Future of the ACL
The immediate future of ACL Cornhole looks very bright. With their contract extension with ESPN and continued financial growth it's hard to see a down fall in the near future. Couple this with the influx of youth and increased recognition and you get a recipe for success. You can also look at the continued success during Covid and argue if a pandemic can't derail it what can? The one concerning thing the ACL might want to consider ironically enough it post pandemic with a vaccine in the works. If major sports return to their regular scheduling this could throw off the amount of ESPN exposure the sport gets. This is strictly speculation but something to consider as life slowly gets back to normal.
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