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Went to Chuck-a-Rama tonight (not my choice). They asked if I wanted

Armchaircoug

8:52pm

Not your choice? But 'the choice is yours at Chuck-a-Rama'

fan_byu

8:53pm

I hope KY gives these BYU portal departures ….

BYU4eVeR

8:50pm

Mets are hammering Yamamoto

Hinta

8:50pm

He definitely hasn't been all he was advertised to be so far. Hopefully, he figures things out.

Colorado

8:51pm

Best beginner setup for paintball. Son aged 12 wanting to get into it

jordbyu

8:47pm

Tippman 98 is the OG. No clue if there's something newer and equivalent

creameryon9th

8:52pm

Softball is going to extra innings. Really fun game. Retzlaff is there.

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

8:41pm

New cougar tail wrapping. All in favor say, “Aye”.

Tesla Coug Lord of the Manor

8:41pm

Aye

Pee Wee Reese

8:42pm

About time. I'm tired of licking the paper and getting 🍁 bar all over my face

Stucoug83

8:47pm

aye aye

aaronmania

8:53pm

Hallelujah! Untenable situation with my kids and the frosting everywhere.

byulover

8:55pm

SSN leaked in AT&T data breach. Froze my credit, and turned on Fraud Alert.

Pee Wee Reese

8:40pm

Did you freeze your credit at all 3 credit agencies?

VACOUGFAN

8:42pm

Yes.

Pee Wee Reese

8:46pm

Great PBP guys really do make the game so much better. Ian Eagle, Gus Johnson,

BGRTHNUMEGO

8:39pm

If the transfer portal was a song (starts at :48)

provoprodigy

8:35pm

And BYU's participation thus far:

SinkingQuffa

8:49pm

The movie 'Oppenheimer' has been cleaning up in the awards categories

84 natlchamps

8:35pm

That's pretty good for a movie that bombed.

Turn and Cough

8:41pm

Bombed? Did you not see all the awards it won? Definitely didn't bomb.

DieHarder

8:44pm

It certainly bombed, it’s what the film is about

NarfUte

8:53pm

I’ve heard enough about some of the film’s content to confidently say I do NOT

DieHarder

8:54pm

Apparently you didn't read the list of awards that I listed above. Oppenheimer

84 natlchamps

8:46pm

Ummmmmm…….

BoiseBlue

8:54pm

Wow. So you're one of the 87 people who still cares about the awards. Cool.

jtm0001

8:47pm

Very odd comment. If you put out a film, would you be happy if your movie

84 natlchamps

8:50pm

I wouldn’t mind if the Jazz spent all three of their picks on wings that can

DieHarder

8:35pm

Most draft experts think Castle will be long gone by 8.

Zip

8:39pm

ESPN had him at eight yesterday. He might be gone, but I think there are

DieHarder

8:42pm

Most I’ve seen have him anywhere from 5-10

BoiseBlue

8:52pm

I wouldn’t mind seeing them pick up MJ, Kobe, and Bird type players with thier

Ojiisan

8:43pm

I agree…then I see a graph that shows the top half of the league in 3pt shooting

BGRTHNUMEGO

8:46pm

I think it’s easier to teach shooting than defense, but who knows if that is

DieHarder

8:52pm

I thought the Jazz only had 1 pick this year.

IHCScoutCoug

8:54pm

Are they going to tear a portion of the convention center to make this entertainment district?

Tesla Coug Lord of the Manor

8:34pm

They'll have to demolish the part that blocks 100 South.

Hypnotoad

8:37pm

I just found this while looking around. sounds like that is the plan.

Tesla Coug

8:54pm

If the NIL going rate is 300,000 yearly for a player of Hall's caliber

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

8:33pm

It will lead to a lot of jealousy and dissension on a team

Hinta

8:35pm

<< Deleted >>

Phred84044

8:35pm

Over two years

Zerigke Ally Zerigke

8:36pm

Who has that kind of money

claw

8:35pm

I disagree that rates will continue to rise. I think there will be a reduction.

