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Chiefs have picked 3 Big12 players so far.

Mister P

11:40am

At least KY will be in Provo Monday when Suns lose tomorrow

arizonacougarfan

11:40am

Fishburn makes a long birdie putt. They are now in the lead... Anything top 3 or better would be awesome...

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

11:39am

Stojakovic choosing Cal means Madsen must be a solid recruiter. Cal's not that

BlooCoug

11:39am

Fishburn/Blair Just took the lead!

JohnnyC

11:39am

Death, taxes and the 49ers drafting a freaking RB in the 3rd or 4th round. Smh

Cougar TD

11:39am

Video: Ben Bywater and Jakob Robinson LIVE from the Dallas BYU Fan Fest - Jakob and Ben on their health and hopes for their last season and futures in the... View

[BYUtv Sports]

11:37am

Video: Keanu Hill on Moving to Tight End - Keanu Hill discusses his progression on moving to tight end from wide... View

[BYUtv Sports]

11:29am

Congrats Kingsley! Imagine getting drafted by an active NFL dynasty coming off

BlooCoug

11:22am

RE: Congrats Kingsley! Imagine getting drafted by an active NFL dynasty coming

JAGA97

11:26am

Video: Jay Hill on Recruiting Efforts this Offseason - Jay Hill speaks about recruiting efforts this offseason and changes in the Big 12 this... View

[BYUtv Sports]

11:22am

I don’t quite understand the frustration with players entering the portal.

Bin01015

11:21am

The frustration is that the system is stupid not that the players take advantage

txblue

11:22am

I would rather self fund my kid at BYU if he was a star. If he sucked I would

JAGA97

11:24am

It’s because you have one foot out the door

CougStuckOnTheHill

11:30am

Where did the loyalty go????

trumpetur

11:35am

JT getting reps in with Koz

provoprodigy

11:19am

<< Deleted >>

SinkingQuffa

11:25am

RE: From the looks of his girth the other day w Spence & Jarom, he needs to

kansascougar

11:27am

I ain't a young-un. It's a battle, I know. That we gotta find ways of staying on top of.

SinkingQuffa

11:31am

Koz looks like he's 6'8". Most sites have him at 6'7"

Mostlyaccurate

11:29am

I think I hit the breaking point for eating out today. $18.50 for a chicken

Iman23

11:15am

There was a post by acorn on eating out yesterday. It’s extremely expensive

Idacoug

11:18am

I am protesting. I haven’t eat out in 3 weeks which is abnormal

claw

11:18am

Prices really won't deflate much. It's here to stay.

CSoul

11:20am

I've never eaten out much in my life, even as I've earned more money. I eat out once or twice a month outside of work.

CSoul

11:19am

I had thought that restaurants hit their breaking points too..

lilpenny

11:25am

We've been buying dinners from a local caterer that makes good dinners with a large variety. We can buy a medium size

Zenoch

11:37am

Blog: BYU’s Jaxson Robinson To Enter Transfer Portal While Pursuing NBA View

[KSL Sports]

11:15am

Mark Pope RN:

Cletus the Fetus

11:22am

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Phred84044

11:08am

You’re gonna hate me for this, and so will most of the board probably 🙁

Alan Schaefer

11:08am

Absolutely did not work for my wife's brothers. They don't want anything to do with each other now. They hate each other

ManicBlue

11:11am

And they wouldnt if they hadn’t thrown hands?

Alan Schaefer

11:23am

Couldn't be worse

ManicBlue

11:36am

You’re entitled to your opinion, but mine was specifically about nba players

PHXSUNS31

11:14am

Yeah probably right. But they are fun to watch. Not as fun as baseball fights.

Alan Schaefer

11:18am

Make bullying great again!!!

JosephAllenMaldonado

11:15am

No no no. There is no way you actually think I meant that. Bullying is never

Alan Schaefer

11:22am

Kid tried to bully me once in grade school. Started throwing punches.

OldFogey

11:30am

Yup.

