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BYU will be fine. Still in the NCAA tournament discussion with all of this

spidercoug

10:21am

POLL: More disappointing to fans?

foofcoug

10:21am

Young as an X’s and O’s coach is a huge upgrade over Pope

mjmill All-American

10:21am

This is a big coup for BYU. I'm excited. Still in pain over CC, portal but hope

CougLyfe

10:20am

I know humans are capable of focusing on multiple things in a day, but Ryan

Hypnotoad

10:19am

I would assume that most of the work on the NHL deal is done at this point

TouchdownCougars

10:20am

Ryan Smith loves BYU, and he especially loves BYU basketball

JOPE

10:20am

Young. Kevin. Assistant at the Moons of Tuscon. New BYU BBall HC

CougLyfe

10:18am

It’s Kevin Young. You can thank Mr. Smith. 🙏

TheMediator

10:18am

We need more last names in this church.

garyfan

10:20am

Mr. BluFever will thank Mr. Smith when Mr. Young is officially HC.

BlueFever

10:21am

Imagine a dude turning down the Nets to coach at BYU

Forbidden Fruit

10:18am

Turning down the Nets isn’t the same as being turned down by the Nets

LakeshowCougs

10:19am

Remember when Knell was the only one who could hit a shot against Cincy?

rad dawg

10:17am

You have misremembered a lot of it. Knell did sit him, but not at the end of

kimdaddy35

10:19am

This is basically done. - BYU SportsNation just now

HuskerFan2 Verified ✅

10:17am

They know less than most insiders

coug10278

10:18am

And you obviously have the info to know whether they know less or more?

StantonMac

10:18am

Obviously

coug10278

10:19am

Correct. But they also don't name names without permission.

kccougar

10:20am

IE they read CB

Deleted

10:18am

RE: IE they read CB

HuskerFan2

10:20am

Not exactly what they are saying.There are reports it is done. Not their report

WallaX2

10:19am

There never has been any such thing as a Mormon Pope.

What_The_Hill?

10:17am

It’s the end of his mission and Chandler is having to focus on bball

jigidajrit

10:16am

Dude is about to make millions in NIL. I think he's okay with it.

archie

10:17am

If it is Young, (not saying it is) I'm assuming he's not leaving the suns

Mostlyaccurate

10:15am

The only recruitment he needs to do right now is with Hall, Saunders, and Khalifa

Yllage Vidiot

10:17am

Why would that be the case? If he's hired he dang well better get here yesterday

Socrates Johnson

10:18am

I’d see this approach only if it were a head coach at the college level with the tournament coming up.

hamaca

10:21am

He will leave immediately.

Hup

10:21am

Here is the play. Kevin spends three years in Provo building a juggernaut.

MajorZeus

10:15am

Few things make me feel old as much as seeing players retire who I followed

Hypnotoad

10:15am

Blake was fun to watch

kimdaddy35

10:16am

Gee. I wonder who it is...

Mostlyaccurate

10:10am

I trust CougConnect about as much as I trust Mark Pope.

Adam_Pontipee

10:11am

RE: Gee. I wonder who it is...

RSL

10:12am

That article doesn’t say it’s young, just spoke about how BYU went about talking to him and who helped out

JOPE

10:12am

There is more than just coaching information... recruiting information as well

Coug

10:13am

Paid for cougconnect for one month.

Kdubb

10:15am

We're already getting the Coyotes. This is old news.

Tesla Coug

10:21am

Why would a top level NBA assistant come to BYU? The only reason would be

mudpupper

10:09am

One man. Ryan Smith.

RdF3

10:10am

And would leave for a top gig in the NBA, not just college.

LeGrandBleu

10:12am

Cougartails

slappy

10:14am

PHX stinks. It may be a safer bet than hanging around the NBA. Plus, the NBA

Benfica1

10:20am

Have faith!

Ted Lasso

10:07am

If he gets us 1 win the tournament over the next 5 years then it's a success

Kolipoki

10:12am

Kevin Young would have a big adjustment coaching BYU athletes

Parker Schnabel

10:06am

Pope to BYU

CougarHut Alpha Male

10:06am

Not trying to get on my rameumptom, but here's to turning the page peacefully.

d-coug

10:06am

Been on vacation, just opened cougarboard for the 1st time since his presser

Garn

10:10am

Most recently? Collin Chandler has committed to Kentucky.

cougarfan84

10:16am

👀👀

wildlandfireguy

10:04am

RE: 👀👀

72PONY

10:06am

POLL: If Pope gave a sincere thank you and acknowledgement to his time at BYU,

byusage

10:04am

No way this is accurate.

