I agree to a degree. But MM wrote on it and James L, the two unique league insiders, used similar terminology (actually a few weeks before) in a podcast. It may be legit or not and what constitutes a good year? Who the F--- even knows? I could just be a way to get the troops more motivated, or just bs.
At any rate the league has a strong hire in Whisenhunt, is moving forward with more showcases and 2025 season. The cost structure is low (relative) and they don't have a merger to contend with. Granted economic impact is not helping with cost and fan disposable income but coming off asolid 2024 they should have a good 2025. Friday nights may be a key.
Personally I don't feel like Mitchel or Larson are much of insiders. I always look back to the merger, not a single one of these amateur journalists (I guess Mitchell is a bit more professional these days but even still) had a single clue it was happening. It was some random lady from Forbes who broke the story, someone who never reported on spring football before or since. In fact all these guys considered it so unlikely they were getting annoyed with the idea even being presented anymore.
So personally I take all of them with a grain of salt. I don't think either of those two, let alone the rest, have any serious sources inside the league office. If they didn't even find out the merger was taking place weeks before it happened I doubt they have a crystal ball into a league shutdown a year into the future.
I called it on just plan Common Sense - never should have started separate XFL - been saying (POSTING on here) all along merge! Esp after the XFL 2023 Championship - I said RBC should be on the phone now with Fox/USFL - There's no room for 2 leagues. Neither side blinked so it was merge merge merge
For some reason Reid and MM and others had this idea the leagues were that different to merge- they weren't! I mean down to the hub, TV, salary ranges, # of teams players etc...
Talking to the CFL was a mistake, even in good faith (about as good faith as the B1G/P12/ACC "alliance"), since all they were interested in the XFL for was/is US expansion--which will completely bomb again. I don't think it's far out of the realm to say we'd have at least a 12-team league right now.