Do Brinks Trucks full of money stop at Truck Stops? Based on the photo and headline below, they used to stop in California.
When it comes to college football leagues, we should Follow the Brinks Trucks and see where they now stop en route to delivering their cash and cargo.
“Truck Stop League” was intended by some to be derogatory. “Truck Stop League” full of parked Brinks trucks with signed and sealed television deals, now sounds more “depository” (money in the bank), than “derogatory”.
The phrase Follow the money was mentioned by Henry E. Peterson at the 1974 Senate Judiciary Committee hearings as Earl J. Silbert was nominated to U.S. Attorney.
Below are the truck stop maps of how to Follow the money from UofU to BYU.
Could There Be a Brinks to Broke Story Soon in Utah?
A “Truck Stop” signed TV contract in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Provo is better (and with more $bucks) than a TV vacuum and vacant van in Southern California.
Or…
The Big 12 is already stocked and stoked with “Big Bucks and Trucks of money”.
The Pac 12 is still “listing and listening” in their own forest of fog for any sound or sense of what has happened. If a tree in that forest falls and nobody is listening or bidding, does it make a sound?
Just another reminder…
A paying pigeon in hand is worth more than two pigeons promised and perched deep in a Amazon promise and projection.
Speaking of a Bird in Hand and Two in the Bush…
That describes my description of the first week of spring football. Offensive first day impressions, didn’t impress. It was very ordinary.
It improved as the week concluded, but more help from the portal and injury recovery bins are going to be needed. Currently, in my opinion, the offense is ordinary.
We know the running game is minus some horses, and we know that Jaren Hall and Puka Nacua have graduated from playing for gratis to playing for gravy. In college they needed offensive linemen to protect them.
Now they need CPA’s to protect their money.
For example, according to this, Click Here, Jaren Hall is not only interested in an offensive line that can protect him, but a CPA that can protect his paychecks. For example:
Athletes file taxes not only in their home state but also in every state—and some cities—in which they play. Not every state uses the same calculation to determine what portion of an athlete’s income to tax, and some use different calculations based on the sport. For example, Pennsylvania taxes baseball, basketball and hockey players on the ratio games in the state over total games played, including pre- and postseason, but they tax football players based on days worked in the state over total days worked. Michigan uses the same method but excludes the preseason. Most other states use the days worked method. Arizona uses that method but excludes days worked in the pre-season (otherwise MLB would be shopping for a new spring training home).
The most important issue for an athlete is domicile. This is where a person lives and plans on living into the future. A person can have only one domicile at a given time, and it remains that place until domicile is established somewhere else. Establishing domicile in a low- or no-tax state can save an athlete thousands in taxes by sheltering their endorsement and investment income in a lower tax jurisdiction than where their team is located. Establishing domicile entails acquiring a permanent residence, be it a 12-month apartment lease or buying a house, getting a driver’s license, voter registration and doing other things that show a connection to that location like joining a religious organization or donating to a local charity. But completing all of these tasks is not enough. The athlete must also spend their offseason at their domicile home.
The question for this spring and fall will be Kedon Slovis. If he needs a CPA next January, BYU will win plenty of games. Oh yeah, just my opinion, but he will need another receiver from the portal in May if he hopes to need a CPA.
Defensively, there is definitely a new vibe and vision with the addition of new coaches on that side of the ball. Vibe and Vision are great, but I would prefer a Van Noy over vibe and vision.
I don’t see any new Fred Warner’s, Kyle Van Noy’s or Ziggy Ansah’s on the immediate horizon.
That said, I do see at least 4-5 Big 12 wins this coming season. This new defensive staff will be good for that and when they do get their own crop of NFL caliber defenders, look out. We just need to stay patient.
Patience and portal are what is needed in BYU basketball also.
Mark Pope needs another point guard from the portal to either back up Dallin Hall or be a Rudi Williams replacement. We all need another year of patience waiting for Collin Chandler and his return from London where he is currently serving an LDS mission.
Patience may be paying off finally with Atiki Ally Atiki. He finally showed signs of being a rim protector at the WCC tournament. Now if he can just show signs of scoring consistently, Pope won’t need another big man for another season.
When it comes to Jackson Robinson, early in the season I can see why he never played at Texas A&M and Arkansas. The last three weeks of WCC play I could also see that he toughened up offensively by getting to the rim and a willingness to get there off the dribble. He is a keeper.
Noah Waterman is the mystery man for me. He looked like Matt Haarms physically but couldn’t rebound or defend like Haarms. Supposedly a long distance shooter, I’m still waiting for that reported ability to make an appearance.
I’m not a coach, but this summer I would put him in the weight room and also in a phone booth daily with with Fousseyni Traore and a basketball. If Waterman can come out of that booth with the ball in his hands 3 out of 10 times, he could help the Cougars next season.