Alan Schaefer

11:33am

Article: 🔒 and Just Like That It All Fell Apart View

[CougConnect]

11:07am

Time for CougConnect damage control

Adam_Pontipee

11:11am

It was a done deal? Done deals are usually actually done, before

OmahaThunderCoug

11:12am

the numbers sound kind of bogus, I can believe the final deal of him getting

cwilke1

11:24am

Who are they talking about???

trumpetur

11:36am

The Utah TV market being forced to watch Broncos has some interest level now

SwanSong

11:06am

Not if Wilson is on the bench.

JohnnyC

11:12am

Anything is better than watching the Broncos & Cowboys

LakeshowCougs

11:26am

Stojakovic to Cal?

provoprodigy

11:05am

The donors must have listened to him

gmoney7

11:12am

Stojakovic —> Cal

Indy Coug

11:05am

Good for Mad dog.

SinkingQuffa

11:07am

At least he gets to play in front of dozens of fans and the best mascot around

Chefcurry

11:08am

The Detroit airport recommends that you tip them $.50 to use the water fountain

Skeptical Optimist

11:04am

Tipping culture in the US is way out of control.

Japan Coug

11:36am

Went to Japan recently. It was great not tipping anywhere and still getting great service.

spugeddy24

11:37am

Even while trying to block this uniform and day from my consciousness I still remember this game and these hits.

GangstaLean All-American

11:01am

I just try not to remember choosing to not pick up another 10 yards to

CougGolf

11:07am

Article: BYU’s Jaxson Robinson will reportedly enter the transfer portal. What could it mean for his future? View

[Deseret News]

11:00am

I don’t know a ton about Creighton, but

rowlinthunder

10:49am

King

Charles Darwin

10:51am

Fred King

arizonacougarfan

10:51am

Kind of wild given that BYU is a much better academic school and a better

BlooCoug

10:59am

They have a large NIL pool

JOPE

11:05am

Saunders out of HS

LeGrandBleu

11:06am

Offered Chandler out of high school I believe

astroman

11:15am

Article: BYU star wing Robinson plans to enter portal View

[ESPN] Jeff Borzello and Jonathan Givony

10:49am

Blair and Fishburn currently T2. Wow these boys are in desperate need of these Fed Ex points. They are on fire

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

10:48am

1st now. Do they halve the points since it’s a team event?

dtownCoug

11:40am

Just found out my son-in-law bought a Wifi controlled robot lawnmower. Can’t

Hoopster

10:43am

Cedar Hills golf course uses a couple of those to mow the Par 3 course. Seems to work good.

Swag Kazekage

10:44am

We stayed at a hotel in Orlando last month that had one. Looks and works similarly to a roomba.

HarlemCoug

10:46am

My neighbor has one. Works perfectly. That’s all they use at my work campus

YIsForBrigham

10:51am

RE: Just found out my son-in-law bought a Wifi controlled robot lawnmower. Can’t

crimedog

11:33am

Hoping for a Suns…

BlooCoug

10:41am

Pop probably going to Creighton

arizonacougarfan

10:40am

Does it seem that our biggest recruiting rival the past 2-3 years is Creighton?

Indy Coug

10:41am

Probably better. BYU tends to be conservative in considering players with

BlooCoug

10:41am

Im over creighton

gmoney7

10:41am

Kalkbrenner's pulling an SJ it seems.

SinkingQuffa

10:45am

Whether he plays for us or goes somewhere outside of the big 12 I’m good with as

Cougz19

11:15am

Post was deleted

Tygger

11:39am

Just my opinion about Jax's likelihood:

The Y's Insider

10:40am

I got the sense from reading the ESPN article it would be 1. NBA, 2. UK, 3. BYU,

Pee Wee Reese

10:42am

I have no inside source

mobicurious

10:42am

If he doesn’t think he is quite ready for NBA and doesn’t grade out well,

Forbidden Fruit

10:46am

If KY can convince him that he can prepare him for the NBA, I think he comes

LifeLongLakerFan

10:51am

And if KY can pull that off, it would pretty big.

LifeLongLakerFan

10:54am

Exactly. And get a different coach with different vision/talent.

