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Whenever I see OKC play well, I feel sorry for Seattle and Washington. It’s

Japan Coug

9:40pm

Agreed. They retained the Sonics name and history. Time for them to restart it.

BlooCoug

9:41pm

they had a chance to keep them and blew it. OKC had the same chance this year

FieroCoug

9:42pm

Trying to remember. Was it an arena issue with Seattle or something else?

Bonoman

9:42pm

POLL: What’s the bigger what if - 2020 or 2025 w/Pope & the full team?

Kolipoki

9:39pm

I could get behind this ‘Mammoth’ look idea

RdF3 Inactive user

9:38pm

RE: I could get behind this ‘Mammoth’ look idea

Tesla Coug

9:43pm

Do we like free market principles in college sports?

Squirt

9:36pm

RE: Do we like free market principles in college sports?

Eddie

9:38pm

Only as long as (and as far as) we are okay with college sports being a market.

LeftOfNormal

9:38pm

Free market plus player unions are the answer for pro sports. College is pro, at

BlooCoug

9:40pm

No because our church has a problem with free market principles as it applies

A Drew Aitch

9:41pm

Generally in sports some level of stability is needed for them to be interesting

Trent

9:45pm

Why aren’t there more collectives in pro sports? Why don’t the Denver Broncos fans pool all their money and tell

rainorsnow

9:47pm

NIL was supposed to be about paying players for using them in marketing products

Hinta

9:33pm

Wasn't it more about schools and video games using their name, image and

Plato

9:36pm

Until players are paid employees who can unionize and collectively bargain, this

BlooCoug

9:38pm

"out of control" is a great description

BYUJoJo

9:45pm

At this point, good riddance. I wish this weren't the case, but after this Hall

TailgateU

9:31pm

Calm down. He hasn’t done anything to relationships that couldn’t be smoothed

gwalker

9:31pm

Seriously - just took a visit.

Eddie

9:33pm

You don't think he's lost respect and trust?

TailgateU

9:33pm

I don’t think so. But what do I know?

Trent

9:35pm

Not at all, if he comes back

RenoCoug

9:35pm

I don't think we know what he's lost or what the other players are thinking.

Eddie

9:36pm

No. A lot of people have put words in his mouth. The only thing I know that I

gwalker

9:36pm

No. Explain how he would have

fattycoug

9:37pm

What current basketball players do you think are 100% committed to their team and not in any way to money

Magathis

9:34pm

What exactly did he do? Play gol in Omaha while in the portal? That's how the

fattycoug

9:36pm

It’s time to replace these cancers with *checks notes* players that are doing

DieHarder

9:37pm

Commitment to coach? Game? Personal development?

Plato

9:38pm

Utah Miracle(on ice)

CougarGuy84

9:25pm

LOL.....3 Utes in the basement are now Hockey experts too

WJCougar

9:23pm

New team - they think they can develop a following before anyone else does.

Eddie

9:24pm

Can't wait for more people to get to know these fine folks. Going to be some deep hockey analysis there and likely

zonacougar

9:25pm

I listened for a bit. Not terrible.

CougarCanuck76

9:30pm

The sad thing is they think they're good at podcasting.

Ungoy

9:30pm

Can't wait till SLC gets an MLB team and they become fans of that sport too

Flyski

9:32pm

Utah Teen Wolfs

TADOW All-American

9:22pm

El Jefe!!!! Moderation required!!!

crimedog

9:23pm

El Jefe seeing an opportunity to moderate:

BlooCoug

9:43pm

RE: Utah Teen Wolfs

crimedog

9:38pm

Thumbs down but funny gif.

TADOW

9:40pm

You’re nothing if not consistent

Magathis

9:42pm

Feels like maybe we should just have a temporary NHL in Utah category

Magathis Lifelong Coyotes Fan

9:22pm

Now there's an idea!

creameryon9th

9:25pm

I’m sort of shocked at how good Chet Holmgren is. I thought he’d be another

macdizzle

9:21pm

I totally agree. He’s way better than I thought he would be.

Blue2thebone

9:24pm

He was dynamite in college.