Heath Squashwell

8:38pm

NIL and the transfer portal result in chaos, no loyalty and no continuity. It

Hinta

8:31pm

Just found out Bluey Land is being created/opening in 2024 in Brisbane

homegrown

8:30pm

Wow, a place CBers love more than Disneyland

BaseCoug

8:33pm

RE: Wow, a place CBers love more than Disneyland

Ted Lasso

8:44pm

RE: Wow, a place CBers love more than Disneyland

Ode to Hoy

8:52pm

Utah going shopping in Arizona again?

CougarCanuck76

8:27pm

No.

TCuz

8:30pm

Are the Diamondbacks looking to move?

WJCougar

8:30pm

What they let the owner in Oakland get away with, you'll see a lot more movement

777

8:31pm

Probably not

LakeshowCougs

8:46pm

Charlotte, Nashville, Montreal, Indianapolis, and New Orleans right now

Japan Coug

8:49pm

Yikes. Didn’t realize ALL of Kentucky scholarship players are in portal or…

BamaCoug

8:23pm

How many of those declaring are supposed to be drafted?

Dr T-bone

8:26pm

Answer to my own question, 3 expected to be drafted

Dr T-bone

8:28pm

With that desperation and going so hard for Saunders & NOT Dallin, speaks volumes to the falling out Hall had with Pope

CLCougar

8:34pm

It's the way, now. Especially at the big schools who have mostly mercenaries and

fattycoug

8:42pm

Alright. Let's be honest. Having a HC who can't really work yet... & who has no staff in place RIGHT when

SinkingQuffa Intervention Needed

8:20pm

It’s definitely got me pretty anxious

provoprodigy

8:32pm

It makes me cringe every time I hear em at BYUtv gloat about the players following the Suns's Playoffs.

SinkingQuffa

8:37pm

We need him in Provo ASAP and there’s no way around it

provoprodigy

8:53pm

Roll call- who is at the baseball game

C0UGRRC0UGRR

8:19pm

I am not 😢

BaseCoug

8:28pm

A new rendition of an older classic.

SierraCoug All-American

8:18pm

Woot, Woot, Wooooooo!!!

SinkingQuffa

8:25pm

So is there any rules preventing KY having all the players flown to Phoenix to

bluegaucho

8:04pm

We’re a big boy school now, they’ll punish USU if it’s against the rules

GlutealGuy

8:06pm

RE: We’re a big boy school now, they’ll punish USU if it’s

bluesloth

8:19pm

Just as long as nobody gets any free socks

ballen

8:10pm

Video shown at the Avs game.

Tesla Coug Lord of the Manor

8:02pm

I wonder if the Avs and knights are unhappy about the move? As an Avs fan maybe

pegushin

8:47pm

POLL: What would be the fewest number of BYU NC wins you would accept to switch our colors to purple and pink forever?

BlueVU

8:00pm

> 10

Longseason

8:02pm

☝️

BlueVU

8:03pm

Zero. Those would be the ideal color way

C0UGRRC0UGRR

8:18pm

Uhhhhhhh. A bridge too far.

DawgHaus

8:26pm

Man. If BYU could get a Sabonis type of big man, we would be dangerous next year

VirginiaPeanut

7:59pm

Or a Wemby!

BikeGuy

8:00pm

Got me there haha

VirginiaPeanut

8:03pm

I'd settle for Duncan or Shaq. Don't want to be delusional.

Y05

8:20pm

Mika has some eligibility left

Croweater

8:00pm

Yea, we all wished he would have stuck around longer than he did. What did

84 natlchamps

8:24pm

Nope.

bluesloth

8:27pm

Maybe a Charles Oakley type

macdizzle

8:04pm

I agree it would be super helpful to land a generational NBA talent at the 4

gww687

8:19pm

AK47? That's who we need

Stucoug83

8:30pm

Schow gets his first homer as a Coug. A solo to inch closer 8-4 B6th. Great sliding catch by Ok next at bat.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

7:57pm

The tough reality is that it is very unlikely for a current BYU player to have a

TO11

7:52pm

There are 1053 D-1 bball players (351 teams x 13 players/team). About 1 college

Hinta

8:12pm

Plus more and more Europeans

ABCoug

8:23pm

And from other places as well. Fousseyni Traore was born in Bamako, Mali.

