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RSL 429 Too Many Requests

10:12am

Our system is a big part of the reason that basketball in the USA is falling

kimdaddy35

10:08am

Buccigross gives shoutout to SLC airport at the end of the interview. CB shocked

macdizzle

10:08am

Buccigross used to cometo

pink22

10:14am

I bet the hockey team will be Utah Blizzard and maybe a yeti as a mascot. Can’t

Magneto

10:07am

I would rather UTAH HC

Stucoug83

10:08am

I hope it's not the Blizzard.

crazY

10:09am

Gotta keep the double z somewhere.

spidercoug

10:09am

There was a tweet about possible names at the Paton office

Stucoug83

10:11am

RE: There was a tweet about possible names at the Paton office

fulano

10:13am

Utah isn’t even really known for blizzards. It’s more of a Midwest thing

STL

10:12am

The new mascot

PJMort

10:13am

Wait a minute...did KY state that he had a beard exception in his contract?

Fdnman

10:05am

Yes. His wife made him shave it anyway

LeGrandBleu

10:06am

Exception is that if he wins the Big12 or reaches Final Four, he can grow

BackPacker

10:11am

POLL: (3) Bucks vs (6) Pacers Predictions

HimmerFredette

10:05am

If Giannis isn't healthy, and I don't think he is, then the Pacers become the

kimdaddy35

10:12am

Ya I picked pacers…sounds like Giannis may not play at all

PHXSUNS31

10:14am

Quincy Lewis is staying as the AD at Lehi HS and not assistant at BYU.

TempeCoug

10:02am

Dang - was hoping he’d make it back to the Y. Dude knows ball & the local scene

Kolipoki

10:07am

"I'm going to stop coaching the team." "Should we announce it right in the middle of BYU searching for assistants?"

durandal

10:09am

POLL: (2) Knicks vs (7) 76ers predictions

HimmerFredette

10:02am

POLL: (4) Cavaliers vs (5) Magic Predictions

HimmerFredette

10:01am

POLL: (4) Clippers vs (5) Mavericks Prediction

HimmerFredette

9:59am

Utah Wendover Party Buses

Cougs4Lfe

9:56am

POLL: (2) Nuggets vs (7) Lakers Prediction

HimmerFredette

9:55am

Our vehicle needs a new catalytic converter. The cheapest quote I have received

Loafer

9:52am

I had this issue with my Yukon. No one wanted to install an aftermarket Cat

Zinger

9:59am

Yikes.

cheezedawg

10:02am

CJ Auto works in Bountiful has been good to work with you might call and ask.

Great38

10:04am

Thanks, I will check them out. I live in Bountiful, so convenient.

Loafer

10:05am

RE: Thanks, I will check them out. I live in Bountiful, so convenient.

Great38

10:10am

Whose plane did coach Young fly to Provo in? Private charter?

CatamountFan

9:50am

Okay, you're on to me. It was mine.

It's A Bowling Ball

9:57am

Believe it was Ryan Smith's

Zombre

9:59am

RE: Believe it was Ryan Smith's

It's A Bowling Ball

10:03am

Ryan Smith was in Phoenix the next morning, so maybe the Smiths and Youngs flew

byuwahoo

10:03am

Here are some pictures. President Reese was there to meet them:

LeGrandBleu

10:10am

My assistant prediction (sorta)

Indy Coug

9:50am

I saw Nate Austin at the presser. Wouldn't surprise me if Young retains

RockyBalboa

9:51am

That is not as an assistant

kC Cougar

9:53am

Yes, I'm aware he's not an assistant.

RockyBalboa

9:54am

Do you have any prediction on the timeline?

Mostlyaccurate

9:52am

Why would Burgess come back to be an assistant?

gwill

10:01am

$$$$$$$$$

originalsocal

10:03am

He is a Utah guy…might use BYU to get more

gwill

10:13am

Curtains vs curtain drop

sammycoug

10:04am

LOL. Love this & it's very symbolic.

Soupie

10:08am

Knowing that he is being paid $250K at the U, and that was an increase from

AF_Puma

10:07am

People keep assuming this but I'm not sold it's true.

Soupie

10:09am

Turns out Chad Daybell was the managing editor of Cedar Fort, the company that

OU Cougar

9:48am

Small world

Cougarclaw

9:49am

Still the most imaginative author on CB

Preppy

9:49am

RE: Still the most imaginative author on CB

RH84025

9:50am

OU Cougar's house this afternoon:

RH84025

9:49am

He wasn’t wrong.