BlooCoug

9:27pm

Both goalies just made really good saves. This is a good game.

mannheimadler

9:19pm

Lohner to play football at Utah? Could it be??

andrewg3

9:18pm

yes (link)

4mack

9:30pm

American tourist facing possible 12-year prison sentence after ammo found

YOHONOMOTO

9:16pm

Was it just a mistake? Like he forgot to take it out of his bag?

Avery

9:20pm

Yes, he mistakenly left a couple rounds in his suitcase.

slccoug

9:22pm

The article has a statement front heir government saying even if it's a mistake

cougarfann888

9:23pm

And TSA didn’t find it on the flight out of the US.

Submariner

9:26pm

Yikes, good point

pegushin

9:27pm

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maxpowers

9:32pm

Domestically flying with ammo is NBD. Just has to be in original packaging. Not

txblue

9:33pm

That's for checked luggage right? Not carry on?

cougarfann888

9:37pm

Some places don't mess around with that stuff.

Eddie

9:23pm

That's trash. Especially for a place that is 100% dependent on tourism. Might

txblue

9:24pm

It’s as trashy as the country

maxpowers

9:33pm

Or people could just remember to take ammunition and guns out of their bags.

RalphWiggam

9:38pm

#saveJericho

BIG XII Coug

9:25pm

1- very sad and excessive 2 - why would someone ever have ammo in

scrambled egg

9:30pm

hunters put ammo in their luggage for hunting trips all the time.

4mack

9:34pm

I've done it half a dozen times. Pretty common actually.

txblue

9:35pm

Busting Coveys

9:32pm

That is messed up

yahtzee

9:34pm

That's quite a high number of loaded guns in luggage. Crazy

Belboz

9:36pm

Looking to replace our smoke detectors. They’re ugly and yellow.

cougfanblue Truly Addicted User

9:12pm

I got the classic first alert brand smoke & carbon monoxide combo detectors.

creameryon9th

9:16pm

I splurged for Nest ones. I like them.

El Jefe

9:16pm

Lithium battery ones. They last 10 years

dug

9:17pm

Except when they don't last 10 years.

VACOUGFAN

9:20pm

Whatever you get, make sure to get the ones that are hardwired to the house.

VACOUGFAN

9:18pm

Our house only had a couple hardwired locations

El Jefe

9:42pm

Yup, this is it

JOPE Resident Golf Fanatic

9:10pm

This can be the alternate logo

cougaman

9:20pm

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Y05

9:05pm

as a parent that has spent a fortune in time, effort and money on my kids

qwerew

9:05pm

These kids grew up in

BYU4eVeR

9:13pm

Of course. The only question now is if the fans will continue to pay pro

777

9:14pm

I don’t see how donors will keep ponying up year after year. It’d be different

palangi

9:21pm

As long as boosters are motivated by the possibility of winning, it won't change

Lance71

9:23pm

It's no different than going to a new job for a pay raise.

Jwine21

9:19pm

Except your new employer isn’t being asked to foot the bill

BYU Fan

9:31pm

I wish more people could understand this. It’s exactly like taking the job for a dollar an hour more a job which

Blue2thebone

9:39pm

Well, I can’t fault people I guess for being shortsighted and impulsive and for placing a priority on a quick payout

Blue2thebone

9:36pm

Well that was a better period of hockey eh?

creameryon9th

9:01pm

Had meetings so wasn’t able to catch it but seems like typical Oilers coming

kotacoug

9:22pm

Had some chances. Talbot playing well.

creameryon9th

9:26pm

Dang not sure if I should jinx it and start watching lol

kotacoug

9:46pm

Does NHL coming into town have any affect on the Grizzlies? I don't follow that

Flyski

9:00pm

Idk but they should make them the ECHL for the Utah team instead of Colorado.

gaffer

9:08pm

Speaking of minor league hockey, our boys are getting beat by Calgary in game 1

gaffer

9:22pm

They will probably try to make it for a season or two and then they'll likely fold.

Spiff

9:09pm

Their GM said that they will stay here, for next season.

Everyman

9:09pm

just got back from movie "Unsung Hero" excellent feel good flick.

qwerew

8:57pm

Kristaps Porzingis the unicorn goes 1-9 in 30 minutes and -32 today.

kimdaddy35

8:52pm

All in on Spicy Tuna. These jerseys…

TempeCoug

8:51pm

Keep it for a season. Way better than hockey club.

