Recent content by swede2

I was somewhat indifferent to Indiana FB. I viewed schools like Indiana as a good reason for expansion - add the top PAC teams and play the Indians less. But I love the story here and while we can all bitch and moan about the portal and NIL and all that's wrong with CFB, and I agree there are...

I'd say the probability of a donor like Mark Cuban emerging is low but not impossible. Skeptical donors may have previously believed their efforts would be in vain. I think Indiana showing it can be done at a place like Indiana makes it more probable.

I'm curious how the extra $15 million, other than the upgrade in talent, makes PJ a national championship contender?

Yeah, why not dream? The naysayers - and they'll show up here -will say it's lightning in a bottle, but so what? Why play and why be a fan of if you think that it will likely never happen? Good for Indiana and why not here? Why not us?

As far as I know, the B1G still requires its institutions to honor 4 years of scholarship, rather than year to year. I don't know how the portal interplays with that rule.

Is there a caveat to the B1G scholarship rule that says you lose your scholarship by entering the portal? I wonder what value the portal really is to the player if they know they are leaving a school. Why not use the Jake Retzlaff maneuver?

This year's playoff has been fun. I've previously been against an expanded playoff being of the belief that there's a big gap between the top 4 or 5 teams and everyone else. Maybe this year is the exception and not the rule, but if this year ends up becoming the norm (and I think it could with...

Sorry. I should know better...

No, I have dividend paying investments, receive 1099s (probably about to be delivered)and those earnings are taxes as ordinary income. I'm not talking about unrealized gains, which are not taxed, or the sale of assets, which would be realized gain and subject to capital gains, which are taxes...

That's a great question. Google AI seems to think college coaches and staff are subject to the "jock tax" assuming they meet the threshold for taxable income. That probably isn't the case for low level staffers but certainly head coaches.

I get 1099s for investment income, primarily from mutual funds. I don't pay income tax in any other state although the income derived from those investments occurs everywhere, and probably very little here. I doubt tax authorities will care about replays for CFB games anymore than they...

Is there a tax authority that treats any income that way? In other words, any other stream of income taxes by all 50 states? No. Where does the income that pays NFL players come from? You're out of your depth here.

Sure I get that but why is that revenue shared with the student? I'm not saying I agree with it but I know MNDOR is very aggressive in trying to collect tax revenue and similarly run states (and the IRS) don't care what you call something. MNDOR didn't care if I call my partnership income...

What network and what now? What will state departments of revenue think revenue sharing is for? I know what the MNDOR would say. If I was a Nebraska player, I'd be glad if I didn't have to come to MN to play a game although most of the rest of the B1G is exactly tax friendly either, although...

I would think streaming would make viewership more accurate compared to the old Nielson fill out a book as you channel surf and think of it.