Brad Stoffers

Owner F.A.S.T. Training. CSCS. Lucky Husband and Father.

[Jeanne Ives @JeanneIves]

Governor DeSantis and Governor Pritzker each just signed their 8th state budgets. The contrast couldn't be starker. And the lesson is that who you elect matters. Change out the politicians and you get different policies.
For reference, Florida is 1.8x more populous than IL, 23.37m people compared to 12.71m people. Now consider these points:
1. FL general revenue budget is $52B, IL is $56B. Because state's have different ways of budgeting, lookimg at the total FY27 budgets, FL =$117B, IL=$130B. This doesn't make sense.
2. Pritzker advocated for and signed the largest budget in state history this year and in previous years. DeSantis has lowered the amount spent every year for the last four years and vetoed over $10B in spending during his time in office. Pritzker's budget is up $16B since he took office.
3. Pritzker brags about his credit upgrades, but IL has the worst state credit rating, FL has the best credit rating.
4. FL has a rainy day fund of $18B. IL rainy day fund is $2B.
5. FL is pushing $78B in road programs and moving planned projects ahead 5-15 years. IL can't even get projects planned, permitted and built in a timely manner, so many projects are left undone and money sits in an account collecting interest. And now that surplus interest is being sent to the CTA to bail them out.
6. DeSantis has given back over $9B in taxes. Pritzker has raised taxes every year for a total of over $77B according to IPI.
9. FL is giving $5,000 signing bonuses for police officers. IL politicians want to defund the police.
10. FL is on the cusp of eliminating property taxes for 60% of home owners and they have no state income tax. IL has the highest property taxes, plus individial income and estate taxes, high corporate taxes, and there's been no attempt to meaningfully lower property taxes.
Yes, elections have consequences. But, it can all ve reversed. DeSantis barely got elected 8 years ago. Your vote matters.

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

@EllaFrei17 @kaylagrunder We support you!

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

What an awesome tradition I never knew about. Things like this should be standard everywhere!

[Ben Verlander @BenVerlander]

This is awesome.

Clemson baseball has a tradition of players going up in the stands during the 4th inning to shake hands with Veterans.

Today, on opening day, the Army baseball team joined in with them

@ClemsonBaseball 🤝 @ArmyWP_Baseball

[Riley @Ri_S_OB]

LeBron never did that

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

Never thought I’d retweet a Jillian Michael quote about politics, but here we are. This is extremely simple stuff…

Unfortunately some of our people have lost their way and their purpose…

[Jillian Michaels @JillianMichaels]

Regardless of who sits in the Oval Office, I’ll stand with the parents of a murdered child.
I’ll stand on the idea that protecting American citizens comes first.
I’ll stand for our athletes who wore our flag and brought home gold.
I’ll stand against medicalizing kids without parental consent.

These aren’t “policy positions.”
They’re baseline human values.

If your entire political identity is just resist at all costs, even when what you’re resisting is the lowest-hanging fruit for common ground - it betrays your true incentives: power over people. The American people deserve better.

[Nick Saban @sabanfaux]

I love to see Americans happy to be American!!

This is what it’s all about!!

Congrats to men’s hockey team on a 🥇!!

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

@JosephSzymanski Yup.

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

This is crazy… I agree, would be better to stay 5x5, but no coach with McDavid AND MacKinnon on their roster would ever complain about a 3x3 game. At the end of the day it’s a 1 game takes all format and Canada ran into a Goalie who was dialed in. Thats hockey. Happens…

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Team Canada HC Jon Cooper was not a fan of 3-on-3 OT in the gold medal game 😬

Do you agree with Cooper?

#MilanoCortina2026

[Mollie Walker @MollieeWalkerr]

Team USA’s🇺🇸 head coach Mike Sullivan on the construction of this lineup: “The team was built with personality in mind… There are whiskey drinkers and milk drinkers, and we got a lot of whiskey drinkers.”

🥃🥛😁

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

I felt this too and it was incredible!

[Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6]

I can’t believe the difference in how the game flows and feels as a fan with such less commercial breaks. If the NHL could ever limit the tv timeouts similar to the games at the Olympics I think the broadcasts would skyrocket

[Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6]

I can’t believe the difference in how the game flows and feels as a fan with such less commercial breaks. If the NHL could ever limit the tv timeouts similar to the games at the Olympics I think the broadcasts would skyrocket

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

@ryanwhitney6 It was awesome

[Jack @jackunheard]

Holy smokes. This might be the most American thing I've ever seen.

Congrats to these guys 🇺🇸

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

In a world full of Megan Rapinoes, be a Jack Hughes

[Paul Vallas @PaulVallas]

Moody’s Analytics’ latest report confirms what many of us know and what Gov. Pritzker been attempting to cover up: Illinois is in deep economic trouble.

Citing below average population trends, deep-rooted fiscal problems, persistent outmigration, and a shrinking tax base, Moody’s outlook for the state is bleak.

Moody’s report references recent studies found on WalletHub that rank Illinois first in combined taxes and fees and last in equity. A Wirepoints report also outlined the fact the private sector has experienced virtually no employment growth since COVID hit in 2020.

In two terms, Pritzker’s legacy is built on 55 tax and fee increases costing taxpayers over $7 billion a year, financial mismanagement reflected in the State Auditor General's finding of $5.2 billion in unemployment insurance fraud, and $2.5 billion spent on migrant health care, many times what was projected.

“Persistent out-migration will weigh on the strength of employment and income gains” according to Moody’s, as Illinois is replacing middle and upper income residents with lower income residents, many of whom are now migrants and a majority of whom are dependent on government.

[Kenny Kim @KendoVT]

Winter Olympians:

-I’ve ruptured my ACL but I’m still going to ski 80mph down a hill of ice

-I’ve broken my arm but I’m still going to jump 30 ft into the air on my snowboard while twisting and flipping at the same time

NBA Players:

-I played yesterday. Gonna take today off

[Brad Stoffers @CoachStoffers]

What is the argument against this?

[Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital]

Absolutely incredible…

CNN showing that the overwhelming majority of Americans support Voter ID:

🔴Republicans - 95%
🔵Democrats - 71%

Voter ID is not "racist". It’s common sense.

[Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital]

Absolutely incredible…

CNN showing that the overwhelming majority of Americans support Voter ID:

🔴Republicans - 95%
🔵Democrats - 71%

Voter ID is not "racist". It’s common sense.

[theScore @theScore]

Jon Cooper is an absolute legend for this. 🔥

(🎥: @ESPN)

[Topher Scott @HockeyThinkTank]

Mike Brown was the last person picked on our bantam team at 14 years old. And he was the only player to make it to the NHL.

Let me repeat…

He was the last player picked to our team at 14… and made it farther than anyone else on that team.

How?

By not comparing his journey to anyone else’s and by outworking everyone ahead of him.

For all the kids out there who may feel out of it - this is how it’s done. Control the things you can control. And GET. TO. WORK.

A lot of really talented players get passed by absolute workers when all is said and done. Mike is a great example, and it was so awesome talking to him about his journey on our latest podcast episode.