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re: Former LSU commitment Zach Lee content with decision to sign with Dodgers
Posted on 6/20/16 at 7:54 am to TheWalrus
Posted on 6/20/16 at 7:54 am to TheWalrus
You went with Weinke/Weeden instead of Mauck? How old are you? Are you an LSU fan?
Zach Lee was a decent QB coming in. He wasn't going to start right away. He may have never been an NFL talent. He wasn't even Matt Flynn or Jarret Lee caliber coming in to college based on scouting. Yet LSU fans had decided already because he chose us that he would be Peyton Manning. The guy didn't really have a choice to make. He just had to play a game to get the money he needed to make the only choice he was ever given. Playing baseball in the spring is tough when you're a QB on a team that doesn't have many arms. He wouldn't have been a starter for baseball most likely because of it and would have been a Chad Jones role in May at best. So the whole two sport star debate is silly. In the end that would have hurt his draft position 3 years later. So once again, he only had one option and that was to leverage for more money and go pro at 18.
Zach Lee was a decent QB coming in. He wasn't going to start right away. He may have never been an NFL talent. He wasn't even Matt Flynn or Jarret Lee caliber coming in to college based on scouting. Yet LSU fans had decided already because he chose us that he would be Peyton Manning. The guy didn't really have a choice to make. He just had to play a game to get the money he needed to make the only choice he was ever given. Playing baseball in the spring is tough when you're a QB on a team that doesn't have many arms. He wouldn't have been a starter for baseball most likely because of it and would have been a Chad Jones role in May at best. So the whole two sport star debate is silly. In the end that would have hurt his draft position 3 years later. So once again, he only had one option and that was to leverage for more money and go pro at 18.
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Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:09 am to Clark W Griswold
his baseball draft status and our dire need for a QB at the time has definitely elevated the QB prospect he was in the heads of many.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:14 am to blackjackjackson
He missed out on Freds. So there's that. 
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:14 am to blackjackjackson
ETA: double post, damn it.
This post was edited on 6/20/16 at 9:25 am
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:31 am to the LSUSaint
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Although, not sure of how the tax rules apply if you live in Texas And sign with an LA team.
You typically pay income taxes where you earn them, not where employer is domiciled
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:42 am to OceanMan
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You typically pay income taxes where you earn them, not where employer is domiciled
I believe I heard somewhere that pro athletes have to pay taxes in every state they play in. If this is true I'm guessing you take the percentage of pay you earn at that location and pay taxes on that.
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He doesn't. Agent gets %
Agents only get around 3-4 percent of the contract. Agents make their money off of players on the endorsement deals where they can get more of a percentage.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:50 am to colorchangintiger
Yea people forget about the benifits that come with it. He will reach 45 days in majors no doubt. That means worse case scenario he has over a million aND gets at least 30k a year for the rest of his life.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 10:06 am to TheWalrus
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Any shot he does pull a Weinke/Weeden? Hell LSU could use a starter in 2018.
I believe that's known as a "Mauck/Booty" in Louisiana.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:04 pm to the LSUSaint
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He doesn't. Agent gets % and taxes pound him for about 40% in Cal. Although, not sure of how the tax rules apply if you live in Texas And sign with an LA team.
So think I g he paid income tax, he put about 3M or less in the bank.
Then comes the living in LA, buying a home there, etc
Great money, but not like having 3 million and living easy in Louisiana.
True, but he's from McKinney. His family isn't hurting for money to begin with...
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:14 pm to ipodking
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Zach Lee would have won four heismans if he stayed.
Zach Lee was the best that never was.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 5:24 pm to blackjackjackson
So what's his status if he wanted to play football. College teams really benefit from QBs like this. Weinke, Weeden, Mauck!!!!
Posted on 6/20/16 at 9:25 pm to OceanMan
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You typically pay income taxes where you earn them, not where employer is domiciled
Understand. That's why every single person going thru the draft should rent an apartment in a state like Texas and become a resident.
There must be some law preventing this for things like pro sports.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 6:23 am to blackjackjackson
Ah, and here we have the problem with sports today. A gifted player takes the money and most fans agree because you make a lot of up front money without ever having to prove yourself. Take the money every time!
Money continues to ruin the purity of sports. Just think how much better the college game of football would be if the big college football programs could not buy the best high school recruits. And if the NFL, NBA, MLB and agents could not buy off young athletes.
I can't imagine the pressure now on 16 year old high school kids to be the "It" kid. How that affects their egos, families, coaches and other kids and families who are competing for exposure and playing time. And when it does not work out the sense of failure and pressure. So yeah, take the money if it sniffs your life. And when you get that money, you've arrived, so where's the motivation to be the best you can be? You have your payday.
Money continues to ruin the purity of sports. Just think how much better the college game of football would be if the big college football programs could not buy the best high school recruits. And if the NFL, NBA, MLB and agents could not buy off young athletes.
I can't imagine the pressure now on 16 year old high school kids to be the "It" kid. How that affects their egos, families, coaches and other kids and families who are competing for exposure and playing time. And when it does not work out the sense of failure and pressure. So yeah, take the money if it sniffs your life. And when you get that money, you've arrived, so where's the motivation to be the best you can be? You have your payday.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 11:31 am to Malaysian Tiger
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His MLB Record is (through 2015 season) Win–loss record 0–1 Earned run average 13.50 Strikeouts 3
You left out the most important stat- $5.25 million.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 11:39 am to the LSUSaint
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Understand. That's why every single person going thru the draft should rent an apartment in a state like Texas and become a resident.
There must be some law preventing this for things like pro sports.
You have to pay taxes in every state you play in no matter where you live.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:18 pm to WalkingTurtles
If he wanted to play football he would have 4 years to play football. Fully eligible.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:21 pm to iamAG
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If he wanted to play football he would have 4 years to play football. Fully eligible.
don't think he would be. he was enrolled in classes and practicing with the team. His clock started already and has since expired
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:33 pm to lsufball19
I'm not guessing here buddy. He has 4 years to play. That's the facts.
Posted on 6/21/16 at 12:39 pm to iamAG
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I'm not guessing here buddy. He has 4 years to play. That's the facts.
once your clock starts, it does not stop. if he enrolled in classes, his clock started. you don't get to take a leave of absence and come back 6 years later
Posted on 6/21/16 at 3:39 pm to geauxtigers33
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I believe I heard somewhere that pro athletes have to pay taxes in every state they play in. If this is true I'm guessing you take the percentage of pay you earn at that location and pay taxes on that.
Yes, this is what I meant by "where you earn them". I'm not positive about athletes, if they have any special rules (I don't think they do), but what you guessed is typical tax treatment.
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