I discussed this on the radio last Sunday. I am not really a fan of the new format, but it is what it is. It is possible it might change under the new ownership, that remains to be seen. I kind of equate it to the NCAA tournament, where you could be like UNLV did in 1992, go undefeated all season and lose in the final four.

All that being said, KVD IMO is the best bass tournament angler ever. He has made over $4.5 million in tournament earnings, way ahead of second place. 19 BASS wins, three Classic Championships, six BASS angler of the Year titles, plus an FLW Tour angler of the year. All this and he is only 43 years old. I could see him tying or pasing Clunn's four Classic titles and the same with Roland's nine Angler of the Year titles. All of this when the competition is much tougher top to bottom than it was back in the day.

Speaking of KVD he was on ESPN's First Take sports show and here is a link to the show.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=543...goryid=4096010