Malathion

9:49am

Is this an admission of some sort?

BYUMizzou

9:50am

You do seem to have a lot of imaginative posts.

2ndTrombone

9:53am

You’re also a novelist???

valleus

9:55am

Turns out authors have issues. This was the book

OU Cougar

10:10am

You should put the quote by him on the front page of your book

Cougar-Duck

9:58am

Glad CF survived him, have several books from that publisher

CLCougar

10:06am

I guess he tried to out imagine you. Look where that went.

Groym

10:09am

Still - that's a great line!

Nodak Cougar

10:11am

That's the kind of review you want printed on the back cover

Great38

10:12am

If they want someone for local recruiting, go get Paul Peterson from Wasatch

arizonacougarfan

9:46am

You gotta wonder why Pope avoided him, though.

SinkingQuffa

9:48am

Nah leave Paul down there so he’ll keep sending us guys

puntersarepeople

10:13am

POLL: What's the correct ratio between coaching salaries and player salaries in men's CBB?

jvquarterback

9:46am

Quincy Lewis not hired according to Jarom Jordan

Loafer

9:45am

Interesting, I did think he would be a decent choice as assistant 3-5

kimdaddy35

9:48am

Honestly I think he's qualified but...

CougarBreath

9:55am

maybe heading to Utah to replace Burgess?

runnincoug

9:56am

Anybody have a clue how they are managing this transition with no named ACs?

Dr T-bone

9:43am

Assistants are working it already I bet. Just like Fueger for UK

RGGeemer

9:44am

Some have said there are a couple current coaches left running those things.

Soupie

9:44am

This makes sense. Even if they are not ultimately retained, they can make a good

LeGrandBleu

10:02am

I have heard rumors of a lot more than Burgess being pursued as assistants

kimdaddy35

9:46am

For anyone that missed it, VA passed a law to allow schools to pay athletes NIL

Kdubb

9:39am

While state law may allow it, I believe it still violates NCAA rules for the

BYUMizzou

9:40am

The law prohibits the NCAA from punishing a school for doing it

Fdnman

9:46am

The NCAA hasn't had teeth for bigger schools for decades.

Benfica1

9:47am

If the NCAA steps in to stop this they'll be right back in front of SCOTUS

shoganai

10:08am

I think it's better news since this will start bringing contracts into play

VACOUGFAN

9:40am

Why would any college coach bother to try to develop players at this point?

Mitty

9:38am

G5 schools are organ donors for the rich now.

RockyBalboa

9:45am

It’s really frustrating as a fan of smaller schools

troutmaster13

10:10am

Valid question. Our development of AK departed to Louisville

AF_Puma

9:49am

Exactly what I'm wondering.

BYUJoJo

10:02am

We've already seen this in baseball. D1 schools are no longer spending much

BerkeleyCoug

10:12am

Re: Mark Cuban - I probably don't give him enough credit, but my feeds are full

OPINIONS

9:36am

I thought he sold a company prior to Broadcast for millions.

Acorn

9:39am

Like I said - I probably don't give him enough credit.

OPINIONS

9:42am

There's not giving enough credit, and then just wrong statements.

Acorn

9:44am

So he had 2M going into his deal that netted him $300M plus.

OPINIONS

9:51am

LOL. $2 million, net of taxes is a whole lot more than zero.

Acorn

9:57am

I don't care in the slightest about his politics. Has nothing to do...

OPINIONS

10:05am

All rich people just got lucky with timing, thats how it works 😉

BYUFootballisBack

9:44am

His recent comments on X have outed him as wholly naive and foolish on a lot.

P-Widdy

9:45am

I'm pretty much the same. His posts on X about supporting DEI, student loan

BYUfan92

9:47am

I thought at one point I had read that he was was a workaholic maniac.

Acorn

9:54am

I'd heard/read the same - that he was a workaholic. Lots of work, combined with

BYUfan92

9:59am

I would say "most" rich people aren't super geniuses, they are just regular

BYUFootballisBack

10:01am

From the OP. "It's probably just jealousy." Nailed it.

Acorn

10:03am

I think the key phrase is “make a fortune” vs “have a fortune”.

cougfanz

10:09am

But we are talking about someone who made their own fortune, inheriting it

Acorn

10:12am

I would say a lot of "rich" people are for the most part just like everyone else

BYUFootballisBack

10:00am

Most rich people take pretty big risks. Others take lots of risk and miss.

