scoring differential in professional indoor soccer history.

the Twisters also posted the lowest attended game in the National Indoor Soccer League, with 378 fans.