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Explain it to me like I'm 5. How does private equity profit from buying 20% of

BYUMizzou

10:00am

If I were a 4 star QB right now

DataMouth

9:58am

Any logical guesses for a start time for BYU at UCF Oct 26th?

Incentivize

9:56am

I’m guessing afternoon. 3:30 ET on ESPN+ or FS1 or something

HimmerFredette

9:58am

Good job Dad. I bet he gets poop in a box for Father's Day.

Mister P

9:54am

I mean, he had a life jacket on. They were acting like it was do or die time.

Rusty Crab Daddy

9:55am

Fish was on! Little else matters in the moment.

GfB

9:56am

First Costco came for the Coca-Cola and I didn't speak up. Then they came for

Tricky

9:52am

those bags are SOOOOOOO ANNOYING

HimmerFredette

9:53am

You hate churros?

Russell Feathers

9:56am

And Disneyland

Tricky

9:57am

RE: And Disneyland

HimmerFredette

9:58am

And hate is a strong word. I would never pay for one.

Tricky

9:59am

That’s better but still

HimmerFredette

10:00am

I can understand Disney more than churros. I'm not a huge churro fan or anything

Russell Feathers

10:00am

Biggest Costco loss was the ice-cream-bar-dipped-in-chocolate-and-SMOTHERED-in-

Acorn

9:59am

The 2025 CFB season is going to be really interesting

DataMouth

9:52am

Hip Hook Reviews

azesq

9:46am

Are you referring to this?

mitchbyu

9:55am

Luka better learn from this

HimmerFredette

9:44am

Taking away the challenge also may have hurt them. There was a later call that

califcougar

9:54am

But they have to listen to their star player.

HimmerFredette

9:54am

POLL: Which is better for BYU- a lottery pick who plays 1-2 years, or a 2nd round pick who plays all four years?

nova_coug_fan

9:43am

Future lottery pick would bring in more big time recruits

HimmerFredette

9:45am

mix of both.

TheRowdy

9:45am

I couldn't find a GIF of someone fighting the hypothetical, but just imagine I

Tricky

9:54am

Imo, it'd probably depends if the Lottery guy played 1 or 2 years. Just one year in a system is a likely crapshoot.

SinkingQuffa

9:45am

True

nova_coug_fan

9:46am

Honestly, I think a good mix of both would be best.

BYUPick

9:46am

The better college basketball player or the player who help the team win more

Plato

9:46am

If we have say an elite 8 or Final Four run over 4 years of first round exits?

JohnnyComeLately

9:48am

All depends on how far the team goes in the tournament

TADOW

9:49am

You need both, but it's much harder to get the lottery guys.

tacallaway

9:51am

Ive only recently started to invest a little in learning how to golf

rad dawg

9:43am

What are you watching it on?

ChubbyMoose

10:00am

Constant spamming

jxncoog All-American

9:42am

Most of my calls on my new work phone are spam.

Born2Fish

9:52am

I get spam calls constantly from the same lender but from diff area codes

Tricky

9:57am

The ones I have answered have been a foreign call center for Medicare

jxncoog

9:59am

A pit bull rushed at me today. Owner yanked it back on the leash before it got me. "Sorry, he was abused by men" the

Preppy All-American

9:38am

Abused by men. Awful. Should be in the same room as a bear.

Longseason

9:42am

FYI... Rottweilers and German shepherds are among the dogs that have a stronger bite than pit bulls...

Adrielle

9:45am

Stronger bites, but pits are stronger overall. Their body mass and muscle makeup makes them

AltTabbins

9:56am

If they have been abused to the point where they are a danger to others, that

Skeptical Optimist

9:46am

True, but that's probably the definition of every "rescue"

Preppy

9:48am

If the rescue can't be rehabilitated, they still need to be put down. Sad, but reality.

AltTabbins

9:57am

Was the owner a woman? Trying to decide if this dog somehow knows men from women.

supertux

9:59am

good one

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

9:59am

Be kind, that same pitbull may have heroically run into a burning building to

vagabonder

10:00am

I don't think pit bulls should exist. Call me harsh.

