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Pope trying to steal Saunders. How it started, how it's going.

Mr Salad

12:24am

If hall comes back, we will have 4 returning starters from last year!

rowlinthunder

12:19am

Hey Ritchie! Well done!

temosabe

12:05am

RE: Hey Ritchie! Well done!

SausageKing

12:09am

RE: Hey Ritchie! Well done!

sethj250

12:19am

Does Criddle know something or just hopeful? Does Hall need to come back to go w/ team to Suns game?

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

12:05am

Worked late & missed the draft. Seahawks stole the best defensive player at #16

Lifi

Apr 25, 11:58pm

Draft? What draft? Freaking Richie Saunders is back.

Soupie

12:00am

N.I.L. Just talked to UNC Tarheel donor

Swishfromdeep3

Apr 25, 11:57pm

Well in fairness it's not like UNC wasn't paying players before this

TNT

12:00am

Just upset about the competition now.

Soupie

12:01am

Kentucky is amazing. Nothing like it. But same can be said of BYU.

The Y's Insider

Apr 25, 11:51pm

RE: BYU basketball rn

Indy Coug

Apr 25, 11:47pm

RE: BYU basketball rn

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:51pm

RE: BYU basketball rn

Indy Coug

Apr 25, 11:52pm

Surprised the Lakers haven’t won with this stellar coaching.

BGRTHNUMEGO

Apr 25, 11:45pm

Lebron does not want a coach, he wants a figurehead. He got what he wanted.

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:50pm

and would it matter if Ham drew up any play? lebron would do his own thing anyway.

ManicBlue

12:10am

Looks old. Pretty sure I saw Westbrook in there.Point still stands. Subpar coach

Undefeated

Apr 25, 11:55pm

Jeannie Buss needs to sell, Lakers have never been the same since Jerry Buss

Rhubarb

12:14am

POLL: Who’s the better BYU insider?

cougarfanatic All-American

Apr 25, 11:37pm

Super cool tweet by Nacua Mama! Go Puka!

Julius Pepperwood

Apr 25, 11:32pm

Imagine all the kids out there who dream of the shoes

calvindyer

Apr 25, 11:40pm

The other great thing about the article form Mccombs is that he said

rowlinthunder

Apr 25, 11:29pm

🙏🙏🙏

DawgHaus

Apr 25, 11:32pm

Justified

TNT

Apr 25, 11:29pm

Agreed. CP seemed to be an apology for the original show. Little of it made any sense at all.

CalGTR

12:13am

Biggest factor in Richie making his decision to come back-not even talked about

kalifi

Apr 25, 11:26pm

What the heck is a Friar anyway?

TNT

Apr 25, 11:32pm

RE: What the heck is a Friar anyway?

Mexicougazul

Apr 25, 11:33pm

How does it keep changing dishes like that? It's like a Star Trek Replicator

TNT

Apr 25, 11:35pm

RE: What the heck is a Friar anyway?

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:40pm

Hahaha. Great minds.

Soupie

Apr 25, 11:41pm

A Jedi Knight?

TNT

Apr 25, 11:57pm

RE: What the heck is a Friar anyway?

Soupie

Apr 25, 11:40pm

I’ve been holed up in my office working on my dissertation all day.

Soren Tversky

Apr 25, 11:17pm

I was casually watching the world go by from the ISS when I heard the news.

JimmyZ

Apr 25, 11:20pm

You are a part of ISIS? You seem a bit holier than thou but not a terrorist

TNT

Apr 25, 11:38pm

Great sleuthing, Wendell

JimmyZ

Apr 25, 11:47pm

That sounds like a personal attack

TNT

Apr 25, 11:57pm

A dessert-tation? Sounds yummy

TNT

Apr 25, 11:24pm

Gotta love Fous' commitment to BYU. Never entered the portal. Reported factor in

Forzaitalia

Apr 25, 11:16pm

Fous would have a spot on any team in the country.

Thrill

Apr 25, 11:17pm

Isn’t his sister here now as well?

dryflyelk

Apr 25, 11:24pm

Best Wishes to Colin Chandler

MadHawaiian

Apr 25, 11:14pm

Doesn't he want to be a one and done guy anyway?

ManicBlue

Apr 25, 11:29pm

Is he really that good?

TNT

Apr 25, 11:30pm

lol he’s NOT going to be one and done. That’s a funny one.

