RB James White receives MVP truck from Patriots fan Conan O’Brien

[Nikolai]

Please, the correct phrase is Der Shieskopf !

Well, if we're being technical, it's Scheisskopf (almost put Scheißkopf getting old)

 

[n1997y]

Yep. Astute business as usual for the Ford family. Excellent advertising and the only thing that they're out is the manufacturing cost for one truck.

and it's a legit marketing expense so they can write that off, probably at list price.

 

[Bill Lee]

Plus he'll have to pay taxes, registration, huy new plates, and get it inspected within 30 days.

TNSTAAFL.

All that plus the insurance...he's going to end up living in it.

But:

Divisional Playoff Game: $24,000 (each)
Conference Championship Game: $44,000 (each)
Super Bowl Winning team players: $107,000 (each), Losing Team players: $53,000 (each)

He's got 175G coming in. Even if the tax man keeps half, he's got it covered.

 

[irishfanatic]

I like the color that Ford picked for the vehicle. Very apt.

 

[captain insano]

that is so freakin awesome. he deserves it.

 

[thecore762]

Wow that's a much nicer Truck than the one they gave out in SB49. Glad White got that ride, time to pay taxes, get the car registered and insured and you are good to go, new vehicles don't need smog test for at least two years usually.
Plus he doesn't make millions, so this car is gonna be nice for him until his new contract, at that point he can give it away to a family member.
Super Happy for James White, he deserved the trip at Disney and the truck! He is definitely gonna get to see the field a lot more next year along Lewis.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

Yep. Astute business as usual for the Ford family. Excellent advertising and the only thing that they're out is the manufacturing cost for one truck.

This is not the 1st time Ford has showed up GM.

Back in the 90's, the testbed of the future Chevy Volt was the EV1, which was infamously killed off...you can see it on YouTube in Who Killed the Electric Car? GM crushed most of them and donated the shells of a few EV1s. I saw one the engineering department at The University of Wisconsin - Madison made drivable again. Like a NASCAR, it was plastered with sponsors that made donations. The biggest was the huge blue oval Ford logo.

Speaking of GM, before their bailout, their drive for short-term profits, spin on issues, and obliviousness on the future is a lot like Goodell/NFL on CTE, greed, punishments, etc.

 

[TinhWoodhead]

i think those retractable running boards will come in handy

 

[BTTA]

But:


He's got 175G coming in. Even if the tax man keeps half, he's got it covered.

So if the Pats had started as a wild card team, he would have made more?

 

[moejr]

Is that the actual MVP truck or was Chevy the official truck at the SB?

 

[Bill Lee]

So if the Pats had started as a wild card team, he would have made more?

Yes:

Wild-card round winners: $25,000
Wild-card round losers: $23,000
Divisional-round winners and losers: $25,000
Conference championship winners and losers: $46,000
Super Bowl winners: $102,000
Super Bowl losers: $51,000

Is that the actual MVP truck or was Chevy the official truck at the SB?

There is no actual car or truck being handed out any more. Von Miller won last year's MVP and didn't get a car or truck. This truck was something Conan and his show set up.

 

[Chevy]

"You can have this truck for 24 hours"
"Now he has to drive it back to Boston"

Conan, James White is a Patriot. A Super Bowl 51 Patriot. He'll just drive it backwards for 18 hours, then shift into overdrive and make it to Boston before you.