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‘It’s good to be back’: BYU basketball team back on campus for voluntary workouts, though under unusual circumstances via @DeseretNews View

@AJeffreyCall Jeff Call

9:07am

What happened to Hardnett??

Beat_the_U

9:02am

Starred in Pearl Harbor then sort of fizzled out after that.

Chester Copperpot

9:05am

RE: What happened to Hardnett??

Blueto

9:05am

I just want to point out a mistake in that bio. He is definitely not averaging

credible HULK

9:10am

Here to eat some crow, but this story ended well for me too.

Pimpin4Paradise Intervention Needed

9:02am

Eating crow by way of humblebrag. Well done! 🙂

kccougar

9:04am

RE: Eating crow by way of humblebrag. Well done! 🙂

Pimpin4Paradise

9:05am

Missed this the earlier question about Energy Transfer. I work closely with them

Florida Man

9:07am

I think that makes you about the fourth person ever in CB history to eat crow.

El Careeb

9:08am

Well, I made sure to hedge with some good news first. So there's that.

Pimpin4Paradise

9:10am

Article: BYU athletes excited to be able to workout on campus again View

[Daily Herald]

9:01am

The #BYUhoops career scoring average difference between 1 & 2 is wildly close. John Fairchild is first. Danny Ainge is second. Ainge's consistency and volume over four years is unbelievable and for both Fairchild/Ainge, Devin Durrant and Krešimir Ć View

@jaromjordan Jarom Jordan

8:58am

SLIVER

8:46am

Same. Me and my wife started watching it with very low expectations

JohnnyComeLately

8:47am

just finished episode 6. Agree, it's taken a minute to get going but it's good

Mayor of Cougartown

8:47am

I watched all 10 episodes but could never really get into it. I really want to like it and I think it's a good idea but

Chemish

8:55am

Feels like The Brink a little bit. Which to me is a good thing.

Cougar Jazz Fan

8:57am

Does it respect the men and women who actually serve or make them the butt of its joke that appears to be their work is

BlueBlood94

9:01am

Might not be for you. Might need to loosen up a little. It's satire of course

Mayor of Cougartown

9:07am

The characters become more nuanced and layered as the season progresses.

MaroonCoug

9:02am

It’s TERRIBLE. Just Terrible.

Lifi

9:10am

Negotiating a Step increase with the Federal Government

loonytoone

8:30am

Send them pay stubs from your previous job

jarer21

8:48am

I don’t have experience with this, but a little from the hiring side. I would

Super Chicken

8:49am

Also, congrats on the job. And, you do have a significant amount of leverage

Super Chicken

8:54am

Question of the Day: Which BYU Football game this season has the greatest potential to be the “Game of the Year?” Use #BYUSN in your response. View

@BYUSportsNation BYU Sports Nation

8:22am

Beat Utah and it is, sadly, the game of the decade

Gustav

8:23am

What dark side of the moon?

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

8:13am

That's cool. It's nice that we get to see the more interesting side.

deejo

8:18am

Why is the one side we see like it is and the other side so plain?

pink22

8:24am

The theory is that the earth catapults asteroids into the moon with more force.

All-American

9:02am

"There is no dark side of the moon really...as a matter of fact it's all dark"

CoachSpeak

8:35am

The man in the moon was mooning us?

StarMan

8:43am

More 2020 fun

AtomicHamster GlowInTheDark

7:53am

Blog: BYU Football: The Case for Zach Wilson at Quarterback View

[Cougs Daily] Casey Lundquist

7:38am

POLL: Fellow millennials, who is mainly behind all the stereotypes about us?

homegrown

7:15am

Same folks who are behind horoscopes

Nikomedes

7:17am

The Babylonians?

No touching

8:02am

You forgot the "millennials" option

Wingnut

7:18am

My thoughts exactly

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

8:16am

You forgot one. Millennials. They are responsible for all the stereotypes

Broda

7:19am

Hack?

Wingnut

7:19am

Sometimes I think the term "Millennial" just means "younger kid who annoys me"

LeonMarek

7:25am

Most people are confused and mean generation Z when they say millenials.

vagabonder

7:30am

Dumb boomers get Gen Z and Millennials mistaken which is generally the cause. They don't realize that Millennials today

TheLoneCougar

7:41am

And dumb Gen Z/Millennials call GenXers "Boomers".