Big Daddy D

Apr 25, 11:38pm

That would be uncharted territory for an RM. Shawn Bradley notwithstanding

TNT

Apr 25, 11:39pm

Did I say that I thought he was a one and done guy? Try reading my comment again. 🙂

ManicBlue

12:08am

Great stuff from the UK thread about Saunders and their expected lineup

4thand19

Apr 25, 11:01pm

AD disappears in the 4th quarter again.

cougfanblue Truly Addicted User

Apr 25, 10:56pm

As you found out earlier this year, winning back to back titles is tough

TCuz

Apr 25, 10:56pm

If my first thought seeing AD is Adrian Dantley am I showing my BB fan longevity

dratax

Apr 25, 11:16pm

Yes. Yes you are

TNT

Apr 25, 11:22pm

He’s so overrated. I’ll keep saying it.

pink22

Apr 25, 11:21pm

I’m hearing that KY is taking a bunch of the players to game 3 tomorrow.

babycarrot

Apr 25, 10:54pm

Somebody needs to take a photo!

MadHawaiian

Apr 25, 11:00pm

I really hope this happens. Current players and portal targets.

LeGrandBleu

Apr 25, 11:01pm

If Booker can’t recruit these dudes to BYU then we are truly lost

bdizzle

Apr 25, 11:02pm

PHX losing by 20 won’t help

macdizzle

Apr 25, 11:02pm

Irrelevant.

Big Daddy D

Apr 25, 11:03pm

The NBA experience w/ an NBA coach is massive. Huge experience.

DawgHaus

Apr 25, 11:19pm

RE: I’m hearing that KY is taking a bunch of the players to game 3

Ojiisan

Apr 25, 11:19pm

That'd be massive. Enough talk... come see the real deal.

The Y's Insider

Apr 25, 11:27pm

What are the NCAA rules around something like that?

Indy Coug

Apr 25, 11:46pm

They prefer players are just given stacks of cash.

The Y's Insider

Apr 25, 11:52pm

The only de facto rule, is that the NCAA has no power and gets no respect. 0 for 9 in court.

roseyscenario

12:17am

What team will Brandon Aiyuk be on this time tomorrow?

TCuz Coastal Elite

Apr 25, 10:50pm

Buffalo

Knee Brace

Apr 25, 10:52pm

I doubt they can afford the extension he wants, but would be nice.

TCuz

Apr 25, 10:53pm

RE: Buffalo

RealTaysomHill

Apr 25, 11:07pm

UK reporter on Richie Saunders news, “It was BYU all along?!”; Robbie McCombs:

Rhubarb

Apr 25, 10:49pm

THAT is a shocker. GRATEFUL Richie is back Home and out of the portal.

DawgHaus

Apr 25, 11:01pm

Seems like we now have a million dudes in the QB room who could make good

TheMediator

Apr 25, 10:43pm

We have a talent problem. We have a lot of guys, but not a lot of "dudes."

VACougMD

Apr 25, 10:46pm

Could be. Could also be that we have the environment where one of those guys

Junior Deputy

Apr 25, 10:51pm

Wait, wasn't Bohanan, Baylor's starting QB when they won the Big 12, won the Sugar Bowl and finished ranked #5?

ManicBlue

Apr 25, 10:56pm

And relegated to backup because the OC said they needed to throw the ball to win

Zak

Apr 25, 11:05pm

He had decent passing stats.

ManicBlue

Apr 25, 11:14pm

We don't have the talent he had when he accomplished that and you

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:31pm

Point being ... he passed the ball well when they called on him to do it.

ManicBlue

12:07am

Biggest problem is he won’t have played in nearly two years. That’s an issue.

DC15

Apr 25, 11:29pm

Um he’s also the guy who lost said job at Baylor, transferred to G5 USF, lost

TheMediator

Apr 25, 11:46pm

We need an o-line. That’s what we need.

Cheap Seats

Apr 25, 11:22pm

Whoever here is Sporty on X. Nice job.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

Apr 25, 10:42pm

How is Reeves the least soft of all the Lakers?

missourijok

Apr 25, 10:42pm

Because He’s from Arkansas

A Drew Aitch

Apr 25, 10:55pm

Article: How Zach Wilson is impacted by the Denver Broncos drafting Bo Nix View

[Deseret News]

Apr 25, 10:39pm

Now the refs are giving the Lakers a dumb makeup call for Lebron's whining.

ochobeeguy

Apr 25, 10:36pm

They can have it.

cougfanblue

Apr 25, 10:38pm

Dogs beware

Coog4Life

Apr 25, 10:35pm

It’s too bad KY is too busy coaching the Suns to do good work for BYU…

cougarbob137

Apr 25, 10:33pm

Yep, we need the Suns to lose ASAP so we can maybe have a chance next season.

garyfan

Apr 25, 10:34pm

He was just as surprised as the rest of us when Richie posted the announcement

GlutealGuy

Apr 25, 10:34pm

Does KY even know yet? He's so busy prepping the Suns...

garyfan

Apr 25, 10:35pm

Probably forgot he is even the HC.