Eddie

10:17am

To all the Suns fans on the board

wisconsincougs

10:04am

Hey guys. Mark Pope here. I heard that y'all are feeling a little jilted now.

OverratedHumor

10:04am

Congratulations and good luck

Belboz

10:07am

BYU fans will be rooting for your success!

Jericho

10:08am

Will you bring your tournament prowess with you to Kentucky?

JohnnyComeLately

10:10am

I already got a warning on this board for rhyming what I want to say to you.

fbguru

10:10am

Doing a lot of commuting from St. George to Utah Co this summer. RE: Tesla

Guac

10:03am

Terrible idea.

kccougar

10:05am

Dang nabbit!

Guac

10:09am

I agree with this take - but to answer your other question

TouchdownCougars

10:14am

Full charge in St George, charge 10 minutes in Beaver & maybe 5 minutes in Nephi

U2UTE

10:11am

I commute 80 miles one way (160 RT) twice a week in a Tesla MYLR

Mississippi

10:12am

This might be a reason why a guy like Kevin Young would take a college head coaching job at BYU

zonacougar Medium Rare

10:03am

Wasn't expecting the drawl--but should have.

Parker Schnabel

10:18am

Kevin Young's college coaching experience:

Ham

10:03am

Basketball is basketball. Highest-paid assistant in the NBA knows what he is

Dangerous

10:03am

I'm sure he has a great basketball mind. But can he recruit?

Ham

10:04am

That will be the job of Chris Burgess. 😉

CPAcoug87

10:06am

Build the right staff to buoy any weaknesses he may have unique to the college

foofcoug

10:05am

Dude, that Oxford College of Emory University team was LEGIT.

Bossk82

10:04am

You don't get to be the #1 NBA Asst Coach (with the Suns) and a $2 mill salary

DawgHaus

10:09am

This 👆🏼. Dude knows ball. He's young and can relate to players plus talk NBA

JC6

10:19am

Did you want Madsen in 2019? Because he had exactly ZERO college coaching experience at that time

Coug

10:12am

And he's doing quite well at the college level

CameronG

10:13am

Brigham sending another great-great-grandson to save BYU sports

Moab Rising

10:02am

Done deal

airbug

10:05am

Chicken Little and her many offspring are alive and losing their collective minds on CB today. smh

ManicBlue Truly Addicted User

10:01am

Is Burgess going to tell Chandler how many people he let down?

777

10:01am

I would give him huge props for doing that

mudpupper

10:02am

It's at least 497 people on CB.

Benfica1

10:02am

and 3 on Reddit.

Benfica1

10:16am

Now I don't want Burgess at BYU to avoid this same joke for the next 4 years

Cougarclaw

10:03am

I'm with you about the statement. It's dumb, old and needs to go. In fact,

Benfica1

10:16am

The story may not be over on Colin Chandler and BYU. Let's wait and see how

NOCAL_YFAN

9:59am

Basically if he sucks and doesn't have a good year he might consider us in the

kimdaddy35

10:01am

It is never wrong to not burn bridges with anyone, imo

LeGrandBleu

10:01am

Unless they pull a Pope on you

Plato

10:02am

If he burns it from his end, that is on him.

LeGrandBleu

10:09am

RE: It is never wrong to not burn bridges with anyone, imo

Soupie

10:03am

Seems like more are mad at Pope

WJCougar

10:02am

Yup, portal is always open it seems.

Tare

10:02am

He'll give CC time...just like he did with an underserving Lohner.

Parker Schnabel

10:03am

No Pope is going in as choice G. He will be on the hot seat day 1 and can't be

johnnybyu

10:03am

Speaking of Lohner...... do we go for him? Choices are getting slim for players.

Soupie

10:04am

Heard he is going to try TE for Kwhitt.

johnnybyu

10:06am

That actually would make a lot of sense.

Soupie

10:10am

If UK does not work out, I will be shocked if he ends up in Provo unless the

kansascougar

10:05am

I don't expect UK to be very good next year, if he doesn't crack the lineup

archie

10:07am

I don't blame Chandler for following Pope to Kentucky. I expected it the moment

cougarfan84

10:12am

I hold no ill will toward Chandler or any of the BYU players with their names in

fbguru

10:13am

POLL: Is NIL/etc negatively impacting your Fandom of BYU and college sports?

cscougar Starter

9:59am

No for BYU. I'm a BYU fan till death. Just makes me cynical and jaded.

gangbusters

10:00am

Kevin Young's tradeoff: better post players at BYU, slightly worse guards

wisconsincougs

9:59am

Kevin Young announcement coming today...my guess

vabeachcoug

9:58am

PK: "Maybe Kevin Young can bring Booker and Durant with him to BYU"

Greg4BYU

9:57am

Plot Twist. Pope announces Kevin Young as his new Assistant Coach at KY.