Abe Froman

7:50am

Stereotypes usually have a basis in truth.

Zastava

7:48am

And from the data that has been voluminously

rockhound

8:20am

Mostly liberal enclaves, Seattle, NY, LA, DC, etc. But they were in my area when

Harbinger

8:09am

Human nature doesn't change because you were born a few years earlier or later.

ReyOso

8:20am

The millenials on my team are driven responsible and accountable but

Kauai

8:52am

My 9 year old wants to start earning money. We have chores to earn money but I

brazilcoug

7:03am

Is there a lady in the ward he can mow her lawn?

ChiCityCoug

7:04am

at 9?

BlueFrog

7:07am

Yeah, that’s when I had my first couple of lawns.

ChiCityCoug

7:10am

man i need to crack the whip on my young ones. my 9 is better suited for pulling weeds or watering the flower pots

BlueFrog

7:13am

I mean it wasn’t like I was landscaping acres of land. Just two small lots near

ChiCityCoug

7:15am

I was mowing lawns at 8, 9 isn't unrealistic

LeonMarek

7:11am

Me too but my 10 year old seems way too young

bythenumbers

7:30am

My son is almost 9 and I'm starting him w/very close supervision

RockyBalboa

7:34am

Our neighbor gives our kids weeding opportunities from now and then, they love

Covid-19

7:07am

I didn't for $ until I was 11 or 12. But each kid is different. I was extremely mature and ridiculously good looking.

Ragnar Danneskjold

7:10am

RE: I didn't for $ until I was 11 or 12. But each kid is different. I was

Cougero

7:18am

The struggle is real.

Ragnar Danneskjold

7:36am

If they aren’t ready to mow the lawn yet, there are likely other things the

Philosoraptor

7:32am

Sell cans of ice cold pop for $1.

Ragnar Danneskjold

7:11am

Yes. And make sure he has Mountain Dew.

rockhound

8:22am

Help him start his own business

kapcreations

7:15am

At 7, my older brother and I started selling popsicles and treats

58DCougar

7:23am

Teach him how to build a website.

dYrtbYkerYder

7:25am

Social media influencer.

Blueto

7:36am

Chores? Maybe turn the incentive into a Commission structure?

TheLoneCougar

7:42am

My kids did a raffle and swindled my family and my wife's family out of their

TerribleOpinionsGuy

7:43am

My oldest started a paper route at 9, and it just got passed down to siblings

ProvoSpain

7:43am

My 8 year old collects cans to recycle, since we live in Oregon

KingDave

7:45am

Clean out window wells for neighbors

the_byu_flash

7:53am

Not chores. IMO chores are being part of the family. Extra work above that

Baron

7:56am

Shouldn't the process be you have him come up with the idea and you help execute

ordinary tri guy

8:02am

Here's what we do

boyblue

8:56am

I had a little business painting house numbers onto the curbs in front of...

CoachSpeak

9:06am

Gotta admit, it's a bit deflating when watching calories to see exactly how much

LeftOfNormal

6:53am

Eat healthier food. You’ll eat more vitamins, you’ll fill fuller, and you’ll be

cougsareforreal

7:05am

don't waste your calories on a bowl of cereal

BlueFrog

7:08am

You can hardly call it cereal. It's grape-nuts for yewt sake. I'd get the same

LeftOfNormal

7:15am

The good news is you are likely overcounting calories by 20%.....

mokelembembe

7:13am

Try a teacup or coffee cup with cereal so it doesn't look so sad. It will give

vagabonder

7:13am

Veggies and salads take up a whole lot more room and take

deljdc

7:15am

Yeah, but that's the majority of my other two meals.

LeftOfNormal

7:18am

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Garduno

Jun 2, 11:20pm

Isn't sense of entitlement the knock on Millennials?

braddahmike

Jun 2, 11:24pm

Actually being in major debt in a collapse

byukarl

Jun 2, 11:24pm

When we get Democrats in power I absolutely believe there will be various forms

Buffalo

Jun 2, 11:25pm

As long as there is some faith in the system perhaps

byukarl

Jun 2, 11:40pm

There's no such thing as debt forgiveness. Someone always pays.