Mike Bolton

9:06pm

I hate the Jazz colors Purple/teal are a bad combo. Name is cool tho

Magneto

9:25pm

Watching this OKC game and as best I can tell

Corn Pop

8:51pm

Chet has been a much better pro than I thought he would be. I wasn't sure he'd be strong enough for the NBA.

Spiff

9:10pm

Stereotypes are real

Carnac

8:50pm

West side Grizzlies fans. Too bad this is all they'll be able to afford when the

777

8:53pm

RE: West side Grizzlies fans. Too bad this is all they'll be able to afford when

Carnac

8:55pm

stereotypes are real

777

8:55pm

touche

Carnac

8:56pm

wow 2 games in a row that the fan makes the half court shot for $20k in OKC

FieroCoug

8:49pm

that was clearly a goal.

Viva Campeche

8:44pm

That was a joke, but what a save

Viva Campeche

8:45pm

Is there a running tally of how many posts have been made on CB since it was

Cooouuugs

8:44pm

RE: Is there a running tally of how many posts have been made on CB since it was

Magathis

8:45pm

64 posts in Year 0?

CougarVeteran

9:41pm

Your post was # 32,958,440

El Jefe

8:47pm

Wow what happened Dec 5, 2020?

Cooouuugs

8:48pm

Toilet paper shortage. Mass panic

TNT

8:49pm

RE: Wow what happened Dec 5, 2020?

Magathis

8:50pm

BYU won at USU in basketball.

DieHarder

8:50pm

RE: Wow what happened Dec 5, 2020?

Tesla Coug

8:58pm

Zach got body slammed by some guy on meth

Carnac

9:02pm

Hall isn’t an NBA player so he’d be crazy to not try and get paid now.

Chester Copperpot

8:43pm

He’d be crazy not to spend January in Omaha. There’s a reason our ancestors did it.

The 435

8:47pm

Any amount of time in Omaha is too much time in Omaha.

WP17

8:59pm

BYU is crazy if they let him go to another program over $$$

JoeExotic

8:48pm

Hopefully the new idea is to get better players and pay them.

777

8:51pm

It's a Brave New World

TNT

8:51pm

Agreed - missing out on Hall over $150k or so isn't wise. We need Young's first season to surprise on the upside. If he

HarlemCoug

8:59pm

What if Young upgrades though with more money to throw at a PG to hop in the

777

9:07pm

So many moving parts it's really hard for us to know what's best. But Hall can play. I'd love him in Provo next year.

HarlemCoug

9:21pm

It's possible there's big things in the works and we are letting Hall walk.

tacallaway

9:34pm

When is enough enough?

BYU Fan

9:44pm

Basketball ends; I'd prefer a degree from BYU - those benefits never end

BYUFootballRocks1

9:15pm

Yeah unless it’s Stanford or a handful of other D1 schools the education/network is sub BYU

WP17

9:25pm

Fascinating:

sethj250 Just happy to be here! TDC

8:43pm

Truth is stranger than fiction?

TNT

8:44pm

Especially after chili cheese dogs

CAPX

8:44pm

RE: Especially after chili cheese dogs

cambo

8:45pm

And after DKN makes too many Beto's visits and makes earth uninhabitable

TNT

8:46pm

That is some world class headline writing.

TheSpiker

8:51pm

RE: Fascinating:

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

9:19pm

RE: Fascinating:

bag

9:34pm

I don’t know, I think everyone around me knows how much mine is filled with

Bar7h

9:42pm

Right now TNT is experiencing high blood sugar. So he ate some Welch's fr snacks

TNT

8:37pm

Isn't that a golden opportunity to down some regular Mountain Dew?

Cougar Junkie

8:39pm

Oh heavens no

TNT

8:40pm

BYU football fan fest in Dallas Saturday. Worth going to?

Acorn

8:37pm

I'm having my son pick up the cool Texas-themed BYU t-shirt..can't go wrong for $15

CLCougar

8:39pm

Yes. Go.

yapacoug

9:04pm

You thought Draymond was unhinged at golden state. Now imagine him on the worst

Mostlyaccurate

8:37pm

SGA is so good

FieroCoug

8:35pm

lol at that call. He gets shoved in the back and they call a moving screen on

Samsonite

8:39pm

Eichel 👀

crazY

8:29pm

What a play and pass by Eichel. Holy cow.

mannheimadler

8:28pm

Astros...