Cougarclaw

9:56am

I wouldn't put it past him

wildeone

9:56am

RE: Plot Twist. Pope announces Kevin Young as his new Assistant Coach at KY.

Kilgore Trout

9:57am

With Burgess as the Kentucky Water Boy

Cougs4Lfe

9:57am

Pope didn’t have 2 minutes to send BYU a thank you bc he was too busy stealing

BlooCoug

9:55am

Didn’t he do a thank you the other day?

LakeshowCougs

9:56am

No.

BlooCoug

9:57am

It was fake

Yllage Vidiot

9:59am

Makes sense

LakeshowCougs

9:59am

And it would be fake either way.

porl thompson

10:02am

There was a video of him giving tearing up and being grateful to leave behind

ryebrye

9:59am

Would you believe anything he would say? I wouldn't

airbug

9:57am

Oh my word. Welcome to the current state of CBB. We celebrate NIL/free agency of

BlackBart

9:59am

Pope gave us some phenomenal highs. I am grateful.

BlackBart

10:01am

As the Godfather would say.......it's nothing personal, strictly business

airbug

10:01am

Or even better - Galaxar!

BlackBart

10:01am

I think he would be stupid to turn down an opportunity like Kentucky but it is

delux_247

10:07am

Kentucky was/is his dream job. It's just business don't get your feelings hurt

Mayor of Cougartown

10:06am

Dang it now my hopes are up it’s Kevin Young

DanSmith

9:55am

And it'll be a big let down if it's anyone else...

foofcoug

9:56am

Exactly. My little heart can’t take it

DanSmith

9:57am

So - if he comes, does he get to bring some transfer players with him?

Eddie

9:58am

Yeah, I’m consoling myself already if it’s Burgess or Lewis instead. Life of a BYU fan in the Internet age.

Yllage Vidiot

10:00am

Done

airbug

10:07am

What does Burgess do for us now that Chandler is gone? The answer may surprise U

Iman23

9:54am

You don’t hire head coaches to get specific recruits. That’s what assistant

DieHarder

9:55am

Holmoe has a track record of taking that approach though (for wbball coach hire)

cwilke1

9:59am

I think he is a good local recruiter. He isn't the recruiter that Pope was, but

kimdaddy35

9:56am

He's probably not any worse than Pope locally

puntersarepeople

9:57am

if he can convince Hall and Richie to stay, then I’d be happy.

LeGrandBleu

10:03am

Not remotely true. He has great relationships with local AAU and HS coaches.

LifeLongLakerFan

10:04am

Good recap/analysis by ESPN on the relocation of the Coyotes.

Everyman

9:54am

I think Burgess is still a very good choice. But Young is definitely the HR.

coug10278

9:53am

Why not get both.......which will happen.

airbug

9:58am

I don't think either is a home run. Neither has head coach experience and Young hasn't dealt with recruiting.

Colorado

9:58am

But Burgess has. 🙂

airbug

9:59am

HR doesn't mean you win the World Series. Nothing guaranteed but resume is huge

coug10278

10:11am

Did anyone watch the Netflix documentary on the team with mob

PAKOVA

9:53am

The Atlanta Thrashers?

CameronG

9:56am

Danbury Trashers

CAROLINACOUG96

10:05am

I know it has been a rough few weeks, but I am optimistic about the future. I

civilcoug

9:53am

BYU will be just fine--future is bright imo

ausgezeichnet

9:58am

Pope to BYU

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

9:53am

And this

slappy

9:55am

Can we all admit now that Pope was a mediocre coach who has the charisma of a

wildeone

9:52am

I believe that is what we refer to as the Anger Phase of grief.

Six Foot Seven

9:56am

Are you going to contend that he's a good coach?

wildeone

9:57am

I wouldn't be bitter if he had left after actually accomplishing something.

wildeone

9:57am

So why are you bitter that he left if you didn’t think he accomplished anything and wasn’t a good coach? Shouldn’t

hamaca

10:12am

Mediocre coaches don't win 23 games.

rockyrd

10:03am

Great coaches don't come in 5th in the WCC

wildeone

10:05am

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