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Fernando Leonardi Kratsky Dopopolopolous
I'm in this same boat. I only watched 4 of our games last year and I think one other game. Where before the wife and I would watch games all day almost every Sat. And I only watched a couple of basketball games. I never used to miss any VT football games and watched at least 10-15 basketball games and a lot of the tourney. None of that this past year. And I anticipate less in the coming year. I used to know who most of the starting rosters were on both sides of ball. I loved back in the day when Kyle Tucker used to report about all the unknown up and coming kids during spring football and then you could watch for them during the season and watch them progress over the years. Not anymore. Half the roster turns over every year. I'm not investing the time to keep up with someone who's out the door to the first team that offers more money. I don't blame the kids, get your money while you can. But I just don't have the desire to buy in anymore. And I've talked to many other typical fans that seem to have the same feeling. Whether or not their participation will drop like my own, I have no idea, but it wouldn't surprise me.
And the bottom of the roster will portal out to G5.
I will not portal. Portal is the roster-killer. Portal is the little death that brings total obliteration to college football. I will face the portal. I will allow the portal to pass over me and through me. And where the portal has passed, there will be nothing. Only bluebloods will remain.
Mr. Popadapolous!
You and DC are correct. But unfortunately most of the tax laws/loopholes that billionaires and large corporations get to legally use, aren't easily/feasibly accessible to the rest of us.
Wait, are you saying we shouldn't kill the yacht industry? Cause I'm fine with that, I don't want a yacht.
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decisions, decisions
Wife and I just about have our honeymoon in Scotland all planned out. Landing and spending the day/ night in Edinburgh. Driving up to Iverness and checking out several stops along the way and spending the night. Then heading to Isle of Skye for two days (my big item while there will be hitting up some golf), driving down to the outskirts of Glasgow, then heading back to Edinburgh to fly home.
We're both pumped.
how much of that is disapproval of the new world order in college sports and how much of that is simple growth/aging/family priorities?
don't think it has anything to do with NIL, I think it's the fact that I'm 46 and not 24 any more.
Came to say this. Three young kids right now. I can't watch gameday from 9-noon then watch games from noon-midnight like I used to. We have activities, chores, and a social life that no longer revolves around college football twelve weeks each year.
I still watch 90% of VT games each year, and maybe one other exciting game each weekend. Still follow along on socials, listen to podcasts, etc.
But the days of the multiple TVs, staying up late to watch Hawaii vs BYU Sickos game of the week are mostly over (for now).
It has zero to do with NIL or the portal. If anything, Conference Realignment plays a signficantly bigger role than either of those two things.
Sure. I agree with most of that.
I'm talking about capital gains NOT in a retirement account. I see no reason to reset the capital gains on death so that no taxes need be paid on the gains, which are already limited to 20% on long term gains. And I get the "family farm" argument, but there could be a carve out for that. As it stands, guys like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are never going to sell the majority of any of their personal stock, and taxes will never be paid on those gains. Most will go to charity, and I'm OK with that as well, but resetting capital gains avoids a lot of taxation, even at historically low rates.
A common strategy for wealthy people is to borrow money to live on rather than cash out stock, as they intend to leave stock to inheritors without paying capital gains.
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As a person whose stock account was set up initially when they were 6 with a $40 investment into Norfolk Southern, I really don't want an increase on long term capital gains taxes. When I finally sold that stock in 2020, it had appreciated in value between dividend reinvestment and stock splits to over 16k. Today, a lot of those stock investments are in tax sheltered accounts so they are going to be safe from taxes.
I think realistically taxes need to go up or at least new brackets for higher income as well as spending being cut. Or the loopholes need to be closed. However, I am not sure it is ever going to happen as too many members of Congress use those loopholes.
The SS cap on income needs to be increased for earners over 186k a year and accordingly the SS payout should also go up for those people. That being said, those people are going to have their SS taxed anyway.
But I am going to stop there as we are getting perilously close to politics.
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I am in a similar boat, but how much of that is disapproval of the new world order in college sports and how much of that is simple growth/aging/family priorities?
I used to spend literally all day Sat/Sun watching as much football as I could. Now I have three teenagers and too many other priorities to do that. I don't think it has anything to do with NIL, I think it's the fact that I'm 46 and not 24 any more.
I am happy after last year that Mike Young is going to have to choose between which of his future NBA players he is going to have to start and which is going to have to come off the bench.
God I hope no one steals my time this evening. I barely have any as it is.
I agree but if Hokies didn't have turf, half their season would have been rainouts....might actually have benefited them in ACC play at end of year though
There is still time for Dayton, Clemson, McNeese to steal him.
You can't get too invested in it. Why? 70-100% of the team will be different next year anyway. Anybody really good will transfer to the SEC or B1G.
Having a tough time picturing our starting five. He and Hansberry seem like the same style and size. He, Dorn and Lawal are all looking to go to the NBA next year so have to think coaches committed to highlight them. I kind of expect Pasha to start at PG with Hammond backing him up. Expect a combination of Bedford/Johnson/Schutt at the 2-3.
I'll add some more detail this evening when I have a moment.
Reading a reddit page about him, sounds like many folks thought he would be a first rounder
10 years ago I would agree with you 100%
I used to watch college football all day on Saturdays in the fall. Not just Hokies. Nowadays, I only watch the Hokies and I don't even watch every game. I used to make sure that nothing in my social calendar interfered with watching Tech play football but now my social calendar has taken priority - if I have nothing going on and the Hokies are playing I'll watch. Otherwise, I'm pretty much checked out on college football. (and that was really the only college sport I watched anyway)
I pretty much only watch Premier League these days - and even then I don't catch most games (again, social calendar). If Liverpool and the Hokies are playing at the same time I have a real conflict. Otherwise, it's pretty simple - if I'm free and there's a Hokies football game, I'm watching. If I'm free and there's a Liverpool match I'm watching. Otherwise, I'm not watching any sports.
6'8" Wing player. will be nice to be able to maybe have some size on the court this year.
real grass costs more $$$$$$ - which is what it's all about
Dune fan huh?