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El Jefe Evil Genius

May 2, 8:35pm

like nba free agency for college kids taking their talents to .. regardless of

franklyvulgar

10:47am

Oversight has to happen at some point

TNT

10:48am

You’d think

franklyvulgar

10:49am

All depends on how much wealthy donors want it

TNT

10:49am

Except NBA the players just cant up and leave. College needs contracts.

Longseason

10:51am

POLL: Issac Davis’ switch to USU has me thinking, who else here has had a kid recruited to BYU then sign elsewhere?

Joe Banks All-American

10:46am

How did BYU Softball score the 2

BYU71 All-American

10:46am

I don’t mind if a new stadium / team asks for tax payer dollars. Because I enjoy

SpecialKC

10:45am

What do you mean in your last sentence?

BlooCoug

10:48am

Post a great lesser-known song from a "1-hit wonder" artist. Any era, any genre.

Kilgore Trout

10:45am

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Ol Big Bear

10:48am

"Call of the West" by Wall of Voodoo.

UCLACoug

10:51am

TNT's neighbor said he has soil compaction in his yard

TNT

10:43am

Do boxes have yards? Sounds like you need to aerate the yard...er

Mister P

10:44am

Give them air? He does that. But that neighbor had no right to criticize

TNT

10:45am

Soil compaction is common in utah.

DodgerMike

10:48am

Well he moved to Texas. Does it spread? Like the killer bees?

TNT

10:49am

Your neighbor moved to Texas?

DodgerMike

10:50am

The one he fought lives in Texas yes

TNT

10:51am

Just means your yard is constipated.

gangbusters

10:50am

Seriously? So starting a fight wasn't really necesarry? Oh boy

TNT

10:50am

If Ryan Smith gets his way and the taxpayers pay for everything, name should be

fbguru

10:37am

Oh, how about the Moochies? I like their sandwiches. The mascot could be a big

Russell Feathers

10:39am

He could just do it all himself and build the arena and district in Draper

Ojiisan

10:42am

He said he was focused on Draper until the city begged him to reconsider.

Hypnotoad

10:50am

Taxpayers have more leverage than they realize but Utah is so desperate for a team, they will sell themselves short.

Baron

10:44am

Corporate Welfare Queens

LaVell's_Scowl

10:47am

Blog: 2024 Signee Isaac Davis Decommits from BYU, Commits to Utah State View

[Vanquish the Foe] Robby McCombs

10:35am

Isaac Davis himself makes it official

Chefcurry

10:34am

I hope he kills it, and also USU loses every game. 🙂

LifeLongLakerFan

10:39am

Does QuickBooks not offer or sell a desktop version anymore?

volleyjiver

10:25am

Welcome to SaaS. Most payroll services I’ve seen cost about $8/month per

Skeptical Optimist

10:27am

The good old SaaS model. Everything’s a subscription now. And yes, you are

BlooCoug

10:33am

Atiki --> UNM

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

10:22am

I hope he kills it there

kimdaddy35

10:24am

RE: I hope he kills it there

CougarHut

10:28am

Dang Bronco stealing our players

arizonacougarfan

10:27am

AAA shows he is physical enough to play for Bronco.

Q-grr

10:48am

Wish him all the best.

Joe Banks

10:30am

Solid landing spot for him

fattycoug

10:31am

He’ll be surrounded by shooters there

Reasonable1

10:33am

Too many ways to interpret that in NM

Hoopster

10:35am

Lots of weapons on that team

Reasonable1

10:41am

Well hopefully they keep them holstered

TNT

10:48am

Good for him. I really hope he succeeds. Seems like a terrific person.

LifeLongLakerFan

10:34am

Good for him. I liked AAA.

Ham

10:34am

Seems like a solid landing spot. I wish him the very best.

BlooCoug

10:35am

College athletics should change "committed" to "agreed" - No one is committed, they merely agree for a period of time.

Division Bell

10:43am

Dude has my respect, will be missed

Avery

10:45am

Unlimited official visits. Wow!

Jeffacka

10:18am

Players can transfer however many times they want, they can get paid, now

Schultz is back

10:20am

RE: Players can transfer however many times they want, they can get paid, now

PKCoug

10:23am

When a BYU player gets socks for free. They are enforcing that rule.

Blue for Life

10:23am

Making sure schools don't give cream cheese on their bagels during visits.

benny1982

10:23am

None

jpal1397

10:27am

paperwork snafus

Longseason

10:28am

RE: Players can transfer however many times they want, they can get paid, now

downtownchrisbrown

10:29am

No pay for play

GfB

10:29am

If you don't dot all your "I"'s on your paperwork to withdraw from the draft,

LifeLongLakerFan

10:36am

RE: Unlimited official visits. Wow!

Huge Manatee

10:23am

Everyone's tuition

downtownchrisbrown

10:25am

dont worry, it will be forgiven

Longseason

10:29am

Lets just hold a big Job Fair, invite everyone and see who they choose.

Cougar TD

10:26am

Weight loss can be weird at times

svcougfan

10:16am

yes. I used to weigh myself every week at the same time, but I’d go 2-3 weeks

SuperTank

10:51am

Anyone know who runs Woodngrail? Tell them to have some inventory.

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

10:11am

It is Alex Kuresa the former football player.

HFF

10:22am

Laramie still stinks

jxncoog All-American

10:09am

You mean it’s worse than it normally is?

2FarGone

10:16am

It’s too bad they located their flagship university in the dumpy part of Wyoming

BlooCoug

10:37am

Last night I got to see Steve Vai and Joe Satriani perform "Enter Sandman"

2ndTrombone

10:01am

!!! oh man, i would have been there in a second if I knew they were in town! What a cool experience.

dryflyelk

10:03am

Oh, I would love to see that. They are both so good, especially Satriani.

LifeLongLakerFan

10:05am

Here it is from the Orlando show.

2ndTrombone

10:08am

RE: Here it is from the Orlando show.

ordinary tri guy

10:22am

Kietenn Bristow in Texas

Wkeys10

9:59am

Related to Dave Bristow?

Jeffacka

10:01am

What about Sydney and Jack Bristow?

Doogal McCougar

10:19am

Bonus for Alias reference.

LifeLongLakerFan

10:20am

Or even Allan Bristow

Jeffacka

10:21am

Sydney Bristow!!!! The OG hot chick kicking dude's butts in hand to hand combat!

fulano

10:45am

Looks like he currently has offers from Morehead St, San Jose St,

jreid191

10:06am

My wife's birthday is on Mother's Day. And my daughter's birthday is the day

Rusty Crab Daddy

9:57am

I can't help you sorry, my anniversary is on Mother's day this year.

J-Rod

10:00am

RE: My wife's birthday is on Mother's Day. And my daughter's birthday is the

garyfan

10:02am

May for me: Mother's Day, Wife's b-day, and our anniversary 4 days later.

gangbusters

10:13am

Spa day for the girls. Boom. All done with one gift.

Mister P

10:40am

When the NCAA 25 game is released

RockyBalboa

9:52am

Gamestop is allegedly currently putting out pre-order cases

NarfUte

9:55am

July 19 is the rumor.

hooscoug

9:55am

Don’t ever pre order a video game.

gaffer

9:56am

100% concur. This is how you get burned. Wait and see.

bleedsblue

9:58am

Normally I agree but I think this one is a safe bet.

rad dawg

10:00am

Eh, Madden is half baked every year. That being said, I will preorder 10000%

RealTaysomHill

10:12am

For any other game, I agree. I've been waiting 11 years for this.

AltTabbins

10:19am

Why not just get the digital copy?

hooscoug

9:57am

Not only can you pre-order, you can pre-download these days.

rad dawg

9:58am

This ^ you can actually pre download it so when the clock turns midnight you

Julius Pepperwood

10:04am

One slight disclaimer: there’s usually a smaller update when it launches. But it won’t be 100gb+ like the game download

RealTaysomHill

10:13am

You could order it online and have it shipped right to you. That being said ...

Bossk82

9:58am

They also mentioned multiple editions of the game.

hooscoug

10:13am

I've heard one is the Utah Preseason Championship Edition

Longseason

10:16am

NCAA Revamped has been tiding me over for years now.

AltTabbins

10:20am

Faucets with separate handles for hot and cold are of the devil. Such a pain to

BlooCoug

9:48am

I don't understand why they are still a thing, but they seem so popular.

2ndTrombone

9:49am

I share your confusion. Lots of newer faucets are dual handle. So dumb. I think

BlooCoug

9:51am

Well, they look much nicer for starters.

rivercitycoug

10:02am

I prefer function over form.

BlooCoug

10:03am

Your male privelage is showing

StantonMac

10:23am

Oh sorry. It’s toga day at work.

Coach's Dad

10:33am

RE: Your male privelage is showing

BlooCoug

10:34am

RE: Well, they look much nicer for starters.

2ndTrombone

10:04am

I like them better tbh. Looks nicer, more control.

NumbersGuy

9:57am

Let me clarify. For kitchen, single handle. For bathroom, double handle.

NumbersGuy

10:05am

Meh, whatever. What's truly of the devil was the switch to the non-controllable

Corn Pop

10:07am

First thing I did in my new house is remove the flow restrictor from each

Skeptical Optimist

10:30am

Better than in the UK where they have separate taps for hot and cold.

Bradleyd16

10:50am

Subbing in ESL classes today for a football coach at this school. He must have

Hoopster

9:47am

He chose Oregon

Hoopster

10:02am

And then transferred to Miami where he is now

Hoopster

10:04am

Feel stupid- I didn’t realize I was paying per mile on car rentals for one way

SouthernBlueBlood

9:46am

Here you go gamers.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

9:45am

RE: Here you go gamers.

Longseason

9:51am

RE: Here you go gamers.

hadmonster

9:57am

POLL: Where does BYU rank in the B12 with players in the NFL?

BYUfannonLDS

9:43am

Answer

BYUfannonLDS

9:46am

Interesting. Not what I thought.

P-Widdy

9:47am

No one benefited more than Trey with the coaching change. Pope & Trey were

SouthernBlueBlood

9:39am

Hope it happens but I'm not optimistic

Cougrrrs Roll

9:40am

I would agree which is why I’m even more curious

SouthernBlueBlood

9:42am

Trey is a great guy, but if he wants minutes, he needs to be able to make shots.

VACougMD

9:43am

Trey needs to be following all of the shooting gurus on insta

MisterFundamentals

9:46am

This. He's good at everything but putting the ball in the basket.

The Y's Insider

9:47am

Also needs to get his TOs under control. Can't have a TO rate of 27% and expect

jreid191

9:50am

You don’t think Skill and Coaching are closely related? I would think they are

SouthernBlueBlood

9:47am

This. Trey is an athlete and good on defense, but he cant shoot and turned the

Ron Mexico

9:51am

He’s really not a good defender either. He fouls so, so much.

CougBlue94

9:59am

Could be partly with shortened minutes he would all out hustle. Sometimes it

sparky

10:08am

He made improvements from two years ago to last year. If he makes another bump

Boring

10:07am

I'm pretty confident at this point Trey has accepted he is a deep reserve.

Kdubb

9:46am

The way he acted to me says otherwise but I’m not an insider

SouthernBlueBlood

9:48am

The problem was that Pope told him he would be the #2 PG going into the season

1984coug

9:58am

He was the #2 guard and he was the least efficient player on the team. You can’t

BYUheaven

10:21am

Im not disputing that, I'm just reporting a conversation I know happened

1984coug

10:32am

Everyone benefitted most, because they are all now going to the NBA…

ochobeeguy

10:06am

I’m not sure the coaching change does much for Trey. He plays hard when in

rivercitycoug

10:08am

I think he is an excellent ball handler

Dr T-bone

10:28am

Keefe is out in Toronto, now lets see what they do with the players

RC Vikings

9:33am

2 of the core 4 could realistically get moved. Marner and/or Tavares.

Little Mac

9:42am

Rare Teton County Tornado in 2022, one of the most interesting tornadoes IMO

dingus79 All-American

9:32am

The Tetons are also the only place to have a recorded EF4 or stronger tornado

Lord Jim

9:36am

There's another very interesting place on the west slope of the Big Horn mountains where there was (I think?) a tornado

SingleStrapBackpack

9:39am

Yeah love that one too, I picked 2022 just because of recency bias

dingus79

9:40am

This EF2 in the mountains of Duchesne County Utah is also wild

dingus79

9:42am

We camp in that area most Junes

jxncoog

10:19am

I’m at Snowbird again. It’s snowing…again.

mulletino mulletYno@gmail

9:28am

I put my skis away two weeks ago

Carnac

9:30am

RE: I put my skis away two weeks ago

mulletino

9:31am

Snowbird is still open, might as well hit the slopes this weekend

Cougrrrs Roll

9:38am

So, we need a penetrating guard and probably another 4-5 player. Any rumors or

Parker Schnabel

9:28am

Agreed, plus a big wing defender.

Mitty

9:32am

Sounds like we are targeting an international big man, but no names have been

jreid191

9:36am

McCombs mentioned BYU working to land an international big man. One could say that he is an international man of mystery

RootieBoy

9:38am

I think he'd struggle with the honor code.

Bossk82

9:40am

Cryogenically freeze him in between games and classes. Or give him a golf cart and have him drive it through the tunnels

RootieBoy

9:45am

A lot of people do, as long as he is not dumb about it, it should not be

Thrill

10:02am

RE: A lot of people do, as long as he is not dumb about it, it should not be

jreid191

10:07am

RE: A lot of people do, as long as he is not dumb about it, it should not be

Thrill

10:11am

RE: A lot of people do, as long as he is not dumb about it, it should not be

Bossk82

10:32am

Jerome Brewer, 6’9” PF from Texas A&M-Commerce?

Coug76

9:44am

Scott Bakula from his wiki: “I was gonna go to a Mormon theatrical kind of

Alan Schaefer

9:28am

Road show?😎

SouthernBlueBlood

9:29am

Think it was in Philly

BrighamJung

9:35am

Oh, I thought you said “Blackula”

Nittany Cougar

9:55am

Oh Boy

WJCougar

9:38am

This article is infuriating. Healthcare system is so bad in this country. It’s

Iman23

9:22am

There are dozens of better systems out there. Why don't we try one of them?

DubuMfalme

9:27am

What is the better system that could work in the US? I think it’s broken but

SouthernBlueBlood

9:34am

Two tier. Public VA type system. True private system

cougfanz

9:42am

VA is HORRIBLEx100- seriously. You don’t want that.

SouthernBlueBlood

9:53am

It’s not for me. I’ll be doing the private option

cougfanz

9:54am

I think most everyone would agree there.

SouthernBlueBlood

9:57am

well no one wants it...

NanoFab Coug

9:57am

There are countries with 50M+ pop where it works.

DubuMfalme

9:56am

Canada- the favorite pretend bastion of healthcare. Telling a Mexican that we

SouthernBlueBlood

9:59am

Yeah, let's keep clinging to our failed system as it gets worse and worse.

DubuMfalme

10:07am

I don’t think our system is good- but your examples arent really better

SouthernBlueBlood

10:08am

They're far cheaper, and their citizens live longer.

DubuMfalme

10:11am

Not true- if you compare logically- but if you cherry pick like Roger you’re rig

SouthernBlueBlood

10:12am

99% of the ambulances I saw in Brazil were basically Ubers. They weren't staffed

scottfunkel

10:02am

After living in Australia for 4 years, I would pass on their system.

Longseason

10:10am

Don’t get me started on how crappy canadas healthcare is. For basic care it’s ok

Adwight

10:17am

I grew up in Canada. Their system is no bueno. My mom was told last year that

ShinobiCoug

10:29am

I hear good things about germanys

boctabulous

10:40am

US is too big for a one-size fits all solution. Should be state specific.

Doogal McCougar

10:49am

How can they possibly know what the cost will be in advance?

RobAdams

9:27am

Dont worry, they will send a revised bill 6 months later 😉

Longseason

9:35am

This sounds more like a surgical center. They know they’re not chasing insurance

cougfanz

9:52am

Lot of new people that need healthcare, someone has to pay for it.

Longseason

9:29am

what do you mean by new people that need healthcare?

NanoFab Coug

10:02am

What is the infuriating part? That hospitals are requiring to be paid?

Chester Copperpot

9:29am

1) The price is a moving target. 2) Patients have to fight the hospital for months to get owed refunds. 3) Patients who

Smack'sWife

9:35am

It really can be crazy. Complicated surgeries though can’t be planned

SouthernBlueBlood

9:36am

Just because you have insurance doesn't mean you automatically earn the right to

Chester Copperpot

10:10am

What’s wrong about that is the cost should be very inexpensive at this point.

SouthernBlueBlood

10:14am

Actually it is a supply and demand issue. There are too many fat people in the

Chester Copperpot

10:21am

I thought it was tied to supplier tying up the resources and production. I’d

SouthernBlueBlood

10:36am

Free markets require clear pricing, unfettered consumer choice, no monopolies/price fixing. We have the opposite of that

Smack'sWife

10:38am

First, do no harm. No...wait, first, get paid up front.

Blueto

9:30am

These are elective surgeries.

cougfanz

9:51am

The surgery in question is medically necessary so the child can breathe, not "elective" like, say, cosmetic surgery.

Smack'sWife

10:03am

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Turd Ferguson

10:09am

“Medically necessary” is a pretty loose term. They have plenty of time to look

cougfanz

10:20am

Is it? When I had a surgery where I knew my deductible would be met, I paid some

HoustonCougar

9:30am

I agree it's bad but not really for this reason.

NumbersGuy

9:38am

When I was in Nepal, I worked in an ER in Kathmandu and if someone needed an

VACougMD

9:39am

It's not the reality in other advanced countries, though.

DubuMfalme

9:57am

meh, I had to pay upfront in Australia and sat in the ER for 8 hours

Longseason

10:13am

Have you actually experienced healthcare in these other advanced countries?

ShinobiCoug

10:30am

I wasn’t comparing. Just commenting on an experience I had with pay up front

VACougMD

10:42am

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