Originally Posted by Clem
Originally Posted by Zkd22
MLF ain’t going anywhere. They also own FLW now. There are some big players involved in MLF.


I've heard this deal was done a month ago but they're waiting to announce until after the current FLW season.


As for big players involved in MLF, that's true. But that means little when it comes to financial losses. Outdoor Sportsman Group won't put up with low ratings and losses in the millions of dollars no matter who's playing the game. OSG already has undergone a wave of layoffs and continually is looking at the bottom line.

MLF isn't just Boyd's and Gary's and a few other Big Players' outlier tournament dream anymore. Bigger entities are involved.

If it works, great. I'm all for people having a dream and achieving it. But saying the sky is sunshiny blue over and over and over doesn't always make it so.

Yes I know they won’t tolerate poor performance but the business plan doesn’t show them making a profit for the first 6 years. Their was also a lot of leg work done in advance before it was ever announced. It may go under next year but I do think Boyd has very good business acumen and has been very successful in his past endeavors. Bass pissed a lot of them off for various reasons. I don’t see many going back.
I think the FLW purchase will be a good thing. I think they will get the BFL’s back to be an affordable, working mans weekend tournament. BFL payout is like 50% right now. That’s ridiculous in my opinion