Acorn

10:06am

Yep people just get disillusioned with them when they realize they aren't

BYUFootballisBack

10:13am

To me it’s the career paths they choose. Did Ryan Smith take a huge risk

cougfanz

10:14am

Run Smith isn't exactly self made either

novacoug1

9:50am

Cuban is a phony to the highest degree.

Adwight

9:54am

I think it’s mostly a self perpetuating cycle.. especially for the ones with a

cougfanz

9:58am

Ryan has some similarities....his money comes from..

WJCougar

10:09am

Your statement and others’ statements about Ryan Smith on here are laughable.

homegrown

10:10am

I loved KY’s intro press conference my only complaint was the glaringly obvious

wisconsincougs

9:35am

Quincy Lewis potentially hired? Lehi posting a thank you to him

1984coug

9:30am

Heaven forbid a school thank their coach for winning a state championship.

Soupie

9:35am

You only thank people heading out the door — except for one guy.

Indy Coug

9:37am

RE: You only thank people heading out the door — except for one guy.

Cougs or die

9:49am

Seems pretty obvious he's leaving, IMO. According to Jarom it's not to BYU, yet,

fattycoug

9:44am

During a time when a prominent college is actively looking to hire assistants?

cougaman

9:55am

I think that is a good guess. I am just hoping he is assistant 3-5 and not

kimdaddy35

9:43am

He's going to join Pope at Kentucky

TheWanderer

9:45am

It seems like there is lots of chatter about Tesla’s next endeavor being a full Robotaxi

TCuz Coastal Elite

9:29am

SF already has a ton of driverless taxis

Jay Kay

9:32am

It's getting very good

Level43

9:33am

At least FSD has an answer for severe weather: revert to human driving.

Corn Pop

9:40am

I drove up Provo Canyon on a snow evening

Level43

9:45am

I’ve had FSD from Tesla for about 3 weeks only complaint is

franklyvulgar

9:41am

If they can successfully implement it the company will balloon in value

Malacis

9:46am

I predict a series of fights between Elon and some state Governors over whether

joelvandyne

9:51am

Announcement coming soon?

Mostlyaccurate

9:27am

I would say we will hear something for sure in the next week or two.

brj8

9:28am

I have it on GOOD authority they’ve been talking to ppl all week. A combination

wisconsincougs

9:30am

Really going out on a limb there, aren't you?

brj8

9:32am

My sources are in conflict with what wisconsincougs has shared

Kdubb

9:35am

Ah so your source is Football Babe. She’s off on names and software this time

wisconsincougs

9:37am

no wonder its taken so long to get someone hired

Zombre

9:49am

Wow. What a leak of insider info!

IGlowInTheDark

9:44am

I’m worried my source will read this and dry up on me. But idc it’s worth it

wisconsincougs

9:57am

15 day minimum. School policy

BYUheaven

9:30am

So the backup plan is to kidnap him and throw him in the back of our van

CougarCanuck76

9:33am

A really good breakdown and comparison of the old Dune and the new Dune

Marc Spector

9:27am

Great new album came out last night. Worth the listen!

provofan

9:27am

BYU certainly housed their game with what they reportedly are paying Kevin Young...

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

9:22am

And yet, we still might lose our starting PG because of NIL.

Mostlyaccurate

9:26am

Aligns well with our fanbase, arena, revenue, etc. Just need to perform now.

dYrtbYkerYder

9:30am

Someone tell us why unions are bad.

byusage

9:22am

Union workers are lazy and coddled, in my experience

Croweater

9:29am

That's just not true.

CougLyfe

9:35am

yes it is

Count Cougar

9:37am

You're telling him what his experience is?

LifeLongLakerFan

9:57am

RE: Someone tell us why unions are bad.

CougarBreath

9:41am

There was a time and a place.

Benfica1

9:46am

Often unions drive up the costs because they interfere with competition.

Benfica1

9:44am

Read Animal Farm. Unions can be good or bad depending on how they behave.

CatamountFan

9:53am

Some (not all) unions protect and even promote poor performance.

LifeLongLakerFan

9:59am

I saw many people get payed way more than they should because of the union

Jfly1975

10:01am

In my experience, they don’t do a good job at representing the entire collective

Soren Tversky

10:03am

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Mark Harlan wants Ryan Smith’s attention.

Wow..little surprised to see where Dallin Hall is ranked in this transfer list..

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Ryan Smith intervened here

We’ve joined a select group

I am always somewhat skeptical of the numbers thrown out when it comes to NIL. With that being said, I had heard a

Say what?

Remember when Utah hired Harlan and he had a sense of humor about his BYU moving

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