The Y's Insider

10:52am

Because you and I both know there’s a bias in NBA circles of a prospect from UK

Pee Wee Reese

10:53am

I think that argument has staled some. I hear you but another year against B12

Forbidden Fruit

10:57am

I assume both UK and BYU will take a step back from last season’s successes, and

Pee Wee Reese

11:01am

Video: Coach Kalani Sitake on Kingsley Suamataia being drafted by the Chiefs and Andy Reid - Kalani Sitake on Kingsley Suamataia being drafted by the Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid, recruiting... View

[BYUtv Sports] BYU Sports Nation

10:40am

Currently at the BYU event in Dallas. Would be so

Acorn

10:39am

The parking lot is already full. Impressive

Acorn

11:06am

Say hi to my brother. He's the middle-aged chubby guy wearing BYU gear

OldFogey

11:32am

With how many things have been coming up roses lately, and ONLY because

Alan Schaefer

10:29am

Stewart at UVU? Did I miss something?

blueaussie

10:33am

Oh and to defend his “pouting”…

blueaussie

10:38am

I am no Pope defender. But Stewart is a 23 year old man on a good B12 team. He

Alan Schaefer

10:47am

I’m not saying his actions were appropriate. Just saying that when a coach sends

blueaussie

11:08am

I completely agree and believe Pope is that type of coach and person.

Alan Schaefer

11:25am

You lost me at "Knell" and "star" in the same sentence

smootharch

10:47am

If you only knew how much I’ve struggled watching him the last few years…

Alan Schaefer

10:59am

Any suggested itineraries for Taiwan

Archaea

10:28am

Snake alley

TarCoug

10:31am

Be careful, I hear they have trains there.

SuperTank

10:32am

Take the high speed rail, eat a bento while you're on it.

Genghis Spreads

10:49am

My suggestion: no internet use. Particularly no American sites

Nikomedes

10:33am

Taiwan? Why?

Archaea

10:52am

internet is free for tourists

Genghis Spreads

10:57am

Bring a couple of Chinese Communist Party T-shirts just in case

mobicurious

10:34am

The national museum is really cool.

crimedog

10:34am

The main don’t-miss sites I recall are the National Museum in Taipei, and Taroko

Japan Coug

10:35am

Taipei 101 is really cool as well.

crimedog

10:36am

It's a biker's paradise. Other must sees:

Genghis Spreads

10:42am

RE: It's a biker's paradise. Other must sees:

Archaea

10:54am

boot camp to join the army against mainland china

Count Cougar

10:53am

One thing you can count on with he CB is supposed insiders getting things wrong

jpal1397

10:21am

Why do you think Jax won't go to the NBA?

RGGeemer

10:22am

He might. But could end up coming back to BYU or heading to Kentucky. 💰💰💰

jpal1397

10:27am

You did cover the options well so you're likely to be right no matter what 😅

OldFogey

11:33am

While there is some of that, the other factor is that people change their minds, and situations change.

cougfanblue

10:29am

This^^^ To me the bigger problem is people not taking info for what it's worth & treating it like an absolute.

Soupie

10:32am

And sometimes people have inside connections and those connections may have more

cougarfan84

10:36am

I think it is more a reflection of the fluidity of the situation

mobicurious

10:29am

Surprised about that take. Disagree. Soupie has it spot on. People choose, people change.

roseyscenario

10:55am

I think he stays in the draft. This class is weak all around

CougLyfe

11:01am

The problem with CB is people want absolutes

JOPE

11:01am

Everything else aside, Isaacs was a sub-100 offensive efficiency player

Indy Coug

10:19am

RE: Everything else aside, Isaacs was a sub-100 offensive efficiency player

Kdubb

10:19am

He also played injured most of the year

rommeliv

10:20am

If true, his freshman stats could be worth a look.

hamaca

10:37am

and somehow a sub 40 offensive efficiency team dominated the 18th offensive

MrSandman

10:25am

Do you mean their 3rd ranked offense (in conference games) worked our 11th

Indy Coug

10:32am

No, just saying their team efficiency rating was much worse than ours, so maybe

MrSandman

10:34am

If an entire team had Isaac’s efficiency, they’d be ranked around 300th

Indy Coug

10:37am

I appreciate stats, and good thing there are others on the floor other than 1

MrSandman

10:45am

We'd naturally take the ball outa his hands more, though.

SinkingQuffa

10:26am

I didn't like him torching BYU, but I felt he was a very, VERY good defender!

StarMan

10:26am

POLL: Does Slovis get drafted today?

