Recent content by 50PoundHead

Maybe it's just me, but I always laugh when I see a kid who grew up in the suburbs wearing a cowboy hat. Probably a lot of ropin' and brandin' out in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District #196.

Only if you give him your SSN and mother's maiden name.

According to AI (which gave me pictures of naked CPAs), Indiana state income tax is levied on a flat rate of 3% for taxes payable in 2025. However, counties also levy income taxes so Cignetti would be on the hook for those as well. Of course, It would depend on if he hasn't moved his tax...

As per the middle of the defensive front, if you can't land a sure difference maker the next best thing is to build up a solid rotation of guys. The DE corps is set and deep. Interior looks to be a bit of a work-in-progress, but there are enough guys to have what looks like a decent rotation.

This just came across my feed and I didn't know whether to put this in the Playoff/Bowl thread or start a separate thread. My reaction is "Lawsuit coming in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . ." Curious to know what others think and how NCAA will justify this given previous decision regarding Pavia. I...

I would guess--and this is merely a guess-is that NIL will be treated as income for tax purposes in the state in which it is earned. If I work for a multinational corporation with headquarters in New York but live in Minnesota, I pay Minnesota taxes on my earnings, Same with Federal employees...

If Koi spends 183 days outside of Minnesota, he's not a Minnesota resident for tax purposes. If he's at Texas Tech starting spring semester and is there throughout 2026, he can be a Texas resident for tax purposes. I don't know if he has to do anything other than that to establish residency...

I read a tweet from James Madison University the other day hailing the arrival of Jaylen Bowden. I guess the ink didn't dry.

Not saying this was the case with Koi, but I think what you say is true for a lot of big fish/small pond guys when they take a step up in the competition. They are often so gifted physically that they don't work on technique or develop better instincts. Again, I'm not leveling this directly at...

Oh stop it. Players have been paid, but how many death penalties have been doled out over the years? The needle went so far into the red at SMU that it busted the meter. I'm old. I know players who were if not directly paid, were given "just show up" jobs in the summer. I knew someone from...

I think the idea is to rotate fresh and effective rush ends to try and keep the QB in the pocket and funnel everything toward the interior, which makes effective DT/ILB play crucial. Problem with that strategy is that there will be more blockers than defensive players on the inside which can...

Refrigerator Perry for DL coach!

Upper half for sure. Upper third likely. I wasn't impressed with their QB at all. Sorsby is heading there (he's had an interesting collegiate journey and it will be a hoot if Indiana and Texas Tech end up playing each other in next year's CFB) so their offense may take a big step forward.

SMU was an isolated incident and there was always the chance that the NCAA would assess penalties for others caught cheating (see tOSU). What is going on now is entirely different with the mass movement of players and the formal framework that the NIL provides that simply didn't exist during...

Not if Pavia has his way. I've become a dour doomsdayer, but I think eligibility rules are the next thing to see major changes.