Methusaleh22

8:27pm

Me:

Methusaleh22

8:28pm

RE: Astros...

Carnac

8:33pm

Hey, it’s hard to hit when you don’t know what pitch is coming.

Samsonite

8:42pm

RE: Astros...

jdub

9:14pm

RE: Astros...

Longseason

9:30pm

Rangers are like

Bob Vance

9:30pm

Not sure about the name, but these uniforms would be cool

kimdaddy35

8:26pm

San Jose Sharks

pink22

8:27pm

Closish

kimdaddy35

8:28pm

Apparently I'm the only one that likes them.

kimdaddy35

8:38pm

How about these for the Avenging Angels?

pegushin

9:05pm

Well, at least they didn’t take Richie too like I thought.

Kdubb

8:17pm

How did you see that coming?

TarCoug

8:19pm

RE: How did you see that coming?

Kdubb

8:35pm

Maybe some BYU donor needs to step up. That is the idea with NIL, right?

Hinta

8:21pm

TH has indicated BYU will not compete for players using NIL out of principle …

combblai

9:17pm

NIL doesn’t involve the school

stoils

9:23pm

The schools are involved anyway

Hinta

9:35pm

RE: Well, at least they didn’t take Richie too like I thought.

Mostlyaccurate

8:32pm

NIL makes me like players less.

Archaea

8:12pm

Right or wrong, athletes are jobs. They go where they’re paid.

tarzan15

8:15pm

Do you feel the same about pro players? What’s the difference today really?

BlooCoug

8:16pm

i think a lot of people do think that the loyalty of college is great compared

FieroCoug

8:18pm

Now that players are paid market value, they are basically employees. Not a lot

BlooCoug

8:22pm

They’re not employees. They’re being paid by the fans that are willing to fork

blackandblue

8:27pm

I did qualify my statement with “basically.” With NIL, players will have the

BlooCoug

8:47pm

Contracts, salary caps, a regulated league, higher talent level…

blackandblue

8:21pm

Owners don't guilt you into donating to a collective to pay their players.

ochobeeguy

8:58pm

The difference is every pro isn't a free agent every year

Jesse Pinkman

8:21pm

I agree, Jesse.

BYUJoJo

8:26pm

I don’t like pro players as I once did.

Archaea

8:24pm

I really don't care about individual players.

VACOUGFAN

9:06pm

I do

schofim

9:24pm

Without a contract w the school, it's very dumb

Plato

8:16pm

Certainly makes me less patient with their on court flaws. You’re getting paid

A Drew Aitch

8:17pm

Precisely. You get paid more than 99% of fans

Archaea

8:25pm

Most byu players are not making more than 99% of fans. In fact no players

JoeExotic

8:36pm

I’m sure you know what kind of deals they have

A Drew Aitch

8:40pm

Do you know what the top 1% of earners in the US looks like?

JoeExotic

8:53pm

He didn’t say the top 1% of the US.

A Drew Aitch

9:23pm

Actually some are and will be.

Archaea

8:43pm

Bingo. It's hard to watch the effort in football and bball since NIL, and

777

8:35pm

I agree, Drew Aitch, 777, and CAPX

BYUJoJo

8:43pm

Exactly. TNT has prepared many boos

TNT

8:38pm

Totally agree, but as we raise expectations, somebody will say "hey, take it easy, they're just college kids!"

CLCougar

8:52pm

Or that student athlete garbage

TNT

8:54pm

Certainly hard to get invested in players when you may lose them at any moment.

CAPX

8:27pm

It makes me respect Noah and Fouss more.

Archaea

8:29pm

Collectives need to get smart and start requiring multi year contracts.

buhlcougar

8:32pm

A player will just go to a school that doesn't do that. As long as there is a

Lance71

8:56pm

Multi year contracts would be VERY appealing to players

JoeExotic

8:59pm

Don't blame the player. Blame the dumb unregulated system. Most players will

Jwine21

9:13pm

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