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

10:00am

Please for the love of all that's holy, keep Utah and its professors away from the details of this deal.

Niiineteeen84 Blowhard

9:36am

...and President.

cougarmeister

9:37am

I definitely know which deal you are referring to without additional context 😜

ColonelMustard

9:38am

RE: I definitely know which deal you are referring to without additional context 😜

Niiineteeen84

9:49am

Does anyone know if Sam Turner, recruit from Georgia, is still taking his visit

BYUfannonLDS

9:34am

Who’s going to write the book “How Disney Destroyed Star Wars”?

Lifi

9:32am

Just go to Disneyland and look in their Star Tours gift shop. It’s a woke masterpiece.

ToasterChive

9:34am

I have a BIL who is a pop culture expert and writes book on similar stuff

AggieWeekendCougar

9:34am

Pop culture has a finite timeline.

Everyman

9:37am

Or the sequel: "How Disney Destroyed Disney"

The Y's Insider

9:45am

POLL: How often do you look at the results of a CB poll before you respond to it?

ballen

9:31am

POLL: What's your gut telling you on Kanon Catchings to BYU at this point?

SinkingQuffa Intervention Needed

9:28am

I've trusted too many farts to trust my gut at this point

Knee Brace

9:29am

RE: POLL: What's your gut telling you on Kanon Catchings to BYU at this point?

creameryon9th

9:29am

good stuff like this rarely works out for BYU and us, the long-suffering fans

Beggar

9:30am

It would be awesome to land a kid like this, but we can't expect to beat out FSU or NCSt for a Indiana kid

SinkingQuffa

9:37am

I don’t think he’s coming.

karatekid

9:37am

It's possible: you win some and lose some.

Plantagenet

9:53am

Not worrying about it.

Y'zcrack

9:53am

Other team fan boards are as confident as us. I think he's been quiet and nobody knows.

AltTabbins

9:59am

I think BYU got a decent chance and still has a decent chance.

Belboz

9:59am

The shoes that Johnson and Finau are wearing look like old Air Jordans, must

RC Vikings

9:26am

Tony has worn Jordans for years. New look for DJ

Tare

9:27am

They are just Jordan 1 low... Been a popular golf shoe for years now. Finau has worn them for a few years. Different

P-Boy Squad

9:27am

This. Nike makes a Jordan 1 low golf shoe. Slightly different traction on the sole is the difference I believe.

GfB

9:31am

I have a pair of the Jordan 1 low golf shoes. It is a different traction than the regular Jordan 1s. They work really

specsauce

9:57am

I have a pair. Different color. Great golf shoe.

pink22

9:28am

Some questions for those that have built a house

boorad

9:25am

Flooring, cabinets, countertops, and appliances for starters.

BYUMizzou

9:31am

Wall texture, stucco, flooring, cabinets, windows, countertops, it all adds up

SausageKing

9:31am

In all materials, there are good, better and best. You can get cheap carpet,

Y-Zag

9:32am

And sometimes "best" is just trendy as opposed to actual best. Like Wood Windows.

cscougar

9:40am

When people say “It will cost twice as much as you think and take twice as long”

Medute

9:41am

Decisions I'm happiest with

cscougar

9:49am

It looks like it finally happened. The Rick Roll is no more.

crazY

9:24am

Is this a roundabout way to Rick Roll someone?

BYUHawk

9:26am

YouTube did give me up and let me down and turned around and deserted me

ballen

9:27am

Apparently YouTube decided it WAS gonna give him up

Tricky

9:44am

Works fine. Just played it. The roll lives on

DavisCoCoug

9:59am

I’m starting to believe Kathleen Kennedy is a CB member. It would explain a lot

Nakedbootleg

9:17am

Anyone know if the road up to silver lake in big cottonwood canyon is open?

jigidajrit

9:11am

Silver lake is just in the Brighton parking lot. It should be open.

blackandblue

9:13am

It was on Memorial Day. There was still snow on the ground at Silver Lake though. It could be gone now

TADOW

9:14am

That is just SR-190. It is open year round.