TouchdownCougars

10:17am

Udfa signed by Steelers

bluechavo

10:48am

Jay Hill is the man. So happy we have him.

WallaX2

10:15am

Video

claw

10:37am

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U.E. McGill

10:43am

RE: e1`1saewghxyhgew1

RootieBoy

10:45am

POLL: Probability Jaxson gets drafted?

Indy Coug

10:15am

Assuming this means second round, right?

blackandblue

10:19am

Question in relation to this poll- if not drafted, can he stay in college?

Kdubb

10:19am

You cannot come back after the draft

RGGeemer

10:20am

Correct. Have to withdraw from the draft to retain eligibility.

cougarfan84

10:22am

If he stays in the draft, he'll get drafted, but it will be late 2nd round

Hup

10:22am

Pretty much any second round draft pick is headed for the G League.

Adrielle

10:28am

After Jax returns, Marcus Adams…you’re the next contestant on the price is right

blackandblue

10:12am

Someone would have to move his mom to Provo

fattycoug

10:13am

Which is something I'm surprised no one has suggested before

CougarGM

10:15am

I’d prefer Colin Chandler

letthewookieewin

10:33am

Marcus will transfer back when his little brother is a freshman. Both will come to BYU

puntersarepeople

11:06am

It might look funny but I hope guardian caps next season prevent injury.

Mike Bolton

10:11am

I doubt they will be used much. Maybe when a player is returning from Concussion Protocol.

Tesla Coug

10:19am

There’s new helmets that are supposedly safer than old helmets + caps

TouchdownCougars

10:22am

“Jax, you can be my super duper special 6th man again.” -Pope probably

rivercitycoug

10:11am

Yeah, Pope's FINALLY starting to look like a genius there, maybe.

SinkingQuffa

10:16am

UK has to find 5 players before Jax can be sixth man 😀

Hoopster

10:38am

Here’s is the explanation as to why Pop is interested in BYU. According to the

TempeCoug

10:02am

They better let him keep his hair. And if he would be willing to play a Jax role

Alan Schaefer

10:03am

He is welcome to cut it

OldFogey

11:26am

This guy torched us, he would be a big asset IMO

MrSandman

10:05am

He shot less than 30% from 3

Hup

10:09am

so did Spencer Johnson, 29.7%

MrSandman

10:15am

Yeah and he was terrible, a WCC caliber player, and BYU will be better this year

CougBlue94

10:20am

I really struggled as well with SJ last year. Before that, I was a fan.

Alan Schaefer

10:32am

And it’s nothing against him. He’s a good guy just out of his depth in the Big12

CougBlue94

10:35am

He rebounded well but him wanting to back down smaller players and bricking the

Magneto

11:06am

Yes. Great rebounder.

Alan Schaefer

11:26am

TIL that Wasatch Academy is in Provo but also an hour from campus. So Provo's

fattycoug

10:07am

Wasatch Academy is in Mount Pleasant.

cougarfan84

10:20am

That was funny. Also his dad talked about going to visit BYU in SLC. The writer & Dad both need a Utah map.

Soupie

10:35am

I want this kid.

WallaX2

10:13am

I'd his dad is recovering from cancer in Vegas, seems like a good spot to be

fattycoug

10:15am

I think it might be his grandfather, but your point would still apply.

hamaca

10:27am

Honestly kind of shocking, but cool

Bob Vance

10:20am

Is it Pop’s grandpa or dad who is fighting cancer?

cougfanblue

10:24am

When news broke he hit the portal I thought it would be great if he came to…

icecougar

11:29am

This is amazing

Niiineteeen84 Blowhard

9:59am

Robinson is back in the portal.

ColdFusion1989

9:56am

Honestly kinda surprised he didn’t just announce this when he entered the draft

Kdubb

10:10am

Jax into the portal (link)

BYUheaven

9:55am

Nice... so you're saying there's a chance....

HarlemCoug

9:56am

Not in draft?

Soupie

9:56am

No reason not to do both right now

JuicyJam

10:12am

Woah. Givonny says he’ll consider returning to BYU, while also testing the draft.

TCuz

9:57am

Seems he's just keeping all options open.