84 natlchamps

8:27pm

351x13=4563

downtownchrisbrown

8:23pm

351x13=67^3*y

Carnac

8:25pm

My calculator wasn’t feeling very good tonight

Hinta

8:33pm

Was there any word on how bad Mason Olson’s injury was this week to his pitching arm? That looked like a bad one.

BW84 All-American

7:48pm

MRI next week

StantonMac

7:55pm

As the Great Bambino said in the Sandlot, “Legends never die.”

Hup

7:46pm

That’s all it takes to be a legend? Not transferring?

reagan21

7:48pm

No. But continuing on what you've already started building, will.

whirl

7:50pm

What brand does Hall have at BYU? Bad haircuts?

reagan21

7:50pm

Multiple game winners, including the dagger vs Kansas for starters

Hup

7:52pm

That’s not a brand. Those are past game highlights. Reading CB I would have

reagan21

7:53pm

RE: That’s not a brand. Those are past game highlights. Reading CB I would

Cooouuugs

7:57pm

As The Beach Boys said,

Brisco

8:19pm

Who?

klay

8:41pm

Didn't realize Travis Kelce played for the Pelicans

WJCougar

7:46pm

POLL: Worst Sports Owner of all Time?

arizonacougarfan

7:45pm

Donald Sterling and it’s not close. James Dolan & Woody Johnson tied for 2nd.

BlooCoug

7:47pm

John Spano

Islandercoug

8:05pm

You missed Al Davis

ordinary tri guy

8:23pm

The Raiders at least won a few Super Bowls under his ownership

arizonacougarfan

8:29pm

Al Davis was considered one of the best owners in sports for a while, and then

BerkeleyCoug

8:44pm

John Fisher (Oakland A's) is currently the worst owner in all of sports. He

BerkeleyCoug

8:43pm

I listened to the first four songs on the new Taylor Swift album.

YOHONOMOTO

7:44pm

Did she drop a new album while still touring for the Eras album? Seems crazy.

Y05

8:17pm

I listened to all of the songs...twice. Most sound the same, and are pretty boring.

cougXor

8:23pm

Yep. Boring. Repetitive. And people acting like it’s amazing.

YOHONOMOTO

8:32pm

Going to list my house this week, thinking of lowering price 50%

Covid-19

7:43pm

Where is your house? Did you mean 5%? 😜

BlooCoug

7:44pm

BM sent…😉

VirginiaPeanut

7:56pm

Not even judging ya, Seager.

BGRTHNUMEGO

7:42pm

That 2nd pitch was filthy

reagan21

7:44pm

According to Spence Checketts (so take it for what that's worth), Kessler is not happy with the direction of the Jazz.

ManicBlue Intervention Needed

7:36pm

He’s weak

Vert der Frick

7:38pm

Who is?

TNT

7:39pm

If the Jazz can’t keep a 7’ white guy happy then I’m fearful for the future.

RdF3

7:39pm

I don't disagree with him. There is no clear direction right now

mudpupper

7:40pm

It's been clear that Hardy is not happy with him

Plato

7:41pm

Sitting on the bench for team USA made him think that he is a somebody.

a priori

7:45pm

Gobert 2.0 would be great. He’s nowhere near that right now.

HingleMcCringleberry

7:48pm

Yeah it's not like he is that great right now.

WJCougar

7:54pm

Watch the Jazz predictably take Edey with one of their picks

RockyBalboa

7:55pm

I don’t blame him. It almost feels like a wasted season. Weren’t bad enough to

Adam_Pontipee

7:56pm

Both parties are to blame

I'mBatman

8:00pm

I'd be unhappy too if I was benched in favor of an awful defender.

