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re: Nico officially at UCLA
Posted on 4/20/25 at 10:49 pm to InkStainedWretch
Posted on 4/20/25 at 10:49 pm to InkStainedWretch
Wait til that Nico clown learns about state income taxes 
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Posted on 4/20/25 at 11:04 pm to AuburnTigers
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Wait til that Nico clown learns about state income taxes
Are you sure he cares about how much taxes he will be paying next season? He wanted to be back in California. He made it known that he is happy and not worried about money. On the other hand Tennessee might not get a transfer quarterback to be a starter or a backup. That is really tough for Tennessee and Heupel.
Posted on 4/20/25 at 11:10 pm to TrueLefty
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Why is all of this a big deal? He wanted to go back to California. That is his choice and business.
Posted on 4/20/25 at 11:19 pm to HamzooReb
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He transferred to Louisiana Lafayette
Thanks.
Posted on 4/20/25 at 11:20 pm to TrueLefty
quote:compare California and Tennessee state taxes and get back with me
Are you sure he cares about how much taxes he will be paying next season?
Posted on 4/20/25 at 11:21 pm to InkStainedWretch
quote:Am I missing something? I thought the dude was shitty and disappointing last year.
Number I saw on X was $1.75 million
Posted on 4/20/25 at 11:41 pm to InkStainedWretch
Tennessee better off cutting him loose.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 12:43 am to ColoradoElkHerd
In what world is going to UCLA easier competition? The BIG has won the last 2 Natties and has proven they beat the SEC in the playoffs. You guys are still living in the past and believing the polls are accurate.
Tennessee’s schedule this coming season is a joke so this idea that playing in a major sports market for the best conference in the country is going to hurt this QB is just funny stuff.
Tennessee’s schedule this coming season is a joke so this idea that playing in a major sports market for the best conference in the country is going to hurt this QB is just funny stuff.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 5:13 am to 3down10
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How so?
1099 means you are responsible for 100% of your taxes while a W-2 employee it's only 50%.
His state taxes will be deductions against his federal obligation.
He will owe a lot of money but most of it will be to CA if he's smart
Posted on 4/21/25 at 8:03 am to jonnyanony
Which will be limited by SALT
Posted on 4/21/25 at 8:12 am to MykTide
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Oh well. Hope we never hear about him again.
Unfortunately, we will.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 8:24 am to BuzzdLightBeer
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Which will be limited by SALT
Right, but SALT will only impact that deduction. Like I said, everything else he does is a loss under his LLC.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 8:36 am to BuckeyeWarrior
His schedule at UCLA this year is harder than Tennessee’s schedule, then factor in UCLA has a much worse surrounding roster than Vols.
He’s going to have a rough go of it
He’s going to have a rough go of it
This post was edited on 4/21/25 at 8:37 am
Posted on 4/21/25 at 8:44 am to TrueLefty
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Nico is doing what is best for himself.
What's best for Nico was having the self-awareness to know that he wasn't worth the $4M Tennessee was going to pay him & working his @$$ off to have a great Junior year...Instead he got greedy and has become the poster child for everything wrong with NIL.
What an idiot, both you & Nico
This post was edited on 4/21/25 at 8:44 am
Posted on 4/21/25 at 8:56 am to RunningJacket
The B1G is not better than the SEC. Last year they were the best conference top to bottom, I don’t think they were in 2023 even though Michigan won the title that year
But the UCLA schedule part is undeniably harder than Vols this year.
They play 3 teams who made the playoffs year, 2 of which on the road
Their mid tier difficulty games are USC, Washington, Nebraska.
Schedule has total of 10 P4 teams, as well as a road game at UNLV which was the 2nd best G5 team last year and now has Mullen at HC
Meanwhile Vols play the 6 worst teams in the SEC and 3 cupcakes
Maybe Nico is counting on getting to rack up garbage time stats? Because on paper it looks like he is winning 3-4 games
But the UCLA schedule part is undeniably harder than Vols this year.
They play 3 teams who made the playoffs year, 2 of which on the road
Their mid tier difficulty games are USC, Washington, Nebraska.
Schedule has total of 10 P4 teams, as well as a road game at UNLV which was the 2nd best G5 team last year and now has Mullen at HC
Meanwhile Vols play the 6 worst teams in the SEC and 3 cupcakes
Maybe Nico is counting on getting to rack up garbage time stats? Because on paper it looks like he is winning 3-4 games
Posted on 4/21/25 at 8:56 am to jonnyanony
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His state taxes will be deductions against his federal obligation.
SALT (state and local tax) deductions are limited to $10,000.
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He will owe a lot of money but most of it will be to CA if he's smart
He will be in the 37% federal bracket, plus his CA state taxes, plus his self-employment taxes.
Death and taxes...
Posted on 4/21/25 at 9:00 am to BuckeyeWarrior
quote:Funny you'd admit that, as an Ohio State fan.quote:
He's in a worse situation in basically every way imaginable.
Not really. He’ll still be playing for a P5 program and will likely have even better stats due to playing against weaker competition.
You do realize UCLA is in the Big 10, right?
Posted on 4/21/25 at 9:17 am to TrueLefty
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He made his decision and that is his business.
You say this like he picked between making 2.4m at Tenn and 1.whatever at UCLA. He didnt.
The only decision he made was to try and get more money out of Tenn.
Getting dropped by Tenn
Settling on UCLA
Taking what they could give him
Those were not decisions that he ultimately made. The circumstances made for him.
Taking an outright mistake someone caused for themselves and saying "he made a decision and therefore it was whats best for him" is an illogical take on it.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 9:42 am to InkStainedWretch
One positive for him is that he doesn't have to wear orange anymore and listen to Rocky Top.
Posted on 4/21/25 at 10:36 am to InkStainedWretch
Number I saw on X was $1.75 million, anyone heard any different? It’s a cut but I don’t see he and his posse having to take any vows of poverty.
For you cynics out there this proves he DID want to play closer to home, I mean why else would he accept less money than his previous deal?
For you cynics out there this proves he DID want to play closer to home, I mean why else would he accept less money than his previous deal?
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