Hypnotoad

9:59am

Of course, but that option seemed closed previously.

TCuz

10:02am

Checking out all options isn't a bad plan.

Benfica1

11:31am

Coming back to BYU is the best plan

Benfica1

11:36am

Basically keeping all his options open and likely to pick whichever one gives

cougarfan84

10:00am

Smart

fattycoug

10:09am

"The reason I am entering the transfer portal is because of the new coach"

runnincoug

9:59am

What is going on? What does it mean?!?

4slyce

9:59am

Gotta believe Pope has the inside track on him. But KY does seem tailor-made to at least give us a real chance.

SinkingQuffa

10:00am

after Hall and Saunders returning, anything is possible!

MrSandman

10:10am

It says in the article that he wants to get to know Coach Young, but also wants to keep his options open.

Adrielle

10:00am

KY being able to retain Jax would be a huge recruiting W. Bigger than convincing

cougarfan84

10:03am

People saying he’ll follow Pope don’t know the dynamic there. He’s not

kotacoug

10:04am

He said his goodbye.

BYULAWGUY

10:02am

Read the article. He is keeping his options open

Adrielle

10:04am

If goodbyes were nails in coffins we'd have no use for half of our best love songs.

SinkingQuffa

10:04am

Taylor Swift line?

LifeLongLakerFan

10:07am

If it is — we wished upon the same star. Cuz I couldn't have possibly gotten it from her lyrics. 😉

SinkingQuffa

10:08am

Wow. Even more Taylor Swift lyrics.

VenomFarmer

10:40am

Ha. We on the same wave-length, you saying? Too bad she's got the eye for younger men, maybe?

SinkingQuffa

10:46am

He's got a blankspace baby

BIG XII Coug

10:11am

The suns game last night worked! He got jealous.

blackandblue

10:05am

I'll say the same thing as Saunders in regards to UK Why go play for a coach

ImRonBurgundy?

10:05am

Maybe because Pope gives him the freedom to shoot 10-12 3s per game.

Dr T-bone

10:25am

Yes a lot of freedom but then didn't even get him the ball at the end of the

ImRonBurgundy?

10:36am

Yeah, we shoulda never had Pope playing PG…

icecougar

11:21am

Huh? He played 34 mins in the Duquesne game

icecougar

11:15am

🙏

MrSandman

10:06am

Had to declare by today, so my guess is he is waiting for a draft grade and then

Stucoug83

10:06am

This will be a good test to see if CB has learned yet that you don’t trash

DieHarder

10:07am

Has anyone trashed Robinson?

LifeLongLakerFan

10:08am

Of course. Our idiot brigade would never let us down.

SinkingQuffa

10:10am

No, the other examples are better examples of this

fattycoug

10:11am

Not that I've seen.

No touching

10:11am

Here is the relevant quote from the story that tells me BYU still has a decent shot of convincing him to stay.

Adrielle

10:10am

Top 20 with another big or two added right?

4slyce

10:44am

Yes. Definitely need another big man.

Adrielle

10:57am

Seems like he would return if he gets the type of NIL $ the big boys

JoeExotic

10:11am

Kevin Young can start the recruitment by telling Jaxson all about his decade of experience in the G League

TCuz

10:14am

He graduated yesterday with my daughter in the communications department. So I am sure he is probably keeping all his

cougsrule

10:18am

He'll go NBA I'm pretty sure.

RGGeemer

10:19am

You would think he would want to play for a former NBA assistant coach that

trumpetur

10:34am

agreed - especially considering KY's g-league experience.

HarlemCoug

10:35am

No way he goes to Kentucky. Pope didn't start him here, why would he start there

J. Walter Weatherman

10:34am

Robinson seemed to prefer his role of the bench later in the season

JoeExotic

10:40am

Why?

VenomFarmer

10:42am

I don’t know but there were multiple reports from broadcasters

JoeExotic

10:47am

He got rather aggitated one time even, saying he just wanted to win & didn't care whether he started or not.

Soupie

10:47am

This quote isn’t a good sign IMHO

ColonelMustard

11:09am

We'll be a better team than Kentucky next year - even if Jax goes there.

HarlemCoug

11:27am

Jax: an awesomely talented player that…

bluebarry

11:21am

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