JohnnyC

Apr 25, 10:41pm

Is KY just a figure head of BYU basketball so that Danny Ainge can shadow

Crowd Factor

Apr 25, 10:41pm

Unfortunately for the Suns it appears to be the opposite

puntersarepeople

Apr 25, 11:01pm

Article: Richie Saunders announces his return to BYU View

[Deseret News]

Apr 25, 10:31pm

How does LeBron always seem to get on these teams with no talent around him?

GRCoug

Apr 25, 10:31pm

He’s a terrible GM but continues to try to pick and direct leadership who they

Crowd Factor

Apr 25, 10:33pm

Yup. He is a bad GM.

CSoul

Apr 25, 10:34pm

Is this TIC? I

Ycrazy

Apr 25, 10:33pm

Has to be 😂

texbird33

Apr 25, 10:49pm

Cuz he’s a terrible GM and judge of talent. Doesn’t know how to construct…

icecougar

Apr 25, 10:37pm

TCuz? What about him?

TNT

Apr 25, 11:23pm

It’s a mystery

cougfanblue

Apr 25, 10:47pm

11

cougfanblue Truly Addicted User

Apr 25, 10:30pm

That's an impressive stat line for the starting 5...3 double-doubles & 4 20+ pts

Adam_Pontipee

Apr 25, 10:34pm

That’s crazy.

cougfanblue

Apr 25, 10:37pm

17

HBCoug

Apr 25, 10:38pm

Nope only 11. No need to exaggerate.

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:14pm

As a depressed Jazz fan I can at least take solace in the Lakers getting bounced

Hypnotoad

Apr 25, 10:29pm

Lakers in danger of being the first In-Season-Champs to get bounced in Round 1. Going down 0-3

Probable Sacko All-American

Apr 25, 10:28pm

They are also the first in-season champs to make the playoffs.

garyfan

Apr 25, 10:31pm

RE: What if Richie is actually super ticked at Pope?

Hup

Apr 25, 10:28pm

I'll see you in the tourney coach!

Dark Forest Green

Apr 25, 10:31pm

RE: What if Richie is actually super ticked at Pope?

Magathis

Apr 25, 10:32pm

RE: What if Richie is actually super ticked at Pope?

Hup

Apr 25, 10:34pm

This has always been a good representation of pope

Ojiisan

Apr 25, 11:01pm

Why in the the world do we add anotherQB? He left USU because he lost the

Kale

Apr 25, 10:23pm

That he’s good enough to play this fall.

Zombre

Apr 25, 10:26pm

Again, if he is our guy, this will be a looong year. But QB depth is never a

RH84025

Apr 25, 10:27pm

We have no QB

A Drew Aitch

Apr 25, 10:37pm

True freshman with limited reps came in and showed he has game. There will be

CougGolf

Apr 25, 10:37pm

Mccae is a baller. Great pickup.

grosven

Apr 25, 10:43pm

When you have 13 QBs you actually have none.

shimmy

Apr 25, 10:50pm

He came in as a freshman and played well. When you have the chance to add

Junior Deputy

Apr 25, 10:55pm

Good chance he’s better than what we have which is a little sad, but hope they

Rhubarb

Apr 25, 11:00pm

I assume he is a walk-on. Adds better depth eith more eligibility than Fennegan.

kccougar

Apr 25, 11:24pm

It is what ARod has done in recruiting QBs

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:38pm

Extremely limited avenues to improve the team and LA decided to sign a small

BGRTHNUMEGO

Apr 25, 10:23pm

Still a pretty small mistake compared to trading for Westbrick

puntersarepeople

Apr 25, 10:24pm

And then giving up another pick to get rid of him.

ochobeeguy

Apr 25, 10:40pm

Tough to compete regardless when you pay a 39 yo the super max

ldssdl

Apr 25, 10:24pm

He doesnt qualify for the supermax. But good try

LakeshowCougs

Apr 25, 10:27pm

Max vs. super max is just splitting hairs. If Lebron were serious about winning

ldssdl

Apr 25, 11:24pm

They could’ve used a guy like Divencenzo who went for similar money I think

PHXSUNS31

Apr 25, 10:24pm

I hope and pray they blow it up, but not enough to get a top 4 pick.

Hypnotoad

Apr 25, 10:31pm

I think DLO, Reaves, Hachimura, and Vincent will all be traded, + 3 1st rounders

LakeshowCougs

Apr 25, 10:34pm

I hope they end up with the 2nd worst record and slide out because of lottery

ochobeeguy

Apr 25, 10:41pm

That would be a roller coaster of emotions.