Cougarclaw

8:00am

He may or may not be a millennial, depending on where in his 20s he is, but the hopelessness is definitely common

Mike Honcho

Jun 2, 11:33pm

Basically everyone wants what mom and dad have worked for 20-30 years for, NOW

byu1

Jun 2, 11:46pm

There is a lot more blame to go around than universities and their admin

CrimsonCoug81

Jun 2, 11:56pm

At the same age, Boomers were in a much better financial position than Millenials are today.

Mike Honcho

12:00am

<< Deleted >>

bigbossbyu

2:14am

Well said. Since elementary school we’ve had it drilled into our heads that

bigbossbyu

2:17am

Created by dual income households becoming the norm,

cougfrvr

4:00am

Now imagine being born around 1900.

Harbinger

6:06am

They seemed happy enough

Charles Darwin

6:51am

Good point, there’s a winning message to convince our fellow millenials

Mike Honcho

8:09am

<< Deleted >>

Harbinger

8:15am

Babying them has worked so well.

Harbinger

8:15am

There’s data that suggests otherwise. This, for example, which I posted below.

Abe Froman

6:25am

As a millenial I hate this attitude.

rad dawg

9:02am

Well, money is out there if they don't mind taking it.

Belboz

Jun 2, 11:52pm

Sounds a lot like what happened to the nephites over time.

Rat

12:12am

What an idiot. A lot of those perceived financial shortcomings would go away if Millennials would stop

unctoothman

12:34am

RE: What an idiot. A lot of those perceived financial shortcomings would go away if Millennials would stop

Soupie

12:42am

Agreed- traveling is another thing. Generally, our parents lived more simply.

byusage

7:47am

I don't disagree, but I don't agree.

Whiskey

1:02am

I’m 24, and what’s frustrating for me is that I am working through school to

yaxcoug

1:19am

The housing market is definitely annoying.

JuicyJam

7:26am

Not sure we can blame millennials for the “rack up the debt” attitude. This

chilango

3:19am

Agreed

Riseandshout81

5:23am

Millennial did help create them. When the first millennials came of age, the

Harbinger

6:12am

There is basically no economic data that support this view.

Linescratcher

6:20am

Harbinger reads "jingoistic claptrap":

CommodoreCoug

6:26am

Lol 100% of the economic data supports this view.

Harbinger

6:27am

Does your coworker think things were easier for older generations?

Abe Froman

5:23am

I think the cause is that Millennials are told since birth to go to college and

CObluezone

5:40am

Older millennial checking in - I've never heard that. I'm sure some feel that wa

vagabonder

5:49am

As a millennial, let me just say: millennial are the worst generation in

Harbinger

5:57am

Amen. Chattel slavery is nothing compared to avocado toast 🍞 🥑

Linescratcher

6:08am

lol. Baby boomers would like a word with you.

Virginia Ute

7:04am

You don't even seem to know what is considered a millennial

Baron

7:47am

Sure I do. Born between the early eighties and the mid 90's. It would seem that

Harbinger

8:05am

I'm glad Google could help you out.

Baron

8:17am

It did about 15 years ago when I didn't know I was a millennial. Glad I could

Harbinger

8:18am

I don’t know any millennials like that. The ones I work with or go to church

Philosoraptor

6:02am

It is pretty insane that we just inflate bubbles over and over again. Higher

mokelembembe

6:03am

This guy would have loved living through Jimmy Carter.

Harbinger

6:19am

I think this coworker is overly dramatic. First, there is hardly a consensus

Little Britches

6:18am

70% of millennials would vote socialist if they could. No other generation has

Harbinger

6:23am

I'm sure telling them their concerns are overdramatic nonsense is the best way

russkiejedi

6:36am

Where is the polling data on the young groups from the 60s and 70s? Not saying

Little Britches

6:48am

Another thing about millennials: never citing their statistics or sources. Uggh.

Linescratcher

7:06am

The worst right?

Harbinger

7:26am

It is the doctrine of envy that our "leaders" have instilled into our society.

coolblue

6:27am

RE: Heard this today from a coworker about millennials.

JuicyJam

7:10am

I think he is not a millennial.

TheLoneCougar

7:39am

You work with an idiot. Each generation has them. How old is he? 35?

Baron

8:05am

My wife is a hero.

CrimWalCoug

Jun 2, 11:07pm

A mothers love

Hank Rearden

Jun 2, 11:09pm

RE: My wife is a hero.