Carnac

9:16am

Amidst all the doom and gloom, I just bought gameday shirts for the family.

Sparkling Delirium

9:05am

The biggest sporting event is scheduled for Sept 2: "Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef" broadcast live on Netflix.

Cougar-Duck Murderbot

9:02am

Big 12 considering private equity investment of up to $1 billion for as much as 20% of conference

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

8:59am

RE: Big 12 considering private equity investment of up to $1 billion for as much as 20% of conference

jacobugath

9:01am

I know, right? CB is fast

Adrielle

9:05am

Your post links straight to the story, which I prefer

Doogal McCougar

9:24am

I wonder how the Church views this development

2FarGone

9:18am

Probably doesn’t care

Swag Kazekage

9:31am

$1 billion divided by 16 teams is $62 million

Acorn

9:36am

“ A portion of the money would go directly to the 16 conference members”

Everyman

9:41am

What would the conference do with $500 million? Too big. My understanding is

Acorn

9:56am

Private Equity gunning for piece of Big12

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8:58am

Kiss of death. Private equity ruins everything it touches.

Blueto

8:59am

Amen. They think they know everything and they end up just messing things up.

8-track

9:05am

agree... cant have voting power. They buy and cut to "optimize"

Das_Countach

9:13am

They are so terrible to work for

rommeliv

9:21am

Because we make you do your job?

WP17

9:27am

...its not that at all, theyre never looking long-term, just short term even if

Das_Countach

9:34am

I worked for a PE owned company and that wasn't my experience at all

Skeptical Optimist

9:43am

PE earns anywhere from 2 - 10x the annual rate of return compared to global

Skeptical Optimist

9:36am

This 100%. Many of my peers went to PE after grad school. Many are not those

P-Widdy

9:43am

It would be Yormarks second misstep as commish

Mexicougazul

9:01am

It would be really hard to outdo that first one, but he is trying

2FarGone

9:24am

No! PAc12 tried that and anything w/ that stench needs to die.

Longseason

9:10am

Sorry...don't have time to read it. What do they want to use it for?

BlueKarma

9:10am

But you have time to scroll CB?

molodyets

9:12am

Not sure how good a fit this is

Dr T-bone

9:13am

The suits don’t care about hurting the game.

molodyets

9:15am

Pay players?

Charles Darwin

9:16am

Regarding the cash, the article claims that a portion of the $1b would go to the teams to bridge the gap

TCuz

9:16am

RE: Regarding the cash, the article claims that a portion of the $1b would go to

Das_Countach

9:38am

Private Equity (vulture capitalists)

BYUFam1

9:43am

Lots of water means lots of bugs. Springville is in need of seagulls.

Busting Coveys Political Junky

8:55am

US-40 between Dinosaur and Craig is also in desperate need. Drove through there yesterday and the Mormon crickets were

SingleStrapBackpack

9:01am

These are grasshoppers. Just so bad.

RSL

9:02am

My dad is in mapleton. On Monday I took my riding mower to mow his field

crimedog

9:01am

Need birds? Please. You need some tortillas and some salsa. Open a Tacos de chapulines stand.

mokelembembe

9:11am

Thats racist.

BE-WHY-YOU

9:14am

We just finished cicadas. I feel your pain. How long are the grasshoppers

Acorn

9:38am

Aren't the cicadas back East are bad this year as well?

Spiff

9:39am

A colleague told me some variety of cicadas come out every 17 years and this is

Tricky

9:45am

I think the 17 year brood and 13 year brood lined up this year, so made it worse

Dataguy

9:53am

The power of one, the power of Christmas!

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8:54am

RE: The power of one, the power of Christmas!

Carnac

8:59am

The Saints just restructured Taysom’s contract to lower his 2024 cap hit.