Hypnotoad

Apr 25, 10:49pm

Lakers getting booed at home hahahahaha

cougfanblue Truly Addicted User

Apr 25, 10:22pm

They should be. Our starting PG is 0-7 and only 2 guys have more than 12 pts.

LakeshowCougs

Apr 25, 10:24pm

Chance to get Stojakovic?

citizenking

Apr 25, 10:21pm

I would say 80-90%

Nikomedes

Apr 25, 10:22pm

It’s down to Cal, UNC, UK

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 25, 10:22pm

So, 50-50 then?

ldssdl

Apr 25, 10:24pm

0%

LaVellIfIKnow

Apr 25, 10:22pm

Yep 0% now but with Saunders we have 2 priorities. 1 hall 2 rim protector. After

johnnybyu

Apr 25, 10:29pm

0%

westsidecoug

Apr 25, 10:24pm

RE: Chance to get Stojakovic?

Blue2thebone

Apr 25, 10:27pm

Sometimes I randomly remember the name Chad Owens and get PTSD.

Duke Silver

Apr 25, 10:16pm

RE: Sometimes I randomly remember the name Chad Owens and get PTSD.

Bandersnatch

Apr 25, 10:30pm

Nacho Stink-O

Q-grr

Apr 25, 10:32pm

Sooooo much bitterness toward Pope on this board. Give it up people.

Lance71

Apr 25, 10:16pm

No

CougarHut

Apr 25, 10:16pm

RE: Sooooo much bitterness toward Pope on this board. Give it up people.

GlutealGuy

Apr 25, 10:17pm

Thanks mom

Bob Vance

Apr 25, 10:17pm

Nothing to be bitter about. No players followed him. Only one recruit.

The 435

Apr 25, 10:17pm

RE: Sooooo much bitterness toward Pope on this board. Give it up people.

JohnnyC

Apr 25, 10:18pm

Richie is gonna shove you in a locker next!

puntersarepeople

Apr 25, 10:18pm

RE: Sooooo much bitterness toward Pope on this board. Give it up people.

Blue2thebone

Apr 25, 10:19pm

Don't remember that episode of Spongebob

puntersarepeople

Apr 25, 10:21pm

RE: Sooooo much bitterness toward Pope on this board. Give it up people.

LHA

Apr 25, 10:19pm

RE: Sooooo much bitterness toward Pope on this board. Give it up people.

Hup

Apr 25, 10:19pm

I'm stoked that a guy that left BYU for a blue blood and is competing

westsidecoug

Apr 25, 10:19pm

I’m not bitter. He left us and didn’t even take any of our guys with him!

A Drew Aitch

Apr 25, 10:20pm

Enemy #1 right now.

Mostlyaccurate

Apr 25, 10:25pm

Not even close. He likely kept Chandler off the yewt roster — twice.

SinkingQuffa

Apr 25, 10:27pm

My take on Pope:

Monomachos

Apr 25, 11:53pm

Nope, I hope he wins a NC at Kentucky!

Hinta

12:10am

Which Suns player gave Richie a phone call this week?

LaVellIfIKnow

Apr 25, 10:14pm

Allen

goblin

Apr 25, 10:16pm

I've heard that KD has called some people...

Stucoug83

Apr 25, 10:16pm

None

LakeshowCougs

Apr 25, 10:16pm

I can’t get over the Penix pick. How does an NFL team make that type of pick?

allaboutthegainz

Apr 25, 10:12pm

It’s crazy when the entire value of a rookie QB is their contract

TCuz

Apr 25, 10:14pm

And he’s probably as close to his ceiling as he’s going to be. I could understand it if they took a guy like McCarthey

RealTaysomHill

Apr 25, 10:24pm

That’s funny. I think Penix is way better than McCarthy or Nix.

pink22

Apr 25, 11:25pm

Right now I think you’re right. But McCarthy’s upside is way higher. Penix is as close to his ceiling as any of the

RealTaysomHill

Apr 25, 11:29pm

I don’t see McCarthy having an upside. Just don’t see it. Never thought he

pink22

Apr 25, 11:32pm

I guess a reason why could be that they need someone to back up Cousins and

goblin

Apr 25, 10:14pm

RE: I can’t get over the Penix pick. How does an NFL team make that type

BringYourUltimate

Apr 25, 10:14pm

What’s crazy is that they could have traded down and still got Penix.

Chester Copperpot

Apr 25, 10:19pm

Meh we don't know that.

JuicyJam

Apr 25, 10:34pm

Not sure about that. At the very worst he was going #13 to Oakland

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:20pm

It is crazy as Penix is 24. Cousins has a big dead cap for at least 3 years

kimdaddy35

Apr 25, 11:26pm

No. No one can become the Jets

TNT

Apr 25, 11:35pm

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