Pot of gold at the end of the tunnel

Brent jacquette, a former collegiate soccer player and coach, was talking about pay for college athletes. “As this makes big news, people see this pot of gold at the end of the tunnel,” Jacquette said. See the entire article here:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ncaa-athletes-pay-deal-raises-141803647.html

This is a mashup of “pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” (the ultimate reward after a difficult process) and “light at the end of the tunnel” (a sign that something difficult is almost at an end). A big thanks to Lou Pugliese for spotting this one and sending it in. Speaking of Lou, I want to give a big shout out to him for his recent book publication, “Blame It On the Moon”. It’s on sale NOW on Amazon! Here’s the link: