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Do you shower every day?

Archaea

12:08am

If you use deodorant instead of anti-perspirant, you should shower every day,

BlooCoug

12:11am

Three flies

Archaea

12:02am

Justified

TNT

Apr 24, 11:55pm

I just want BYU to announce the new commit tomorrow.

Archaea

Apr 24, 11:44pm

You may be the least patient person on the internet and that is saying something

spidercoug

Apr 24, 11:45pm

You should start a public hunger strike. Chain yourself to the victory bell

Ojiisan

Apr 24, 11:54pm

Have fun with graduations the next couple days.

Soupie

Apr 24, 11:55pm

I would then weigh what I wish to weigh

Archaea

12:02am

Person of Interest

TNT

Apr 24, 11:44pm

Does NIL hurt higher education? I believe it will have a negative impact. More

JAGA97

Apr 24, 11:20pm

Athletic departments will have to look at it as payroll cost lumped in with

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:39pm

Wow. Huge win for the Kings

Magathis Lifelong Coyotes Fan

Apr 24, 11:10pm

And for America.

Disco Lemonade

Apr 24, 11:12pm

This was the one series I thought would be a sweep

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:13pm

At this point it feels like every Eastern conference matchup besides Bruins Leafs could easily be a sweep

Magathis

Apr 24, 11:16pm

Hockey is such a funny game. The Stars easily could be up 2-0 right now

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:18pm

I personally hope the Islanders manage to focus their frustration into turning the series around

Magathis

Apr 24, 11:23pm

The crazy thing is I would not be shocked if the Stars came back and won 4 straight.

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:27pm

The biggest issue they will have is Vegas has been really good at home, and they

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:28pm

The crazy thing is Dallas had a 26-10-5 record on the road this year. Vegas was 27-12-2 at home.

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:33pm

I absolutely know this isn't over, and I'm not trying to offend the hockey gods

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:35pm

I thought hockey had a hard cap?

cougarfann888

Apr 24, 11:29pm

Also, I know you're joking, but I love how everyone inflates it to "$20 million

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:32pm

I still think they need to make it so if you miss the final 6 weeks of regular season you have to miss round 1.

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:36pm

I think it should be changed, but I'm glad VGK took advantage of it. I don't

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:38pm

RE: This was the one series I thought would be a sweep

kotacoug

Apr 24, 11:59pm

Glad I stayed up.

eysikal

Apr 24, 11:23pm

Creighton. How did they rise to this level? No FB team. Not academically elite.

Forzaitalia

Apr 24, 11:09pm

You answered it. No FB team. That’s so much cash from fan support that can be put towards basketball.

RdF3

Apr 24, 11:09pm

The move to the Big East and a really fantastic coach

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:12pm

Two really great coaches in a row

RenoCoug

Apr 24, 11:26pm

I spent a month in Omaha one night

basc-coug

Apr 24, 11:14pm

It is a horrid place.

Archaea

Apr 24, 11:43pm

Big East affiliation helps. Good coaches.

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:15pm

And their coach’s son was the best player in the country for a couple years

Kolipoki

Apr 24, 11:17pm

Yeah, he's back with the Pacers. Doug was their Jimmer

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:22pm

Feels like Jimmer helped raise our profile but we haven’t been able to

Kolipoki

12:09am

Dallin Hall does not care

Ten_Hour_Drives

Apr 24, 11:07pm

What a perfect comment to go with your sig pic. LOL. Nope. Hall is not Zach in the hair dept.

Soupie

Apr 24, 11:08pm

Best restaurants around Thanksgiving Point? Any ideas?

Yiowa

Apr 24, 11:05pm

There are a ton of counter casual stuff. For sit down, Strap Tank is good or if you like sushi, Tsunami

Soupie

Apr 24, 11:06pm

I always avoid restaurants that serve alcohol and you’d be wise to avoid

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 24, 11:34pm

Board name

Soupie

Apr 24, 11:37pm

The Harvest Restaurant at Thanksgiving Point is good.

Florwood

Apr 24, 11:10pm

Edna’s is good and not far

jollaksentie

Apr 24, 11:14pm

J Dawgs.

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:32pm

Need a new audible listen…

TPcoug

Apr 24, 11:00pm

RE: Need a new audible listen…

Magic8Ball

Apr 24, 11:07pm

What genre of book?

touchdownbyu

Apr 24, 11:15pm

Any.

TPcoug

Apr 24, 11:16pm

I’ve been listening to harbinger of doom. Before that I went through the Joe

blueaussie

Apr 24, 11:16pm

East of Eden

Trent

Apr 24, 11:17pm

Brilliant prose. Too long. Very slow and boring in spots.

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:19pm

Some of the writing is just pure awesomeness. How about ‘Smiley’s People’

Trent

Apr 24, 11:23pm

Atomic awakening

Bert609

Apr 24, 11:19pm

The Alex Verus Series by Benedict Jacka is entertaining, urban fantasy.

Magic8Ball

Apr 24, 11:24pm

Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry

paulb

Apr 24, 11:54pm

Patrick Fishburn and Zac Blair are partners this week at Zurich. They both are in desperate need of Fed Ex points.

HarlemCoug Truly Addicted User

Apr 24, 10:54pm

Fishburn has had a horrible year especially. 7 missed cuts out of 9 tournaments

JOPE

Apr 24, 11:15pm

Are most professional sports teams cash flow positive?

cougarfann888

Apr 24, 10:39pm

TV tends to be a large part of their income as well

Cougs4Lfe

Apr 24, 10:43pm

That's the main thing I was looking at nhl tv deal

cougarfann888

Apr 24, 10:46pm

Nba is slightly better they get about 90 million per team in tv revenue

cougarfann888

Apr 24, 10:48pm

Nfl seems to be exception. Revenues are higher than salary

cougarfann888

Apr 24, 10:49pm

Don’t know, but with sponsors, merchendise, licensing on top of the things you

4mack

Apr 24, 10:49pm

They aren’t a cash cow for their owners—until the team is sold. And then…

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:18pm

Poor Toronto, going down 1-2 to Boston, 56 years since they have won a Stanley

RC Vikings

Apr 24, 10:35pm

Montreal is more of the Yankees, Lakers or Cowboys. Toronto is more like the Red Sox who went 87 years between titles

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 10:37pm

This

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:39pm

Montreal has more Cups but Toronto has more fans, more money, more of a

RC Vikings

Apr 24, 10:45pm

Montreal is more popular. Boston and Chicago are above both though. Toronto has slightly more value as a franchise.

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 10:51pm

Really, you believe Pittsburgh is the third most popular team in the NHL, you

RC Vikings

Apr 24, 11:13pm

Wow, that was a great rebuttal. Can't argue with those stats and logic.

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:14pm

I have very little trouble believing the Penguins and Red Wings are third in

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:17pm

Do you believe they are the third most popular team, yes or no.

RC Vikings

Apr 24, 11:17pm

Sure, I have never lived in Pittsburgh but know dozens of Penguins fans. When I was a season ticket holder for the

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:22pm

They couldn’t even sell out their building every night.

RC Vikings

Apr 24, 11:31pm

My data was a third party source that said they were third most popular. But yeah you totally got me!

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:37pm

Did you play before helmets were mandatory?

RC Vikings

Apr 24, 11:42pm

Nope, my last season of competitive hockey was 2017. When was your last year of competitive hockey?

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:45pm

The Knicks are another good comparison

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:52pm

The Knicks may be the closest comparison, big market, big money, nothing to show

RC Vikings

Apr 24, 11:16pm

Except Montreal has been at the bottom of the league for a while now

Magathis

Apr 24, 10:48pm

Checks year. Uh you realize Montreal made the Finals only 3 years ago right?

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 10:53pm

That was a real fluke year, though. They didn't go through a normal playoff run

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:55pm

What part of what I said is incorrect?

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 10:57pm

Nothing. But Magathis wasn't wrong either. They were near the bottom of the

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:58pm

"But can't make a deep run." I guess making the Finals no longer counts as a deep run?

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:02pm

Oh, I'll give you that. I missed that part of Magathis' post. I was going more

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:03pm

I was saying that about the Leafs

Magathis

Apr 24, 11:04pm

Ok, but that is not how the pre-edit post read. But yeah that is correct.

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:06pm

Yeah my bad lol

Magathis

Apr 24, 11:07pm

RE: Yeah my bad lol

Ojiisan

Apr 24, 11:25pm

<< Deleted >>

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 24, 11:02pm

Oh, good point. Now that I read your post a third time (lol), I see that.

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 11:05pm

I’ve seen some stuff pop up on YouTube with the local clowns like dave fox

Ojiisan

Apr 24, 10:32pm

It’s almost like Dallas won The Presidents Trophy

CBaass

Apr 24, 10:32pm

To be fair, not many No. 1 seeds get stuck with a No. 8 who really is a top 3

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:35pm

Yet VGK was a definite underdog

Archaea

Apr 24, 10:37pm

Only among people who didn't really know what this team is when healthy

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:38pm

...but they haven't been healthy together until now. Fun series; not over yet.

CougaReb

Apr 24, 10:41pm

That's the point I'm making. Now that they're healthy, they're a Cup contender

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:43pm

Yes. The heroic efforts will mark a Herculean accomplishment

Archaea

Apr 24, 11:01pm

GOOD KNIGHT!

CAROLINACOUG96

Apr 24, 10:27pm

Good Knight!

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:26pm

GG, Dallas. That was a hard-fought game. Oettinger was excellent

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:26pm

NIL payment

BYU4eVeR

Apr 24, 10:25pm

That proposal isn't any more legal than not being allowed to pay for NIL at all.

Lance71

Apr 24, 10:28pm

Eichel with EN!

mannheimadler

Apr 24, 10:24pm

If George Costanza were a dad… 🤣🤣🤣

GangstaLean All-American

Apr 24, 10:17pm

For those who have watched Fallout and played the game:

jacobugath INSUFFERABLE KNOW IT ALL

Apr 24, 10:13pm

Different

CycloneCoug

Apr 24, 10:27pm

Fallout 1 and 2 were all about California.

Bert609

Apr 24, 10:56pm

RE: Fallout 1 and 2 were all about California.

CycloneCoug

Apr 24, 11:05pm

No it’s totally original just in the world and atmosphere of the game

Hsaru

Apr 24, 10:37pm

I’ve only played fallout 4

EarlSpeak

Apr 24, 11:04pm

There is something so gratifying about listening to 1940s-50s music while

EarlSpeak

Apr 24, 11:07pm

Some similarities but a lot of differences too

spugeddy24

Apr 24, 11:23pm

Utah ligers

Longseason

Apr 24, 9:51pm

Liger Cats

ExitStageLeft

Apr 24, 9:54pm

RE: Utah ligers

Hup

Apr 24, 9:56pm

RE: Utah ligers

crimedog

Apr 24, 9:57pm

Utah Linger Longerers

Gustav

Apr 24, 9:58pm

Honey Bears

ExitStageLeft

Apr 24, 10:04pm

RE: Utah ligers

CougarGuy84

Apr 24, 10:05pm

Honey Bees

ExitStageLeft

Apr 24, 10:06pm

Honey Cats

ExitStageLeft

Apr 24, 10:06pm

Utah swingers. It works on 2 levels

Stucoug83

Apr 24, 10:07pm

Ok this post should have all the bad options possible so we won’t need anymore

A Drew Aitch

Apr 24, 10:07pm

47's is legit. I'll take it for the MLB team though.

777

Apr 24, 10:11pm

Utah Cold Fusion

Perseguir

Apr 24, 10:14pm

Utah Deseret

cougarfan84

Apr 24, 10:22pm

Utah Pyramid Schemezz

Your Royal Blueness

Apr 24, 10:27pm

Utah Valley Rats

A Drew Aitch

Apr 24, 10:35pm

Whoever suggested Utah Essential Oilers locked in my vote.

KCFan85

Apr 24, 10:39pm

Why “liger” instead of “tion”?

Japan Coug

Apr 24, 10:57pm

Utah Slapsticks

BYU Folsom Fan

Apr 24, 11:14pm

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

Japan Coug

Apr 24, 9:40pm

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

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 9:41pm

Name means little now that Boeing isn’t even a big deal

fulano

Apr 24, 9:52pm

Sonics is a historic brand. Smart move to keep it.

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 10:32pm

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

FieroCoug

Apr 24, 9:42pm

also, look at this atmosphere. Oklahoma is a great sports state.

FieroCoug

Apr 24, 9:59pm

If only it were that simple. It was trickery.

seacougar

Apr 24, 11:08pm

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

Bonoman

Apr 24, 9:42pm

No one wanted to pay for a new arena

gaffer

Apr 24, 9:56pm

Many issues. NBA wanted them to build a new arena (Key Arena wasn't great but

BYUHawk

Apr 24, 9:57pm

There was a documentary made on it. It's been 10 years since I watched it.

BYUHawk

Apr 24, 10:01pm

This^ The arena issue was a contrived pretext to justify the deceitful move that

seacougar

Apr 24, 11:13pm

Huge metro with a ton of money. It’s crazy they don’t

Lord Jim

Apr 24, 9:48pm

I still hope that eventually the NBA goes to 32 teams with Seattle and Vegas.

ColtsCoug

Apr 24, 9:51pm

They will as soon as the new media deal kicks in

PHXSUNS31

Apr 24, 10:25pm

The thing that is frustrating is right after they let a group from OKC by the sonics then They prevent groups

Osteotome

Apr 24, 10:03pm

Correct. The OKC move was a bit underhanded. SEA has been blocked multiple times

seacougar

Apr 24, 11:10pm

RE: Whenever I see OKC play well, I feel sorry for Seattle and Washington.

Russell Feathers

Apr 24, 10:03pm

A Pox On The Thunder!

Lifi

Apr 24, 10:11pm

Their rebuild was SUPER long. But it appears to have paid off.

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:40pm

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

Kolipoki

Apr 24, 9:39pm

I picked 2020. Even if Pope Stayed, I think Jaxson still goes to the draft. It’s too weak of a draft not to go.

cougarfanatic

Apr 24, 9:54pm

You’re probably right, Jax is gone no matter what.

Kolipoki

Apr 24, 9:55pm

I’m a skeptic on byu doing anything in the 2020 tournament

GlutealGuy

Apr 24, 10:11pm

2011 with Davies

Greg4BYU

Apr 24, 10:40pm

I could get behind this ‘Mammoth’ look idea

RdF3 Inactive user

Apr 24, 9:38pm

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

Tesla Coug

Apr 24, 9:43pm

Someone tell him to do one for the Utah Blondes. Home uni, long twisty hair and

Malathion

Apr 24, 9:51pm

Actually, that's not bad. But mammoth's doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.

KCFan85

Apr 24, 9:51pm

Just singular. Utah Mammoth

CrashMcLarson

Apr 24, 9:59pm

And why singular? That's so dumb

threezeroeight

Apr 24, 10:09pm

The Utah Ma'ams.

StarMan

Apr 24, 10:15pm

That’s great. Like the color scheme too.

Tygger

Apr 24, 9:53pm

Do we like free market principles in college sports?

Squirt

Apr 24, 9:36pm

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

Eddie

Apr 24, 9:38pm

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

LeftOfNormal

Apr 24, 9:38pm

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

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 9:40pm

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

A Drew Aitch

Apr 24, 9:41pm

Like the shopping mall? I was fine with the mall because it’s important to

BlooCoug

Apr 24, 11:11pm

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

Trent

Apr 24, 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

Apr 24, 9:47pm

College sports is not currently free market. Schools “can’t” pay players direct

Rexy Coug

Apr 24, 9:55pm

Yep. This isn't even close to free market. These schools are funded by states,

JAGA97

Apr 24, 10:05pm

Yep not free market non direct pay is strange then 4 years and some school

johnnybyu

Apr 24, 10:11pm

its literally a monoploy

Jeremy

Apr 24, 10:27pm

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

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

Hall in Omaha?

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

When McCombs tweeted that Dunson "had players ready to follow him from the

Talked with a former player yesterday about Pope

I hope Stephen Ashworth realizes that spilling tea undermines recruiting

This is not new news by any stretch, but had an interesting conversation with

Dallin Hall does not care

NIL makes me like players less.

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