Hypnotoad

8:17pm

IOW he is unhappy that they traded for Collins and benched him because they cant

Pepe

8:52pm

POLL: Black cased smart watch or silver stainless steel? Which looks better??

CarolinaCoug

7:35pm

Which tastes better?

Longseason

7:36pm

Voice to text. Ugh

CarolinaCoug

7:37pm

BYU is special

temosabe

7:32pm

This is what I’m talking about. CB needs to focus on what BYU can offer that players can’t get elsewhere.

Soupie

7:36pm

That is all true. If someone offered my son $300k, I'm telling him to take it.

Madam Pattirini

7:37pm

And if the team he already has a position at matches it, I tell him to stay put.

Soupie

7:40pm

For sure. The delta would be the measure.

Madam Pattirini

8:51pm

Yeah. If I’m making 100k at BYU and someone offers 300 I’m out.

Don Carlton

7:44pm

Stop it! You don’t know that BYU isn’t offering $300k either. Why assume they aren’t?

Soupie

7:45pm

I’m not implying any definitive number. I am saying we can’t judge a kid

Don Carlton

7:48pm

The OP used the words “getting more money”

JoeExotic

8:10pm

They followed it by saying there’s more to success than that in the long run too.

Soupie

8:12pm

I agree with that and actually agree with most of what was in the OP.

Don Carlton

8:18pm

Money is a major factor

JoeExotic

8:34pm

He’s merely saying if he were a BYU player and was offered more money to play

CallSign

8:42pm

Absolutely

JoeExotic

8:03pm

The money still matters. “Special” doesn’t change that.

AtomicHamster

8:12pm

BYU is special but if these kids can get paid to play basketball, they should.

LO Cougar

8:38pm

I think the "smart money" bet is to get some candid, outside assessment of your

Jasbo

8:50pm

Watching the Coyotes press conference this morning compared to Utah this evening

arizonacougarfan

7:28pm

The whole Murelo family was hated in the hockey community. It was all about

kotacoug

7:30pm

Worst ownership group ever.

JohnnyComeLately

7:34pm

Snyder, Sterling, Sarver, Dolan, and the Monforts are up there too

arizonacougarfan

7:39pm

You kind of got the sense that Bettman's comments in the SLC presser about

Little Mac

7:35pm

Ryan Smith should outbid Muerelo on that lot of land that Muerelo wants to build

Phred84044

7:43pm

My guess is that Murelo will not be able to make the five-year deadline

shakarocks

7:36pm

That presser and other interviews I watched about it certainly didn’t build

ballen

7:39pm

If the Coyotes owner was a good owner he wouldn't have been kicked out of...

WJCougar

7:37pm

They Arena was the worst decision. Ever made in sports. It wasn’t his decision

kotacoug

7:41pm

It was right next to the football stadium. The team stopped paying..

WJCougar

7:47pm

Exactly. It was right next to the football stadium in the middle of no where.

kotacoug

8:34pm

Here’s the pitch to Hall & others whether current or portal players. This guy knows.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

7:22pm

Meh…. It’s all about the immediate $$$

kotacoug

7:24pm

Exactly. Some on here are so naive about this.

gangbusters

8:37pm

I agree. I think that's what's frustrating for me. Dallin has a great gig.

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

7:25pm

It's the best way to maximize your offers

Covid-19

7:26pm

Sure, but if you want to stay put and increase your NIL... I guess that scenario

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

7:28pm

Unfortunately we have players looking for a payday

Coug

7:27pm

I’m hoping a more level head will see there are other factors in the equation. Don’t want to see guys

Soupie

7:32pm

That's most NCAA players now

WJCougar

7:36pm

I agree with your message but I hope BYU understands that they still need to

rcampbell

8:30pm

Re Hall, much of his elite value at BYU was as unquestioned team leader. Might not find same need/chemistry elsewhere.

roseyscenario

8:44pm

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