TCuz Coastal Elite

8:53am

Taysom Hill being 34 makes me feel really old

SpecialKC

9:00am

If it means more shows like the Mandalorian and Andor, I'll take the occasional

Shinshin

8:53am

Problem is there’s more bad than good

I'mBatman

8:54am

But I just avoid the bad.

benny1982

8:56am

If the SW content creators don't have new ideas or how to handle the Skywalker era...they should have used the books

Preppy

8:57am

There are a lot of great books and stories from old video games

karatekid

9:14am

Indiana Jones should have done the same and used Fate of Atlantis instead

JDBlue

9:23am

The interesting thing is that the cartoons are all much better stories

B Blue

9:34am

Dave Filoni is responsible for most of the animated stuff. He is now CCO, yay

JDBlue

9:53am

I'm 4 episodes into "Shogun" and... (spoilers)

Howard Bannister

8:51am

RE: I'm 4 episodes into "Shogun" and... (spoilers)

cruiserhead

8:52am

I watched that in one weekend and then had internet ads showing up in Japanese.

Updating...

8:55am

I've watched 5 episodes and had the same issues at first. Now I know who everyone is without much trouble.

jacobugath

8:55am

I’m not sure what the controversy was about. It’s fairly close to the book.

JohnnyComeLately

8:56am

regarding the ending...to each their own.

Avery

9:30am

Did they not get to the end of the book in the season?

Plato

9:43am

Regarding the ending (spoilers)

Negative Equity

9:36am

Episode 6 was sooooo boring. I almost gave up on the show after that one.

supertux

9:52am

Shareholders reverse the Delaware court

CougarMandias

8:50am

Course looks pretty easy. As a 13 handicap, I'd probably shoot a 76 today

SpecialKC

8:45am

RE: Course looks pretty easy. As a 13 handicap, I'd probably shoot a 76 today

Tare

8:49am

I've played a couple Donald Ross courses, and i'm good for about (7) three-putts

SpecialKC

8:52am

Pinehurst was hard, those greens like to reject decent shots

JOPE

9:09am

Yes, on the front side

Lynk

9:36am

These may be the worst player ratings I think I've ever seen.

RSL This is my dupe account

8:36am

So nobody got higher than a 6 in the first ever draw with Brazil? Seems suss.

creameryon9th

8:42am

A 3 for Scally? Sheesh. 11 saves for turner…

Senora Featherbottom

8:51am

Scally was exceptional yesterday. He played well going forward, and basically pocketed Vini

RSL

8:52am

Yep. I didn't see it in the first half as I "knew" Vini on the left was going to destroy us... so I noticed every little

Tokolosh

9:00am

It's out of 5 right? right??

-C9-

9:07am

No out of 10

GfB

9:16am

RE: No out of 10

-C9-

9:23am

I couldn’t agree more. I enjoy the player ratings articles, but I was astounded

hoser

9:14am

Zero credibility based on those rating.

BostonCougar

9:30am

Let's go Brooksy!

SpecialKC

8:35am

Honestly the guys who went to LIV have become so likable because you only hear about them once every four months

P-Boy Squad

8:47am

It's crazy Brooks has 5 majors, and 9 PGA Tour wins. Rory has 4 and 26 for

SpecialKC

8:50am

Brooks is also married to Jenna Sims.

Acorn

9:41am

I know this comes up on here fairly often,but what kind of luggage do peoplelike

Cougar TD

8:33am

I like the Glad scented force flex 13 gal bags with handles

Peterbilt

8:35am

RE: I like the Glad scented force flex 13 gal bags with handles

Cougar TD

8:41am

What is “fairly often”? And are you flying, driving?

molodyets

8:37am

Amazon basics spinner. I travel a ton and it has served me very well and they are cheap.

HugoStiglitz

8:41am

Biaggi. I travel a lot.

Idacoug

8:42am

There you go. Another suggestion for Biaggi. They are great carry ons, especially for the price.

specsauce

8:45am

SouthernBlueBlood suggested Biaggi. I travel a lot for work, with a lot of international travel. I picked up the

specsauce

8:44am

TravelPro Platinum Elite

The Y's Insider

9:29am

My advice: Buy luggage with quality zippers and wheels

Traveling Coug

9:49am

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Anyone know how this recruiting class would rank with Catchings and Demin?

Big 12 considering private equity investment of up to $1 billion for as much as 20% of conference

Brian Windhorst absolutely eviscerates Luka. Wow.

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