85fan

Jun 2, 11:13pm

Don't want to mess up the yahtzee

777

Jun 2, 11:35pm

RE: Don't want to mess up the yahtzee

yahtzee

12:46am

Such clear thinking...

So it goes...

Jun 2, 11:41pm

Thought it said just another day at the orifice for a minute.

fldnstrm

Jun 2, 11:56pm

She got lucky. It's more effective to suck from the nostril.

Blue Cougar

1:21am

Awesome. I learned about that trick just the other day. Thankfully haven't had

LeftOfNormal

7:05am

Make sure you tell her that.

cougsareforreal

7:24am

Did you know Matt Damon played Loki in Thor Ragnorak?

crimedog

Jun 2, 10:47pm

And Chris Hemsworths brother played Thor in the play.

kcca

Jun 2, 10:52pm

I thought it was Luke

crimedog

8:47am

I thought chris and luke were brothers

kcca

8:53am

I misread that. Haha.

crimedog

8:57am

Space Force definitely felt like it came from the same creative mind as

More of a Jazz Fan

Jun 2, 10:46pm

What's your take? First episode left me not caring.

ClackamasCoug

Jun 2, 10:50pm

Same here. Every attempt at humor fell flat on its face.

Jeff Spicoli

Jun 2, 10:54pm

First season of the Office was pretty rough too. Hopefully they can pull it off. There might be too many big names for

Mike Honcho

Jun 2, 10:57pm

I binge-watched the entire thing in two nights. One of those weird outliers

Michael McQuain

Jun 2, 11:02pm

I think it’s hilarious for that very reason

KingDave

Jun 2, 11:13pm

It is surprising how bad it is with such an awesome cast

Solomon Levi

Jun 2, 11:11pm

I tried to watch, couldn’t do it.

Heath Squashwell

Jun 2, 11:13pm

I bashed through the first few episodes and then it got good (for me at least).

SLIVER

8:25am

Found out a a little while ago that John Krasinski sold "Some Good News" to CBS. I don't blame him, but I wish he could

Bert609 Intervention Needed

Jun 2, 10:45pm

It’s basically worthless without him. Hopefully they make it an actual Friday night talk show or something.

Turnpike Lane

Jun 2, 10:53pm

Was hiking on a trail at a national park last weekend. I heard a guy say "Go

BYUBandfan

Jun 2, 10:21pm

Couple years ago hiking up Machu Picchu and guy says ‘Go Bulldogs!’

MajorZeus

Jun 2, 10:27pm

My favorite cougar rep I have ever gotten.

BYUheaven

Jun 2, 10:32pm

Was it Mike that whispered it to you?

WJCougar

Jun 2, 10:33pm

Someone in the gallery. Would have been cool to get a shout out from weir though

BYUheaven

Jun 2, 10:35pm

It was the Holy Ghost, it was to BYUheaven after all.

J-Rod

Jun 2, 10:51pm

Would the Holy Ghost frequent golf courses on the sabbath?

StarMan

Jun 2, 11:21pm

Is there more?

crazed

6:03am

Sounds like a future ESPN 30 for 30.

777

Jun 2, 10:36pm

Hey, it was a tough hike!

BYUBandfan

Jun 2, 10:46pm

Should have said "Come to Provo Leprechaun!"

BYUALWAYSNUM1

Jun 2, 10:44pm

Did you ask him when his AD will grow a pair and give us a return game? I still

BlooCoog

Jun 2, 11:31pm

Nope

BYUBandfan

12:01am

Was it in AZ? I have a buddy there who graduated from BYU and loves the Cougs, but he grew up in South Bend so ND still

specsauce

7:56am

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So it may be Averette?

If BYU had finished spring practice and others didn't would that be an advantage

Gotta admit, it's a bit deflating when watching calories to see exactly how much

I wonder how much remains of the BYU members of the College Hall of Fame displays

Notre Dame will be playing @ Navy for the first time in 95 matchups. No wonder

Pope's recruits

What happened to Hardnett??

"Of the 3 transfers, only Devin Kaufusi would've made our projected two-deep."

POLL: If you were a coach, would you be willing to recruit an undeserving friend or family member of a star recruit in order to increase the likelihood of landing the star recruit?

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